Hai Yunfan's absent-minded look when he left the backyard was seen by many people and caused countless speculations.
It was no secret that this genius wanted to find a breakthrough with the Village Head. There were already 20 to 30 Trial Takers in the village. Most of them had tried their luck at the Village Head's house, but none of them had such a good opportunity. Hai Yunfan's success was not surprising. What was surprising was that after his success, he looked disappointed after his conversation with Wang Lu. That was to say …
Hai Yunfan was humiliated by the mysterious person in the backyard?!
Unfortunately, Hai Yunfan, who was completely immersed in his role, did not care about what others thought. Completing the task in front of him was more important than anything else.
He did not choose any of the three plans that he had told Wang Lu. Instead, he chose the most troublesome but also the most comprehensive method. He talked to the Village Head, Madam He Lu, and Aunty Liu separately. He used his amazing eloquence and all kinds of means to achieve his goal.
Under his persuasion, the Village Head gave up his desire for Aunty Liu and reevaluated his wife's decades of silent sacrifice. Tears streamed down his face.
Madam He Lu forgave the Village Head's past mistakes, reflected on her impatience, and even forgave Aunty Liu.
As for Aunty Liu, she focused on running her pastry shop and devoted all her energy to her new adopted grandson, Wen Bao. She no longer thought about the grudges of her youth.
It took Hai Yunfan nearly three days to complete all this. In just three days, the grudges of the past decades vanished into thin air. The Village Head and the other two were like marionettes in his hands, acting according to a predetermined script. This twelve-year-old prince had demonstrated his ability to manipulate people's minds to the extreme.
The spectators couldn't help but sigh with emotion. At least in this round, Hai Yunfan's performance had already reached the pinnacle. Unless someone used a magical treasure or some sort of tool, or used a method that was close to cheating, it was impossible to do better than him.
His outstanding performance also earned him a generous reward. After putting out the fire in the Village Chief's backyard, Hai Yunfan's favorable impression of the old Village Chief increased by a large amount. Now that he was a guest at the Village Chief's house, his treatment was even better than Wang Lu's. It was as if he was about to become the Village Chief's godson. It was not easy for a person without any Lucky Chance to achieve this, not to mention that he became very cute in the eyes of Aunty Liu and Madam Helu.
Unfortunately, even after completing such an important part of the quest, the Peach Blossom Village was still not over. This was because Hai Yunfan had not yet found the entrance to the next level. Indeed, the Village Chief's problem had been solved, and he had become a favorite in the Village Chief's eyes. But then? No one knew.
If it was said that it was too difficult to accumulate the Village Chief's favorability, then many of the Trial Takers who had chosen the easier quests would have their favorability almost maxed out. For example, a certain young man who liked an older sister had already pushed an older sister of a village girl over and over again. If you didn't take into account the village girl's 200-pound weight and thick stubble, it would be a commendable marriage.
Even so, there was still no hint for the next step. So two days later, the young man who had been carrying heavy weights on his chest couldn't help but knock on Wang Lu's door with a pale face.
"Master Wang Lu, please save me!"
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Although Wang Lu had almost never left his house after entering the village, his reputation had spread like wildfire along with Hai Yunfan and Wen Bao. Although the two of them had not received any hint for the next step, their progress was amazingly fast. It was obvious that they were being guided by an expert. In the past few days, even the little errand boy had begun to take action!
So when people were at their wits' end, Wang Lu had become a life-saving straw.
"Oh, you just said that these past two days were worse than being f * cked by a dog, but you couldn't get any clues for the next step, so you lost confidence in life? Sigh, then I advise you to kill yourself as soon as possible. "
"Ah ah!?"
"You think the Immortal Path is too simple? Indeed, the Peach Blossom Village is a place that basically eliminates all violence and protects everyone's safety. But this safety is not a benefit provided by the Lingjian School. It's a condition to increase the difficulty of the Immortal Path and make you speechless. It's very difficult to pass this test. If you think you can pass it by being a duck for two days, then you're looking down on this village too much. "
"Then, then what should I do?"
"Being a duck for two days is not enough, so you should be a duck for ten years. Ten years as a poultry, I wish you good luck."
"Ah!?"
"What ah? This is a very fair and reasonable condition. As long as you're a duck for ten years, you can continue on the Immortal Path. If this condition was put outside, all the ducks in the world would be grateful to you!"
"I, I'm a member of the royal family in Youzhou, how can I be compared to a duck!?"
"Tsk, I don't like your attitude. As the saying goes, love your profession. Aren't you working as a duck right now? Why do you look down on your peers? How can you expect to be treated like a prince? In addition, it's also easy to speed up. Just learn from Little Hai and do some difficult tasks. You should be able to pass in a few months. "
The boy who loved his sister dejectedly left Wang Lu's room. Ten years was a long road that made people feel despair, but he brought back an important piece of information.
