"You don't need to envy them. If you want to, you won't be any worse than them." Feng Yuqin wasn't lying about this, because Chu Xiaomian was innocent, not stupid.
"Yeah, I'll work hard..." Chu Xiaomian replied with full confidence.
Because Yun Miaozhu's pill - refining furnace exploded and there was no alchemist among the others who was more powerful than her, Han Luosu naturally took the first place.
When the seventh elder of the Lower Alliance announced that Han Luosu had won the first place, a gloomy atmosphere hung over the Hidden Families.
This was true for both the elder seats and the young people participating in the competition.
The Hidden Families, which had been so confident before, had now lost their previous self - assurance.
When Chu Xiaomian stepped onto the competition stage.
Du Rou'er, the eldest miss of the Du Family, Yun Haochi, the eldest young master of the Yun Family, and Ran Zitong, the second miss of the Ran Family, successively stepped onto the stage.
The three elders of the Yun Family didn't look happy when they saw the state of their young people.
In this situation, if Feng Yuqin's side won all three matches...
Their looks at Feng Yuqin had changed.
"Tianhua, do you think Feng Yuqin's side will win this time?" Zong Zichen asked curiously, looking at Chu Xiaomian's innocent look.
"Do you think Feng Yuqin would let someone without any ability participate in the competition?" Jiu Tianhua counter - questioned.
Zong Zichen: "..."
After thinking carefully, it seemed that was really the case.
"If Feng Yuqin's side wins again this time..." Zong Zichen paused and said, "then the Hidden Families will really lose all their face."
Jiu Tianhua responded with a faint grunt.
This was beyond doubt.
Among the Hidden Families, the Du Family had always been rather low - key, even when causing trouble, they did it secretly.
However, the Yun and Ran Families were more high - profile.
Moreover, the younger generation was quite arrogant when facing others in the Xuanyu Realm.
So they had offended many people as soon as they showed up. If they lost this time, their future days would not be easy.
However, apart from Du Wenshan who had thought of this, the Yun and Ran Families were unaware.
The young people of these two families were not so arrogant when they were in the Hidden Families.
After all, in the Hidden Families, they were not the most powerful families.
So they didn't know that their juniors thought they could finally show off when they came out and thus acted without much restraint.
The Du Family had been secretly observing these two families, so the Du people knew, but the Yun and Ran families were still kept in the dark.
But they also knew that if they lost all three matches, it would be unfavorable for their plan to develop their forces.
At least they would lose in terms of recruiting talents.
"We should win this time, right?" Ran Cheng'an asked the two beside him when he saw Chu Xiaomian looking harmless and having no apparent fighting power.
"Should be able to, right?" Yun Hai said and then looked at Du Wenshan. "What do you think?"
"I don't know." Du Wenshan was still recalling the information about Feng Yuqin.
The information showed that Feng Yuqin herself was very powerful.
But it didn't mention that the people around her were also powerful.
Moreover, if he remembered correctly, this little girl named Chu Xiaomian had even been kidnapped.
She should just be a rather stupid little girl.
But Feng Yuqin had sent her out.
Was it really because the Yun and Ran families had seriously injured Yan Geng and Dongfang Zhi last time, so Feng Yuqin really had no one else around her?
"Old Du, are you deliberately hiding something from us?" Ran Cheng'an didn't believe that Du Wenshan didn't know.
"So what if we win?" Du Wenshan asked. "In the three matches, Feng Yuqin's side has already won two. If your Ran Zitong wins, would you dare to let her enter the secret realm alone?"
This question left Ran Cheng'an and Yun Hai stunned.
They had always been focusing on the issue of winning or losing.
Previously, they also thought that no matter what, the three spots would all go to the Hidden Families.
So they had never thought about other issues.
Now, after being reminded by Du Wenshan.
Thinking of the legends about Feng Yuqin.
Would they really dare to let the winner enter?
"So, we have no chance for this secret realm?" Ran Cheng'an asked in disbelief after reacting.
"If we can defeat them... we can enter." Du Wenshan said calmly. "Otherwise, it's just sending our juniors to their deaths. Feng Yuqin won't let us off."
Yun Hai and Ran Cheng'an immediately understood what Du Wenshan meant when they thought that their families had seriously injured Feng Yuqin's people.
However, they thought Du Wenshan would advance and retreat with them.
After all, although there was competition among the Hidden Families, they would still unite when facing outsiders.
But what Du Wenshan was thinking was that the things he had arranged, Feng Yuqin should not know about.
If Feng Yuqin didn't know, their Du Family would be safe.
If Feng Yuqin knew...
Du Wenshan frowned. The situation might not be so good.
Because Feng Yuqin had appeared temporarily to participate in the competition.
So Du Wenshan wasn't sure if Feng Yuqin was targeting the Yun and Ran families or their Du Family.
Du Wenshan immediately told someone to check what had happened to Feng Yuqin in the past two days.
While waiting for the news, Du Wenshan calmed his mind.
"Let's forget about the small secret realm..." Du Wenshan was now willing to actively win over the Yun and Ran families. "Let's think about how to deal with Feng Yuqin."
Yun Hai and Ran Cheng'an looked at the contestants who had already started the competition. Their faces were not looking good.
They had come for the small secret realm.
How did it turn into them having to think about how to deal with Feng Yuqin?
While the three families were discussing their plans, the others were all staring intently at the formation competition.
The formation competition was different from the pill - refining and weapon - refining competitions.
In this formation competition, the contestants were grouped in pairs and the opponents were determined by drawing lots.
Then they would compete round by round to strive for the first place.
This was a challenge in all aspects.
So it wasn't easy to win this competition.
In the first round, half of the contestants were eliminated.
It wasn't until the fourth round that only five people were left.
These five people were: Chu Xiaomian, Du Rou'er, Yun Haochi, Ran Zitong and Xiao Yuze.
The Xiao Family was a family just outside the top ten families.
It had always been a rather low - key family.
During the recent turmoil in the Xuanyu Realm, the situation of the Xiao Family had been on the rise.
So this time, Xiao Yuze was willing to use his formations to let everyone know that there was a Xiao Family in the Xuanyu Realm.
The people from the Hidden Families didn't take this unknown family seriously. The disdain on their faces was obvious.
Xiao Yuze didn't care about their attitudes.
Because there was a bye lottery in this draw.
So the people from the Hidden Families went up to draw lots first. When it was Chu Xiaomian and Xiao Yuze's turn.
The two politely gave way to each other, and finally Chu Xiaomian stepped forward to draw.
When she showed her number plate after drawing, everyone was stunned...