Down on the ground, Lingyu was glaring menacingly at her, her eyes filled with murderous intent as if she could devour her in one bite.
That look in her eyes made her seem just like a scorned woman.
On the stage, however, Fei'er was dressed simply. Her white clothes exuded a sense of freshness and elegance, but she was still a bit inferior to the senior sister.
Then, someone struck a gong on the stage, and Fei'er began to announce the rules.
"Today, this match will be your last exam. Those who pass will become outer - chamber disciples of the Qingyun Sect."
Hearing this, all the scholars immediately perked up. Their eyes were bright, and they couldn't wait to step onto the stage and start the challenge.
Seeing some scholars getting restless down on the ground, Fei'er on the stage immediately signaled the strong men beside her to maintain order.
In an instant, the scholars quieted down, simply because these men were holding sharp weapons in their hands.
They seemed to be warning them to behave themselves, or they would end up as victims under their blades.
Thinking of this, those scholars began to listen attentively to the rules.
Fei'er's gentle voice formed a sharp contrast with the rough - looking strong men below.
She started to explain the rules.
"All of you down there are the outstanding ones who have passed the previous matches. This round is a martial - arts competition, which is mainly to test your abilities.
The rules are simple:
First, you need to use all your strength to lift the heavy object on the stage.
Second, choose a weapon for yourself from the wooden rack as your weapon for the martial - arts competition. You can only use one weapon in each round of the match, except in special circumstances.
Finally, only those who can complete one of these two tasks will be selected as outer - chamber disciples.
Now, the competition officially begins. The first round is Zhang Yu against Li Hong."
After her words fell, the two men walked towards the stage. When their eyes met, it seemed as if sparks were about to fly.
Even Tang Youyou down below was getting excited.
Hua Ling beside her was quietly looking at Tang Youyou. At this moment, his mind was full of Tang Youyou, and he didn't pay the slightest attention to the match in front of him.
Tang Youyou was looking at the two men on the stage seriously. First, the man named Zhang Yu grabbed the flour in the bag and covered his hands with the white powder. Then he turned around and grabbed the heavy object.
At the same time, the veins on his shoulders bulged, but the heavy object didn't move an inch.
Slowly, his face turned red. In a short while, the light red on his face turned bright red, which was a sign of over - exertion.
Some people who couldn't bear to watch anymore couldn't help but shout, "Brother, don't hold on like this anymore. If you continue like this, your internal organs will collapse!"
But no matter how much they reminded him, the man on the stage seemed not to hear at all. He didn't care about the remarks of the people below and was still straining with all his might to lift the object.
Finally, the heavy object was slowly lifted from the ground, but only about the height of a finger. Then it slammed back to the ground with a thud, even making a pit on the stage.
This was enough to show how heavy the object was. The man stood stiffly on the stage. The next moment, he closed his eyes and fell backward.
Thud!
Everyone gasped. As their voices rose, Fei'er slowly walked onto the stage, bent down, and reached out to feel Zhang Yu's breath.
Then she stood up again, took out the handkerchief from her waist, wiped her hands, and calmly said, "Zhang Yu died of the collapse of his internal organs. Li Hong wins. Congratulations, Li Hong, on becoming an outer - chamber disciple."
Hearing this judgment, the remaining scholars were all stunned on the spot. How could there be such a ruling!
One person died, and the other stepped on the corpse to get ahead! This was simply immoral!
At the same time, several young men who couldn't stand it stepped forward. They said angrily, "This is simply unfair. That person is already dead. Even if someone wins, they should compete with another person to reach a conclusion. You are simply paving the way for him with someone else's life!"
"That's right. This is despicable! Who can accept this? Isn't this chilling for the rest of us?"
...
The words of these people were full of indignation, which even excited Tang Youyou. However, she didn't intend to be the first one to stick her neck out.
Instead, she quietly watched how the people on the stage would handle this mess.
Unexpectedly, Fei'er on the stage looked at the two strong men on the other side and whispered something. Then the strong men walked towards the young men. All five of the young men were captured and taken to the forbidden area in the back mountain of the Qingyun Sect.
In a short while, there came shrill screams from that direction.
The screams were extremely desolate. The remaining thirty - odd people were instantly scared. Their eyes were wandering, and some timid rich young masters immediately cowered.
One by one, they shouted that they wanted to go back and would never come to the Qingyun Sect again.
Originally, they thought it was easy to enter the Qingyun Sect but difficult to leave. But unexpectedly, Fei'er on the stage actually nodded in agreement.
She even smiled gently again and said, "Now, this is your last chance. If you want to leave, you can leave now. But if you miss this chance later, there will only be two paths left for you, either life or... death."
She deliberately emphasized the second half of the sentence, which made those people instantly timid.
After a quarter of an hour, finally, a few people couldn't hold back and walked out of the crowd. Among them were poor but talented scholars and rich young masters, about a dozen people in total.
After these people left, there were only about a dozen people left for the competition.
Looking at these people, Fei'er on the stage clapped her hands and sneered, "Come on, send these people off properly. Don't let them regret it."
These words might not mean much to others, but to Tang Youyou, they had a different meaning.
If nothing unexpected happened, those who were about to leave were doomed to die.
The answer came in just a few moments. The screams of those people came, the pleading voices were interrupted, and the shrill screams suddenly stopped. Was it... all over?
Seeing this, she became even more curious about what kind of place the Qingyun Sect was. Even though her original intention was to avenge, she could also turn this powerful and evil - doing Qingyun Sect upside down for the common people.
Rule the roost? Stir up trouble? It was absolutely impossible in front of her, Tang Youyou.
Hua Ling beside her was also pulled back to his senses by the successive shrill screams. He looked at the person beside him and asked in a low voice.
"Do you already know something?"
Tang Youyou shook her head upon hearing this.