Chapter 1147 - 329: Feng Zhaoyang Arc (12)
Before midnight, Yuchi returned the ancestor Li Niantao to the Li Family, looking disheveled, and as he watched Li Niantao’s flushed cheeks as she left, he felt that the State Capital was truly a place that ate people up. Who would have thought that a girl who looked clean and beautiful could have such a heavy taste? Who could stomach that...
Really, he, Yuchi, was as steady as an old dog today, otherwise, with Li Niantao’s own hesitant appearance, this girl would definitely be in trouble today.
"If there’s any misunderstanding between me and Li Niantao, heaven knows how the Li Family would kill me. I really shouldn’t linger in the State Capital after that... so Li Niantao is someone I can’t get involved with. I should just mind my own business honestly."
When Yuchi returned to the inn, he saw Feng Zhaoyang looking at him with an ambiguous and shocked expression.
"Still not resting?" Yuchi awkwardly asked, knowing without asking that Feng Zhaoyang was thinking of some lewd things in his mind given his current expression.
"Hehe, not at all, it’s really unexpected. You, sly dog, really have a way with women, don’t you? Tell me, how did you get so chummy with Li Niantao? As far as I know, didn’t you just meet her? You shouldn’t have had any prior friendship, right?"
Feng Zhaoyang immediately asked curiously.
"Hey, let’s not mention this kind of thing, the past is in the past, don’t dwell on such details. I’ll just go rest now, today’s mess has left me a bit dizzy." Yuchi waved his hand and was about to go upstairs to his room to rest.
It had been quite a day for him, swirling with thoughts and plans for the future during the day and then in the evening, stumbling upon this sudden disaster of Li Niantao, and with Yin Shuang still motionless within the painting, there was no one he could freely chat with.
Truly exhausting.
Feng Zhaoyang, clueless about this, looked at Yuchi disdainfully and said, "Brother Zong, you miser."
"You don’t even share the techniques of communicating with girls, yet you consider me a friend."
"Don’t hurry to leave, there’s no Spiritual Qi in the State Capital. Cultivating at this time is a waste, so there’s another matter I need to discuss with you, Brother Zong. Please wait, there’s something I need to trouble you with."
"What’s the matter?"
Yuchi asked puzzled, and the two sat once more in a familiar corner.
"Here’s the thing."
"Lord Wang had me go to the Celestial Craft Workshop earlier, and I just returned not even fifteen minutes ago, intending to finish my tea and then rest. I planned to tell you about this tomorrow."
"After all, you went back with Li Niantao, so I thought you wouldn’t return tonight and were going to teach Li Niantao how to be a woman. But who knew you’d actually come back alive from the Li Family tonight, that’s quite an achievement!"
Who is Li Niantao? She’s the eldest daughter of Li Yixun, after all. Although her personality seems a bit quirky, she’s undeniably beautiful and holds a good status, so if Yuchi could win over Li Niantao, he would not only have a good relationship with the Celestial Craft Workshop but also with the Li Family, making him a real winner in the State Capital.
As he said this and looked at Yuchi, Yuchi just looked back calmly.
Then Feng Zhaoyang realized that Yuchi was really not interested in Li Niantao at all, which was a pity. Without exaggeration, if Li Niantao showed any interest in him, Feng Zhaoyang, he’d definitely jump at the chance.
Oblivious to his blessings.
Yuchi: "..."
"Anyway, Lord Wang’s message is clear. Do you have time in the coming days? He wants you to help record the participants coming to the competition." Feng Zhaoyang continued with a smile.
Yuchi was somewhat unclear and asked, "What do you mean by recording the competition participants?"
Feng Zhaoyang began to explain in more detail.
"Here’s the thing."
"There are competitions for six stages: Qi Cultivation Realm, Foundation Establishment Stage, Core Formation Stage, Golden Core Stage, Spirit Storage Stage, and Nascent Soul Stage. Since we’ve already confirmed the fight schedules with Master Li, now is recruitment time, and it’s the same on both sides."
"So, we’ll discreetly notify some sect cultivators about this, and they’ll apply for the competition. However, since there are six competitions in total, putting the selection tasks on one person would greatly slow down the competition progress."
"Thus, six people are responsible for different realm selections."
"Qi Cultivation Realm, Core Formation Stage, Golden Core Stage, Spirit Storage Stage, and Nascent Soul Stage are all handled by internal personnel of the Celestial Craft Workshop, and Lord Wang simply hopes you can help with the selection of Foundation Establishment Stage participants, to find the relatively strongest presence within that stage. Then, they will send your chosen candidate to the competition."