NCCnovel Chapter 131 Regardless of appearance, regardless of gender
Chapter 131 Regardless of appearance, regardless of gender
Mayor Jin Lushan announced the first challenge, "Carp Kissing the Shadow".
The first to appear were the NPC contestants. All the players were observing them carefully. These NPCs simply walked onto the Three Lives Stone Bridge in an ordinary manner. After the calm water surface remained undisturbed, Jin Lushan called for people to go down.
Then a girl named Liuzhi appeared, and a carp suddenly leaped out of the previously still stream.
Wang Zhe, watching from the second floor, stared wide-eyed: "There really are fish! Could this be just luck? I told you to have Lao San bring some fish food, but you didn't believe me!"
"Yes, you're really smart!" Chen Jiangqiao shook his head and sighed.
Jin Lushan directly announced that Liu Zhi had entered the second round!
After nodding to Zhou Jue, Chi Xuan became the first participant among the players to step onto the Three Lives Stone Bridge.
Currently, the first challenge, "Carp Kissing Shadows," seems quite safe; one only needs to stand on the Three Lives Bridge and doesn't need to go into the water. Therefore, Chi Xuan calmly stopped in the middle of the stone bridge and turned to look at the water below.
Zhou Jue and the others held their breath. Suddenly, a school of fish began to appear from beneath the surface of the water. To everyone's astonishment, several fish leaped out of the water with great joy!
Jin Lushan clapped enthusiastically: "Congratulations to Miss Chi Xuan for advancing to the second round of the Fan Beauty Contest!"
Chi Xuan let out a long sigh of relief and walked down the stone bridge with a smile.
As expected, Jingkang's team sent out the short-haired girl Su Yuning.
Su Yuning, like a cold female warrior, strode confidently onto the stone bridge, her face expressionless. The fish underwater were quite cooperative, leaping out of the water one after another, and Jin Lushan immediately announced her advancement.
Next up, player Zhu Qingya, has successfully advanced!
Player Guo Xinwen has successfully advanced!
Chen Jiangqiao breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this: "It seems that as long as the players participate, they can all advance!"
"Look, it's the third one!" Wang Zhe shouted excitedly, waving his hand.
After exchanging a glance, Jiang Lin and Ji Xingyi walked onto the stone bridge.
Jiang Lin thought she could pass this round as smoothly as Chi Xuan and the others, but after waiting for a long time, there was still no movement underwater. Jin Lushan sighed and regretfully announced the result: "Ms. Jiang, I'm sorry, you have been eliminated."
These words immediately caused an uproar.
"So beautiful and she's eliminated? That's unfair!"
"What bad luck!"
Jiang Lin's appearance was indeed handsome, instantly sparking discussion among people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, who all felt sorry for him.
"Yes, yes, she's much prettier than the last one!"
"There's nothing we can do; it's a rule set by our ancestors. What a pity!"
The previous contestant was Guo Xinwen, who was also a player. Guo Xinwen was quite embarrassed to be attacked so closely by so many people, so she turned around and left the crowd.
After Jiang Lin, only a few contestants signed up, and only one woman named Feng Zhenzhu was selected.
A total of 6 contestants have been selected.
Four players: Chi Xuan, Su Yuning, Zhu Qingya, and Guo Xinwen.
Two NPCs: Liu Zhi and Feng Zhenzhu.
After the crowd dispersed, Jiang Lin walked onto the Three Lives Stone Bridge again, lowered his eyes and looked down at the shimmering lake below. A purple glint flashed in his eyes, and a cold smile appeared on his lips.
The "carp playing with shadows" thing is just something underwater causing trouble.
It's the one choosing the target!
"Don't like me? Ha..." Jiang Lin's gaze pierced through the water's surface, past the schools of fish, and landed on the surging crimson undercurrent in the darkness as he sneered.
Ji Xingyi followed Jiang Lin to the stone bridge and reassured him, "It's okay, we can find other clues."
Ji Xingyi intended to leave with Jiang Lin, but as soon as he finished speaking, a strange phenomenon occurred under the Three Lives Stone Bridge.
