"Brother Lu Li..."
"Shut up!"
"But…"
"Can't you hear me tell you to shut up?"
Seeing Lu Nanxi appear, Lu Li's heart pounded. Although he was very sure that the other party would not notice him at that distance, he was still worried that suspicion would fall on him.
The executive elder in front of him was not weak in strength and had few rivals in the entire Qiongqi clan. If it weren't for his stubborn temperament and his dislike of maintaining interpersonal relationships, he would naturally be the leader of the clan!
Seeing that the other party was supported by the executive elder, cold sweat broke out on Lu Li's head, worried that someone present would be unable to resist the pressure and betray him.
After listening for a long time and hearing that the other party did not speak, Lu Li also secretly decided that when the assessment was over, he must silence everyone's mouths at all costs.
Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly felt his shoulders sink, and someone put a hand on his shoulders.
"You bastard, I asked you whether you are done with it..." Halfway through the words, Lu Li's anger immediately disappeared and he said awkwardly: "Uncle Banshan, I'm sorry! I thought..."
As he spoke, Lu Li secretly glared at the man next to him, blaming him for not reminding him in time. But the man looked aggrieved. He had noticed the visitor a long time ago and was obviously scolded by Lu Li...
"It doesn't matter." Lu Banshan didn't care, he just frowned slightly and looked at the stage.
"Um...Uncle Banshan, why are you here?" Lu Li always felt guilty when he made a mistake, so Lu Li hurriedly asked, fearing that the visitor would find something.
"The patriarch asked me to take you there." Although Lu Banshan responded immediately, his eyes never left the stage.
"Father?" Lu Li was stunned and said anxiously: "Uncle Banshan, my assessment is over. Let's go now!"
"There's no rush." Lu Banshan said calmly, "Your assessment is over, but his assessment is not over yet."
"Ah?" Recalling Lu Nanxi's firm attitude just now, Lu Li suddenly became nervous, "Uncle Banshan, this waste...ahem, what's so extraordinary about this Lu Nanxi?"
"Lü Nanxi? What do you mean about that kid?" Lu Banshan lowered his eyes a little, then shook his head slightly, "This kid has average qualifications and doesn't seem to have any merit."
"In that case, why should Uncle Banshan waste time on him?" Perhaps with Lu Banshan as his support, Lu Li was completely relieved.
"You think it's because I don't want to leave? It's not because of this old stubborn Lu Shouzheng!" Lu Banshan looked helpless and looked at the executive elder on the stage again: "If I take you away now, you will lose your father's face... "
Seeing the livid faces of the elders in front of the long table under the stage but not daring to get angry, Lu Li could only put away his thoughts of leaving and set his sights on Lu Nanxi.
"Lu Nanxi, let's start when you're ready." Due to executive elder Lu Shouzheng, these judges and elders no longer dared to speak sarcastically and could only act in accordance with the rules.
"Understood." Lu Nanxi took a deep breath, and then stood upright in front of the statue on the stage.
This statue is described as ferocious, with two wings on its back. It looks like a tiger, so its name is Qiongqi.
Overall, the statue is dark in color and looks like an ordinary stone. The only difference is that there are two pieces of jade inlaid in the eyes of the statue. Their color is dim and they almost blend into the statue.
Taking a deep breath, Lu Nanxi slowly opened his eyes and focused his gaze on the eyes of Qiongqi's statue.
And just when his eyes met those of the statue, the jade, which was originally dim in color, actually emitted a bright light...
…
"What...what is this place?" When he opened his eyes again, Lu Nanxi looked confused and was about to get up. But as soon as he turned his body around, he felt his body was empty and he fell hard to the ground.
"Lun Nanxi, the medicine has not worn off yet, I advise you not to bother with it." A voice came from outside the room.
"Hiss..." Lu Nanxi reluctantly stood up and looked outside, only to see a blurry figure not far ahead.
After taking a few steps closer, Lu Nanxi finally saw this person clearly: "Lü Ci?"
"It seems that your condition is not serious. I didn't expect to wake up so soon." Lu Ci stopped what he was doing and poured the liquid in the medicine pestle into the small bowl next to him.
"It's just in time to wake up, so that I don't have to feed you myself." As he said that, Lu Ci handed the small bowl back and said without looking back: "Go and drink it!"
Taking the small bowl, Lu Nanxi took a deep breath and poured it into his belly. Then he felt the twelfth floor building burning, as if he had swallowed a ball of fire.
"Ahem...water...water..." The next moment, Lu Nanxi felt that wildfire was spreading along his eight meridians, and his blood was boiling!
"I've prepared the water, just..." Turning around, Lu Ci was dumbfounded before he finished speaking: "Lun Nanxi, are you drinking like this?"
…
"Huh..." Lu Nanxi breathed a long sigh of relief. Although his body was still a little red, the temperature was obviously not that high.
"I've finally convinced you! It's a shame you can drink it!" Lu Ci looked helpless. He had clearly pointed out the direction for the latter and asked him to dilute the syrup. Who knew what the latter would do? Such behavior.
"How do you feel now?" Lu Ci asked worriedly as he took back the water scoop.
"I...much better..." Lu Nanxi said hoarsely, as if there was a piece of cloth stuffed in his throat, and what came out was the filtered residue.
"Forget it, you'd better stop talking now." Lu Ci's head drooped, "It's all my fault that you hurt your throat due to my negligence."
"It's okay... Jie Jie Jie..." After adapting to it and laughing a few times, Lu Nanxi quickly covered her mouth. She always felt that the more she listened to the laughter, the more sinister it became?
"It doesn't matter...no one talks to me anyway..." Lu Nanxi regrouped her emotions.