A few months! According to Wang Lu's deduction, even Hai Yunfan would need a few months to pass the trial, so wouldn't it take years for other people to pass the trial? This trial in the Peach Blossom Village was ridiculously long. However, from another point of view, with the Lingjian School's status in the Wanxian League, it was reasonable for them to set up such an Immortal Gathering. In the past, in order to test the newcomers, the Ten Thousand Arts Sect had hundreds of participants survive in the swamp for two years. The Kunlun Immortal Sect had carefully selected all the participants for thirty years, which was a legend in the industry.
After knowing the astonishing length of the Peach Blossom Village, most of the participants couldn't help but slow down. After all, there was still a long way to go, so why rush?
Therefore, the fact that Hai Yunfan didn't slack off was particularly eye-catching. After solving the Village Head's problem, Hai Yunfan continued to wander between the three characters, constantly expanding his influence. There were some things that Wang Lu didn't need to tell him. He naturally understood that there was no limit to how much favorability he could have. The current Hai Yunfan was just a benefactor to the Village Head and the others … His relationship with Aunty Liu was even less than that of Wen Bao. Therefore, Hai Yunfan wasn't surprised that he didn't get the next step. As long as he continued, success was only a matter of time.
This kind of all-out effort consumed a lot of mental energy, especially for a twelve-year-old child. However, Hai Yunfan was willing to endure it and persevered.
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"Tsk tsk, second-rate aptitude, first-rate EQ, and superb perseverance. Little Hai, you're really a man."
"Brother Wang, you flatter me."
"But because of this, we'll probably have to say goodbye soon."
Hai Yunfan's eyes lit up. "You mean … Didn't you say it would take a few months?"
"That's referring to the Perfect Completion. With your personality, you shouldn't be pursuing that, right?"
"... So that's how it is. Recently, I also have a feeling that the Village Head wants to talk to me about something, but it's not time yet … That should be the key to the next step."
— — —
Hai Yunfan's next step came very quickly. On the fifteenth day after he entered the Peach Blossom Village, the Village Head, who had already been deeply moved by him, finally spoke to him.
"Child, there are some things that I think it's time to tell you …"
Even though Hai Yunfan was a shrewd person, he couldn't help but laugh. "I've been waiting for you to say this for a long time."
On the third day, Hai Yunfan left the Peach Blossom Village. He had spent eighteen days and was ranked first among the challengers, far exceeding the expectations of others.
The reason for this was very simple. Before Hai Yunfan left, he had shared all the information he had obtained with Wang Lu — this was also an agreement between the two.
According to Wang Lu's estimation, if he wanted to perfectly complete the Village Head level quest, it would take him several months. However, if he didn't aim for perfection and only wanted to pass, then he could greatly reduce the time required to complete the Peach Blossom Village quest.
Of course, there would inevitably be some side effects. This was also the conclusion that Hai Yunfan came to after comparing it with the Village Head's indirect comments with Wang Lu's.
Simply put, the result of the Peach Blossom Village would directly affect the starting point of the next trial, just like how the result of the Cloud Wave Map would affect the Peach Blossom Village. Hai Yunfan barely completed the Main Quest with a passing score, so his starting point would not be too high. But since he was the Village Head, the reward would not be too low. According to Wang Lu's speculation, Hai Yunfan's completion rate was at most 30%. If he didn't rush and completed the Main Quest perfectly, he would have gained a great advantage in the Netherworld Path. He might even have been able to pass the Main Quest as if he was walking on flat ground. However, Hai Yunfan's hasty progress had ruined all of this.
However, for most of the challengers, this side effect was undoubtedly a great blessing.
As a top sect, the second half of the Immortal Path of the Lingjian School, which was the Frozen Wind Valley and the Red Ridge Mountain, was extremely difficult. It was said that in the past three hundred years, there had not been a single person who had successfully passed the Immortal Path. In the past Immortal Gathering, the few people that were recruited were all small fries from the Carefree Peak. The Lingjian School's method of recruiting elite disciples was still the same as most of the ancient sects. The elders of the school would go out and wander in search of immortal opportunities. Perhaps in ten years, or even a hundred years, they would be able to find a good seedling.
For this Immortal Gathering, most of the procedures were the same, but the appearance of the Peach Blossom Village was very sudden. Now that they thought about it, perhaps it was because the Lingjian School had lowered the difficulty.
Thinking about this, Hai Yunfan, who had completed the A level Quest and left early, became a great incentive for the others. Although Hai Yunfan had passed the Immortal Gathering with the passing score, the others did not need to be impatient. The Immortal Gathering was not a race. As long as they could reach the finish line, they would pass.
Unfortunately, in practice, there were very few people who could pass. In the week after Hai Yunfan left, not only was there no one who could catch up to Hai Yunfan's footsteps, but there were two trial-takers who went astray because they were too hasty, and their Favorability points that they had painstakingly accumulated were wiped out overnight.
For example...
"Xiao Fang, Xiao Fang, listen to my explanation. I truly love you! I don't mind your strong waist and sexy stubble at all. You have to believe me, I'm not interested in Xiaolan at all. I don't care about soft hands or creamy skin at all. Xiaofang, please forgive me! "
"You heartless man, get out of here!"
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