Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 330 People's joys and sorrows are not shared!

After Huo Yuhao unveiled Xiao Xiao's veil, he chose to end his segment.

After Huo Yuhao, it was He Caitou's turn. This guy was truly naive. At first, he actually planned to use a level-seven soul-guided cannon to force the Sea God Fairies to remove their hats. Only after Dai Yueheng reminded him did he realize that this wouldn't work. However, being a soul-guided genius after all, he always had some ingenious ideas about the use of soul-guided devices, and in the end, he actually managed to remove the hats of the four Sea God Fairies.

The remaining male disciples also used their unique abilities to attack the sea goddess fairies who had not yet had their hats removed. In the end, only three of the twenty-one sea goddess fairies were still wearing their hats, and only thirty-nine of the forty-two male disciples remained. Apart from Ye Liu, who had angered everyone, two other disciples lost their qualifications because they had fallen into the water by cheating.

The first segment, "Mutual Appreciation," had ended, and the male disciples' enthusiasm had been fully aroused. Many of them had transformed into hungry wolves with gleaming green eyes, eager to pounce on the sea goddess fairies, who were like delicious lambs.

The second round is about to begin. This time, the order of appearance for the male disciples has changed. They will be ranked according to the number of straw hats each person removes. Zhu Ziyang removed four straw hats, so he is ranked first. After him is He Caitou, who also removed four straw hats.

"Next is the second segment," Dai Yueheng announced loudly. "After getting to know each other in the first segment, it's time for the girls to express which boy they like. So, the name of the second segment is 'Love at First Sight'."

The rules are simple: each female student will receive a switch to control the soul-guiding lamp on her lotus leaf. They will then light up the lamps for each male student. Any male student whose lamp is kept lit by a female student can stay and participate in the next stage.

However, if unfortunately no female student keeps their light on for him, then, sadly, he will have to leave our event.

After listening to Dai Yueheng's introduction, Zhu Ziyang felt strange. Isn't this so-called love at first sight just being attracted to good looks? If the two parties have really never had any contact, then there is only one factor that can make a girl willing to turn on her light for a boy at first glance, and that is that the boy's appearance is very much in line with the girl's aesthetic. There is no other possibility.

After all, humans are visual creatures.

Zhu Ziyang was the first to be chosen, and he didn't care at all. Not to mention Jiang Nannan, Ma Xiaotao and Qian Lingyi, he was very confident in his appearance alone.

Dai Yueheng continued, "Please, all you sea goddesses, consider this carefully. You have one minute, so please make sure you've thought it through!"

Furthermore, I need to emphasize that if you do not leave your light on for any of the thirty-nine men, it means you are forfeiting this matchmaking event and need to leave Poseidon Lake.

Upon hearing Dai Yueheng's words, the girls each had their own thoughts, but none of them showed any emotion on their faces.

Soon, the minute was up, and Zhang Weiwei said softly, "Okay, time's up, so let's begin the second part, 'Love at First Sight'."

First, please, all you sea goddesses, keep your lights on for Zhu Ziyang. A reminder to all the ladies: in this round, choosing which boy to keep your light on doesn't mean you have to choose him in the end. If you have a good impression of him, you can give him a chance, and give yourself a chance too. I believe he will also pay attention to the girl who kept her light on for him.

"Alright, let's begin!"

Zhu Ziyang maintained a faint smile, as if he were the one being judged by a group of girls, not someone else. It can only be said that with his improved strength, Zhu Ziyang's mindset had long since reached a point of indifference to praise or criticism. What might be a tense and awkward situation for ordinary people was, for him, less exciting than teasing Zhang Lexuan on the Moon Goddess Shuttle while carrying Jiang Nannan. Ahem, I digress.

"Three! Two! One!" Dai Yueheng's countdown ended, and all twenty-one lamps on site remained lit, not one of them went out.

"Great! All twenty-one lights are on, Ziyang has really made a good start!" Dai Yueheng said with a smile, his voice tinged with admiration. "Truly worthy of Ziyang!"

Zhu Ziyang smiled slightly, not surprised by the result. Among the twenty-one girls, those who knew him need no further explanation, and those who didn't know him were attracted by his performance in the first round. Even if they didn't know him, it was always good to leave a light on and express goodwill. After all, those who could enter Shrek Academy's inner courtyard were not ordinary people.

Zhu Ziyang's twenty-one lights put immense pressure on the boys behind him, especially He Caitou, whose palms were already sweating with nervousness.

"Secondly, He Caitou. All sea goddesses, please prepare." Dai Yueheng continued, "Begin!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone felt that the light of the Sea God Lake had dimmed considerably, and one by one the lamps went out. Such a cruel scene made He Caitou feel somewhat desperate. However, fortunately, he was quite popular and his friends were quite loyal. Of the twenty-one lamps, two remained: Tang Ya and Xue Weiwei.