"Really..." Lu Ci was a little moved, and hurriedly joked, trying to liven up the atmosphere: "You said you are a real guy. You know that this medicine is difficult to swallow but you still insist on it. You are really not afraid that I will poison it. ?”
"Don't be afraid...I believe you..." Lu Nanxi continued to say in a rag voice.
"Believe me? Why?" Lu Ci frowned. They had never interacted before.
"If it weren't for your ointment... I would never be able to see with this eye again..." Lu Nanxi sighed.
"How did you know it was me?" Lu Ci looked confused.
"Because of it." Lu Nanxi said as he took out Lu Ci's medicine bottle from his arms.
"This..." Lu Ci took the medicine bottle and turned pale instantly. There was actually his name under the bottle!
Suddenly, Lu Ci suddenly remembered that when he was filling medicine for his tribe, he had taken out the medicine bottles for his own use due to lack of preparation, and then forgot about it.
Today, because he was anxious to take the exam, Lu Ci casually took a bottle of ointment with him, but accidentally retrieved his own medicine bottle and threw it to Lu Nanxi.
Although this incident is ultimately just a coincidence, fortunately, this coincidence did not go too wrong.
After recovering his thoughts, Lu Ci suddenly remembered something, and then his face turned red: "Um... Lu Nanxi, is your head okay?"
"It doesn't matter. I was born with a hard head and a hard body, otherwise I would have been beaten to death by them!" Lu Nanxi was used to having fun in hardships. Although he seemed to be joking, his voice was hoarse, but he was deeply moved by these words. Added a lot of bitterness.
"I understand..." After hearing this, Lu Ci's expression suddenly changed and he thought of something: "Actually, you have already guessed who that person is. The reason why you chose to hide it in front of the executive elder is because you don't want me to be implicated... Right?"
"I...I don't understand what you mean." Lu Nanxi moved his lips, then shook his head repeatedly.
"Lu Nanxi, you are clearly the one who is suffering, why are you still afraid of what he will do? This matter is not trivial, it has violated the Qiongqi clan's ban! As long as the executive elder is on your side, that guy will definitely be punished as he deserves! " Lu Ci said seriously.
"Really? But..." Lu Nanxi was still a little worried.
"Nothing good!" Seeing that Lu Nanxi was still hesitant, Lu Ci slammed the medicine pestle on the table, "Why are you thinking so much? You go back and rest first. When I come back with the medicine, I will take you to find the executive elder. !”
"Really...really?" Lu Nanxi suddenly remembered that the executive elder seemed to have said the same words before.
"Of course, can I still lie to you?" Lu Ci grinned, "You can rest peacefully, this is a traditional Chinese medicine garden, no one dares to come here to cause trouble!"
"Medicine Garden?" Lu Nanxi certainly knew about this place. Although this place was not a forbidden area for the Qiongqi Clan, it was no different from it. If one trespassed here without permission, it would also violate one of the Qiongqi Clan's prohibitions.
Seeing Lu Nanxi's frightened look, Lu Ci hurriedly comforted him: "Why are you nervous? There are clear boundaries in this medicine garden. No one can come in without my permission!"
"Really..." Lu Nanxi nodded slightly, the envy in his eyes was beyond words.
"That's right! Lu Ci!" Lu Nanxi thought of something again and said hurriedly: "Then... how was the assessment?"
"You are the first person to faint during the assessment!" Lu Ci suddenly laughed and relaxed the package in his hand a little.
Lu Nanxi had heard a lot of laughter, either bitter or mean, but no matter which kind it was, it would be very harsh. But the laughter from the man in front of him sounded very natural, so he didn't feel any resistance at all, but he felt uncomfortable. Sorry.
Seeing that the other party's face turned red, Lu Ci hurriedly stopped laughing.
"I'm sorry, I'm not laughing at you, I just find it interesting..." He coughed a few times, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said seriously: "Because you fainted at the beginning of the assessment, your ranking is still not the same as last time. Any changes…”
"But..." After speaking, Lu Ci suddenly smiled, "Congratulations on successfully passing the assessment. You passed the exam."
"What? Passed? I actually passed! Great! Great!" Although Lu Nanxi was still in last place, as long as he could pass, he would be satisfied.
"But it's a pity to say it. If it weren't for the injury on your eye, maybe you could get a good ranking if you persisted a little longer!" Lu Ci continued.
"It doesn't matter what the ranking is. As long as I can pass, I will be satisfied!" Lu Nanxi was already smiling like a flower.
"You are so easily satisfied..." Lu Ci smiled bitterly, "To be honest, looking at your heartless appearance, it's quite enviable sometimes..."
"Hey, this is what I call contentment." Lu Nanxi scratched his head and said sheepishly.
"I'll stop talking nonsense with you. If I don't leave, it will be too late!" As he said that, Lu Ci carried the package behind him.
"Wait!"
"What are you doing again? I have no time!" Lu Ci smiled bitterly.
"Lu Ci, why do you want to help me?" Lu Nanxi bit her lip.
"Why?" Lu Ci tilted his head, "Why do so many friends come from?"
"Friend...friend?" Lu Nanxi was stunned for a while.
"What? You don't want to?" Lu Ci frowned.
"Yes! Of course I do...Friends...I have friends...Jie Jie Jie..." Lu Nanxi wanted to laugh, but made an unpleasant sound.
"Lu Nanxi, wait for me here! My friend, I will definitely go to the executive elder to help you seek justice!"
"Okay! I understand! I'll wait here for you to come back!"
Maybe it was because he got the good news, or maybe it was because he got his first friend, Lü Nanxi's face was filled with confusion, and his expression suddenly became bright...
Some people died, but not completely...
