What the hell?
Hearing Wang Lu's exclamation, the team behind him immediately tensed up.
Wang Lu's Non-Phase Sword was famous for its good defense. In terms of defense and vitality, even the most arrogant Shengjing Sect people didn't dare to say that they could surpass Wang Lu. Coupled with his quick-wittedness and reputation as a professional adventurer, having him as the vanguard was the safest.
And if there was a scene that could make Wang Lu exclaim in surprise … perhaps it would be quite a scene.
Needless to say, the Shengjing Sect cultivators behind Wang Lu immediately entered their combat state. Wangyue brother and sister simultaneously took out their seven orifices, multicolored treasure chest. The rest of the cultivators each took out their magical treasures. This team of eight people, without exception, had a low-rank spiritual treasure!
"Brother Wang, what's going on?"
Hai Yunfan, who was at the end of the team, immediately asked.
Wang Lu waved his hand and loudly said, "Don't panic, it's not a life-threatening situation."
With that, he waited for everyone to slowly withdraw from their combat state before he added, "But, it's likely to be another form of life-threatening situation …"
With that, Wang Lu stepped aside from the exit, allowing the others to come forward and see the scene inside the stone room.
Wangyue Luanyu and her brother looked at each other and then took a step forward. The woman was dressed in a seven-colored feather dress, and her figure was as agile as a spirit bird. However, after entering the stone room, this agile woman only took a glance inside, and a moment later, her eyes widened as she incredulously covered her mouth and exclaimed, "What, what is this!?"
Everyone rushed in one after another, and seeing the scene inside the stone room, all of them were surprised.
Even if they encountered a Supreme level guardian here, they wouldn't be surprised, or they would suddenly fall into a big dream, which was also very normal. However, there was nothing in the stone room, only a stone table, and on the table, there were two piles of metal cards that shone with a mysterious luster.
The two piles of round cards were written in ancient characters, "Parents" and "Children", which seemed to show an ominous meaning. And above the metal cards, a string of strangely shaped characters were engraved on the stone wall, which could be translated as follows:
Rules:
1. The trial procedure is as follows:
1. The Trial Taker can freely choose a Parent Card and designate one person to wear a Child Card.
(II) The holder of the Parent Card must 'nurture' the designated holder of the Child Card and gift the item with the highest value to the other party.
(III) The holder of the Children's Card who receives the gift must return an item of double or more value to his parents. This process can be regarded as filial piety.
(4) The Trial Taker who has fulfilled filial piety will be qualified to pass.
II. Relevant requirements:
1. Parents and children must correspond to one another, not one to many or many to one.
(2) Once the identity card is selected, it will be completely bound and cannot be changed.
(3) Each person has and can only have one identity card.
(IV) Parenting and filial piety can only be performed once. Once one party refuses to perform the parenting or filial piety, it will be regarded as giving up the trial.
(V) The process of nurturing and filial piety is irreversible, and gifts cannot be recovered.
(VI) Any act that violates the rules of the trial will be regarded as a violation of the rules and will be disqualified.
The rules were not long, but after reading the rules, everyone cursed in their hearts.
What was going on!?
Zhou Mumu was the most puzzled, "What, what kind of filial piety trial is this?!"
Wang Lu also sighed, "The owner of the sword tomb must have lived in an era with distorted values. How could he design such a ridiculous rule! Regardless of whether it reflects filial piety or not, as soon as this rule comes out, half of the people will be directly cut off! "
Some people who were slow in thinking asked subconsciously, "Cut off half of the people?"
Wang Lu said, "Look carefully, only filial piety can pass the trial. Only children can be filial piety. Children and parents correspond to one another. It is clear that those who choose the Parent Card will be eliminated!"
"Ah!?"
A few people who were quick to take the round card suddenly stopped and understood, "Yes, parents chose the Parent Card. As parents, how can they be filial piety?"
Regardless of whether they had thought of this before or not, after listening to Wang Lu's explanation of the rules, they all had their own ideas and began to be silent.
While everyone was silent, Wang Lu said, "However, being eliminated is not entirely a bad thing. According to the rules, those who choose the Parent Card will get twice the gift from their children. This will undoubtedly make a lot of money, which can be regarded as compensation for being eliminated."
Seeing everyone's thoughtful look, Wang Lu smirked and said, "If there is a sinister person, you can also use this Parent Card as a license to plunder. For example, if I fancy fellow daoist Shengjing Sect's Yin and Yang Treasure Chest, and I only want the low-rank spiritual treasure Sword of Mount Kun as a gift, fellow daoist Shengjing Sect must return it with double the value, and I can get that middle-rank spiritual treasure. Isn't that very profitable?"
"Don't even think about it!" The Wangyue siblings angrily shouted in unison.
"Hahaha, of course, I'm just joking. I also like my family's Sword of Mount Kun, so I don't intend to give up." With that, Wang Lu continued to size up the Shengjing Sect's cultivators with malicious intent. "Then, from another point of view, this is also a shortcut for the local tyrants to spend money to pass this trial. You see, in this trial, half of the people must be eliminated, but no one wants to be the other half, right? Although as children, to fulfill their filial piety, no one here is a poor ghost, right? Everyone has to compete, each using their own means, who dares to say that they will be able to laugh in the end? However, if some people are willing to pay enough price, perhaps they can avoid a lot of pointless fights and safely pass this trial. "
The Shengjing Sect's cultivators looked at each other and chose to be silent.
