Seeing Ling Luojia wake up, Ling Luoyi asked, "Do you know why I didn't tell you he had two contracted beasts?"
Ling Luojia was stunned and shook her head.
The people around also looked at Ling Luoyi in confusion. They also wanted to know why Ling Luoyi knew but didn't tell them, so they could be prepared.
"Because I want to see what you will do when you face the unknown."
Ling Luojia was stunned and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I've disappointed Eldest Miss."
"There's no disappointment," Ling Luoyi said. "After all, your cultivation has been very peaceful for the past month. You've gotten used to knowing your enemy and yourself, and once the opponent reveals something you don't know, you don't know what to do."
Everyone reflected, wondering if they had been too complacent and had forgotten that everything in this world was unknown.
"Actually, even so, you could have won."
Others looked at Ling Luoyi in astonishment, not understanding what she meant.
Ling Luojia lowered her head.
"Why don't you use what I gave you? It's all within the rules, and even if you use it, it's not considered a violation."
"I just want to rely on my own abilities and not always rely on other things," Ling Luojia stated her thoughts.
"Your idea is not wrong, but you are wrong about one thing."
"What?"
"What I gave you is yours, and it's also considered your strength. Relying on your own strength doesn't seem wrong. Also, since you knew you couldn't win, why didn't you surrender? Are you that afraid of losing?"
"Because he's from the Wei family," Ling Luojia said firmly. "I don't care about anyone else, but the Wei family, I would rather die than surrender."
The others were influenced by Ling Luojia's emotions and became resolute.
"So, you would rather let your family, your friends, and your companions suffer the pain of losing you forever," Ling Luoyi's expression turned serious. "If you don't want to rely on others all the time, then become stronger. If you feel humiliated, then wait until you are strong enough to wash it away. If you lack motivation, then put pressure on yourself. Believe in yourself, you can't always be like this."
"Eldest Miss?"
"This world is cruel. In this world, only you would think of protecting the people you care about. If you die, you all know what will happen to them. So, live, live for them, and do whatever it takes to survive. Perhaps you don't understand now, but one day, you will."
"Eldest Miss, we understand." The crowd responded in unison.
That's right, if they died, only their loved ones would be sad, and their enemies would be laughing somewhere.
Why do something that makes loved ones grieve and enemies rejoice?
As long as they are alive, there is hope for everything.
Seeing them reflecting, Ling Luoyi breathed a sigh of relief, afraid they would be stubborn.
"Remember the past humiliation, and it will be washed away later," Ling Luoyi looked at Wei Chuhong, who was standing on the stage and smiling provocatively at her, and said, "Now, fight with all you've got!"
"Yes!"
The commotion from the Ling family attracted the attention of others, who looked over curiously, not understanding why they were so happy despite losing.
In the following time, other members of the Ling family also entered the arena one after another. Some won, some lost, but without exception, the strength they displayed far exceeded their cultivation, arousing suspicion from those on the high platform.
Ling Luoyi watched them fight and nodded with satisfaction. Finally, there were no more life-or-death struggles.
One disciple's match was so bad that even Ling Luoyi couldn't bear to watch. He faced someone from the Wei family who had just broken through to the first stage of Spiritualist. He punched the opponent and sent him flying.
The disciple was already skilled in strength, and Ling Luoyi had also given him something to enhance his strength, increasing it several times. Facing a Wei family member, he didn't restrain himself. As a result, he punched the opponent, sending him flying and rolling several times on the ground. Two hours after the remaining three Wei family disciples administered pills and helped him up, he died.
Because he died two hours after the match ended, they had no reason to demand responsibility from the other party.
However, Wei Wensong led his men to the Ling family's viewing platform to confront Ling Huayu and the others.
"Patriarch Ling, you've gone too far, haven't you?!" the Third Elder of the Wei family roared.
The deceased was his eldest grandson, not only the legitimate heir but also the most talented one, so he was very angry.
Speaking of this, the Second Elder, usually a gentle person, also became angry and shouted, "Too far?! Who went too far first? Your third young master almost beat my grandson to death, and I haven't settled that score with you yet!"
"Your grandson isn't dead yet! My grandson is truly dead!"
Hearing such unreasonable words, Ling Luoyi's temper flared up. She said, "Elder Wei San, is it? My disciple didn't die because my pills worked, not because your third young master showed mercy! You're not blind, you should be able to see that if I hadn't acted quickly, my disciple would have died within moments. Besides, we didn't stop you from saving him. Why didn't you save him?"
Ling Luoyi's words left the Wei family members who came to settle the score speechless. Elder Wei San stubbornly said, "Eldest Miss Ling is indeed eloquent."
"Eloquent?" Ling Luoyi laughed in anger. "Elder Wei San, the reason I'm eloquent is that I'm speaking the truth. The truth is more eloquent than words, Elder Wei San, you know that too."
Wei Wensong glared at Ling Luoyi. He wanted to make a move, but let alone Ling Luoyi, he couldn't even defeat Ling Huayu.
"Let's go!"
After a stalemate for a while, Wei Wensong led his men back in anger.
Ling Luoyi stayed for a few more hours and finally waited for the competition to end.
Besides Ling Luoyi and Ling Luochen, more than a dozen other people advanced in today's competition.
The Hundred to Ten competition was not about selecting ten people who met the requirements to advance, but rather all those who met the advancement requirements could participate in the final top ten ranking matches, while those with fifty losses would be eliminated.
The genius selection would ultimately select the ten most outstanding individuals to go to the Dragon Qing Kingdom, but other sects and academies within the Tianwu Kingdom would also select disciples. Therefore, they all wanted to perform well to leave a good impression.
Since there were two hundred participants in this round, a one-on-one competition could not be completed in one day, so the Hundred to Ten competition would continue on the second day.
On this day, Ling Luochen went to watch the competition, but Ling Luoyi did not.
When the time came, Ling Luoyi went to Mingyue Tower.
On the fifth floor of Mingyue Tower, in Li Shu's room.
When Ling Luoyi arrived, Li Shu had already been waiting for a long time. Seeing her walk in with the fox, he smiled and said, "Eldest Miss Ling is here, please have a seat."
After Ling Luoyi sat down, Li Shu poured her a cup of tea and said, "I saw that Eldest Miss Ling didn't seem to like the previous tea, so I've changed it. Please try it, Eldest Miss Ling."
Ling Luoyi picked up the teacup and took a sip. The taste was fragrant, then slightly bitter, and finally sweet.
"The tea is good," Ling Luoyi said. "It's a pity I don't like drinking tea, it's a bit of a waste."
Hearing Ling Luoyi's words, Li Shu was stunned. He had seen Ling Luoyi only take a sip and then stop, thinking that the tea was not to her taste, but it turned out she didn't like drinking tea.
Ling Luoyi put down the teacup and said, "Young Pavilion Master, what do you want to ask me about?"
Li Shu was accustomed to Ling Luoyi's directness. He put down the teacup and said, "Yesterday, on the competition field, I saw the sword in your eldest young master's hand. I have a guess, can Eldest Miss Ling answer it?"
"You've already guessed it, so why are you asking?"