Chapter 248 The Fool (1/2)

Chapter 248 Fool

Time passed by in the tense atmosphere of the venue. Every participating alchemist was on edge, trying their best to refine the black crystal in front of them.

"I succeeded!"

Finally, Lin Fei, who was in the audience, held up the white jade-like crystal in her hand after refining, and her face was full of excitement.

On the stone table beside her, Xue Mei, holding the refined white crystal, breathed a sigh of relief quietly. Lin Fei bared her teeth, tossed the white crystal in her hand towards Xue Mei, and smiled triumphantly.

"Hehe~ Xue Mei, I'm one step ahead of you~"

"Yes, yes, you are so awesome."

Xue Mei responded perfunctorily. Lin Fei's boastful look really made people feel uncomfortable, but after all, they had been together for such a long time, and Xue Mei already knew how to deal with her.

In short, keep a normal mind.

After Lin Fei announced that she had finished refining, the alchemists on the field raised the refined white jade crystals one after another.

"I've finished refining!"

"I've finished refining too!"

When the alchemists who had not yet finished refining heard that others around them had succeeded in refining, they could not help but feel anxious. As more and more people finished refining, the anxiety became stronger, and the unspeakable pressure weighed heavily on them.

In this competition, the ones who were under the greatest pressure were undoubtedly Xiao Yan and the other two who were under the intense attention of the audience on the high platform.

At this time, whether it was Xiao Yan, Yao Yue, or Liu Ling, they were not affected by the alchemists who had successfully refined around them, and their eyes were focused on the medicine cauldron in front of them.

Ya Fei on the host platform looked at Xiao Yan on the stage, and her blue eyes could not help but reveal some worry. Then she slightly side-glanced at the hourglass that had almost run out of water, and cold sweat dripped from her forehead.

My good brother, why did you say so much during the competition? You wasted nearly half of the time in vain!

Not to mention that Jia Xingtian hoped that Xiao Yan would make a name for himself in the imperial capital through this competition, the three people standing on the high platform were undoubtedly the most watched in this competition, especially Yaoyue and Liu Ling, one was a little princess cultivated by the royal family, and the other was a disciple of Dan Wang Guhe. It would be too embarrassing if they didn't even pass the first level.

While Ya Fei was so worried, the participating alchemists under the stage gradually divided into three factions.

One faction had already completed the refining and was watching others' refining peacefully, while the other faction was still trapped in the refining.

And the last faction knew that they had no hope and simply gave up.

On the audience stand, Jia Xingtian tightly grasped the railing, and even his beloved great-granddaughter Yaoyue had no time to care about it. He stared at Xiao Yan on the stage, frowned tightly and murmured.

"Xiao Yan, don't let me down"

In the next plan, Xiao Yan's [name] is an extremely important part. If his name is not enough, many links in the plan cannot proceed.

Behind Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong leaned on the sofa with a calm face, chewing the apple in his hand leisurely, without any worry on his face.

First, he believed in Xiao Yan.

Second, even if Xiao Yan was eliminated, he would not be the one who should feel the most headache.

Anyway, Jia Xingtian would be the first to bear the brunt of the sky falling, so Hai Bodong did not want to worry so much.

However, although Hai Bodong thought so in his heart, looking at the apple cores scattered on the ground beside the sofa, he could tell that his heart was not as calm as he seemed on the surface.

On the other side, Nalan Jie quietly watched Xiao Yan on the stage. Although his face was normal, his hands under his sleeves were tightly clenched into fists. Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yixian beside him also watched silently, and their hearts were raised to the peak.

Compared with the nervousness of the three people, Zi Yun sat calmly on the chair, reaching out to stroke the mane of the sleeping little lion king, not caring whether Xiao Yan won or lost.

From her thinking as a demon beast, she would not die anyway if she lost, so why be so nervous?

At the tense moment of Jia Xingtian and others, time was finally coming to an end.

Just when the hourglass was about to run out, Xiao Yan, Yao Yue and Liu Ling on the stage opened the furnace almost at the same time, tightly grasping the white crystals that had been refined and jumped out of it.

Three people, the refining is complete!

This scene made Ya Fei suddenly overjoyed. She saw from the corner of her eye that the hourglass had finally run out, and then she opened her flaming red lips and announced loudly through the loudspeaker stone.

