According to the schedule of the conference, the first five days after the opening will be a trial competition for the freshmen of the Shenlong Academy to compete for seats in the freshman rankings.
The final ranking of the freshmen rankings will affect the strength of the old students matched by freshmen from each branch in the official exchange competition.
Other sects do not need to participate, but can send people to watch.
As the team leader, Ke Shuyu will naturally not miss every game in order to observe the strength of the new students of Shenlong Academy.
As for Liu Yuya, although she also has unique skills, she is qualified to come as a rookie of the younger generation of Jianmen.
But after all, she was still in the late Danyang stage, and her eyesight was much worse.
Whether she comes or not won't be of much help in gathering intelligence.
Moreover, even if she did come, she would probably go to Xiao Jinnian's seat to go on a date, ah no, to watch the game.
As for Ling Yao, this kind of event is optional... Of course I won't come!
This is the basic principle of salted fish! (I bother)
But he was not idle during this time either.
During the competition, all living areas of the Shenlong Academy main campus are also open to disciples of all sects.
He happened to take advantage of this convenience to go to the college's library and read through the books and materials that the empire had made public.
At the previous opening ceremony, he focused all his attention on Ling Linhan and his younger brother Ling Feiyu, but left Xu Anyang behind who might also be an important clue.
The first thing Ling Yao has to do recently is to investigate Xu Anyang and his Xu family.
Of course, as public information, the Xu family is not a giant in Wolong. What Ling Yao can directly check is really limited.
He could only judge the Xu family's position in Wolong through their public attitudes and actions during some major events, as well as the royal family's measures against them.
Generally speaking, the Xu family usually keeps a low profile and will join forces with some big families to fight against certain moves and decisions of the royal family.
However, in major events, they basically remained neutral, or defected to the royal family at critical moments.
It can be said that the Xu family is a typical example of a middle-class family that adapts to the changing circumstances.
The royal family's attitude towards them has always been lukewarm.
Therefore, the Xu family has been ups and downs for many years, but has never found the opportunity to soar into the sky and be promoted to the first-class family of Wolong Kingdom.
But Lingyao discovered that although the Xu family had often been a sideline over the years, they had not benefited from the royal family and were looked down upon by many aristocratic families.
But in comparison, the other aristocratic families who had been living on the wall had long been suppressed by the royal family into submission, or even the grass on their graves was three meters high.
Is the Xu family really so lucky that they can find the right direction of the wind every time and switch sides to the winning side?
With such a comparison, Ling Yao had to wonder whether the Xu family, which seemed to be good at taking advantage of the situation in the family, had secretly hooked up with the royal family and become a thorn in the royal family's side.
If the royal family is really involved, then this matter will be a big deal.
However, even if the Xu family is really the secret agent of the royal family, it only provides Ling Yao with some ideas.
After all, the Xu family's position and Xu Anyang's own position may not be the same.
Xu Anyang's act of showing kindness to Ling Linhan did make many people think Xu Anyang was stupid at the beginning.
But in the end, it turned out that it was indeed Xu Anyang who had a sharp eye, wasn't he?
We can't just say that people "investing" in Ling Linhan must have ulterior motives, right?
Therefore, he just paid more attention to this clue about the Xu family, and would just find someone to investigate it later.
In addition... what he still wants to investigate is the secret of Ling Linhan.
The complainers accidentally revealed to him at that time that the phantom of the pagoda on Ling Linhan's body should actually be the "Nine Heavens Chongyun Pagoda" left by the so-called "Tianxin Patriarch".
Ling Linhan also looked for some information in the master's sect at that time, but time was limited and he immediately set off to Linjiang City. He only found out that the "Tianxin Patriarch" was a man of great influence thousands of years ago.
Perhaps it was due to luck and accumulation, the great world of Mang Sheng was filled with talents and hundreds of flowers bloomed.
It can be said that there are countless openings, the elixir is like earth, the holes are everywhere, and the original appearance is ordinary;
I'm embarrassed to say that I'm awesome until I reach the Po Kong Realm;
There are far more characters who have transcended Po Kong and entered the True Element Realm than there are now.
And this "Tianxin Patriarch" was also one of them, and he seemed to be quite famous back then.
Besides...Ling Yao didn't have time to check again.
But thinking about it, Ling Linhan, who has no background or support, can inexplicably obtain the inheritance of a powerful person in the True Yuan realm. It may be that he is not very lucky.
However... there were so many great powers back then, and this was not the only True Yuan Realm inheritance that was spread throughout the world.
Everyone has his own chance. This time it was Ling Linhan, but next time it might be someone else.
Moreover, although the True Yuan realm is indeed relatively rare in this world, it is not impossible.
