Flower Moon

Chapter 71 You Are A Thief
The 38 newly recruited disciples were quickly led into a dense forest at the foot of the mountain by their respective guards.Outside the dense forest, they stood in groups of ten, waiting for instructions.

The content of this trial is about speed and the ability to survive.

There is a thousand-year-old banyan tree in the center of the dense forest, about [-] meters high, about three days' walk away from them.They were not allowed to bring any food, and had to find food by themselves within three days.And the first one to climb to the top of the banyan tree and win the banner of Xuanqingzong is the leader of this trial, and there will be a leader's unique reward waiting for him at the top of the tree.Afterwards, the ranks are arranged according to the order of arrival to determine which palace he will enter to practice.

Everyone put in all their energy, just waiting for the fireworks to explode in the sky.

"Don't worry, it's just a running competition." Ji Hanyu comforted Tao Yue'er.

"...Well." Tao Yue'er looked at the nervousness of the people around her, and felt that this must not be an ordinary running competition.

And even if it is a running competition, she has no chance of winning the championship, so she is very peaceful in her heart.Rank has nothing to do with her.

Although all the confidantes around Liu Jing were kicked out by Ji Muqing, there were also many newcomers who came to curry favor with him.He was surrounded by the stars, but his eyes drifted to Ji Hanyu from time to time.

He had heard of Ji Hanyu's name before, and Ji Hanyu was so kind to Tao Yue'er, what is the origin of this person?
Just thinking about it, at this moment, there was a loud "Boom!", and a huge red flame suddenly burst out in the air, and everyone rushed to the banyan tree deep in the dense forest.

Liu Jing no longer cared about her curiosity, and tapped her toes, and the slender blue figure swept forward and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Tao Yueer ran forward desperately with her feet, but she was still at the tail of the blue team.There was no one to be seen anywhere in the dense forest, even Ji Hanyu disappeared.In less than half an hour, she became a loner in this dense forest where it was difficult to distinguish between east, west, north, and south.

Tao Yue'er raised her head and looked at the greenery all around. Unknown bugs and birds were singing endlessly, and there were also many strange roars, from far to near, and then drifted away again.It's like some kind of beast that will suddenly appear and attack itself without knowing when.

Tao Yueer said that it was impossible not to be afraid.But the miserable life since she was a child also made her suffer more than others.

Tao Yue'er ran towards the banyan tree for a whole day, but she didn't see a single person, and she didn't feel how far she was from the banyan tree, but seemed to be getting further and further away...

At night, Tao Yueer lay barefoot on the wet grass with the sky as her quilt and the ground as her mat.

There is a lot of cloudiness here, there are few animals, and there are no plant fruits that can satisfy the hunger.She hadn't eaten all day, her stomach was growling with hunger, and she couldn't sleep.

Suddenly, an oiled paper bag fell in front of his eyes.There was a scent of food coming out of the oiled paper bag, Tao Yueer sat up immediately, looked around, and finally saw Ji Hanyu sitting on the tree above her head smiling at herself.

Ji Hanyu smiled and said, "Eat quickly."

Tao Yue'er was taken aback: "Isn't this cheating?"

"You don't tell me, I don't tell you, who knows you cheated?" Ji Hanyu rolled his eyes angrily: "After eating, dig a hole and bury it, without anyone noticing."

Smelling the scent from the oiled paper bag in her bosom, Tao Yueer took it apart, only to find a lotus leaf roast chicken inside.

The aroma wafted through her nostrils, and she moved her index finger, but finally she couldn't hold back the temptation and tore a chicken leg.

Ji Hanyu watched Tao Yueer feasting, lying on the tree trunk with his sword in his arms.

At this moment, a fiery red signal bomb exploded in the sky again. This time, the signal bomb was fired from the top of the banyan tree.

—Someone has already reached the banyan tree.

——He is really good.

Tao Yue'er took a deep breath, and then let it out slowly, her heart was full of envy, but she wasn't jealous at all.

"I didn't expect there to be such a character among the new disciples." Ji Hanyu smiled and said to Tao Yue'er: "I'll go and see who is sacred. Don't move here, wait for me to come back!"

"Hmm...Okay..." Tao Yue'er nodded, eating on her own.

It was dark, and she didn't know her way at night. She was hungry and tired, so of course she wouldn't run around.

At the same time, other people who saw the signal flare, especially Liu Jing, sat on the tree trunk, clenched his fists and bit his lower lip, trembling with anger: "Who is that person!?"

Although Liu Jing didn't admit it on the surface, the first figure that popped up in his mind was Hua Ling—that pair of eyes that were as bright as the cold moon, always calm and calm, giving people the feeling that they seemed harmless, but Occasionally dominated the limelight.

He had a very strong premonition that the first person to reach the banyan tree might be Hua Ling!
The people around Liu Jing looked at each other, but they didn't know who it was.But each of them was like a bright mirror in their hearts, thinking that they had followed the wrong person this time.

The most prestigious among the new disciples is definitely not Liu Jing, but the mysterious man who won the leader...

That night, the people who were traveling with Liu Jing had their own thoughts, and when they were on their way, they separated from Liu Jing, and each went to the road in his heart.Liu Jing also became like Tao Yue'er, a loner.

Tao Yue'er was extremely sorry for her cheating mentality, and stopped after eating a chicken leg, thinking that she would leave the rest to him when Ji Hanyu came back, but who knew that he didn't wait for Ji Hanyu, but waited for Liujing.

On a dark and windy night, unable to tell east, west, north, south, Liu Jing bumped into Tao Yue'er by mistake but did not expect to meet Tao Yue'er.

With a sound of "click", Liu Jingyan stepped quickly and smashed the lotus leaf chicken with one foot, then picked up a chicken wing with a branch, and dangled it in front of Tao Yueer's eyes, "What is this? Where did you come from?"

Tao Yue'er was still a little dazed, but immediately woke up after seeing Liu Jing's face: "I, I did it myself!"

"Oh, you made it?" Liu Jing sneered: "Where did you get the lotus leaves in the barren mountains? Picking up the sword, only to find the words "Zuihualou" printed on the oiled paper bag.

"The lotus leaf chicken from Zuihualou, you have good legs and feet." Liu Jing smiled coldly, picked up Tao Yueer's collar, and shouted, "Tell me! Where did you come from? Did Hua Ling give it to you?"

"What's the matter with Guan Hualing?" Tao Yueer blinked her eyes in a daze.

What does she have to do with Hualing when she steals the lotus leaf chicken?It can't be that everything she does has to implicate Hua Ling, right?

Or... is he afraid of Hua Ling?
"Don't look at me with such eyes!" Tao Yue'er noticed Liu Jing's thoughts, and he was furious immediately, pushed her to the ground, and said viciously: "Don't play dumb for me, your tricks are on my side It doesn’t work! Tell me! Where is Hua Ling?”

"I don't know where Hualing is, I haven't seen him!" Tao Yue'er fell to the ground and knocked her head.It really hurts.But what was even more frightening was that she found that her forehead had fallen off.

Tao Yue'er covered her forehead, not daring to look at Liu Jing.

Liu Jing felt strange, squatted down, and looked at her face, only to find that there was an obvious brand of the word 'Purfer' on her forehead.That's Jing Guo's punishment for thieves.

"Oh, you are a thief."

(End of this chapter)