Big Moon Ballad

Chapter 2582 Red Moon

The breeze blew away the water droplets and snowflakes on the ground, and a chill quietly crept up the backs of the onlookers.

The light around them dimmed, and everyone shuddered, suddenly realizing that the ranking ceremony had been going on for almost a day.

The sun quietly set in the west and would completely set in less than a quarter of an hour.

Torches and lanterns had been lit near the viewing tent further away.

"It's getting dark, are you still going to fight?"

"Did it take so long?"

"The Rank Ceremony should last more than one day, right? Does it have to be completed in one day?"

"This... the only person who can compete with me should be Master Donghuang Taiyi, right?"

The people watching the fight were whispering, and countless eyes fell on Ying Baoyue and Ji Mo.

Dongfang Yi had left, but Ji Mo did not immediately enter the battle barrier.

He stood silently at the place where he had watched the battle before, looking in the direction of the battle barrier, but did not move.

He was the organizer of this ranking ceremony. No one dared to urge him. They could only look carefully in the direction where the several national masters were standing.

"What to do?"

After a stalemate of about an incense stick of time, Xu Canghai finally couldn't stand it anymore and spoke up, "Hey, are you still going to fight today?"

"It will be dark soon if you keep dragging it on like this. Give me your answer whether you want to fight or not. Don't let so many people waste time with you."

Ji Mo glanced at him, "Can she still fight now?"

"She's still standing, which means she can still fight," Xu Canghai shook his head speechlessly, "If you think it's unfair for her to fight two rounds in a row, then you can go over and announce the end of today's battle and continue the fight tomorrow."

Fighting in the dark is disadvantageous to practitioners, and people around who want to watch cannot see clearly.

In addition, Ying Baoyue had consumed a lot of energy after fighting two consecutive battles and was not in the best condition. The formal battle between Ji Mo and Ying Baoyue was a serious matter and should not be carried out rashly.

Even if Ji Mo announced that today's battle was over, no one could say anything.

Ji Mo was silent for a moment, then glanced at Xu Canghai and Xiang Jun, "Are you two going to fight?"

Xu Canghai was stunned for a moment and suddenly had nothing to say.

What's the point of him, a useless man with no power left, fighting a rank battle with Ying Baoyue, a businessman who only knows how to make money?

The other spectators around had already excluded them by default, but they didn't expect Ji Mo to still want to put them ahead of himself.

"I'm sorry, I already admitted defeat to Master Shao Siming nine years ago," Xiang Jun smiled and bowed, "I'm here only to fulfill my duties as one of the Eight Gods. What rank I will take in the future is entirely up to Master Dong Huang."

Xu Canghai was interrupted and took a deep breath, "Me too."

"In terms of winning or losing..."

He looked at Ying Baoyue standing in the battle barrier and Meng Shi who was watching the battle, his eyes were solemn, "Back then at Ninggu Pagoda, I lost to those two women."

He not only lost to Ying Baoyue, but also lost to Meng Shi.

Xu Canghai looked at Ji Mo calmly, "I admit my defeat. I was invited here only to be a witness."

He could see that Ji Mo was hesitant when the time came.

There are so many connections between these two people, so complicated that others cannot understand.

The battle between Ji Mo and Ying Baoyue attracted worldwide attention.

Ji Mo convened this ranking ceremony, largely to settle the dispute with Ying Baoyue.

They really need to put an end to everything.

"Do you think we can still have this final fight tonight?"

In the carriage, the White Tiger God floated in the air, yawned, and asked Li Ji.

"This is not the last game," Li Ji said calmly, "some people haven't come yet."

Yun Zhongjun and Chun Yuye, who had said before that they would attend the rank ceremony, have yet to show up.

He had been sitting in the carriage and keeping still, just in case the two men suddenly appeared when no one was prepared.

"They haven't appeared yet," the White Tiger God held up his chin, "With you and Chunhua-kun squatting here, we don't have to worry about those two evil creatures suddenly appearing."

Yun Zhongjun and Chun Yuye probably wanted to wait until Ji Mo and Ying Baoyue were both defeated before appearing. "The Xirong people will not appear unless these two fight."

The White Tiger God tapped on the car window in boredom. "What are those two going to do? It's getting dark. If they want to disband and fight again the next day, they should decide quickly."

"Baoyue has made a decision," Li Ji looked quietly at Ying Baoyue who was standing in the battle barrier.

Although she didn't say anything, she just stood there after the battle with Dongfang Yi ended.

This is her attitude.

She can fight again, and she will continue to fight.

The person who couldn't make a decision was Ji Mo.

Ji Jiashu felt inexplicably panicked, looked out the window, and suddenly took a breath of cold air.

"what happened?"

Li Ji asked.

"It's getting dark," Ji Jiashu said with a short breath, "The moon is rising, but that moon..."

Li Ji looked out the window and his face suddenly changed.

The setting sun sank completely into the mountains, and a bright moon rose from the east.

But that moon was blood red.

"It's actually Red Moon?"

The White Tiger God was stunned. "Isn't there going to be a lunar eclipse tonight? Although it is indeed the fifteenth...wait."

Li Ji took a deep breath and said, "It's not impossible."

He looked at the stunned gods across from him and said simply, "White Tiger, Suzaku didn't come."

Although the beast gods have the ability to sense celestial phenomena, not all of them can accurately predict a celestial phenomenon as rare and unique as the red moon.

The god among them who is best at predicting celestial phenomena is Suzaku.

"It seems that Donghuang Taiyi did not choose the time of this grand ceremony at random."

Li Ji's eyes were solemn. "But even Suzaku can only predict the day of the lunar eclipse."

The time of appearance of the red moon is not fixed, but it is usually closely related to the time of the total lunar eclipse.

“So this red moon phenomenon is a coincidence?” White Tiger God looked solemn.

"It's a coincidence, and it's not a coincidence," Li Ji stared at the blood-red moon.

Ji Mo chose to hold the ranking ceremony at the foot of Mount Li on the day of the lunar eclipse, which was probably a gamble.

According to historical records, the red moon sometimes appears again after a year.

But who can say for sure about this kind of opportunity?

"Has it been a year?"

Li Ji looked at the moon with mixed feelings.

"The first time Baoyue and I met in our lives was on a night like this one with a red moon."

The location is also on this mountain.

Ji Jiashu's heartbeat suddenly accelerated. The shadow of a giant tree suddenly appeared in his mind and a vague voice sounded in his ears.

"Chunhua?"

Li Ji noticed that Ji Jiashu was acting strangely.

"Nothing, I just suddenly have a headache," Ji Jiashu looked out the window and asked in surprise, "Dad?"

Ji Mo, who was originally standing still, took a look at the red moon rising in the sky, then stepped towards the battle barrier.

"It seems that he has made up his mind," White Tiger God sighed, "This is also God's will."

Everything is already destined.

It can be compared with the Lunar Eclipse in Chapter 43 of Volume 1