There were so many ways to draw lots, but Shi Lingzhu was chosen. If she were the ruling elder and didn't take advantage of the opportunity, she would be sorry for this great opportunity.
Su Yi seemed to have thought of something, and there was a hint of smile in his amber eyes, "Has the young city master handed over the Stone Spirit Pearl to the elder of the ruling?"
"When I arrived at the City Lord's Mansion, I happened to meet Brother Mu Sheng handing eight stone spirit beads to Elder Judgment."
"What did the Young City Master say to the elder Judgment at that time?" Hua Ruxue asked.
Yu Wushuang carefully recalled the scene at that time and said, "Brother Mu Sheng only told me: Just this once, return it in time after use."
"Nothing else?" Hua Ruxue asked.
"No, Brother Mu Sheng seemed to be in a good mood after Elder Judgment left."
"When the elder received the stone spirit bead, did he check it for acceptance?" Su Yi asked. This was also the question Hua Ruxue wanted to ask.
"A yellow stone spirit bead was tested first, and then a blue stone spirit bead was tested. When the elder judge accepted the blue bead, there was nothing abnormal about brother Mu Sheng, but Bai Yi...Bai Yi was brother Mu Sheng's guard. Bai Yi seems a little nervous."
Hua Ruxue remembered Bai Yi. It was Bai Yi who gave her and Su Yi the tokens to participate in the sword trial competition.
Is there something wrong with the blue stone spirit bead?
No, the point is not which stone spirit bead is problematic, but where Bai Musheng hid the other stone spirit beads.
Hua Ruxue told Yu Wushuang two more things: "The first thing is to go to the city lord's mansion first, find out where the young city lord put the stone spirit beads, and then take them out quietly."
"The second thing is to go see the elder of the ruling and ask him if he needs help."
After explaining Yu Wushuang, Hua Ruxue focused her attention on the fourth arena, where Yu Wuqing's competition was coming to an end.
According to the plan she had just thought of, there was no problem for her and Yu Wushuang to enter the top four, but it was impossible to determine who the other two people were, and it seemed inappropriate to attack those two people in full view of the public.
If Yu Wuqing could cooperate with her plan, she would be absolutely sure that Yu Wushuang would become the number one.
"Elder Judgment will definitely not miss this opportunity if he wants to possess the Stone Spirit Bead. He only needs to replace the Stone Spirit Bead with an ordinary stone bead to achieve his goal. The Young City Lord is aware of Elder Judgment's intention, and may take advantage of his trick and exchange the Stone Spirit Bead in advance. No matter what they do, The Stone Spirit Beads you draw tomorrow are all half-true and half-false. Why did you ask Yu Wushuang to go to the City Lord’s Mansion to get the real Stone Spirit Beads back?”
Su Yi knew that Hua Ruxue asked Yu Wushuang to find Elder Judgment, firstly to find out what beads Elder Judgment had changed, and secondly to ask Yu Wushuang to help Elder Judgment prove tomorrow that the Shi Lingzhu is the Shi Lingzhu.
However, he didn't understand why Yu Wushuang was asked to get the real Stone Spirit Pearl back.
"There are many ways to cheat on stone beads. As long as I am the first person to draw lots, I can replace all the stone beads in the box with stone beads that have been marked in advance. But this is too risky. Others will most likely crush the stone beads when drawing lots."
If she had replaced all the stone beads with real stone beads from the beginning, she would have avoided these risks.
Hua Ruxue continued to explain: "Bai Musheng seems to want Yu Wushuang to win the first place in this competition. I am very curious about why Bai Musheng asked Yu Wushuang to find me, and I am also very curious about what Bai Musheng can do for Yu Wushuang. .”
"There is a 90% chance that the Young City Master will place the real Stone Spirit Pearl in a conspicuous place so that Yu Wushuang can get it."
Su Yi speculated that Bai Musheng's move was not to help Yu Wushuang, but to help Hua Ruxue, but he has not yet found evidence to support his speculation.
If we had to find a purpose for Bai Musheng's behavior, it would be: Bai Musheng didn't want Hua Ruxue to become the first place in the sword trial competition.
Time flew by, and on the third and last day of the sword trial meeting, when Mao hour arrived, the eight-person competition officially began.
The elder adjudicator placed eight beads of the same shape and size in a wooden box and explained to everyone:
"This bead is called the Stone Spirit Bead. It is a top-grade weapon refining material and is indestructible. Only strange fire can refine it. There are only eight of them in the world and it cannot be damaged by external forces. In order to prevent someone from cheating and replacing the wooden sticks, this competition
Specially selected stone beads are used instead of wooden sticks. "
After the words fell, Yu Wuqing suddenly stepped forward, took a deep breath, and said word by word: "Elder, I have never seen a stone spirit bead. Can you let me try it?"
The veins in Elder Judgment's hand holding the fly whisk popped out. Yesterday, the girl Yu Wushuang vowed that she would help him test the stone spirit beads today, but now...
Elder Judgment glanced at "Yu Wushuang" who lowered his head and did not dare to look at him. With just one glance, he could tell that this person was not Yu Wushuang. Fortunately, he believed Yu Wushuang's words yesterday!
Originally, when he saw that Yu Wushuang didn't come, he canceled this session, but he was so lucky that Yu Wuqing wanted to try again!
Under the public gaze, thousands of pairs of eyes stared at the stage, and the ruling elder could only let Yu Wuqing step forward no matter how unwilling he was.
Yu Wuqing looked at the eight beads on the table and tried to remember which one Hua Ruxue told him to pinch yesterday.