"Time is up! This competition ends here!"

There were also many alchemists who had barely finished refining before Ya Fei read out. After hearing Ya Fei's reading, their tense hearts finally relaxed, and they sat down on the ground exhausted, with a look of luck on their faces.

And those alchemists who were just a little bit away from refining had regrets on their faces, constantly hammering the stone table, and deep reluctance surged in their hearts.

As for those alchemists who had given up long ago, they had already started to pack up silently. Compared with those who were just a little bit away from refining, their hearts were calm.

There is no way, I can only blame myself for not learning the skills well enough, I will practice more when I go back.

"Huh~ I was just a little bit away."

Yaoyue held the white crystal in her hand, looking at the hourglass in the air, and a hint of relief appeared in her words.

Liu Ling raised her hand to wipe the cold sweat from her forehead, and looked at Xiao Yan sideways and joked without malice.

"Really, because of what you said, I almost got eliminated in the first round, and that would be too embarrassing for the teacher."

"Ah, sorry."

Xiao Yan scratched his face a little embarrassedly. After all, Liu Ling was telling the truth. It was because of what he said that Yaoyue and Liu Ling wasted so much time. Otherwise, the three of them would not have been so nervous to finish.

Hearing Xiao Yan's apology, Liu Ling was stunned for a moment, then sighed and looked at him with some amusement.

"It seems that I can't joke with you casually in the future."

Liu Ling could see that Xiao Yan was a very serious person, and he was taken seriously even if he just made a joke.

Even Liu Ling himself didn't realize that he was not as hostile to Xiao Yan as he was at the beginning.

It would be difficult for anyone with normal ideas to be hostile to such a person.

Just as Liu Ling was thinking this, an excited voice suddenly came over.

"Xiao Yan! Well done! My fiancé is amazing!!!"

Liu Ling and Xiao Yan turned their heads in astonishment and saw Nalan Yanran in the audience waving her hands excitedly. The smile on her face was so dazzling that she looked several times more beautiful than usual.

However, in comparison, Liu Ling's mood instantly felt extremely bad, and the good mood of passing the first round of the competition by chance was gone.

He knew very well that no matter how beautiful Nalan Yanran's smile was, it was not for him.

Okay, I take back my previous thoughts.

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Liu Ling looked at Xiao Yan, whose face was slightly embarrassed by Nalan Yanran's cheers, and a raging fire ignited in his eyes.

I really still hate you!!!

On the other side, Jia Xingtian saw that Xiao Yan successfully passed the first round, and he breathed a sigh of relief, and a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. This kid really has to make people feel scared no matter what he does.

Immediately, Jia Xingtian raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he had thought of something, raised his hand and gestured to Ya Fei on the podium, and pointed at the hourglass in the air in Ya Fei's puzzled eyes.

Ya Fei was confused at first, but she was very smart and soon understood what Jia Xingtian meant. She looked down at the list handed over by the staff, and her voice spread throughout the venue through the loudspeaker.

"The results of the first round of competition have come out. Among the 100 contestants, 47 successfully passed and 53 were eliminated! Let's applaud these contestants who passed!"

Driven by Ya Fei's words, thunderous applause rang out from the audience, and then Ya Fei's next words reached everyone's ears.

"And in this round of competition, the best performances are Xiao Yan, Princess Yaoyue and Liu Ling on the high platform. Let's give them more enthusiastic cheers!"

Hearing Ya Fei's words, the audience who had been watching the competition knew why, but the alchemists who had been concentrating on refining during the competition were not happy.

And the first one to raise questions was Lin Fei, who was the first to finish.

"Why?! I was the first one to finish!"

After Lin Fei finished speaking, many alchemists also raised objections.

"That's right! They were almost the last to finish, and we finished earlier than them!"

"Why are they the best?!"

"Just because they are standing on the high platform?"

"Dark curtain! Pure dark curtain!!!"

Hearing the continuous protests from the alchemists below the stage, Ya Fei's face remained calm and she explained with a smile.

"Everyone, please be patient, please allow me to explain to you."

"Just before the official start of the competition, the organizer secretly set a rule for the three contestants on the stage." Ya Fei put her index finger in front of her mouth and chuckled, saying: "That is, in this round of competition, the three people must start refining after half of the time has passed."

