The Nine Heavens Alliance's Heart-Questioning Trial
The two girls' faces immediately showed some resentment, but they also knew that having too many people was indeed inconvenient, and they sighed.
"Then come back soon, Young Master Tang. Contact us if you have any problems."
"Okay, while I'm away, you all need to work harder on your cultivation and not slack off."
Tang Yu pinched the two girls' cheeks and smiled, "Let's eat first, then I'll take you shopping."
After dinner, Tang Yu took the two women to a nearby supermarket and began a shopping spree.
The two women mainly bought clothes and similar items.
Tang Yu's purchases were much simpler.
Brand-name cosmetics and watches.
They completely emptied the store.
The female sales assistant in the store almost pulled Tang Yu to the lounge on the spot, wanting to repay this generous customer with her body.
When Tang Yu left the mall, she was carrying two large suitcases.
The watch and cosmetics I just bought are all packed in there.
"Young Master Tang, why are you buying so many watches and cosmetics?"
Chi Yin looked at Tang Yu with a bewildered and shocked expression.
Even if you have money, you can't spend it like this.
"When you go to someone's territory and are unfamiliar with the place, you should always prepare a small gift. That's called social etiquette."
Tang Yu chuckled.
It's definitely not wrong to be approachable based on one's wealth.
Otherwise, acting like a foolish protagonist in a wish-fulfillment novel, with a face that attracts hatred wherever he goes, isn't that just pointless?
"All right."
The two women remarked that Young Master Tang was indeed as thoughtful as he was, considering every single issue.
After walking along that mountain path for several hours...
Ye Qiu discovered that his phone had lost signal.
It felt like stepping into a primeval forest.
The road ahead began to narrow.
Just when it seemed like they were about to reach a dead end, their view suddenly opened up again.
A silver waterfall cascaded down vertically, Ye Qiu could feel the icy water vapor hitting his face even from several meters away.
This is it.
Upon seeing the waterfall, Ye Qiu narrowed his eyes.
According to the information he had, this was the entrance to the Nine Heavens Alliance.
When he heard the news, he thought it sounded too far-fetched and like it was made up.
But the person who told him this news was an old man. He wasn't angry when he learned that the remaining members of the Heavenly Stems Squad had been wiped out. He just told him to focus on carrying out this mission well.
Once the mission is completed, the Ye Family will not only be restored!
The old man will also return to Huaxia.
When that time comes, the rise of the Ye Family will be more than just unstoppable; all their enemies will pay the price with their blood.
The first one is that damn Tang Yu!
After taking a deep breath, Ye Qiu charged forward and plunged directly into the waterfall.
He had assumed there would be a cave or some other passage behind the waterfall.
Unexpectedly, after rushing into the waterfall, the surrounding scenery changed instantly, and he found himself back at the Lin Family?
He was sitting at the dining table with his bowl and chopsticks.
The mother-in-law, father-in-law, and Huanxi were also at the dinner table.
They didn't eat; instead, they looked at him with disdain as always.
"You beast, when are you finally willing to divorce my daughter? What sins has our Lin Family committed to deserve such a useless piece of trash like you?"
"Sigh, I've never seen a man like this before. All he does is live off women and do laundry and cook. He's born to be a lowly servant."
Hou Caichun and Lin Shengxi both started cursing loudly.
He subconsciously looked at Lin Wanxi.
In the past, whenever her mother-in-law and her family would make things difficult for her or say some unpleasant things, Lin Wanxi would always try to persuade them.
Lin Wanxi looked at him calmly and said, "Hurry up and eat. After you finish eating, go out and play. Come back tonight, otherwise it won't be good if Young Master Tang comes to the house and bumps into you."
"..."
Ye Qiu's face turned green instantly. The surrounding scene changed once again, this time to the corridor of a couples' hotel.
He was standing in the doorway of a room, peering through the door to listen to the conversation inside.
Inside the room, a despicable couple was on the bed, spouting all sorts of lewd and obscene words.
He listened for a moment and immediately recognized the voices of Tang Yu and Huanxi.
The obscene and decadent music both tore at Ye Qiu's heart and filled him with excitement.
Soon, the surrounding scenery began to change once again.
"It's been a long time since anyone has trespassed into our Nine Heavens Alliance. The last time was eight years ago, wasn't it?"
At this moment, Ye Qiu was a few meters away.
An elderly man with a youthful face and white hair was smiling and remarking with emotion.
Standing next to him was a middle-aged man.
A large incense burner sat before the middle-aged man, a red incense stick burning inside, emitting a refreshing fragrance.
Upon hearing the old man's words, the middle-aged man replied respectfully.
"Indeed, it's all due to good fortune that one can break into our Nine Heavens Alliance. I just don't know how long this kid can hold out. What do you think, Second Elder?"
All outsiders entering the Nine Heavens Alliance must pass this test, known as the Heart-Questioning Trial.
In the Heart-Questioning Trial, one will encounter various illusions related to one's seven emotions and six desires.
The sooner a person awakens from the illusion, the more it proves their extraordinary willpower!
Take the incense he lights, for example. Anyone who can wake up within half an incense stick's time can be considered a genius.
Such a talent is destined for great achievements in martial arts!
But such prodigies are few and far between, even within the Nine Heavens Alliance.
Those who wake up within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn are definitely outstanding!
Those with more than one stick of incense can also be considered qualified.
But if the person is still in a hallucination after two incense sticks have burned, according to the rules of the Nine Heavens Alliance, the gatekeeper must knock them unconscious and throw them outside.
The Nine Heavens Alliance does not welcome mediocre outsiders!
There's one last possibility: the incense simply goes out.
If the incense has gone out, it means that the person harbors malicious intentions towards the Nine Heavens Alliance. In that case, the gatekeeper should not be polite and should directly cripple the person and send them to the elders for disposal!
The old man, who was called the Second Elder, laughed heartily. After carefully examining Ye Qiu, he discovered that this young man had already reached the peak of the Heaven Realm.
Such talent is quite astonishing among the younger generation of the Nine Heavens Alliance!
So he chuckled and guessed, "I bet it won't last longer than an incense stick's time. If you lose, you'll have to send me a few jars of good wine later."
"Second Elder, why don't you bet half an incense stick's time? If you win, I'll give you five jars of plum wine. If I win, Second Elder, you'll have to teach me the secrets of that Nine Flames Palm technique later."
The middle-aged man rubbed his hands together and chuckled.
Just as the Second Elder was about to refuse, Ye Qiu suddenly roared, his eyes red, "Tang Yu, I'll curse your ancestors!"
After shouting, the Second Elder glanced at the incense and saw that it was only a quarter burned.
There really is such a prodigy? How could he pass the Heart-Questioning Trial so quickly?
This record is the fastest in the history of the Nine Heavens Alliance!
He immediately pointed at the middle-aged man and laughed loudly, "Good lad, you keep your word, send me five jars of plum wine tomorrow."
The middle-aged man's face fell, and he wished he could slap himself twice.
Ye Qiu's face was now filled with murderous intent, and he was trembling with rage.
Damn it, he just saw the surrounding scenery suddenly change.
Imagine yourself tied to a chair, unable to move!
But the bastard surnamed Tang was eating Oreos with Lin Wanxi and Yang Zhilan right in front of him, and the extreme anger and excitement instantly brought him to his senses!