While Brother Li was still catching his breath, Tang Youyou tried again to grab some weapons from the wooden racks. As expected, all the weapons were broken.
At this moment, the excited onlookers who had been watching the show couldn't say a word.
It was clearly like giving Li Wei an unfair advantage. It was as if a dish had been served right in front of Li Wei, and he was just waiting to eat it!
Seeing Tang Youyou's situation, Li Wei couldn't help but say, "Stop struggling. You might as well just surrender now. That way, you won't end up being thrown into the forbidden area to feed the livestock later. You'll die with a bit more dignity."
Looking at his glib manner, Tang Youyou felt instantly nauseated. It was rare for her to meet someone she disliked so much, so she naturally wouldn't let him off easily.
However, at the moment, she still needed to prepare something, something that could help her launch a sneak attack.
But there was nothing at hand that could help her take down this man. Then, in a flash, she saw a few embroidery needles behind her.
These embroidery needles had been there originally, used to humiliate her, Tang Youyou.
But they didn't expect that these things were just what she needed.
She turned around, grabbed the embroidery needles on the table, dodged the man behind her, and then with a twist of her body, she flicked out the embroidery needles in her hand. The needles pierced the man's chest.
In an instant, the man fell to the ground, twitching non - stop. In just a short while, he stopped breathing.
Not long after, Fei'er stepped onto the stage again. She glanced at the body on the ground, a look of disgust flashing in her eyes, and then casually kicked the body away.
She turned to look at the people below the stage and said with a smile, "In this match, the winner is Young Master Tang. Congratulations, Young Master Tang, on becoming an outer - chamber disciple of the Qingyun Sect."
In the remaining matches, Hua Ling easily passed the martial arts competition.
Even Chu Shi managed to successfully pass the competition as well.
Looking at Hua Ling walking towards her after his success, he said, "How about it? Didn't I do a great job just now?"
Seeing his proud look, Tang Youyou smiled and said, "Of course you did. You're qualified to be my friend."
Hearing this, Hua Ling felt instantly satisfied. But in Tang Youyou's mind, there was still one thing bothering her. She returned to Rong Xun's residence but found that the man was still not in the hall.
She felt a bit disappointed at first, but the next moment, when she turned around, she found that the old man she hadn't seen for a long time was standing behind her.
"Little girl, who are you waiting for?"
Tang Youyou replied, "Oh, I'm not waiting for anyone. I was just thinking about some things and wanted to come here to thank someone."
Hearing this, the old man glanced at the empty hall and said calmly, "No one will live here anymore. You don't need to wait."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou was surprised and asked, "Elder, what do you mean? Isn't the Fifth Elder coming back?"
The old man nodded. "That's right. He has left. We don't know when he'll be back. He won't be taking in any disciples this time."
Listening to the old man's words, Tang Youyou felt mixed emotions. She didn't know why, but she was very worried, feeling that Rong Xun might be in danger.
Just then, Ling Yu's voice rang out again. She shouted loudly, "Young Master Tang, Young Master Hua, there's news from the main hall. Please go there quickly. Don't keep the elders waiting for too long."
Hearing this, Tang Youyou led Hua Ling to the main hall. Looking at the twelve people left in the main hall, some of them had benefited from Tang Youyou's help.
Among them, many had other thoughts about Tang Youyou.
They watched Tang Youyou walking slowly over, their smiling faces full of wrinkles.
Chu Shi walked towards Tang Youyou and said with a nervous smile, "Young Master Tang, you're finally here. Many people were looking for you just now. So... where were you just now?"
Tang Youyou looked at Chu Shi and said playfully, "Chu Shi, long time no see. I didn't expect you to have such skills to pass the last round of the exam."
Hearing Tang Youyou's sarcastic words, Chu Shi said awkwardly, "What you said, even now, I still don't have much ability. You're overpraising me."
"I don't know if it's overpraising, but don't you know?"
Hearing this, Chu Shi could only laugh awkwardly and then turned around and walked away. After seeing him leave, Hua Ling wondered, "Why do you have so much hostility towards him? Isn't he just a person who doesn't know anything?"
Hearing this, Tang Youyou sneered and said, "Do you really think this person is just as he appears?"
After Hua Ling nodded, he heard Tang Youyou continue, "Have you ever seen a person who doesn't know anything but can protect himself and stay out of trouble?"
Hearing this, Hua Ling immediately understood, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he stood in the crowd, beside Tang Youyou, listening to the person on the stage speak.
"Everyone here is an outstanding one among the scholars. So, it's good that you've all made it this far."
But just as the words were spoken, the senior sister came up. She said seriously, "So, everyone here can choose the elder in your heart to become their disciple and learn from them."
"However, there's a price for becoming a disciple. This is your last choice, and it's a two - way choice. If an elder rejects you, there's only one outcome, and you all understand."
Hearing this, everyone was slightly stunned and then started whispering.
"So, the elders above still have to choose us?"
"Isn't this just playing with us?"
Then, the Grand Elder finally stood up, and his hoarse voice rang out.
"Everyone, please choose the elder in your heart now. Let's start."
For a moment, the people below the stage had no choice but to start taking sides. In just a short while, the twelve people had lined up.
Five people were in front of the Second Elder, five in front of the Third Elder, but in front of the Fourth Elder, there were only Tang Youyou and Hua Ling.
The other ten people looked at Tang Youyou and Hua Ling as if they were looking at two fools.
Chu Shi was in front of the Third Elder. He looked at Tang Youyou anxiously and said, "Young Master Tang, what are you doing? Don't you know that the Fourth Elder never takes in disciples?"