"If you don't believe it, you can ask the audience in the audience. They are the best proof."

When Ya Fei said this, the participating alchemists were all amazed, and Lin Fei was also stunned, with astonishment in her pupils.

It only took half the time?

Not only that, Xiao Yan and the other two were standing on the high platform. They were already under great pressure because they were being watched, and they were also restricted to refining only after half of the time had passed. The psychological pressure was too great to mention, and it was easy to perform poorly. At least Lin Fei believed that she could not complete the refining under such harsh conditions.

At this moment, Lin Fei felt extremely fortunate in her heart, and was very grateful to Xue Mei who forcibly pulled her.

If she had just stood up like this, she would have been eliminated in the first round!

After hearing what Ya Fei said, Xiao Yan and the other two on the high platform were all stunned, looking at each other with confusion in their eyes.

Before the game started, was there a rule for them?

Hai Bodong in the audience held a half-eaten apple, sat on the sofa in a daze, and then looked at Jia Xingtian in astonishment.

"Your brain is too fast, isn't it?"

Hai Bodong didn't think that the organizer really set up such a rule, and even if there was, it must have been explained in advance before the game.

Moreover, Jia Xingtian's main purpose was to let Xiao Yan make a name for himself in the Alchemist Conference. As long as he passed the competition steadily, he could get it. There was no need to use such a risky method. If Xiao Yan failed, it would be useless.

In other words, Xiao Yan and the other two started refining after half of the time had passed, which was completely beyond Jia Xingtian's expectation.

Even so, Jia Xingtian was able to take advantage of this accident immediately to make the already high-profile Xiao Yan and the others even more dazzling. This head was ridiculously lively.

"Haha~ Do you think I have sat on the throne for nothing for so many years?" Jia Xingtian chuckled softly, looking at Yafei with some emotion, "But I really didn't expect Yafei girl to understand what I meant right away. Girl, it’s really not that simple.”

In terms of strength, Ya Fei, who is not even a fighter, is naturally not worth mentioning.

But there are many things in the world that cannot be achieved by being strong.

Just now, you asked Haibodong to stand in Yafei's position. Even if Jiaxingtian made a hundred gestures, Haibodong still couldn't understand what Jiaxingtian meant. Maybe Haibodong would even doubt Jiaxingtian. It’s over.

However, Yafei only took one look at Jiaxingtian's gesture pointing at the hourglass and understood what Jiaxingtian meant. She immediately organized her thoughts in her mind and pushed the three of Xiao Yan, who were already the focus, to the top.

"If Ye'er had half the brains of Ya Fei, I would have let her take over the Jia Ma Empire."

Jia Xingtian said softly.

Yaoye is her great-granddaughter and the eldest princess of the Jiama Empire.

He has a strong personality and values ​​his responsibilities.

Be considerate of the people and treat the weak equally.

Be decisive and never delay what you decide to do.

It's a pity that people always have some shortcomings. In Jia Xingtian's opinion, Yao Ye's biggest shortcoming as the successor to the royal family is that he is a little bit brainy, can't turn around when thinking about problems, and is also very reckless in doing things. You can tell by running to the Tagor Desert without even saying a word.

However, these are said to be shortcomings, but they are not necessarily true shortcomings.

At least at the last moment of the snake-human incident, if Yaoye hadn't stepped forward, Jiaxing Tianzhen would have been a bystander and just watched until the end.

Yao Ye's behavior at that time would never have been possible if he had been punished by Xing Tian.

That kind of approach can only be done by those [fools] who are even willing to accept death in order to strengthen their beliefs.

A softness flashed in Jia Xingtian's eyes, and he looked towards the high platform of the venue.

That's right, just like Xiao Yan, in terms of [foolishness], Yao Ye and Xiao Yan are almost carved from the same mold.

Thinking of this, Jia Xingtian couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

What a pity. What a pity.

If Xiao Yan had not been engaged to the Nalan family, Jia Xingtian would have brought Xiao Yan and Yao Ye together. In his opinion, these two young people were a perfect match.

Since there is no chance, it is better not to think too much, so as not to make myself feel regretful.

Jia Xingtian shrugged lightly and threw away the thoughts in his mind.

Little did he know that his other great-granddaughter was already planning in her heart how to bring her sister and Xiao Yan closer together.