Fighting Against the Odds: I Am the Right Path

"We should live up to our mediocrity."

Liu Ling stared at Xiao Yan in a daze, then the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, revealing a smile.

"You're right." Liu Ling threw the black crystal in his hand into the medicine cauldron, his eyes flashing with dazzling brilliance, "I must do it to live up to my mediocrity!"

Looking at Liu Ling, whose whole person seemed to have changed, Xiao Yan smiled softly, turned his gaze to the Xuanyun Cauldron in front of him, ignited the Qinglian Earth Core Fire in his hand, and began to concentrate on refining the black crystals in the cauldron.

Alien fire? !

Yaoyue and Liu Ling were both shocked when they saw the flames burning in Xiao Yan’s medicine cauldron.

Immediately, Liu Ling showed a wry smile.

After saying so much, you are the least mediocre one among the three of us.

Yaoyue also began to refine the black crystal in front of her, but part of her thoughts was still on Xiao Yan’s words just now, lingering in her mind.

I thought that Xiao Yan was too high-ranking to let Xiao Yan join the royal family.

But now it seems that the opposite may be true.

Xiao Yan's cognition was actually more like the royal family than the royal family.

Chapter 248 The Fool

Time passed by minute by minute in the tense atmosphere of the venue. Every participating alchemist was on edge, trying his best to refine the black crystals in front of him.

"I succeeded!"

Finally, Lin Fei in the audience held up the white jade-like crystal in her hand after refining, her face full of excitement.

On the stone table beside her, Xue Mei held the refined white crystal and breathed a sigh of relief. Lin Fei bared her teeth, tossed the white crystal in her hand towards Xue Mei, and smiled triumphantly.

"Hehe~Xue Mei, I'm one step ahead of you~"

"Yes, yes, you are awesome."

Xue Mei responded quite perfunctorily. Lin Fei's cocky look was indeed very annoying, but after all, they had been together for such a long time, and Xue Mei already knew how to deal with her.

In short, keep a normal mind.

After Lin Fei announced that she had completed the refining, the alchemists on the field raised the refined white jade crystals one after another.

"I've refined it!"

"I've refined it too!"

Those alchemists who had not yet completed their refining could not help but feel anxious when they heard that others around them had succeeded in refining. As more and more people completed their refining, the anxiety became stronger, and unspeakable pressure weighed heavily on them.

In this competition, the people under the greatest pressure were undoubtedly Xiao Yan and the other two, who were on the podium and attracted the strong attention of the audience.

At this moment, neither Xiao Yan, Yao Yue, nor Liu Ling were affected by the alchemists around them who had successfully refined the medicine. Their eyes were focused on the medicine cauldron in front of them.

Ya Fei, who was hosting the show, looked at Xiao Yan on the stage. Her blue eyes revealed some worry. She then slightly side-glanced at the hourglass that was almost running out of time, and cold sweat dripped down her forehead.

My dear brother, why did you talk so much during the game? You wasted nearly half of the time!

Not to mention that Jia Xingtian hoped that Xiao Yan could make a name for himself in the imperial capital through this competition. The three people standing on the podium were undoubtedly the most watched in this competition, especially Yaoyue and Liu Ling. One was a little princess trained by the royal family, and the other was a disciple of Dan King Gu He. It would be too embarrassing if they couldn't even pass the first level.

While Ya Fei was so worried, the participating alchemists were gradually divided into three factions.

One group had already completed the refining and were calmly watching others' refining, while the other group was still stuck in the difficult refining process.

The last group knew they had lost hope and simply gave up.

In the audience stands, Jia Xingtian clutched the railing tightly, not even having time to care about his beloved great-granddaughter Yaoyue. He stared at Xiao Yan on the stage, frowning and muttering.

"Xiao Yan, don't let me down!"

In the next plan, Xiao Yan's reputation is an extremely important part. If his reputation is not high enough, many parts of the plan will not be able to proceed.

Behind Jia Xingtian, Hai Bodong was leaning on the sofa with a calm expression, leisurely chewing on the umpteenth apple in his hand, without any sign of worry on his face.

The first is to believe in Xiao Yan.

Second, even if Xiao Yan was eliminated, he would not be the one who should feel the most troubled.

Anyway, Jia Xingtian will be the one to hold up the sky if it falls, so Hai Bodong doesn't want to worry so much.

However, although Hai Bodong thought so in his heart, looking at the apple cores scattered on the ground next to the sofa, he could tell that his heart was not as calm as he seemed on the surface.

