My life has the gift of growth.

Chapter 141 The storm is coming
The second match between Fengyun Wugao and Tianying Wugao ended very quickly. Before Lu Yaoshi even appeared on the field, his first three teammates easily defeated their opponents. Fengyun Wugao defeated Tianying Wugao 3-0.

From the audience's point of view, this game was a bit boring. The level of Fengyun Wugao's players was much higher than that of Tianying Wugao, and they won with a crushing advantage.

However, in the opinion of insiders, the bigger gap between the two sides lies in team capabilities.

Everything from the order of appearance of everyone at Tianying Wugao to the specific martial arts and fighting styles that the team members are proficient in has been studied thoroughly by the Fengyun Wugao team.

When the two sides fought, even if the members of Tianying Wugao tried their best, they could not gain any advantage and were even counterattacked, so they were defeated. Otherwise, with the strength of the captain of Tianying Wugao, they could still get a point.

On the Bai Ze Wugao side, everyone watched the game carefully. The joy of defeating Wuji Wugao was already mostly gone, and they even felt a little depressed as a whole, especially Yuan Qiu, Zhang Heng, and Wang Hai, who looked gloomy and said nothing.

They had already begun to imagine themselves in the same situation as the Tianying Wugao team members in the finals, being plotted to death and having no chance of winning at all.

"Why, no one wants to say anything? Then I'll go first."

Qin Ying was the first to break the tense atmosphere in the lounge. She looked around and finally landed on Bai Yu.
"I heard that someone in the team went out to have a midnight snack without telling anyone else last night. You're the captain, do you know who it was?"

After Qin Ying asked this question, everyone in the room except Bai Yu and Zhao Lingyu was shocked and looked towards Bai Yu with burning eyes. This was the latest gossip.

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"It's me." Bai Yu admitted calmly.

We all live on the same floor, so some things can't be hidden.

"I heard that there is an accomplice. Aren't you going to confess him?" Qin Ying looked at Zhao Lingyu again.

Zhao Lingyu turned her head away, revealing the red tips of her ears.

Seeing the two people's reactions, the others around them were still polite and covered their mouths and laughed secretly.
Wang Hai couldn't suppress the smile on his face, and he laughed out loud while slapping the table.

Qin Ying tortured the ambiguous Bai Yu and Zhao Lingyu on the spot, and the scene was really interesting.

After the joke, everyone relaxed.
At this time, Qian Tao had also finished processing the data he had just collected, and combined it with the Fengyun Wugao intelligence he had collected previously, and began to analyze their technical characteristics for everyone.

People in Fengyunwugao can make use of data and habits, and they can do the same. In the end, it is nothing more than a competition of who can make faster progress during this period and who can better adapt to the pace of change.

However, there are still two difficult problems they need to solve.

The first is that they need a sparring team. It doesn’t need to be very professional, as long as they can be on par with them.

"We can contact a few martial arts schools or clubs in Huanglong City and find one easily. At most we can just pay a little more money." Wang Hai said easily.

"It's not as simple as you think."

Kong Xin shook his head. He understood better than anyone how many twists and turns there were in commercialized martial arts organizations.
"We are not familiar with these local people. No matter how much money we give them, they may contact people in Fengyun Wugao and sell our training information."

"Is a confidentiality agreement not okay?" Wang Hai continued to ask.

"If we don't catch them in the act, they're more useless than toilet paper." Kong Xin said.

"Then what do we do?"

Wang Hai asked, and the rest of the team was also thinking hard.
Most of them were born and raised in the east, and have no connections in an independent jurisdiction like Huanglong City.

At this moment, Zhao Lingyu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up:

"How is Wuji Wugao?"

"Wuji Wugao?!"

Everyone was stunned at first, thinking that it was inappropriate to invite the team that defeated them, but after careful consideration, it seemed to be okay.
Wuji Wugao had a good reputation in the northern division. After coming here, they also saw how people behaved. It was very unlikely that they would leak information for money.
Moreover, Chen Yubing, the successor of Wuji Sect, owed Zhao Lingyu a bet.

"I think I can try it."

Bai Yu was the first to express his opinion that Wuji Wugao was very suitable for their current situation and they could learn from each other’s strengths and make up for their weaknesses.

"Wuji Wugao is indeed much more trustworthy than the local people." Kong Xin also agreed.

"Then I'll invite them over to ask. They should not have left yet."

Qin Ying also acted decisively and went straight to the lounge of Wuji Martial Arts High School.

A few minutes later, Qin Ying appeared in front of everyone with the coach and players of Wuji Martial Arts High School.

"I personally have no objection, as long as the players agree."

After hearing the proposal, the coach of Wuji Wugao nodded and agreed immediately. They were defeated by Bai Ze Wugao, so coming here as sparring partners was also a form of practice.

The members of Wuji Martial Arts High School looked at Chen Yubing. If Chen Yubing could do it, then they would have no problem either.