Their Jianmen Sect's wandering Patriarch Xiaoyao, and the Shenlong Academy's first dean who never saw the beginning or end of the dragon, are both living in the True Yuan realm.
Their inheritance was so complete that Ling Yao didn't need to envy Ling Linhan for it.
...Well, he is still a little envious of that tower...
All right! I'm so envious! That’s it! But no matter how much I envy it, it’s not mine, right? ! Don't mention it again! ! !
Ahem, let’s get back to the topic. In short, some of the information he found in Jianmen did not mention the "Nine Heavens Chongyun Tower".
Ling Yao has never actually come into contact with the True Yuan Realm. He doesn't know if all the powerful people in the True Yuan Realm really have the ability to build such a powerful pagoda for their direct disciples.
So he also wanted to try his luck at Shenlong Academy.
Then Ling Yao discovered...he really had no luck.
During the five-day freshman ranking competition, plus the free time he did not have to play in the subsequent exchange competition, he became more familiar with the library of other colleges than his own cave, and could not find any information about "Tianxin Patriarch"!
Logically speaking, Patriarch Tianxin was a well-known figure back then.
It makes no sense that you have such a big library and don’t even record people’s names!
On this day, Ling Yao returned to his residence in Jianmen Cave with nothing.
But Ke Shuyu, who had been in charge of the overall situation and indifferent to him during this period, took the initiative to stop him for the first time:
"Junior Brother Ling, where have you been?"
Ling Yao was stretching and half yawned. When Ke Shuyu was called like this, he stood there in a daze with his mouth open.
"Ah? What's wrong?"
Ke Shuyu frowned and looked at him with a very disgusted expression, his tone full of dissatisfaction:
"I'm asking you! Where have you been?"
Only then did Ling Yao notice that they were not the only ones in the cave.
Although the other Jianmen disciples did not dare to show their heads, they all hid in the dark and peeked at their exchange.
In front of ordinary disciples, he still has to pick it up to cover his face.
Ling Yao lowered his arms, restrained his casual look, and straightened his neck:
"Isn't there no competition for me today? When I have free time these days, I have been in the library of Shenlong Academy. Don't you know that, Senior Brother Ke?"
But Ke Shuyu was obviously not satisfied with Ling Yao's answer, and his expression was still ugly.
The expressions of the surrounding disciples who were watching secretly also became a little strange.
Only then did Ling Yao realize that something might be wrong, and frowned slightly:
"What? Is there something wrong with today's game? You don't have to make a bad face for me, just tell me what you have to say.
"We usually have any conflicts, but this time, it represents Jianmen's face. If something goes wrong, I can't escape the blame.
"So you can rest assured that the overall situation is the most important thing. I will never deliberately embarrass you about the competition!"
Ling Yao's words can be said to have made everything clear.
Although Ke Shuyu had nothing to do with Ling Yao, since Ling Yao said that "the overall situation is the most important thing", he didn't want to be stingy or secretive, so he simply said it out loud:
"Then let me ask you, what is the relationship between Ling Linhan from Shenlong Academy and you?"
Ling Yao: ...I understand.
There is no way to avoid the huge cauldron falling from the sky.
Ling Yao pinched his Qingming point with a headache, and then asked:
"The opponent Jianmen drew today was from his team? Did he completely torture our people?"
"Just tell me! What is his relationship with you!? Is he from your Ling family?!"
Ke Shuyu suddenly became furious.
When Ling Yao saw this posture and saw the defeated faces of the disciples next to him, he knew that he was right.
He rolled his eyes and spread his hands:
"Yes, he is not only a member of my Ling family, he has also met and had a 'cordial' conversation with me.
"The content of this 'conversation' is that five years later, he wants to press me to the ground and rub me. Well, it's the kind of friction he did to you today."
He turned his head and glanced at the disciples hiding in the grass. They all lowered their heads, not daring to look at him.
Now, it was Ke Shuyu's turn to look strange.
"Oh, no wonder you are suspicious of me. After all, his and I both have the same surname: Ling.
"If I secretly leaked all the information about the Sword Sect disciples to him and gave him the opportunity to defeat our people today, it would look bad on your face as a leader.
"Oh, does that sound quite reasonable? It's a pity that every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite. I can't control my distant brother. If you search, you will know how much he hates me."
Ling Yao curled his lips, patted Ke Shuyu's shoulder, and passed him by.
"Senior Brother Ke, if I want to deal with you, I have many methods, such as a direct fight to make you embarrassed again. How convenient. Why choose such a method that is easy for others to take advantage of and hurt others and yourself?"
Ling Yao's words were not transmitted through sound. All the disciples who were peeping at the excitement heard it.
