Just as the three were about to leave, they heard a very faint gasping sound coming from behind a rock. Xue Yier's heart tightened. She clutched a talisman paper and approached warily.
When she saw what was behind the rock, her face suddenly turned strange. "What are you doing here? Isn't your teammate Bai Jiming? Where are they?"
A sixteen - or seventeen - year - old boy was lying on his side behind the rock. He was extremely good - looking, with messy bangs, porcelain - white skin, and natural charm in his eyebrows and eyes.
This was Gou Yu, the boy Xue Yier had silently criticized before the competition.
However, Gou Yu looked a bit disheveled at the moment. There were several glaring bloodstains seeping through his white sleeves, indicating that he had suffered serious injuries.
When Gou Yu saw them, he also showed a surprised look. "It's you?" He struggled to sit up, his expression gloomy.
"I had an internal strife with my teammates. They not only seriously injured me but also wanted to kill me. In my hasty escape, I ran here, but was hit by a two - headed flood dragon and fainted."
After saying that, Gou Yu looked warily behind Yu Nian. When he saw the scattered limbs and flesh on the ground, he was slightly stunned. "Fellow Daoist Yu is truly heroic. You actually killed that monster! But... I have an unseemly request. Can I join your team? Although I'm weak, I will never hold you back. I'll try my best to kill others! After the competition, I'm willing to give you three - quarters of my points!"
Qi Rongsheng looked down at Gou Yu. "Why should we trust you?"
Gou Yu bit his lower lip, with red - rimmed eyes, looking extremely pitiful.
"If you don't trust me, just kill me now."
The two of them looked at each other for a while. Qi Rongsheng was the first to shift his gaze, which was a tacit approval of Gou Yu following the team.
Gou Yu secretly let out a sigh of relief and showed an innocent smile to Yu Nian.
The so - called internal strife was just a conspiracy. He had gone to great lengths to find Yu Nian's location in order to gain her trust.
Gou Yu had a good appearance. Whether male or female, people would always be more lenient towards his face. So he had known since childhood how to make the most of his good looks to make life easier.
It was even more so after he gradually learned the true teachings of the Charm Sect. There were always people who would lose their composure at his smile or a glance, and there were countless cultivators who would take the initiative to approach him.
As long as he sold himself a little, he could get whatever he wanted.
As a disciple of the Charm Sect, he needed to be familiar with the disciples of various sects. So Gou Yu had heard of Yu Nian's name and past deeds a long time ago.
For example, Yu Nian was once an ordinary little star. Later, by chance, she entered the world of Xuanmen and became famous overnight through the Xuanmen competition.
Another example was that although Yu Nian had no power or influence, she inexplicably gained the respect and support of many bigwigs in various industries.
However, Gou Yu didn't expect Yu Nian to be so powerful. She had only been in the arena for less than half an hour, and her total score was already in the top five.
This greatly aroused Gou Yu's desire to conquer. Instead of risking his life to kill others, it was better to reap the benefits without effort.
He wanted to make Yu Nian infatuated with him and finally take all her points!
Thinking of this, Gou Yu quietly approached Yu Nian. Then he suddenly let out a soft cry, and as if he had lost his footing, he fell straight towards Yu Nian.
There was a flash of a smile in Gou Yu's eyes. This was the first step for him to get in touch with Yu Nian - creating physical contact.
Regardless of whether the two of them were familiar with each other before, this unexpected intimate contact would disrupt their hearts and greatly narrow the distance between them.
This trick had always worked for Gou Yu, and he was very skilled at it.
The angle at which Gou Yu fell was extremely precise. He was sure to land right in Yu Nian's arms!
But just as Gou Yu was falling, the white - dressed girl in front of him glanced at him indifferently. With a flash of her figure, she actually took a step back!
Gou Yu's smile instantly froze on his face. He wanted to get up, but gravity didn't allow it!
Gou Yu's slender figure drew a perfect arc in the air, and then with a "plop", he landed on the ground, face - first!
Gou Yu struggled to spit out the blood foam in his mouth and looked at Yu Nian in disbelief.
What was going on? This woman had actually dodged him just now?!
Was he not good - looking enough or was his acting not good enough?
Seeing Yu Nian staring at him expressionlessly, Gou Yu forced out a couple of embarrassed smiles and said shyly, "I'm sorry to make you laugh. I was overly frightened and suffered internal injuries just now, so it's inconvenient for me to move. Please forgive me, Fellow Daoist Yu."
Yu Nian nodded. "It's okay."
Gou Yu gritted his teeth. Yu Nian's attitude towards him was always polite but distant. The audience in front of the screen couldn't pick out any faults, but it made him feel as if he had punched cotton.
But this was a live broadcast. No matter what, Yu Nian would help him up for the sake of being fellow cultivators, right?
Just as Gou Yu was thinking happily, he saw Yu Nian lift her foot, turn around, and walk around him without looking back.
Gou Yu: ???
He was full of embarrassment and shock, but he didn't know that Xue Jinyan and Xu Yufang on the judging panel were already laughing their heads off.
"Yu Nian did a great job! This kid clearly wants to flirt with you. Don't be deceived!"
"That's right. Last year, there was a highly talented disciple in our sect. He originally had the potential to win the championship, but was deceived by a charming cultivator from the Charm Sect. In the end, he lost both his fortune and his future. It was really tragic!"
Inside the secret realm, Liu Mo bared his teeth and complained, "Gou Yu is really up to no good. If President Feng sees him getting close to you, he will definitely be jealous!"
Yu Nian's steps paused, a bit surprised. "Jealous?"
"Yes. Just think about when the ghost bride tried to keep President Feng. Didn't you feel a bit sour and irritated?"
Yu Nian's eyes flickered slightly, and then she nodded thoughtfully.
At the same time, outside the camera, Feng Chengyuan expressionlessly took off his earpiece and said nothing. The temperature around him dropped a lot, scaring the staff so much that they didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
After a while, Feng Chengyuan suddenly turned to look at the accompanying PD, his eyes gloomy.
The accompanying PD immediately trembled and asked tremblingly, "...... What's wrong, President Feng?"
Feng Chengyuan pursed his lips and asked in a soft voice, "Where is Yu Nian?"
...
Inside the secret realm, Gou Yu, who had been left far behind by Yu Nian, stubbornly got up from the ground and stumbled towards Yu Nian.
Although he had lost face once in front of Yu Nian, thinking of Yu Nian's high score, he still wasn't willing to give up. "Fellow Daoist Yu, did I do something wrong to make you unhappy? Please tell me. I will definitely change. Don't keep it in your heart, okay?"
Seeing that Yu Nian didn't want to pay attention to him, Gou Yu said in a humble voice, "I was born into a humble family and have suffered a lot of cold looks in the sect. I've fought for a long time to get the chance to participate in this metaphysics competition... Does even Fellow Daoist Yu think I'm useless and look down on me?"