"Zhaocai!" Hearing this name, it froze on the spot. Even its tail hung limply in mid - air in shock. Its vertical pupils were filled with disbelief, and the long - sealed memories in the depths of its mind resurfaced.
Suddenly, the fierce beast, the Gudiaoy, appeared to provoke it. The Gudiaoy was ferocious in nature and hideous in appearance. It wanted to occupy its territory, but it didn't expect that it had made preparations and launched a sneak attack.
When it was almost killed due to its carelessness and underestimation of the enemy, she showed up. She was dressed in a white silk skirt. As she walked, the skirt swayed gracefully, leaving a beautiful arc. She stood in front of it and blocked the fatal blow, saving its life.
From that day on, they made a contract, and it decided to follow her ever since. She bestowed a name upon it - Zhaocai.
Ning Yitao opened her mouth, wanting to say something, when suddenly she heard someone calling her name.
It was her turn to take the stage.
All eyes were on her. She calmly walked onto the stage with a small snake coiled around her right hand.
When she took the stage, there was a chorus of boos in the live - stream comment section.
"Pfft, what a little girl. How dare she participate in the competition."
"In this sub - region competition, the contestants from Longguo aren't that good."
"I've switched between several competition areas. In conclusion, only the fortune - teller Glenton from M Country and the witch Eve from E Country have some real skills. One guessed the appearance, and the other guessed the history. Just by standing there, they exude such an aura. Even through the screen, it's overwhelming. I'm so in love with them. They're so charismatic."
"Yes, yes. The witch Eve is really beautiful. She's no less attractive than those celebrities. And she has real skills. I'm completely hooked."
"Hahaha, look everyone. She's even wearing a school uniform. It's so funny. Is she just like the previous charlatans, or is it just for the show?"
"I agree with the above. There's a perfectly good samurai sword behind the curtain. These so - called spiritual mediums are using all sorts of fancy methods. One waved a whip for so long and guessed it was a fruit. Another lit candles on a table. The candles were almost burning his hand, and he finally blurted out that it was a mouse. They can't even get the species right."
"Hahaha, yes. There was even a guy who played dirty. He brought straw in his props. He lit the straw on fire and deliberately got close to the curtain to set it on fire. He was sneaking a peek at what was behind the curtain during the chaos like a thief. He was caught on the spot."
"The contestants this season are so bad. A bunch of freeloaders. How can just anyone participate in the competition?"
The live - stream barrage was filled with jeers. Indeed, there had been so many swindling contestants before that the audience had already formed a preconceived notion that this show wasn't that great.
Now, Ning Yitao's appearance was so pitiful. She was too young and so thin that it seemed a gust of wind could blow her away. She looked more like a penniless swindler.
Ning Yitao stood quietly in front of the black curtain, just staring at it without saying a word.
At this moment, the jeers in the online live - stream grew even louder. People were certain that she couldn't guess and was just bringing out a snake to put on a show. The snake was as thin as her, probably because they were both starving.
But she was waiting. Although her body had been changed, seeing through the curtain was no difficult task for her. If she couldn't even see through something so simple, Zhaocai would have swallowed Henry long ago for cultivation.
As time ticked by, the Teng Snake seemed to resign itself to giving the answer, "Samurai sword."
Ning Yitao waited for the answer she wanted. She smiled and stroked the Teng Snake as if rewarding it. She knew that since it was willing to tell the answer, it had agreed to follow her.
At this moment, Zhaocai wore a bitter expression. If it recognized her and didn't follow her, its future would surely be bleak.
Although she had indeed saved its life, it was naturally fond of playing, while she was always preoccupied with getting stronger. She even spurred it on, and it didn't dare not listen to her. Wuwuwu, Zhaocai still wanted to play freely.
The camera focused on Ning Yitao. She seemed to see through the curtain and said, "Behind the curtain is a samurai sword from World War II. It has been repaired, but the resentment on it is extremely heavy."
"This sword has borne too many blood debts and lost souls. Those with weak wills are easily influenced by the dark side of their hearts. The resentment and blood can nourish this sword. Judging from its current state, it has been well - nourished recently."
When she said the last sentence, she suddenly looked at the camera and flashed a strange smile.
The host, David, hearing this, quickly stepped forward to stop her and asked what she meant. What she said before was exactly the same as what other spiritual mediums had said. It seemed that she had just pieced together their answers. Only the last part was different from others.
Although the time she mentioned was also different, people all thought it was her made - up story.
"Did she peek at the surveillance below?" This thought popped into the host's mind. He stubbornly blocked her and demanded that she explain why and give him a convincing reason. Otherwise, he had every reason to suspect that she had cheated.
Ning Yitao was a bit impatient. She thought that as long as she guessed what was behind the curtain, she could advance. Why was there an additional question?
According to the original owner's memory, this show's host did like to nitpick for the sake of the variety show effect.
Seeing that she didn't want to say anything, David deliberately threatened fiercely, "If you don't give an answer, you'll fail this round and be eliminated. We have reason to suspect that you peeked at the camera and plagiarized others' answers. You might as well just go home now."
At this moment, David seemed to be speaking on behalf of the audience because they shared the same thought.
Ning Yitao gave David a cold look and said, "Just watch. I'll surely win the championship in the end."
David didn't want to be so harsh at first, but for some reason, he felt inexplicably angry and took it out on Ning Yitao. Remembering what she said about the samurai sword disturbing people's minds, he subconsciously moved away from the sword.
Everyone saw her slowly sit on the ground. She took out a pen refill almost out of ink from her pocket and started drawing something like an array on the ground while muttering something like a spell.
Ning Yitao was also helpless. Her current body couldn't mobilize spiritual energy anymore, so she had to rely on external objects.
The next second, she said, "Its owner..."
Ning Yitao suddenly paused and let out a sneer. Before the others could react.
"Its owner misses it very much. In the southeast direction...
A dilapidated small courtyard full of flowers facing north, with a pagoda tree."
After saying that, she looked around and suddenly pointed at a staff member with his back to the corner.
Then she patted the host's shoulder and said, "Quickly return it to the owner. Don't take other people's things without permission again. Remember to return the sword to where it belongs."
After saying that, Ning Yitao turned around and walked off the competition stage.