Can't walk? Hearing Lu Ping's question, the newcomer stared blankly for a moment, then smiled. These two fellows, they still don't understand the situation!
He opened his mouth to reply, but his mind suddenly changed. He swallowed the words he wanted to say, but still maintained his smile and said: "I'll be fine after resting for a while."
"Are you sure?" Lu Ping said.
"Of course." The newcomer replied without hesitation.
"Then we'll go first." Lu Ping nodded and said.
"Good luck." The newcomer gave his blessings.
Thus, Lu Ping didn't say anything else and continued forward. Zi Mu swayed as he followed at the side.
"Hehe …" The newcomer looked at the two leaving figures and coldly laughed.
He could see that Zi Mu was already exhausted and couldn't hold on for much longer. The brat that asked the question was still full of energy, but what use was that?
The newcomer raised his head and looked at the floating clouds above the mountain peak. It looked so real, but he didn't know where he was.
This was an illusion! Restricted by the rules of custom-made Esper Abilities, although he didn't know what method it was, he could guess that this mountain road would never reach the end. Because this wasn't a test of a long and arduous journey at all. It should be said that it was a secret room escape.
But that was all he knew. He had no idea how to get out of this predicament.
As for what he knew, he didn't want to tell Lu Ping and Zi Mu.
He was already at his wit's end, so why should he give others a chance? Let those two idiots continue to walk until they're exhausted! Leaning against the boulder, he thought of this and fell into a deep sleep.
Lu Ping and Zi Mu continued forward, but the distance that Zi Mu could support was getting shorter and shorter. But this time, before he lost consciousness and fell, Lu Ping had already picked him up and placed him on his shoulder.
Zi Mu felt extremely embarrassed towards Lu Ping. He had already decided to reject Lu Ping, determined not to be a burden to him, but just as he was about to open his mouth … He was shocked to find that Lu Ping, who was carrying him on his shoulder, was walking faster.
This …
Zi Mu stared blankly for a while before he confirmed that it was not an illusion. He also confirmed that Lu Ping wasn't just lifting him up to take two or three steps, but he was really walking faster.
Once again, Zi Mu confirmed that he was a burden. However, it was not that he would drag Lu Ping down after he fainted. It turned out that when he was awake, he was desperately holding on. Was he slowing down Lu Ping by trying his best to move forward?
Zi Mu, who was completely speechless, swayed on Lu Ping's shoulder. This time, he did not lose consciousness. He was conscious the entire time. He could feel Lu Ping carrying him, and his strides became even faster.
This guy wasn't a good-for-nothing like him!
Should he come down and walk by himself?
The clear-headed Zi Mu kept thinking until Lu Ping stopped.
"What's wrong?" asked Zi Mu. He couldn't pretend that he didn't know anything.
Lu Ping put him down. Zi Mu turned his head to look.
There were six people by the mountain road. They were all newcomers in their group. They gathered there and sat in a circle. However, when they saw Lu Ping and Zi Mu, they immediately stood up. There was surprise and alertness on their faces. They kept sizing up the two of them.
Lu Ping's gaze fell on the circle where the six of them were sitting. There seemed to be something drawn on the ground.
It was obvious that someone detected Lu Ping's gaze, and he took a step forward. He took a step forward and blocked Lu Ping's line of sight.
Lu Ping looked up. This person had already stretched out a hand and gestured forward. "Please."
Obviously, they had no interest in communicating with Lu Ping.
Lu Ping smiled. He turned his head to look at Zi Mu.
Zi Mu's good-for-nothing appearance had been seen by so many people. He was too ashamed to show his face. How could he be carried on Lu Ping's shoulder again? When he saw Lu Ping looking over, he immediately took a step forward and resolutely walked forward.
Lu Ping followed. The six newcomers watched the two of them leave. Only then did they return to their original positions.
"I didn't expect these two fellows to actually be able to catch up!" One of them exclaimed.
"That one should have already died." Another girl said. She didn't mention any names or descriptions, but everyone immediately knew who she was referring to.
"The other fellow actually brought him along like that … …"
"Hmph, stupid." One of them sneered.
The three of them nodded in agreement. The other two remained silent.
It was the North Style Academy's newcomer's trial. If one couldn't even take care of himself, he would still spend his energy on helping strangers. This was obviously very stupid. However, no matter how stupid they were, no one could deny that this was not a bad thing. This person was a good person.