Although Wang Lu's statement was malicious, if one carefully thought about it, there was nothing wrong with it. Right now, in this filial piety trial, regardless of whether it had anything to do with filial piety, from the point of view of passing this trial, it was indeed very cruel.
There was no room for debate. Because of the rules, half of the people who participated in the trial would be directly eliminated! However, at this time, it seemed like, for the sake of insurance, Shengjing Sect sent eight people to enter the trial, but this time, they were caught in their own trap.
The four sects had a total of fourteen people, so the maximum number of people who could pass the trial was seven. Even if they could suppress the other three sects, making Wang Lu and the others have no choice but to hold the parent card and give up the trial, the quota was still not enough!
Wangyue siblings communicated with each other through primordial spirit. Luanyun said, "Sister, what do you think? I think there's no problem with Wang Lu's statement, at least on the surface. Let's think of a way to make the other three sects give up. As for our own problem, let Junior Brother Teng sacrifice himself. "
However, Luanyu didn't dare to think of things so lightly. "Our own problem is easy to discuss, and it's not difficult for us to distribute it. I'm afraid that there's a conspiracy behind what Wang Lu just said. The rules of this filial piety trial are too strange, and people can't understand it. Although on the surface, as long as we find half of the people who will be sacrificed, we can let the other half pass … However, those three sects are not easy to deal with. How could they be willing to hold the parent card and give up the trial? Under this rule, coercion by force doesn't have much significance. After they hold the parent card, if they don't designate our people, we can't do anything about it. "
Luanyun said, "Then we can lure them with benefits. As long as we show our Shengjing Sect's unwillingness to give up, coupled with sufficient compensation, they have no reason to be stubborn. They're not like those Royal Soldier Sect who don't know what's good for them and can't distinguish right from wrong. As long as they're willing to talk about benefits, I think we can always give them a price tag that's enough to convince them. "
Luanyu was still somewhat hesitant, so Luanyun urged, "Sister, Senior Brother Jianglu has full trust in us, that's why he let us lead the team. Moreover, looking at the situation of this filial piety trial, it's very likely that the filial piety trial won't open for the second time. In other words … the people outside are doomed to not get one of the eight virtues of filial piety. "
Upon hearing this, Luanyu also slowly nodded. "Yes, our Shengjing Sect team lineup is strong, but at this time, we are at a disadvantage. Because of a moment of caution, Senior Brother Jianglu and several other Junior Brothers and Sisters whose strength is at the top of the list have lost their virtue. On the other hand, Kunlun Sect and Spirit Sword Sect, although the number of people is small, their core members didn't miss the opportunity … In this eight virtues trial, the outcome is likely to be one or two virtues. The disadvantage of losing the initiative is really terrible. "
Luanyun said, "Right now, we have no way to open the door to let Senior Brother Jianglu come in, but we can at least make Zhou Mumu, Wang Lu, and the others lose the initiative. Everyone is still on the same starting line!"
"... Very well, then let's do it."
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While the Wangyue siblings were discussing the countermeasures, the people from the other three sects were not idle.
Hai Yunfan, on behalf of the Ten Thousand Arts Sect, was the first to show his stance. Through primordial spirit, he said, "Brother Wang, please guide us!"
Wang Lu was both angry and amused as he scolded, "Little Hai, can't you have some dignity!? Your Senior Sister Ye is still watching from the side, if you keep being so humble, when will you be able to win the beauty's hand? "
Regarding this kind of joke, Hai Yunfan now has a very high resistance; he indifferently smiled. "In this kind of test, it's really shameful to want to keep face. Isn't it normal to ask a professional for guidance on something that you're not good at? Moreover, since the mountain worship meeting five years ago, Brother Wang has some weight in the hearts of us Martial Brothers and Sisters. Senior Sister Feifei has no objection to your guidance. In fact, even the people of Kunlun Sect have entrusted me to communicate with you. "
Wang Lu laughed. "It seems like the pressure from Shengjing Sect is really not small."
"Yes, and just now, I have hinted the matter of our two sects' alliance to Zhou Mumu, and she is quite moved."
Wang Lu said, "Mm, it's certainly good to have the intention to cooperate. However, let me say it first, if you want my help, I can. But first, I'm not like Big Sister Zhu Shiyao, so I can't guarantee a foolproof victory. So, if there's a mistake, if you fail, don't come crying. Second, you must have one hundred percent trust in me, otherwise, please find a way yourself."
Hai Yunfan said, "Rest assured, I have this awareness."
"Good, then you just need to remember one thing: Do your best to fight for the children card."
Hai Yunfan gawked. "Do I really want to fight for the children card?"
"... Isn't that nonsense? If I don't fight for the children card, how can I be filial?"
Hai Yunfan explained, "The main thing is, according to my understanding of Brother Wang, just now, you said those high-sounding words, but your real intention is likely to be reversed. However, since Brother Wang said so, then we'll try our best to fight for it. It's just that, according to the rules, isn't the children card designated by the parents card? "
"If you can't directly fight for the children card, then strive to let other people get the parents card, and then designate you as the children card!"
With that, Wang Lu slightly sneered. "Just like what Shengjing Sect is about to do."
Hai Yunfan sighed. "Unexpectedly, the test after the filial piety gate actually evolved into such a situation. What kind of era of destruction did the master of this sword tomb live in!"
"Yes, the parents card is directly out of the game, while the children card can pass. It's called filial piety, but it's actually a fraud!"
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