Chapter 74

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　　“What did you say his name was？”
　　Zhou Gu seemed a little unable to believe his ears and repeated the question to that examiner.
　　“His name is Xu Taiping. What’s wrong？”
That examiner looked at Zhou Gu with some doubts.
　　Zuo Ju and Zhou Gu looked at each other in shock.
　　“Brother Zuo, do you and Brother Zhou know this young person ？”
　　That examiner looked at the two with curiosity.
　　“No, no. We don’t really know him. It’s just that he was just in the area we were patrolling.”
　　Zhou Gu smiled and covered it up.
“Then you two still have some acquaintance. You can consider interacting more with this young person . If he wins in the next round, he is very likely to become the youngest cultivator to go to the Dragon Gate Assembly in our Western Wind Pavilion in the past hundred years. At that time, he will definitely be reused.
　　That examiner smiled at the two.
　　“Brother Liu is quite right.”
　　Zhou Gu and Zuo Ju nodded with fake smiles, but there was a hint of fierceness in their eyes.
　　……
　　A　moment　later.
　　The Pure Heart Courtyard of the West Wind Pavilion.
　　This place has been temporarily converted into a rest area for the outer sect cultivators who came to participate in the competition.
　　“It’s him. Although he has grown a lot taller, it’s him！”
　　In a hidden corridor, Zuo Ju pointed to a young person sitting in a square pavilion on the opposite side of the pond and said very firmly.
　　The young person drinking tea in that pavilion was none other than Xu Taiping.
　　“Brother, the two of us were harmed by him last time and lost the lucrative job in the Strong Wind Hall, falling to our current state. We must get rid of this bad breath！”
　　Zhou Gu said to Zuo Ju excitedly.
　　“Don’t be impulsive. Although the Western Mountain Association is held in the West Wind Pavilion, there are patrolling mountain mirrors monitoring above. If we are caught by the patrolling mountain mirrors, you and I won’t be able to stay in Cloud Lu Mountain.”
　　Zuo Ju glared at Zhou Gu.
　　“But brother, if this kid really wins in the Western Mountain Association, he will definitely enter the West Wind Pavilion. How will you and I get along with him then？”
　　Zhou Gu complained somewhat.
　　“It’s not that easy to win in the Western Mountain Association.”
　　Zuo Ju shook his head.
　　Putting a stumbling block in the Seven Peaks Selection and being discovered will result in being expelled from the mountain gate. He still can’t make up his mind.
　　“That brat was able to defeat Sun Hu. Maybe he received pointers from Ninth Uncle. With Ninth Uncle’s guidance, it won’t be difficult to win.”
　　Zhou Gu reminded Zuo Ju.
　　Upon hearing this, even the relatively steady Zuo Ju was a bit swayed.
　　“Big brother, I have a plan.”
　　Seeing Zuo Ju’s expression change, Zhou Gu immediately took a step forward and whispered in his ear：
　　“In the next round, the opponents will still be determined by lottery numbers. I know the brat in charge of distributing the lottery tickets. We can do a little trick and arrange an opponent for that brat that he can’t defeat. In this way, he will be stopped in this round and will have to stay at the foot of the mountain for another three years. By then, won’t he be at our mercy？”
　　Hearing this, Zuo Ju’s eyebrows raised, and it was obvious that he was tempted.
　　“Who do you think is suitable to arrange for him to compete with？”
　　Zuo　Ju　asked.
　　“Qin Yuan！”
　　Zhou Gu said with a cunning smile.
　　Upon hearing this name, Zuo Ju’s eyes suddenly lit up.
　　“Big brother, don’t worry. The people on the mountain don’t even pay much attention to the Dragon Gate Assembly, let alone a small Western Mountain Assembly of the Western Wind Pavilion？”
　　Seeing that Zuo Ju was still hesitating, Zhou Gu then persuaded him again.
　　What he said was true. Except for the final Seven Peaks Assembly, the people on the mountain rarely paid attention to the previous competitions.
　　One reason was that there were too many people to watch, and the other reason was that there was nothing interesting to watch. They were all just a group of warriors competing in boxing stances, and they didn’t think much of it.
　　“If you’re worried about his relationship with Ninth Uncle and Bai Hong, there’s no need. The Pavilion Master investigated last time and this kid has no background at all. Ninth Uncle went to Green Bamboo Residence completely by coincidence.”
　　“Moreover, Ninth Uncle and Bai Hong are now in a difficult situation themselves. Whether they can come back from the Northern Realm is still uncertain！”
　　Zhou Gu added two more sentences.
　　After hearing these last two sentences, Zuo Ju finally made up his mind and nodded secretly, saying：
　　“Well, our luck can’t be that bad.”
In his opinion, there are thousands of matches in the Western Mountain Association. The people on the mountain can’t possibly pay attention to such an unremarkable match so the probability of the two of them being discovered when they play tricks is very small.
　　After the discussion, the two left the Pure Heart Courtyard and went out to find the disciple in charge of distributing the lottery tickets.
　　However, the two probably don’t know that although the pavilion where they drank tea and rested with Xu Taiping was separated by a small pond, their conversation was still heard clearly by Fairy Lingyue.
　　And Fairy Lingyue repeated their conversation to Xu Taiping word for word.
　　“Should we think of a way to expose the plans of these two people？”
　　Fairy Lingyue was very curious about Xu Taiping’s thoughts at the moment.
　　“No need, Sister Lingyue.”
　　Xu Taiping shook his head.
　　He drank the tea in the cup in one gulp, then stood up and said：
　　“My goal is the Seven Summit Conference. If I can’t even defeat Old Qin, even if I expose these two people, it won’t have any meaning.”
　　Besides this, Xu Taiping, who had been staying at the foot of the mountain for three years, was very clear that a cultivator like himself without any background, even if he went to complain to the Xifeng Pavilion, probably no one would pay attention, and maybe he would even be accused of the crime of false accusation in return.
　　So it’s better to use fists to make the other party shut up on the arena.
　　……
　　After one stick of incense.
　　The short rest time is over.
　　A crowd of cultivators who have already advanced have gathered again in the martial arts field.
　　Some who have already been confirmed to be eliminated also have a lot staying to watch the excitement, and for a while, the martial arts field is once again overcrowded.
　　Xu Taiping’s opponent is Old Qin？
　　The little guy’s luck is really too bad！
　　Looking at the little guy’s strength, if he didn’t meet Old Qin, he would definitely be able to go to the Dragon Gate Conference.
　　After the lottery was completed, a burst of noisy discussion suddenly rang out again on the martial arts field.
　　Because of Xu Taiping’s eye-catching performance in the previous game, many people had gathered beside the arena where he was located early on.
　　When they heard the examiner say that Xu Taiping’s opponent was Old Qin, the crowd gloated and some regretted.
　　I didn’t expect those two people to really do it.
Xu Taiping himself appeared very calm. just curious in his heart how these two people actually did this.