In the Lian tribal clan's courtyard, Yao Yuan squinted his eyes at the large words in the sky. He recalled that the eagle's name was the Divine Wind Eagle. It was specially reared by the Jin Long Wei.
The Divine Wind Eagle was reared on fierce beast meat from a young age. It had high intelligence and was extremely agile, able to fly in the vast wilderness.
Previously, when the Jin Long Wei scouted the map, they had already determined the location of the nearby small tribes. Now, the Jin Long Wei members were rushing to the various small tribes to convey the news of the Kingdom's selection!
This line of large words hung in the sky for the time it took for a stick of incense to burn before slowly dissipating.
In the Lian tribal clan's back mountain, Yi Yun was leaning against a boulder. He looked at the words in the sky and bit a blade of grass in his mouth.
"Ten people … will be decided by the tribe!"
Yi Yun ruminated over the meaning of the words. It was obvious that the Jin Long Wei was planning on holding a warrior selection in the Tao tribal clan.
For a small tribe like the Lian tribal clan, there were only ten people. To simplify the process, the ten people would be chosen by the tribe itself!
"Chosen by the tribe? Heh! "
Yi Yun sneered. It didn't take a genius to know that the ten spots would be taken by Lian Chengyu's most trusted members of the warrior preparation camp. As for Yi Yun, he was already a "dead man" in the Lian tribal clan. No matter how they nominated, it was impossible for Yi Yun to be chosen.
Yi Yun spat out the grass in his mouth and his eyes flashed, "Three days later at noon … I'll take the spot myself!"
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At the same time, in the Lian tribal clan's courtyard, snowflakes were slowly falling. Lian Chengyu was lying on soft animal hides, warming himself by a fire. He squinted his eyes at the large words in the sky.
After failing to break through to the Purple Blood realm, Lian Chengyu had been bedridden for many days. He had been pale and lacking in blood, giving off the feeling of a weak scholar.
Because of his weak body, he had been lying on a rattan chair filled with soft animal hides. He had to be carried in and out of the house by servants. Wherever he went, there were maids waiting on him.
At this moment, the four maidservants were on standby around Lian Chengyu. They were all sixteen or seventeen years old, each holding a plate of dried bacon, a plate of wild fruits, and a pot of charcoal.
The weather was very cold, and these four maidservants had already been standing in the snow for four hours.
They were very far away from the brazier and could not enjoy the warmth of the brazier at all. Their faces, ears, and hands were all red from the cold. Because of the snow, their sackcloth shoes were already wet, and the inside of the shoes was like an icehouse. Their feet had long been numb from the cold.
However, they still stood straight, not daring to stomp their feet or rub their ears. They held the plates of fruits and dried meat in their hands, even if their arms were already sore.
The maids bit their lips and felt like they were about to faint. But they held on with all their might because they knew that if they moved, they would meet a tragic end!
For the past few days, they had been taking care of the sickly Lian Chengyu, but Lian Chengyu had become moody, gloomy, and terrifying!
Three days ago, one of Lian Chengyu's personal maidservants accidentally spilled the porridge on Lian Chengyu's animal skin blanket when she was serving porridge. As a result, Lian Chengyu broke all four of her limbs, tied her hands and feet, and hung her in the woodshed for two days and two nights without giving her anything to eat or drink.
Now, the maidservant was about to die.
But no one dared to look at her, nor did they dare to give her any water to drink.
In the past, Lian Chengyu would beat and scold the servants, but he would not take their lives. But now, in the eyes of the maidservants, Lian Chengyu was like a beast that would devour them. The scariest thing was that before he wanted to kill someone, there was no trace of it on his face.
He could be smiling a second ago, and in the next second, he could suddenly pull out a knife and stab you blind, cut your tongue, and turn you into a human stick and put you in an urn.
"Chengyu, the examination will begin in three days!"
At this moment, a person walked out of the yard. He was dressed in a green short robe and looked to be in his thirties or forties.
In the entire Lian tribal clan, the number of people who were qualified to call Lian Chengyu "Chengyu" could be counted on one's fingers. Most of them were the tribal elders of the Lian tribal clan. As for an outsider, the only one who was qualified was the head instructor of the warrior preparation camp, Yao Yuan.
"Yes, I saw it."
Lian Chengyu replied weakly. He did not expect that he would one day end up in such a state.
The failure of the desolate bones essence and his failure to break through to the Purple Blood realm was a huge blow to Lian Chengyu!
He had gathered all his hopes and spent all his wealth on this gamble. It could be said that he had cut off all means of retreat, staking everything on one throw, but what awaited him was merciless destruction.
His seventeen years of life and ten years of martial arts dream had been one step away from success at the Kingdom's selection. But at the last moment, he had completely failed!
The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Lian Chengyu vomiting blood on the altar was proof of this.
"Chengyu, your anger had attacked your heart, injuring your heart meridian. This is not a light injury, so you will need to recuperate for a period of time. During this period of time, you cannot use martial arts or circulate the energy in your body. It's best not to use your Qi, or it will cause permanent damage to your heart meridian. "
As Yao Yuan spoke, he glanced meaningfully at the four maidservants beside Lian Chengyu.
Lian Chengyu wrapped himself in the animal skin blanket and said, "I got it. Instructor Yao, look at my body. Will I be fully recovered by the time the selection begins?"
Yao Yuan said, "You have already recovered a lot. In another four to five days, you should be fine. The Jin Long Wei will bring you to the Tao tribal clan and arrange for food and lodging. There will be preparations for the examination. It will take at least a day or two. By the time the selection begins, you should be back to your peak condition."
"Alright, that's good."
Lian Chengyu's voice was calm, but when he spoke, his eyes flashed with a chill that made people's hearts palpitate!
It was resentment, unwillingness, and hatred towards the world.
It was hard to tell what Lian Chengyu's state of mind was after his failure to break through to the Purple Blood realm.
He seemed to hate everything around him.
Why should I be plagued with calamities? Why should my path of martial arts be bumpy?
Why should the Heavens take away the last thing I have when I staked everything on one throw!?
If there is a Heavens, I curse you to be destroyed! If there is a God, I curse you to be struck by lightning!
Seeing Lian Chengyu's expression, Yao Yuan did not know what to say. He could only comfort him, "Chengyu, don't be discouraged. Although you have failed to break through to the Purple Blood realm, you still have a high chance of passing the Kingdom's selection. The Kingdom's selection is mainly about potential, and not how high one's cultivation level is. "
He didn't hide his words from the maidservants. These four maidservants didn't dare to speak carelessly.
"Alright, I got it. Instructor Yao, please get someone to choose nine people from the warrior preparation camp. When the time comes, they will follow me to the Tao tribal clan."
Hearing Yao Yuan's consolation, Lian Chengyu was still not in high spirits. He did not only want to pass the Kingdom's selection, he wanted to amaze the world at the selection. He wanted to be valued by the upper echelons of the Jin Long Wei and become a "Kingdom Knight" candidate, or become a Hundred Household or Thousand Household in the Jin Long Wei.
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