"We don't need money, nor do we need your martial arts. You just need to agree to one condition of mine." Chen Yubing said in a serious tone.

For a moment, everyone at Bai Ze Wu Gao frowned secretly, worried that Chen Yubing would make some excessive demands.

Bai Yu was also surprised. He thought Chen Yubing was a good person who would be grateful, but he didn't expect there were special conditions.

Zhao Lingyu was not tolerant at all. She looked at Chen Yubing coldly and said directly: "No conditions, if you don't agree~"

Halfway through the conversation, Qin Ying, looking calm, reached out to stop Zhao Lingyu.
"Please tell me what the conditions are. We will try our best to meet them within our capabilities."

Chen Yubing glanced at the arrogant Zhao Lingyu and said with a smile, "I will only practice with Zhao Lingyu!"

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Qin Ying held back her smile and showed a look that said, "As expected." She knew that she could invite people over so easily because of Zhao Lingyu's charm.

Wang Hai and a few others laughed secretly and made eyes at Bai Yu. It was Bai Yu who had been practicing with Zhao Lingyu all along, but when Chen Yubing arrived, he snatched him away. Now the young couple was separated.

"Okay, you and Zhao Lingyu will practice together these few days." Qin Ying agreed on behalf of Zhao Lingyu.

Although Zhao Lingyu was unhappy, she did not refute. It was actually a good thing for the entire team that Chen Yubing took the initiative to find her.

The ones they need the most are Yuan Qiu and the other two. All three of them need to go one step further and break through themselves.

However, Chen Yubing's strength far exceeds that of the other three. Being a sparring partner is not as effective as being Chen Yubing's teammates. It is best to be evenly matched.

After agreeing on the training time and place, the people from Wuji Martial Arts High School left, and the people from Bai Ze Martial Arts High School continued to discuss the second difficult problem - Lu Yaoshi.

In the southern division, Fengyun Wugao High School swept all the opponents. In every game, his teammates could win the game without waiting for Lu Yaoshi to appear on the field.

Therefore, outsiders like them were unable to accurately judge Lu Yaoshi's true strength, which directly affected their deployment of troops.

If Lu Yaoshi's strength is mediocre, then letting either Zhao Lingyu or Bai Yu face him in the final would be a waste of fighting power.

If the strength is equal to that of Wang Hai and others, or is superior and extremely strong, who should they let fight against? Should they choose a head-on confrontation, or give up tactically?
What should we do if Fengyun Wugao, who knows their strength, takes advantage of their most ideal way of fighting?
In short, without knowing Lu Yaoshi's position, they will not be able to exchange with Fengyun Wugao on an equal footing in this complicated game, and their final chance of winning will be greatly reduced.

"Bai Yu, what do you think? Lu Yaoshi met you at the drawing ceremony." Qin Ying asked.

Bai Yu recalled the details from the beginning, looked at the only one line of data from Lu Yaoshi, and shook his head:

"He can keep up with my pace, which is definitely not as simple as the data shows, but I can't judge the details. There is no direct confrontation between us."

Qin Ying nodded and asked several other people for their opinions, but none of them were sure. Then she asked someone to bring a box of playing cards.

Then he picked out five cards from the 10 of spades to the Ace of spades, turned them over and shuffled the order, and finally laid them out in a row with their backs facing Bai Yu. "Come on, everyone, choose your order of appearance."

Although it seemed like a joking approach, no one present had any doubt that this was indeed the best way to resolve the current situation.

In this game of unequal information, they were at a disadvantage from the beginning. The more they wanted to find the so-called optimal solution, the easier it was for them to be tricked by Fengyun Wugao.
Therefore, the best way is not to gamble, not to think about it, and leave everything to luck and strength.

"I'll go first."

Wang Hai reached out and turned over the card in the middle - the J of Spades, the second in line.

"I'm second." Yuan Qiu followed and turned over the rightmost card - the King of Spades, the fourth in line.

Zhang Heng was the third to make a move, turning over the leftmost card - the Queen of Spades, third in line.

There were only two left. Zhao Lingyu looked at Bai Yu next to her and asked, "Which one do you want?"

Bai Yu paused and pointed to the poker card on Qin Ying's right hand side, "That one."

"Well, that's mine."

Zhao Lingyu said this and reached out to turn it over - 10 of spades, first in line.

"You deliberately."

Zhao Lingyu glared at Bai Yu. She felt that he had tricked her. She knew that Bai Yu had seen the positions of all the playing cards, so she let Bai Yu choose first. It turned out that Bai Yu also knew what she wanted.

"No." Bai Yu denied calmly and turned over the last Ace of Spades.

All five cards are revealed, and the order of appearance for everyone is determined. From now on, they don't need to waste their energy on arranging the troops and formations, they just need to concentrate on improving themselves.

"Okay, there's no turning back now. We only have one chance. Come on, everyone!" Qin Ying said.

"Come on!" everyone responded in unison.

