He had accumulated all of his home’s assets, spent all his fortune, and burned down bridges just for that one bet, but when the time came, it was relentlessly destroyed.
His seventeen year life had practiced martial arts for a decade for that one dream, and just as he made the final step towards success with the Kingdom’s selection, he had completely failed!
The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. It was evidenced by Lian Chengyu’s angry vomiting of fresh blood at the altar.
“Chengyu, you had been triggered by anger, causing you to injure your meridians. This is not a light injury and will need plenty of rest.” During this period, you must not use martial arts, nor should you circulate your body’s energy. It’s best you do not even move, or there might be permanent damage.” Yao Yuan said that as he glanced thoughtfully at the four maidservants by Lian Chengyu’s side.
Lian Chengyu wrapped his body within the animal skin rug and said, “I got it. Instructor Yao, look at my body, do you think I’ll be completely fine when the selection begins?”
Yao Yuan answered, “You have already recovered plenty. You should be fine in another four to five days. The Jin Long Wei will escort you to the Tao tribal clan, and settle you in. They will have to prepare the examination area, which will take a day or two. By the time of the examination, you would have recovered to your prime condition.”
“Alright, that’s good.” Lian Chengyu’s voice was very calm but when he spoke, his eyes flashed with a cold glare that would palpitate one’s heart!
It was a combination of venom, loath and hate towards the world.
It was hard to tell what the impact of the failure to breakthrough to the Purple Blood realm had done to Lian Chengyu’s psyche.
He seemed to hate everything around him.
Why did I have to go through all these tribulations, and cross this bumpy road?
Why did Heaven steal my last chip?
If there was a Heaven, I curse you to oblivion! If there was a God, I curse you to be struck by lightning!
Seeing Lian Chengyu’s demeanor, Yao Yuan did not know what to say. He just comforted him, “Chengyu, don’t lose heart. You may have failed to breakthrough into the Purple Blood realm, but you still have a high chance of passing the Kingdom’s selection. The Kingdom’s selection is mainly to see your potential, not how high your current cultivation is.”
He did not purposely hide his words from the maidservants, for these four maidservants knew better than to go around gossiping.
“Yes, I know. Instructor Yao, I will have to trouble you to choose nine people from the warrior preparation camp. At that time, they will accompany me to the Tao tribal clan.”
Even after hearing Yao Yuan’s consoling words, Lian Chengyu was still not in high spirits. He had not only planned to pass the Kingdom’s selection, but he planned to shock and awe, gaining the attention of the Jin Long Wei’s high brass, allowing him to be knighted as a “Kingdom Knight”, or even become a Jin Long Wei Hundred Household or Thousand Household.
But now, it was no longer guaranteed that he would pass the selection. It was impossible for him to make progress in a short time.