Although these disciples were a little dissatisfied with Ling Yao because they lost to a young boy like Ling Linhan today and heard that Ling Yao and Ling Linhan might be related, they wanted to see Ke Shuyu cause trouble for Ling Yao.
But they didn't have a good impression of Ke Shuyu, a direct disciple who was aloof and superior.
When Ling Yao stabbed him in the butt, it was considered a very popular gossip among the ordinary disciples of Jianmen.
To be honest, Ling Yao's impression in their minds was better.
Seeing Ling Yao proving his innocence and causing Ke Shuyu to suffer a heavy loss, it was too late for these guys to rejoice in their misfortune. Even the grass could not hide their snickering laughter.
But before Ke Shuyu could refute again, Ling Yao finished speaking, shook his head and walked away.
Ke Shuyu was left furious in the courtyard, scolding all the surrounding disciples. This is a story for later.
Although Ling Yao was speechless at this sudden attack, he thought on second thought that it was because he had been too salty before and did not think of explaining Ling Linhan's matter to the Jianmen disciples in advance.
Ling Linhan can be said to be an invincible player in the Danyang realm when he is in the middle stage of Danyang;
So when he was in the Dongxu Realm, wasn't he suppressing these ordinary disciples?
Although these Jianmen disciples are only above average within the sect, in front of outsiders, they are all above average.
Being abused like this by Ling Linhan, his mentality will naturally collapse. It's not unusual for him to be angry with him again.
Of course, with the mentality of these guys, even if Ling Yao told them in advance how powerful Ling Linhan was, they wouldn't believe it.
So what happened today is also a mental experience for these Jianmen rookies. Ling Yao was delighted to hear it.
However, for the sake of the future competition, he decided to tell Ke Shuyu all the details about Ling Linhan.
No matter whether the people from Jianmen can defeat this little brat, it will allow Ke Shuyu to better plan the strategy for the next game and let everyone be mentally prepared.
Although Ke Shuyu has no dealings with Ling Yao, he is not a scheming person either.
And as a direct descendant and the leader of the competition, he will only have more general awareness than Ling Yao.
No, that night, as soon as Ling Yao finished sorting out Ling Linhan's mess, Ke Shuyu couldn't help but knock on the door.
Of course, the discussion cannot be delayed, but we still need to save face, so we came secretly.
Ke Shuyu reminded Ling Yao in a roundabout way that he must try his best in the next few days of competition and never let Jianmen lose again.
He also hinted to Ling Yao not to hide his secrets, and quickly explained the secrets of that boy Ling Linhan.
Ling Yao didn't talk nonsense to him. He opened the door and smeared all the handwritten information on Ke Shuyu's face, and then went back to his room to sleep.
Well, today is also a day when the Jianmen team has no unity.
In the team competition of the exchange competition, there were a total of thirty-two participating teams.
In addition to one team from each sect, Guangguang Shenlong Academy has formed nearly two dozen teams.
In the first round of the knockout group stage, the average number of teams will be screened out, and the remaining sixteen teams will enter the second round of round-robin points competition.
Since Lingyao Xianyu, the Jianmen team has already entered the points competition.
In the match against Ling Linhan and the others, Jianmen lost. Although they were not directly eliminated, they were five points ahead of the winning team in this round.
Even if the final result can be shortlisted for the third round, the results will not be good.
This was the important reason why Ke Shuyu couldn't help but attack Ling Yao despite having no basis.
He was also reminding Ling Yao in disguise: I've let you cheat for so long, and now it's the critical moment. Don't be a salty fish again! !
Look, what a role model for a disciple who cares deeply about Jianmen!
Ling Yao was so moved that he made up his mind
——I can win even if I make salted fish! (?)
Well, in short, in the next points match, Ling Yao can be said to be "killing in a big way". He is as ruthless to the enemy as the autumn wind sweeps away fallen leaves. He beats the opponent to pieces, which greatly improves his own strength...ah No, it's our own morale.
Even people from other sects began to look at the Jianmen representative team with some admiration.
In short, the famous Jianmen Sect finally did not lose face and fall behind other sects.
In terms of the results of this second round of points competition, Jianmen finally ranked second, second only to the Shenlong Academy team that had a perfect record of victory.
This team... is certainly not Ling Linhan's team.
In fact, the seniors Ling Linhan matched with this time can be said to be the weakest batch of senior students in the main hospital.
Ling Yao paid little attention to the previous freshman ranking competition, but thinking with his nose, he knew that Ling Linhan's results would definitely not be bad.
Moreover, no matter how hard Ling Linhan hides his strength, he will not be matched with a "junk" teammate of this level.
But thinking about it, before Ling Linhan officially became a freshman in the main hospital, he had already offended most of the old students in the main hospital...
Ha, someone must have done it behind closed doors just to torment him.
Hey, why do I use the word "you"? …