Elder Judgment stared at Yu Wuqing's slightly trembling hands, held his breath, and comforted himself: He only changed one color, it makes no sense that this kid just happened to be chosen!
Yu Wuqing couldn't think of that color to pinch, so she suddenly asked in a low voice: "Which color does the elder like best?"
The ruling elder subconsciously responded: "Blue."
Hearing the sound, Yu Wuqing picked up a yellow bead without hesitation, and the white spiritual power gathered in his hand.
The elder Judgment immediately felt relieved when he saw this situation. Even if he was selected, he had already cast a spell on it in advance to resist an attack. With this kid, he would definitely not be able to crush it!
Hua Ruxue was frightened. She had clearly agreed last night, "Get the blue one! Get the favorite color of the ruling elder! Don't get the yellow one!" What is Yu Wuqing doing?
When Yu Wuqing heard the elder Judgment say that his favorite color was blue, he suddenly remembered what Hua Ruxue said last night: "You must not take blue! You must take yellow!"
Ten breaths later, Hua Ruxue heard the sound of heartbreak in a trance, but saw that the stone spirit bead in Yu Wuqing's hand was intact.
The elder of the ruling said confidently: "This stone spirit bead is extremely hard and indestructible. Others can come up and give it a try!"
Hua Ruxue looked at the sky slightly, letting go of her hanging heart. This time, there was no danger. Fortunately, the yellow bead that Yu Wu chose was not the same one that the adjudicator elder selected during acceptance.
A spell has been cast on the stone bead to resist an attack. The yellow stone bead that the ruling elder accepted yesterday...
"The stone spirit beads are divided into four colors: red, blue, yellow, and green. Two people who draw the same color form a group. The wooden box is protected from prying eyes. Once your palms are inserted into the box, you will not be able to use spiritual power. "The ruling elder said a few more words to explain the rules of the competition.
The eight people drew lots in the order of the arena where the retest was held. Hua Ruxue’s retest was held in the No. 1 arena, so she was the first to step forward to draw lots.
I saw Hua Ruxue standing on tiptoes and reaching into the box with her eyes full of joy, like a child who got a toy. After a while, Hua Ruxue's eyes opened slightly, as if she was frightened.
Elder Judgment stepped forward and asked Hua Ruxue what happened with his eyes. Hua Ruxue smiled guiltily, and then quickly retracted her hand. She held her hands tightly and did not dare to let go. She took three steps and two steps at a time and returned in a panic. in situ.
The second person to draw lots was a girl with Yu Wushuang's appearance. She put her hand into the box, her eyes changed slightly, and she looked at the elder of the ruling in confusion. As they looked at each other, she seemed to have remembered something and hurriedly He lowered his head and randomly took out a blue bead.
Elder Judgment slowly closed one eye. The whisk in his hand was slightly blown by the wind. He could tell with his beard that the girl was still sleeping! Yesterday we agreed to help him test his beads, but what was the result?
For the sake of just drawing lots, he endured it!
The third person to draw lots was Lian Gu, who got the same blue beads as Yu Wushuang.
The fourth place is Yu Wuqing, who got the yellow beads.
Lian Gu and Yu Wuqing both had a look of confusion on their faces when they put their hands into the box, but they both put aside their curiosity tacitly and didn't say anything extra.
The fifth person to draw lots was Zong Ming. Zong Ming put his hand in, his expression gradually became serious. He raised his head and met the questioning gaze of the ruling elder. He randomly picked out the beads from the remaining beads.
Yi took one out and spread his hand. Apart from a green bead, there was also some white powder in his hand.
Zong Ming said seriously: "There are still two beads left in the box."
The elder adjudicator heard the sound and immediately reached out to try. Sure enough, there were only the last two beads left in the box, but there were still three people who had not yet taken them out!
The elder adjudicator recalled the abnormalities of Hua Ruxue, "Yu Wushuang", Lian Gu, and Yu Wuqing. His eyes were sharp and he asked in a serious tone: "Who took an extra one?"
"Yu Wushuang", Lian Gu, and Yu Wuqing quickly stretched out their hands, revealing a bead in their hands. "Yu Wushuang" explained in a low voice: "Reporting to the elder, when it was my turn, there were only six beads. "Z.br>
The implication is that when it was Yu Wushuang's turn, one bead was already missing.
Everyone turned to Hua Ruxue to find out what happened. Elder Judgment put in eight beads with his own hands, but one was inexplicably missing during the drawing process. Only Hua Ruxue had touched the beads before Yu Wushuang.
Elder Judgment lowered his head and put on a kind expression. This was a seedling he was optimistic about and he couldn't scare anyone. He tried to keep his voice as low as possible and asked: "Little girl, how many beads did you take from the box?"
Hua Ruxue opened her palms, and there was only a green bead in her hand, with some white powder stuck to it.
Hua Ruxue pulled her sleeves aggrievedly and said softly: "I heard from the elders that this stone spirit bead is indestructible, so I couldn't help but squeeze it gently..."
Gently... pinched...
Unsurprisingly, these white powders are the crushed beads.
The elder adjudicator hurriedly went to see which one was crushed? But seeing that the two blue beads he replaced had been extracted...
So what the child in front of him is crushing is the real stone spirit bead?
The elder adjudicator was ashamed, annoyed and frightened. His old face was blue and red, and his beard was almost torn off. He turned his head and scanned the palms of the three "Yu Wushuang". When he saw that their fingertips were covered with white powder, he knew that this child was in front of him. No lies.
One of the eight beads was accidentally crushed from the beginning!
Elder Judgment felt distressed for a while. Such a good bead was said to be extremely hard! He hasn't even started the game yet, and there's already one missing!