On the other side, Nalan Jie was quietly watching Xiao Yan on the stage. Although his face looked normal, his hands were clenched into fists under his sleeves. Nalan Yanran and Xiao Yixian beside him were also watching silently, and their hearts were raised to the peak.

Compared to the nervousness of the three people, Zi Yun sat calmly on the chair, reaching out to gently stroke the mane of the sleeping little lion king, not caring at all whether Xiao Yan won or lost.

From her perspective as a Warcraft, she wouldn't die if she lost, so why should she be so nervous?

At this tense moment for Jia Xingtian and others, time is finally coming to an end.

Just when the hourglass was about to run out of juice, Xiao Yan, Yao Yue and Liu Ling on the stage opened the furnace almost at the same time, tightly grasping the refined white crystals that popped out of it.

Three people, refining is completed!

This scene made Yafei suddenly overjoyed. She saw out of the corner of her eye that the hourglass had finally run out. She then opened her flaming red lips and announced loudly through the loudspeaker.

"Time is up! This competition ends here!"

There were also quite a few alchemists in the audience who had just finished refining before Ya Fei's announcement. After hearing Ya Fei's announcement, their tense hearts finally relaxed, and they sat down on the ground exhausted, with expressions of luck on their faces.

The faces of those alchemists who were almost done with refining the elixir were filled with regret. They kept hammering on the stone table, with deep resentment welling up in their hearts.

As for those alchemists who had given up long ago, they had already started to pack up their things quietly. Compared to those who were almost successful in refining the medicine, they were much calmer in their hearts.

There's nothing I can do. I can only blame myself for not having learned my skills well enough. I'll go back and practice more.

"Phew~ It was just a little bit short."

Yaoyue held the white crystal in her hand, looking at the hourglass in the air, a hint of relief inevitably emerged in her words.

Liu Ling raised her hand to wipe the cold sweat from her forehead, glanced at Xiao Yan and joked harmlessly.

"Really? Because of what you said, I almost got eliminated in the first round. That would have been too embarrassing for the teacher."

"Ah sorry."

Xiao Yan scratched his face a little embarrassedly. After all, what Liu Ling said was the truth. It was because of what he said that Yaoyue and Liu Ling wasted so much time. Otherwise, the three of them would not have been so nervous to complete the task.

Hearing Xiao Yan's apology, Liu Ling was stunned for a moment, then sighed softly and looked at him with some amusement.

"It seems I can't joke with you casually in the future."

Liu Ling could see that Xiao Yan was a very serious person and was so serious that even a joke of hers could be taken seriously.

Even Liu Ling herself did not realize that she was no longer as hostile towards Xiao Yan as she was at the beginning.

It would be difficult for anyone with normal ideas to feel hostility towards such a person.

Just as Liu Ling was thinking this, an excited voice suddenly came over.

"Xiao Yan! Well done! My fiancé is so awesome!!!"

Liu Ling and Xiao Yan turned around in surprise, and saw Nalan Yanran in the audience waving her hands excitedly. The smile on her face was so dazzling that she looked several times more beautiful than usual.

However, in comparison, Liu Ling's mood suddenly became extremely bad, and the good mood of having luckily passed the first round of the competition was gone.

He knew very well that no matter how beautiful Nalan Yanran's smile was, it was not meant for him.

Okay, I take back that thought.

Liu Ling looked at Xiao Yan, whose face was slightly embarrassed by Nalan Yanran's cheers, and a raging fire burned in her eyes.

I still hate you!!!

On the other side, Jia Xingtian breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Xiao Yan successfully pass the first round, and a bitter smile appeared on the corners of his mouth.

This kid really has to make people terrified no matter what he does.

Immediately, Jia Xingtian raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he had thought of something. He raised his hand and gestured to Yafei on the podium. In Yafei's puzzled look, he pointed at the hourglass in the air.

Ya Fei was bewildered at first, but being extremely intelligent, she quickly understood what Jia Xingtian meant. She lowered her head to look at the list handed over by the staff, and her voice spread throughout the venue through the loudspeaker.

"The results of the first round of competition have come out. Of the one hundred contestants, forty-seven have successfully passed, and fifty-three have been eliminated! Let's applaud those contestants who passed!"

Driven by Ya Fei's words, thunderous applause broke out from the audience stands, and Ya Fei's next words were heard by everyone.