This kind of matter, this kind of person, they couldn't do it themselves. They shouldn't ridicule him either.
Hong Hao and Cai Yan thought this way. That was why they didn't express their opinion. If Lu Ping really delayed his trial because of this, they would feel sorry for Lu Ping.
"Hey, let's hurry up and continue?" The person who sneered at Lu Ping's stupidity saw Hong Hao and Cai Yan looking at the mountain path that Lu Ping and Zi Mu left in a daze. He couldn't help but shout.
The six of them gathered together. However, the six of them were not friends. They only wanted to pass the trial. That was why they established a cooperative relationship.
They also realized that this trial was not an ordinary mountain path. They were already in the middle of some kind of special ability. They didn't know how to break it. However, the six of them gathered here were all proficient in one type of soul power. If they gathered the power of six souls, they should be able to find a way, right? They thought so.
Thus, they concentrated and continued, including Hong Hao and Cai Yan. They couldn't do what Lu Ping did. At this time, they would still prioritize completing their own trial.
They must find a way! It was because of this common goal that the six of them gathered here. They continued to sit in a circle, writing and drawing as they discussed a plan.
As for Zi Mu, who walked out resolutely, he couldn't hold on any longer after leaving the six's line of sight. Without waiting for him to say anything, Lu Ping had already lifted him back onto his shoulder.
"Won't it affect you if you keep carrying me like this?" Zi Mu decided to act like a hoodlum.
"It shouldn't." Lu Ping said.
"Don't say it shouldn't. Give me a definite answer so I can feel more at ease." Zi Mu said.
"If you can't do it, then rest. I guarantee that I will recover faster and more thoroughly than you." Lu Ping said.
Although it hurt his pride, hearing Lu Ping's words, Zi Mu felt much more at ease.
"If I really enter the North Style Academy like this, then you will be my big brother." Zi Mu declared.
"How old are you?" Lu Ping asked.
"17, born in 1843. What about you?" Zi Mu said.
"I should be 16!" Lu Ping said.
"Don't say it should be, when were you born?" Zi Mu asked.
"April 24, 1847 … …"
"Huh?" Zi Mu couldn't help but feel puzzled. Lu Ping's arithmetic was so bad that it was insane! Born in 1847, and it was 1860, so he was 16 years old?
"Three years old … …" In the end, Lu Ping finished his sentence and didn't forget to add: "Probably!"
"Probably?" Zi Mu was at a loss. Regardless of whether it was Lu Ping's strange way of announcing his birthday or his uncertain tone.
"Hehe." Lu Ping laughed.
Zi Mu didn't utter a word. After being at a loss, he also realized something. A person who didn't dare to confirm his birth date clearly had some problems. This was definitely not a happy topic, so he didn't ask anymore.
"It seems like you are indeed younger than me." Zi Mu said. "But that doesn't matter. Which academy ranks students according to their age?"
This was the truth. Especially in the Four Great Academies, it was impossible for all of them to be youths. Sometimes, there would even be seniors over a hundred among the freshmen. This was because this wasn't an entry-level academy to guide ordinary people. It was a palace for cultivation, and the most important of the four palaces were the Four Great Academies.
After relaxing, Zi Mu began to chat with Lu Ping. After confirming the appearance of the Xu Weifeng that Lu Ping described, he confirmed that this person wasn't from Tianwu Academy.
"Perhaps he somehow borrowed our Tianwu Academy's name to participate in the tournament? Didn't you say that students who weren't from the academy couldn't participate in the tournament? "Zi Mu guessed. Their Tianwu Academy wasn't located in the Xuan Army Empire, so they didn't know much about the stronger Spiritual Soul Point Tournament in Zhiling City. They only heard a little about it from Lu Ping's simple introduction.
"What happened next? What did you get in the tournament?" Zi Mu asked.
"Logically speaking, I should have been first." Lu Ping said.
"What actually happened?" Zi Mu could tell that there was a hidden meaning in Lu Ping's words.
"When I saw the Spiritual Soul Point Board, my name wasn't on it." Lu Ping said. When he fled through the Xuan Army Empire, he had seen the Spiritual Soul Point Board released by the Spiritual Soul Point Board. However, none of their names were on it.
"The first to the fourth place should have belonged to our Zhenfeng Academy." Lu Ping said.
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