Hearing this, Yun Ze nodded after a moment of deep thought. He was originally kind - hearted and couldn't bear to see those villains taking their anger out on Tang Youyou.
So, he explained, "I just thought that people like them should be warned with the sharpest words. Otherwise, they won't know what's important and what's not."
Seeing that this person was unreasonable, Tang Youyou didn't say any more.
Among the sixty people left in this round, except for Tang Youyou and Yun Ze, every one of the rest looked dejected and felt extremely nervous.
Before long, it was getting late. This time, Tang Youyou followed the people around her to a small living area. Everyone only had a straw mat and a thin quilt. Some people even had to share a quilt with others because there weren't enough.
Seeing this, Tang Youyou frowned. After watching those disciples settle them in the room and leave, she quietly turned around and left.
She walked aimlessly on the peaks of the Qingyun Sect.
The mountains were filled with herbs, and the singing of birds helped Tang Youyou calm down.
She had only taken a few steps when she saw a man coming from afar. He glanced at Tang Youyou and said, "Why are you still wandering around alone so late at night?"
Judging from the voice, it wasn't Rong Xun's. She didn't know this person. She politely asked, "May I ask who you are, senior?"
The man slowly got up. Under the moonlight, Tang Youyou finally saw his face clearly. He was the same man she had seen when she first came here.
Seeing this, the man was slightly stunned. He smiled and said, "I never thought that you girl would really come to the Qingyun Sect to study. It must have been quite difficult for you to make it to this round."
Tang Youyou shook her head. "Not really. Everything was within my expectation."
Hearing Tang Youyou's words, the man looked at her like a junior, his eyes full of concern.
From the first time he saw Tang Youyou, he knew that she didn't come to the Qingyun Sect just to study. Even this time, it couldn't be for that purpose.
However, the man didn't expose her. He sneered and said, "If that's the case, then I'm looking forward to the day when you get enrolled. I don't know what your purpose is, but if you come to the Qingyun Sect with evil intentions, I'll take your life with my own hands."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou nodded calmly. "Naturally, I won't."
Naturally, I won't let someone like you find any clues.
This thought was only hidden in Tang Youyou's heart. After she turned around and left, she walked around the entire academy again and again.
Ye Yue, who had been following her, couldn't help but say, "My lady, this isn't a good way. You can't stay up all night, can you?"
Tang Youyou turned her head and smiled. "But besides this, do I have any other options?"
Hearing this, Ye Yue didn't say any more. He couldn't tell Tang Youyou to share a bed with those men.
If he dared to say that, Rong Xun would surely take his life.
Thinking of this, he shivered all over. Tang Youyou found an open grove. She quietly lay on the grass, enjoying the gentle breeze caressing her face. It was very comfortable.
Before long, she fell into a deep sleep on the ground. It was not until the first ray of sunlight shone in the next morning that she slowly woke up.
She heard a lot of noise near her ears. These people were walking into the grove.
Tang Youyou was in the jungle, so she wasn't seen by these people. She carefully joined the crowd and observed the people around her.
Fortunately, these people didn't notice her disappearance, so they certainly didn't notice her return.
Tang Youyou followed these people. She heard the disciples on duty talking about the rules here. They said seriously,
"This is the place where you'll have the third - round competition. You need to find the herbs you need. Each person will draw lots to decide which herb it is. Those who can successfully refine pills within the stipulated time and walk out safely will pass."
Hearing this, the scholar in front was puzzled. What did "safely" mean? Could one lose their life in this place?
Wouldn't that mean sacrificing one's life here?
These rules were within Tang Youyou's expectation. This place should be the forbidden area in the back mountain of the Qingyun Sect.
Asking these students to find precious herbs in the forbidden area was like asking a child to take something from a tiger's mouth. The difficulty was extraordinary.
They really overestimated these people.
Tang Youyou watched the people around her retreat one by one. Then she stepped forward first, grabbed a slip of paper from the wooden box in front of her, and saw the name of an herb written on it: Dragon Bone Herb.
After seeing Tang Youyou take one, the rest of the people summoned up their courage and went forward to draw lots. However, the results were similar. They were all rare herbs.
These herbs all grew in dangerous places. Seeing this, everyone shook their heads. To win this round, one had to be fearless of death to look for them. How was that possible for them?
What was the use of losing one's life just for the sake of studying?
However, most of the people present were poor students from common - people families. They had no other choice. If they could ever return after studying in the Qingyun Sect, they would gain endless honor.
Compared to living a humble life, working in the fields, and feeding pigs, chickens, and ducks day and night, they were already tired of that kind of life. Even if it meant taking a desperate chance, it was worth it.
The only price might be to die here!
After resolving their doubts in their hearts, they all tightly held the slips of paper and walked towards the depths of the forest in the distance.
Tang Youyou closely followed these people. Yun Ze turned around and came to Tang Youyou's side. He whispered, "Brother Wuxie, where did you go last night? You didn't come back all night. I was worried something might have happened to you. I looked for you for a long time but couldn't find your trace."
Tang Youyou paused slightly and then explained, "There were too many people. I felt irritated and couldn't fall asleep, so I just went out for a walk. Did you come to me for something?"
She always felt that this boy coming to her couldn't be for something good.
Yun Ze forced a smile. That greasy smile made her feel uncomfortable all over. He took out something wrapped in a lotus leaf from his bosom and carefully handed it to Tang Youyou.
When he put it in her hand, he also patted her hand twice seriously.