In the afternoon, everyone returned to the Qilin Martial Arts Hotel and after a short rest, they actively started training.

Bai Yu was also busy, learning ancient martial arts from Zhao Lingyu while working hard to improve his body to its peak condition.

Just this morning, his Growth Card [Exotic Beast Gourmet] was completed, his potential increased again, and he was only a step away from obtaining a new Growth Card.

[Name: Bai Yu]

[Stage: Puberty Lv12 (986000/1024000)]

[Attributes: Constitution: 33 (39); Spirit: 32 (38)]

【talent:
Ancient Awakening max: Enhanced brain memory and insight, and improved food energy efficiency.

Smiling Killer max: When smiling, charm increases, combat instincts are strengthened, and the creatures become stunned and psychedelic, which can temporarily increase their attributes.

Precision Body Lv2: Improved control over one's own muscles, improved control over one's own organs and tissues, the next level Lv3 effect: Improved control over one's own blood. (Requirement: Physical and mental attributes reach 40.)
Extreme Martial Kunpeng Lv1: The index finger of the left hand opens the Kunpeng node, which can enhance the martial arts effect. The next level Lv2 effect: The left arm opens the Kunpeng node. (Requirement: The spiritual attribute reaches 50 points.)
[Skill: Yama Blade, current Lv2 (Mastery): 0/1000. ]

[Unfinished cards:

Inheritance Magic Box: Bond Card, from Lu Hao.

The current activation degree is 2%. After 100% activation, it can be combined with the talent card to obtain special skills.

Bone Beads: Bond card, from Cao Na.

The current activation level is 50%.

At night, the people from Wuji Martial Arts High School arrived as scheduled, and the two sides began a simulated confrontation again.

Yuan Qiu, Wang Hai, and Zhang Heng went after their respective opponents from the morning. Zhao Lingyu was pestered by Chen Yubing.

Bai Yu's side was the most boring. Xu Hao was not at the same level as him at all. Whether it was simulated sparring or confrontation, it was meaningless to him.

However, there was also a lazy person in the training room. The players were always watched and guided by a group of analysts including Kong Xin and Qian Tao, while the logistics were handled by a group of people including Lin Jiao and Lu Wanyun.

The only one left, Qin Ying, the head coach, had nothing to do.

"Come on, Bai Yu, let me see how much you have grown recently."

Qin Ying stretched his muscles and stood opposite Bai Yu.

Bai Yu took a deep breath, tensed all his muscles, and prepared to attack, but also to be hit.
At the same time, in the western part of Longzhou, outside Qingshan City,
Under the cover of night, an old pickup truck, pulling a pile of rusty crude oil barrels, took a small path over mountains and across ridges, passed through layers of barriers, and finally arrived at a hidden manor.

The manor yard was brightly lit, but it was dark from outside the gate. The delivery driver was already accustomed to such changes, and after parking the car, he began to hand over the goods to the servants in the manor.

One by one, crude oil barrels filled with daily necessities and various exotic animal meats were unloaded and sent to the storage room, until only the last green crude oil barrel was left, which was sent alone to the living room.

When they arrived at the quaint living room, the crude oil barrel suddenly began to shake violently. A few whimpers could be heard faintly from inside, and it was about to roll down.

At this moment, an arm covered with silver scales firmly pressed the crude oil barrel, and the owner of the arm looked at the tall figure facing the fireplace.

"Lord Long, the messenger has arrived."

As the snake-like woman spoke, the crude oil barrel began to melt like a candle, revealing the full appearance of the messenger hidden inside.

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"

Wang Qian was terrified when she saw the unfamiliar environment and the strange people around her. She screamed and stepped back, but her numb legs were completely out of control and she could not do anything.

"Snapped!"

The next moment, a cold and ruthless slap hit Wang Qian's face, and Wang Qian immediately stopped talking.

"Who asked you to come?" The snake girl stared at Wang Qian with her beast-like eyes.

"Lin Jiao, it was Lin Jiao who asked me to come here to deliver something to you!"

The burning sensation strongly stimulated Wang Qian's nerves, and she finally came back to her senses from her panic.

She went to the address Lin Jiao mentioned, but after she had just spoken a few words to the person inside, her file bag was snatched away and she was knocked unconscious. When she woke up again, she was already inside the iron barrel.

After confirming that Wang Qian was not lying, the snake girl once again turned to the phantom in front of the fireplace.
"Lord Long, there is no problem with your identity."

"Wow~"

Zhao Lingyu's medical examination report and the file bag fell into the fireplace. The flames cheered and the red-haired woman in front of the fireplace turned around.

Wang Qian met that unruly gaze with fear. An indescribable chill seeped from her skin into her soul. Her consciousness became increasingly blurred. Finally, only a short conversation echoed in her brain:

"Call Jiuying, Qiongqi and Taotie."

"Where?"

"Huanglong City, the key to the ruins will appear there. By the way, I will get my hand back as well."

(End of this chapter)