The warm light of the morning gently shines on the wooden tea table. On the tea table is a pair of exquisite ghost cards. An Yi and Xiao Ze sit opposite each other.
"This is drawing ghost cards." An Yi said with focused and bright eyes: "Whoever holds the ghost card in the end loses!"
"This game is too easy." Yu Quanquan said worriedly: "Miss Lin, you'd better change to another one."
Miss Lin? Xiao Ze was confused, wasn't her name Anyi? When was the surname Lin?
"Don't worry, I won't lose." An Yi said confidently.
She had played with Hui Hui many times before, and Hui Hui told her many tips. Facing someone who had never played before, she was 100% sure to win!
Although she can also choose poetry competitions, after all, she has memorized so many ancient poems since she was a child, she can easily crush them. However, if she is not strong enough, she should not be conspicuous. Being low-key is king!
Due to An Yi's insistence, Yu Quanquan said no more, but both she and Mu Chunqing couldn't help but worry about An Yi.
The game started soon. An Yi held a stack of cards. With her slender and light fingers, she lifted it gently and the stack of cards flew in her hand.
After dividing the cards, she played the cards calmly. As long as she didn't draw the ghost card in Xiao Ze's hand, she would definitely win!
Xiao Ze's eyes were deep. Although the ghost card was in his hand, he did not panic. Instead, he was very calm. Every time he picked up and played the cards, he seemed so calm and leisurely.
His fingers were long and strong, and every movement was calm and elegant.
The two of them went back and forth, and whenever An Yi drew a card from his hand, he would always see a hint of subtle cunning in her eyes.
No matter how he changed the position of the cards, she always seemed to know where the ghost cards were.
Xiao Ze almost knew that he had lost this game when he drew a card for the third time.
He did not speak, but remained calmly admiring the focused and confident expression of the person in front of him, the slightly frowning brows pretending to be thinking hard, and the pair of crystal eyes.
He felt that those eyes were like clear mountain springs. There were gem-like bells hidden in the spring water. Whenever the tail of the woman's eyes raised slightly and she tested the back of his card, the bell would make a sweet sound, playful and provocative, confident. And with a little bit of pride.
When Anyi made a pair of the last two cards in his hand, Xiao Ze smiled softly and put down the remaining ghost card in his hand to admit defeat.
Because he won, Yu Quanquan jumped up excitedly: "I won! Oh my God, I'm worried to death!"
"of course!"
An Yi laughed happily, "Huihui taught me, it would be weird if I didn't win!"
"Miss Lin, congratulations to you." Mu Chunqing said happily with eyes full of joy.
"Thanks to your good luck, let me use it more in the future!"
"Don't make fun of me, it's Miss Lin, you are awesome!"
"No, no." Yu Quanquan shook his head and said seriously: "Let me do the same in the future. I need it, so give me more points!"
Xiao Ze didn't speak until the cheerful interaction between the three people gradually subsided.
"What do you call the girl?" He asked seriously with a smile.
An Yi's smile froze for a moment, and she screamed in her heart. How should she explain this?
She bit the bullet and replied seriously: "Lin Yi."
Xiao Ze nodded thoughtfully and asked in a gentle voice, "What is Miss Lin's bamboo stick?"
Anyi handed it over.
Xiao Ze pondered for a while. The location of the Red Iron Snake was in the same place as the woman who had just competed with him to taste tea. It was the most dangerous place among the five areas - the Valley Pond in the Hongfeng Valley!
"Any questions?"
"No." Xiao Ze handed the map to An Yi and replied softly.
For the sake of fair competition, he may not inform the tester of additional information.
"Thank you, sir!"
An Yi's lips raised slightly, and she smiled sweetly at Xiao Ze, thanking him for not revealing her identity. It was really a big help!
Xiao Ze looked at the row of teeth as white as jade, and couldn't help but tremble in his heart. He once again felt that time stopped, no more, no less, exactly three blinks of time.
"I wish Miss Lin all the best." Xiao Ze suppressed the reminder that he wanted to blurt out, opened his thin lips slightly, and said softly.
He decided to let Mu Tang do this job for him soon, since he was the only one in the entire Divine Beast Sect who was extremely idle.
Since he couldn't remind him, he could just follow him secretly.
However, with the look of a silverback snake clinging to a woman, this woman is not without the strength to fight even in a valley full of poisonous snakes.
Perhaps he was not only worried, but also had a strong curiosity to know how she could pass this test.
Anyi didn't leave immediately. The three of them ate first and then slept in the guest room on the third floor for a long time.
After she had almost recovered her energy, she decided to set off.
If you want to think sharply, sleep is essential!
Without enough sleep, the brain becomes dull and prone to losing temper. This state can easily lead to death in the dangerous Hongfeng Valley.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, she packed everything and set off.
Thanks to Yu Quanquan's familiarity with the terrain and the rules of the dense forest in the valley, they didn't encounter any magical beasts along the way.
When she was still about two kilometers away from the Valley Pond, she smelled the chaotic smell of blood in the air.
At this time, the woods were filled with the smell of rotting leaves and damp earth, and the mud on the surface exuded a pungent smell, which was a warning of the secretion of poisonous insects.
Their presence is a silent reminder to intruders that this is their territory.
An Yi and Mu Chunqing carefully followed Yu Quanquan. The sound of the three of them talking to each other gradually faded away in the silent forest. The silence quickly took over everything, so that they could only make the smallest sound.
After passing through the dense forest, An Yi saw a pool of water.
Above the pool is a waterfall pouring down. The white water is cold and fast, hitting the huge rocks and stone walls without mercy. The turbulent water makes an angry wail, leaving flying foam and violent whirlpools in the pool.
There are some strange plants growing here. Their leaves are dark purple and seem to be highly poisonous.
From time to time, spots of dried blood can be seen on the surrounding trees, which are the residue of the smell of monsters and human blood. The shapeless bones tell the story of cold killing.
"Xiaoyi, look here." Yu Quanquan stretched out his hand and pointed at the cave behind the waterfall.
There are vines twining around the cave, and a red snake with scarlet scales is coiled on the sharp rock. When it hears someone's voice, its tail twitches, and it opens its mouth and makes a hissing sound.
"It seems that our destination is inside the cave." Mu Chunqing thought, "We must first cross the dangerous pool."
"No." An Yi turned around and pointed at the flaming orange-red vines behind him, and said firmly: "There."
Red Snake's voice was not warning, but excitement.
It was saying: "Three stupid humans are here again. The place where the adults arranged it is in the fire vine behind them." 】
"Isn't the prompt on the map in the cave behind Red Snake?" Mu Chunqing asked doubtfully.
"Ah!" Yu Quanquan clapped his hands and said excitedly: "I almost forgot, Fire Dance Vine is also called Red Snake!"
"I'm just telling you, how can the Martial Beast Master's test be as difficult as the Grandmaster level? Examiner Chen Xun is really interesting. He directly changed the written test questions into actual scenes!"
After being reminded by Yu Quan Quan, Mu Chunqing's eyes lit up: "It's true! The Wudan Beast Master tests the knowledge of beast control. The smell emitted by the Fire Dance Vine can not only prevent the devil snakes from escaping the cave, but also allow large monsters to detour."
"I'm going to explore the road first!"
"Wait!" An Yi immediately stopped Mu Chunqing and said with a serious look, "There is someone inside!"
