Three Contests
Sang Ying's conversation with the Moonless Household Head was naturally not broadcast. Almost as soon as the two began to speak frankly, the Moonless Household members immediately intervened to cut off their voices.
The Moonless Household barely managed to save face, but they had to pay Sang Ying several times more compensation than originally planned.
Yes, it's compensation.
This farce eventually came to an end. The so-called soul search was unsuccessful, and Sang Ying did not force the Moonless Household Head to hand over his son.
However, it was obvious to anyone with discerning eyes that towards the end of the interrogation, the Moonless Household Head repeatedly backed down, clearly indicating that he was feeling guilty.
Let's not even talk about whether the last cultivator who came forward to confess had the guts. Even if he did, after committing such a heinous act, how could he dare to stand up and admit it? Was he really not afraid of death?
They didn't believe this man had a sudden pang of conscience and couldn't bear to see his men suffer.
The people the Moonless Household placed in the crowd could only temporarily stir up the atmosphere; they couldn't turn every onlooker into a fool.
So, after the matter of the City Lord's Mansion finally came to an end, the news that the eldest young master of the Moonless Household had deliberately sent people to assassinate the cultivators from another world spread almost throughout the entire Moonless City.
Moonless Household Head wanted to conceal is now common knowledge. He has even had to pay a considerable sum in compensation, suffering a double loss of reputation and wealth!
Having never lost face like this before, the Moonless Household Head immediately closed the city lord's mansion after seeing Sang Ying and the others off and quietly returned to his Lineage's territory.
Then rumors spread that a series of shrill screams were heard coming from the Moonless Household's territory, and that the screams lasted all night.
The next day, without anyone even needing to inquire, they learned that the once-glorious young master of Moonless City had been sent by his own father to the clan's forbidden area to reflect on his mistakes. It was said that he would probably never be able to leave that forbidden area for the rest of his life.
Of the three children of the Moonless Household Head, two have been completely destroyed, leaving only his only daughter who seems to have some potential for development.
Even though the elders did not approve of a woman taking the position of family head, they had no choice but to nod and allow Wuyue Qing to participate in family affairs.
Wuyue Qing Haru was given an important position, her first task was to be in charge of the upcoming competition between the two families.
This is a contest for control of Moonless City for the next five years, and also a power struggle between two families.
Entrusting such an important matter to his daughter, the Moonless Household Head was actually somewhat uneasy.
But he's getting old, and he needs to delegate authority and give the younger generation some opportunities.
He had also considered it. If his daughter handled the matter well, it wouldn't be unreasonable to consider her as his successor. If she failed or was lacking in some way, then it would be perfectly legitimate for him to hand over the position of family head to his grandchildren.
Thinking of this, the Moonless Household Head encouraged his daughter, saying, "You don't need to be too nervous about this. We already have a plan. You just need to handle it according to our previous plan. As for the trial arena competition, we are bound to lose, but you don't need to worry too much. If we win the other two matches, the control of Moonless City will still be in our hands!"
The Moonless Household Head had planned this very well; they had already made sufficient preparations before Sang Ying and the others even appeared.
Although they couldn't win all three matches this time like before, as long as the final result is a victory for the Moonless Household, then a small mistake can be understood.
Suppressing her excitement, Wuyue Qing tried to appear mature and composed. "Father, rest assured, I know what's important and won't make any decisions on my own, causing any unnecessary complications."
Her words were clearly a dig at her elder brother, and although the Moonless Household Head understood, he didn't say anything more. After all, his son was truly foolish.
"It's good that you think that way. It's getting late, so you may go and make the arrangements." The Moonless Household Head waved his hand, quickly dismissing the man.
According to the rules established by the Moonless Clan and the Yin Mountain Sect in their early years, the competition between the two families is divided into three rounds.
It compares the disciples' and followers' abilities, comprehension, and fortuitous opportunity.
Although there were rules that only disciples and Lineage members could participate in the competition, the Moonless Household broke the rules early on and invited cultivators from another world to help them.
Therefore, this time, the Yin Mountain Sect did not intend to abide by the rules. They openly added Sang Ying and the other two to the competition list without any intention of hiding it.
After the lists of participants from both sides were announced, Wuyue Qing, for once, showed a genuine smile to Liu Duanyue, "The Yin Mountain Sect has even invited cultivators from other worlds. Does this mean the sect has no one left?"
Liu Duanyue was also looking at the list sent by the Moonless Household. After noticing several unfamiliar names, she retorted to Wuyue Qing, "I see that the Moonless Household has invited quite a few cultivators from other worlds. Haven't they done anything for the Moonless Household? Are they just there to eat and drink for free?"
Unexpectedly, Liu Duanyue was so impolite, showing her no respect whatsoever, and Wuyue Qing's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
"Young Sect Master is so arrogant, it seems you're confident of victory in this competition." Seeing the other party's firm attitude, Wuyue Qing changed the subject accordingly.
Liu Duanyue merely glanced at her sideways. "Then you're wrong. I've always been this arrogant!"
After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and left.
The list of participants attracted attention from all sides as soon as it was posted.
Among them, Sang Ying and her two companions, who had recently caused quite a stir in Moonless City, were immediately noticed by everyone.
"It seems that this time, the Yin Mountain Sect and the Moonless Household will be using their own connections to compete against each other!" someone thought to himself after reading the two lists.
No matter how far-fetched the rumors became, Sang Ying and her group remained unmoved, quietly preparing for the upcoming competition.
The three of them had already made their assignments. The test of comprehension would involve going to the trial grounds again. All three of them had already passed the trial grounds, so it didn't matter who went. As for the test of strength, the others were either not strong enough or still injured, so they definitely couldn't go.
Moreover, to prevent Jiang Zhuoxue's identity from being discovered, Sang Ying wouldn't let him take that risk.
So they set their sights on this final hurdle.
"It's all about fortuitous opportunity!" Gu Wangchuan muttered, then curled his lip. "It's basically a contest of chance!"
The so-called fortuitous opportunity of chance requires disciples from both families to venture into a hidden secret realm to search for treasures. All the spiritual treasures in the secret realm are assigned a corresponding number of points; obtaining a spiritual treasure will earn you a certain number of points.
When the final secret realm closes, the side with the most points will win the competition.
The locations of the spiritual treasures within the secret realm are hidden, and these disciples cannot discover them at will. Anyone who can obtain a large number of points from them must be someone with profound luck.
Therefore, in Gu Wangchuan's eyes, this third competition was less about fortuitous opportunity and more about luck.
"How about I participate in this third round with Jiang Zhuoxue?" Putting everything else aside, as Dragon Race, finding a spiritual treasure shouldn't be too difficult for Jiang Zhuoxue, right?
Sang Ying looked at the taciturn boy, a hint of expectation unconsciously appearing in her eyes.