After checking into the inn, the Deputy Hall Master of the Smoke Cloud Hall, Mo Wenlang, was nowhere to be seen. However, a disciple of the Smoke Cloud Hall came to visit and said that the Deputy Hall Master was busy and wasn't in the Black Ridge Gorge.
As for whether it was true or not, no one knew. This made He Qingxue, Elder Dong, and the others look disappointed.
However, they soon settled down. After all, they were already here. Even if the other party didn't like them, they were already many times safer than before.
In the next few days, apart from exchanging knowledge with He Qingxue, Linlong would stroll around the market once in a while. There were often people selling things here, but Linlong didn't find anything valuable.
Obviously, the auction hadn't started yet. Few people would take out anything valuable to sell.
The auction seemed to be held once a month. This frequency was comparable to the standard of some big cities.
Linlong asked around and found out that there were still ten days left before the auction.
Of course, he didn't forget to concoct medicine for He Qingxue. On the second day, he concocted the medicine and let He Qingxue take it.
During this period of time, He Qingxue's complexion was clearly much better than before. She could not help but feel even more grateful towards Lin Long. Of course, it was also because her uncle's condition, Wu Peng's father's, condition had also gradually improved.
Under such circumstances, how could He Qingxue not be grateful to Linlong?
However, Wu Peng wasn't like this. Not only was he not grateful to Linlong, but he also hated him even more. This was because ever since Linlong came, he didn't have much time to spend with his cousin.
What made him even more hateful was that his cousin, He Qingxue, actually didn't find this "abnormality" abnormal.
Of course, He Qingxue didn't have the intention to chase him away. It was because he couldn't stay by Linlong's side. Whenever he sat next to Linlong, he would feel uncomfortable all over as if he was sitting on pins and needles. How could he stay there any longer?
This resentment and dissatisfaction finally made him explode on the third day. When Linlong and He Qingxue were talking, he suddenly walked in with a furious expression.
As he walked, he said, "Cousin, you can't be with this kid anymore. I suspect that he has ulterior motives and has taken a liking to your beauty."
"Cousin, what are you talking about?" He Qingxue blushed and reprimanded.
She had originally wanted to have a serious discussion about runes with Linlong, but who knew that her cousin would speak so badly as soon as he came in. It was as if she really had something going on with Linlong.
One had to know that there were many people from other clans outside. If they heard such words, wouldn't they think wrongly?
Then, she hurriedly explained, "We were exchanging our insights in runes."
"Exchanging rune knowledge? Hmph, cousin, don't lie to me. If this guy knows how to study runes, then pigs can climb trees. "Wu Peng still said angrily.
In his opinion, a person like Linlong, who should be focused on martial arts, would not know anything about runes. Even if he did, he could not compare to him, who had been studying runes since he was young.
"Oh, what if I know runes?" Linlong glanced at him and said.
"You know runes?" Wu Peng glared at Linlong.
When it came to runes, his confidence soared, so he was not afraid to look Linlong in the eye.
"Of course." Linlong said.
"Alright, then compete with me. If you can match up to one-tenth of me, then I'll consider that you know runes. If you can't even match up to one-tenth of me, then I advise you to stay away from my cousin." Wu Peng said coldly.
"What if I can match up?" Linlong said faintly.
"If I can match up?" Wu Peng was stunned for a moment because he had never thought about this question.
After a while, he said hatefully, "If I can match up, I won't target you anymore."
"It's just that this bet seems too small." Linlong shook his head.
"Then what do you want?" Wu Peng glared at him.
"How about this, if I defeat you …"
"You defeat me?" Before Linlong could finish, Wu Peng had already laughed out loud as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world.
After laughing for a while, he said seriously, "If you defeat me, I will leave this team. If you lose, you will do the same."
He was very confident in himself. After all, in the original Yuxuan City, he was the most accomplished person in runes among his peers apart from He Qingxue.
How could someone as powerful as him lose to Linlong in front of him?
"En, that's not a problem." Linlong replied.
Seeing that the two of them had actually made such a bet, He Qingxue hurriedly said, "Linlong, cousin, don't bet like this, okay?"
On one side was her cousin, and on the other side was the only friend she had recently made. En, he could be said to be the only good friend she had at present. She really did not know who to help.
In fact, she was a little biased towards Linlong in her heart, and it was because of this that she was so anxious. Although Linlong was knowledgeable and talented, he might not necessarily be able to compete with her cousin in runes.
Of course, she did not even notice that she was so biased towards Linlong.
"Cousin, this must be done. I don't want this kid to harm you again," Wu Peng said to He Qingxue.
After that, a strange expression appeared on his face. "Since we are going to have such a competition, why aren't there any witnesses?"
Then, he ran outside and shouted to the other warriors, "Everyone, come and see, Linlong wants to bet with me. He said that he will beat me in runes. If I lose, I will leave the team. If he loses, he will do the same."
Wu Peng's voice immediately attracted the He family's warriors over.
They were originally jeering, but when they saw that He Qingxue was also among them, they quickly shut their mouths in embarrassment.
Seeing that he had successfully called so many people over, Linlong, who lost this time, would definitely be humiliated. Wu Peng nodded in satisfaction and then said to He Qingxue, "Cousin, take out the rune sand table."
Although she felt a little helpless, seeing that Linlong had no intention of refusing, He Qingxue could only take out the rune sand table.
After taking the rune sand table from his cousin's hands, Wu Peng was even more confident. He directly placed the rune sand table on the table in front of him and then said to Linlong, "Kid, how do you want to compete? Literary or martial?"
"Let's fight. It's faster," Linlong said nonchalantly.
"Well, since you want to die quickly, I will fulfill your wish." Wu Peng sneered, then turned to He Qingxue and said, "Cousin, when you count to three, the competition will officially begin."
"Okay." He Qingxue nodded helplessly.
Seeing that a rune battle was about to begin, the onlookers on the side also widened their eyes. To be honest, most of them had also learned rune manipulation, but they knew that their level was very low. They could not compare to He Qingxue and Wu Peng, who worked hard on runes.
"Linlong also knows runes? It's really surprising."
"Wu Peng is very strong. No one of his peers in Yu Xuan City is his opponent. I'm afraid Linlong is no match for him."
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