"In this round of competition, the best performers are Xiao Yan, Princess Yaoyue and Liu Ling on the podium. Let us give them even more enthusiastic cheers!"

After hearing Ya Fei's words, the audience who had been watching the competition knew why, but the alchemists who had been concentrating on refining during the competition were not happy.

The first person to raise the question was Lin Fei, who was the first to complete.

"Why?! I was the first one to finish it!"

After Lin Fei finished speaking, many alchemists also raised objections.

"That's right! They finished almost last, and we finished earlier than them!"

"Why are they the best?!"

"Just because you're standing on the platform?"

"A complete and utter shady deal!"

Hearing the continuous protests from the alchemists below the stage, Ya Fei remained calm and explained with a smile.

"Please be patient, everyone. Let me explain to you."

"Just before the competition officially began, the organizer secretly set a rule for the three contestants on the stage." Ya Fei put her index finger in front of her mouth and chuckled, "That is, in this round of competition, the three of them can only start refining after half of the time has passed."

"If you don't believe it, you can ask the audience in the audience. They are the best proof."

After Ya Fei said this, the participating alchemists were all shocked. Lin Fei also stood there in a daze, with astonishment written all over her pupils.

In half the time?

Not only that, Xiao Yan and the other two were standing on a high platform, and they were already under high pressure because of the attention they received. Furthermore, they were restricted to only starting refining after half of the time had passed. The psychological pressure was too great to mention, and it was easy for them to perform poorly. At least Lin Fei believed that she could not complete the refining under such harsh conditions.

At this moment, Lin Fei felt extremely fortunate and was very grateful to Xue Mei who had forcefully held her back.

If I just stood there like this, I would definitely be eliminated in the first round!

After hearing what Ya Fei said, Xiao Yan and the other two on the platform were all stunned. They looked at each other with confusion in their eyes.

Were they given this rule before the game started?

Hai Bodong in the audience sat on the sofa in a daze, holding a half-eaten apple, and then looked at Jia Xingtian in astonishment.

"Your brain works too fast, doesn't it?"

Hai Bodong doesn't think that the organizer has really set up such a rule. Even if there is, it must have been stated in advance before the game.

Moreover, the main purpose of adding Xing Tian was to let Xiao Yan make a name for himself in the Alchemist Conference. He could get it as long as he passed the competition steadily. There was no need to use such a risky method. If Xiao Yan failed, it would all be in vain.

In other words, Xiao Yan and the other two only started refining after half of the time had passed, which was completely beyond Jia Xingtian's expectations.

Even so, Jia Xingtian was able to take advantage of this accident immediately to make Xiao Yan and the other two, who were already attracting much attention, even more dazzling. His brain was incredibly active.

"Haha~ Do you think I've been sitting on the throne for nothing for so many years?" Jia Xingtian laughed softly, looking at Ya Fei with some emotion, "But I really didn't expect that Ya Fei could understand what I meant the first time. This girl is really not simple."

In terms of strength, Ya Fei, who is not even a fighter, is naturally not worth mentioning.

But there are many things in this world that cannot be achieved simply by being strong.

Just now, you asked Haibodong to stand in Yafei's position. Even if Jia Xingtian made a hundred gestures, Haibodong would not understand what Jia Xingtian meant. Maybe Haibodong would even suspect that Jia Xingtian was out of his mind.

However, Ya Fei understood what Jia Xingtian meant after just one look at his gesture of pointing at the hourglass. She immediately organized her thoughts in her mind and pushed Xiao Yan and the other two, who were already the focus, to the highest point.

"If Ye'er had half the brains of Yafei, I would have let her take over the Gama Empire a long time ago."

Jia Xingtian said this softly.

Yao Ye is her great-granddaughter, the eldest princess of the Gama Empire.

He has a strong character and values ​​the responsibilities he carries.

Be compassionate to your fellow citizens and treat even the weak equally.

Be decisive in doing things and never procrastinate on what you decide to do.

It's a pity that everyone has some shortcomings. In Jia Xingtian's opinion, Yao Ye's biggest shortcoming as the royal successor is that he is a little stubborn and can't think naively. He also does things rashly, which can be seen from the fact that he ran to the Tagor Desert without even saying hello.

However, these are not necessarily shortcomings.

At least at the last moment of the snakeman incident, if Yao Ye had not stepped forward, Jia Xingtian would have simply been a bystander and watched without doing anything until the end.

If Jia Xingtian were in his place, he would never have been able to do what Yao Ye did at that time.