Well, this is both good and bad news for He Caitou. The good news is that he doesn't have to be eliminated immediately and can continue to the next round. The bad news is that the two girls who left their lights on for him are both his friends' wives, and the girl he likes didn't light up for him. Even though he knows that it's just unrequited love, that's how people are. They always have unrealistic fantasies until the very last moment.

He Caitou's eyes dimmed slightly, but he still smiled and exclaimed, "Xiaoya and Weiwei are so loyal!"

"Shouldn't you treat Beibei and Xu Sanshi to a meal?" Zhu Ziyang said with a teasing smile.

"Hehe! Definitely, definitely!" He Caitou chuckled sheepishly.

The next few people were unable to replicate Zhu Ziyang's peak performance, nor were they able to replicate He Caitou's slump. Each of them gained about six or seven lamps.

Soon, it was Xu Sanshi's turn. Compared to the previous people, Xu Sanshi was much calmer. What a joke, Xu Sanshi is a married man, why would he care about the attraction of many women?

"Xu Sanshi, love at first sight, begin!"

With a whoosh, a whoosh, a whoosh... as if they had planned it together, all twenty-one lamps went out at almost the same time, leaving only one lamp, emitting a not-so-dazzling light. And that lamp, of course, belonged to Xue Weiwei.

"Uh! I don't feel that happy!" Xu Sanshi was a little depressed. He knew that the girls must have conspired to do this, but he couldn't object. After all, they were doing it for his and Xue Weiwei's good. Helpless, Xu Sanshi had no choice but to accept the last place crown that He Caitou hadn't even warmed up yet.

"This Xu Sanshi, he got the benefit and still acts innocent!" Zhu Ziyang naturally heard Xu Sanshi's mutterings, chuckled, and said.

"Exactly!" He Caitou nodded in complete agreement.

"Senior Brother, did Sister Weiwei and Teacher Xiaoya plan this together?" Huo Yuhao, who had taken off his bamboo hat, was standing next to Bei Bei, who hadn't taken off his hat. Huo Yuhao asked Bei Bei with a puzzled look on his face.

"Hmm!" Bei Bei nodded, his expression somewhat strange, because he had already foreseen that when it was his turn, Tang Ya would probably be the only one to light up for him. Sigh, he felt inexplicably envious of Zi Yang.

Soon, it was Huo Yuhao's turn. Huo Yuhao was a little nervous. Although he knew that he wouldn't be rejected by all the girls, a man always hopes to win the favor of more girls.

"Huo Yuhao, love at first sight, begin!" Dai Yueheng shouted, glancing at Huo Yuhao without making a sound. Dai Yueheng was still very interested in this junior brother who had defeated Dai Huabin many times. Although he no longer needed to compete with Dai Huabin for the right of succession, they were still brothers after all.

Quite a few girls left their lights on for Huo Yuhao. Tang Ya, Xue Weiwei, and Xiao Xiao went without saying. Girls number two, seventeen, and twenty-one, who were still wearing straw hats, also left their lights on for Huo Yuhao. There were also some other girls like Wu Ming. In total, there were sixteen lights. Although it couldn't compare to Zhu Ziyang's twenty-one lights, it was still the most among the others.

After Huo Yuhao, it was Bei Bei's turn. Just as Bei Bei had guessed, out of the twenty-one girls, only Tang Ya left her light on for him. He could see the expression on Tang Ya's face, a gloating and triumphant smile.

Beibei smiled helplessly.

After that, there weren't many people Zhu Ziyang paid attention to. Dai Huabin was one of them. As a member of the Dai family who was already engaged to a Zhu family girl, his participation in the matchmaking event surprised not only Zhu Ziyang but also Dai Yueheng, who was hosting the event. However, since Dai Huabin was not married yet, it did not violate the rules, and Dai Yueheng could not do anything about it.

However, Dai Huabin's identity was not a secret in the inner courtyard. A man with a fiancée came to the matchmaking event without her knowledge, and without a doubt, all the girls turned off their lights for him, except for a girl named Wu Feng. This girl was also the only one besides Jiang Nannan, Ma Xiaotao, and the other four girls who turned off their lights for Huo Yuhao.

Zhu Ziyang stroked his chin, seemingly understanding the two men's intentions. They were after Xiao Huo, after all. A smile appeared on his face. Those who enjoy gossip will never complain about how sweet the gossip is.

After Dai Huabin, the first boy eliminated in this round appeared: Xie Huanyue. Because no girl kept their light on for him, he was unfortunately eliminated. The chubby boy shouted indignantly, "Fatty people have no rights!"

Unfortunately, people's joys and sorrows are not shared; they only felt that the Evil Illusion Moon was noisy.

(End of this chapter)