The once calm lake surface suddenly began to boil and surge violently!
Jin Lushan, who had not gone far, heard the loud noise and turned around to see a large number of carp leaping out of the water!
Thump thump! Thump thump!
They even leaped one after another, like dragons leaping over the Dragon Gate, onto the towering Three Lives Stone Bridge!
Before long, a large number of red carp were jumping around on the bluestone slabs, making it impossible for anyone to find a place to stand.
The icy stream water carried ashore by the fish splashed and soaked Jiang Lin's skirt.
Jiang Lin's pupils contracted sharply, and she turned to look at the man standing beside her.
Ji Xingyi looked at the carp thrashing on the ground, his face showing confusion.
"A miracle!" Jin Lushan laughed as he rushed back.
The servants behind him couldn't stop him at all: "Master, slow down!"
"This is a miracle! Hahahaha!"
Jin Lushan shook off the servants who came to help him, lifted his robes and ran onto the Three Lives Stone Bridge. Panting, he bowed to Ji Xingyi and said, "May I ask your name, brother? I would like to invite you to participate in this Fan Beauty Contest!"
This statement caused an uproar in the audience.
Jiang Lin, disregarding the fact that her voice was being revealed, refused on Ji Xingyi's behalf: "He's a man, we're not participating."
Jin Lushan ignored the quality of Jiang Lin's voice, his mind filled with Ji Xingyi's face: "Our competition has never said that men are not allowed to participate, as long as they are beautiful!"
Jiang Lin looked displeased. He pulled Ji Xingyi and turned to go down the bridge, but they were blocked by the crowd. These people were all villagers from Qingxi Town, and everyone obeyed Jin Lushan's orders!
The friendly facade vanished from their faces, replaced by a cold threat.
In an instant, the entire venue fell into an eerie silence.
"If you don't want to participate, that's fine, but please leave Qingxi Town immediately! We don't welcome you! Otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite!" Jin Lushan's face was terribly gloomy, as if he would call on all the villagers to use knives, guns, and clubs to beat people if Jiang Lin didn't agree.
"Damn it!" Wang Zhe was so anxious on the second floor that he almost wanted to jump down to help: "If they don't want to participate, they don't want to participate, so why are they acting like this!"
Chen Jiangqiao was equally anxious: "The evacuation point hasn't been opened yet, so there's no way we can leave Qingxi Town. If we don't agree, we'll be beaten to death!"
Ji Xingyi also thought of this. After considering it, he grasped Jiang Lin's hand and turned to agree to Jin Lushan's request.
Jiang Lin's face instantly turned ugly.
Jin Lushan immediately beamed with joy, and the crowd, which had just been aggressive, returned to their enthusiastic state and dispersed.
Chen Jiangqiao breathed a sigh of relief and rushed to the stone bridge with Wang Zhe.
Wang Zhe patted Jiang Lin on the shoulder and comforted him, "Forget it, third brother, just think of it as a different person. Our original goal was to help you advance. The result is pretty much the same!"
Jiang Lin glanced coldly at Wang Zhe, who then put on a wronged expression: "It's just that Young Master Ji is too devilishly handsome, there's nothing I can do about it..."
"It has nothing to do with appearance!" Jiang Lin's voice was rarely so gloomy, and everyone could hear the anger in it.
Judging solely by his appearance, Jiang Lin wouldn't have been eliminated.
So it has nothing to do with appearance or gender!
What the creature in the water coveted was Kiyoshi's soul!
Just like thirteen years ago, Jiang Lin took a liking to the boy in the snow!
Ji Xingyi rarely saw Jiang Lin so angry about external things: "It's nothing, didn't Chi Xuan and the others also advance?"
"You don't understand!" Jiang Lin shouted before realizing that he was taking his anger out on Ji Xingyi.
If the filth in the water is judged by its soul.
Others may not know, but doesn't Jiang Lin know?
Whose soul here could be sweeter than that of Ji Xingyi?