A duelist never gives up!

"I'll come again." Yuan Qi said ambiguously.

"Next time we come, maybe there will be three of us." Ino poked Yuan Qi and hinted in a low voice.

"Not so fast." Yuan Qi pursed his lips. He didn't want to make any promises to Ino now. He couldn't guarantee anything now.

Two people stood on the hillside, one with a happy smile on his face, and the other with a hint of worry in his eyes. Although their hands were crossed, their moods were at two extremes.

"Let's go back." Ino said. She was already satisfied today.

"Yeah." Yuan Qi took out the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and was about to summon it when he suddenly heard a series of hurried footsteps.

"Who?!"

Yuan Qi turned his head and looked behind him vigilantly.

"Chief Yuan Qi, it's me." Seya appeared in front of Yuan Qi with a few big men.

"There shouldn't be anything that requires my involvement recently." Yuan Qi frowned.

"It's about the festival," Saiya said solemnly. "The Black Magician Tribe has sent someone to discuss the festival with you. Please come back to the Dessert Palace with us."

"What's there to discuss?" Yuan Qi asked in confusion. "Why not just do it as usual?"

"This year... I'm afraid there will be some unexpected events." Saiya said with a somewhat unhappy expression, "It seems that the other tribes have united to prepare to fight against us, the Blue Eyes... the Puppet Dessert Tribe and the Black Magician Tribe."

Yuan Qi looked at Sai Ya and suddenly felt his shoulders sink, but he quickly put on a formal smile and said, "Okay, let's go."

"Yes!"

However, at the moment Yuan Qi stretched out his right foot and stepped forward, he suddenly felt dizzy, the world began to spin in an instant, and then everything in his sight disappeared and returned to darkness.

“It’s actually at this time…”

Before Yuan Qi could finish his words, he fell into a coma. When he woke up again, the clear sky above his head was no longer there, but a dark earth wall.

"Are you awake?" A soft voice sounded from above Yuan Qi's head. Yuan Qi then realized that he was lying on someone else's thighs again, and this time the owner of the thighs was Xuefeng.

I came back by myself.

Yuan Qi breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly felt a little melancholy. He had been in that world for more than a month, and now returning to this world made him feel a little uncomfortable.

"Huh? Why aren't you talking, classmate Yuan Qi? Did something happen?" Xuefeng secretly poked Yuan Qi's cheek.

"No, it's just a little sudden. I'm fine." Yuan Qi rubbed his eyes and said, "I'm just a little sleepy."

"I also want to know what you experienced this time." The white board on the side shrugged.

"Tomorrow." Yuan Qi slowly stood up from Xuefeng's thighs and forced a smile. "I'll tell everyone tomorrow. Let's rest today."

As he spoke, he slowly walked towards the exit.

"Don't force yourself." Julie whispered as Yuan Qi walked past her.

"Yeah." Yuan Qi nodded and said, "It's okay, it's just an illusion."

That’s right, that was just an illusion created by the God of Dark Duel. This is the reality, so don’t get too involved.

Yuan Qi said this to himself.

Chapter 27: Drawing lots.

The next morning, Yuan Qi woke up from his soft bed and found a familiar figure lying beside him.

"Yi...Ai?" Yuan Qi looked at Ai who had her eyes closed beside him and almost called out Ino's name.

There was no way, the two looked almost identical, but compared to Ai, Ino was more insecure and liked to use stubbornness and toughness to cover up his anxiety, while Ai...

"You were just about to call out 'Ino', right?" Ai slowly opened his eyes, and his pair of blue eyes looked at Yuan Qi faintly.

Quite sensitive and good at making oneself jealous.

"Is that so? Is that so?!" Ai was like a grudgeful woman at this moment. She pinched Yuan Qi's neck viciously and vented her anger, "Tell me! How did that woman seduce you?"

"Ugh! Uh-huh!!"

"Say it!!!"

"Uh huh!!!"

But they all have one thing in common - they like to use violence.

After being interrogated by Ai, Yuan Qi selectively told part of his experience.

"What? You became the clan leader? And you stayed in that world for a month?"

In the small room, Ai shouted in surprise.

"Yes, I met Ino every day during that month, so it's normal that I didn't react for a while." Yuan Qi explained. As for the matter of marrying Ino... his intuition told him that it would be better not to say it now.

"Well, then why do you meet her every day?" Ai frowned and looked at Yuan Qidao with a serious face.

"Because...well, she looks a lot like you." Yuan Qi explained, "I was wondering if she was related to you, so I've been observing her."

"Maybe she is actually you?" Yuan Qi couldn't help but put forward his own hypothesis.

"You mean, I'm actually human, but for some reason, I became the God of Duels?" Ai was slightly stunned, then quickly shook her head. "Impossible, impossible! According to you, that so-called Ino was just an unpopular little princess, not even a duelist. How could she suddenly become the God of Duels?"

"So it's possible." Yuan Qi touched his chin and said, "If there's no connection, then why did the Dark Duel God assign me to that tribe?"

"Let's talk to everyone and see what they think," Ai suggested.

"That makes sense." Yuan Qi also agreed with this point of view.

Yuan Qi pushed open the door of the room, walked along the corridor and stairs to the first floor, and found that everyone except himself had gotten up and was sitting at the dining table.

"Everyone's here." Yuan Qi walked forward and asked a little embarrassedly, "Are you waiting for me?"

"Yes, everyone is waiting to hear your great adventure in the fantasy world." Honglian said.

"It's not that risky," Yuan Qi shrugged. "For people of that era, the magic dessert was a dimensional blow. I'm a little embarrassed."

"But I saw that you seemed a little tired yesterday." Julie glanced at Yuan Qidao, "What bad thing happened?"

"No." Yuan Qi said calmly, "So many good things have happened. Let me talk about them one by one."

Although Yuan Qi stayed for a month, apart from some boring daily life and unimportant details, surprisingly little happened, so it was all told in just over ten minutes.

Of course, some parts of the plot are usually hidden by Yuan Qi.

"interesting."

As Yuan Qi finished speaking, Bai Ban smiled softly. "Based on what you said and the ancient text I translated from the mural, I think I have some idea."

"What?" Yuan Qi looked at the whiteboard curiously.

"The continued expansion of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon Tribe and the Black Magician Tribe caused panic among the other tribes. The smaller tribes united to fight against the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and the Black Magician Tribe, but on the final day of the festival, all the tribes got what they wanted."

"The last festival?" Yuan Qi asked puzzledly, "Isn't the festival still going on now?"

"The current festival has been reopened, and both the opening time and the rewards are significantly different from the previous festivals." Bai Ban shook his head and said, "The key lies in the fact that all tribes get what they want."

"What's wrong with this sentence?" Xuefeng asked in confusion.

"According to Hara Shichi, the Blue-Eyes White Dragon and Black Magician tribes continued to expand because they were able to secure spots in the festival each time, increasing the number of duelists within their own tribes." Baiban pointed and patiently explained, "The other tribes sensed the danger and tried to resist, but why did they all get what they wanted after the final festival?"

"Because everyone is a duelist now." Sera suddenly said, "That's what you mean, right?"

"That's right." Baiban nodded approvingly. "During the next festival, something must have happened, causing the God of Duel to grant the power of dueling to everyone!"

"That makes sense. What do you think happened?" Yuan Qi looked at the whiteboard.

"How would I know?" Bai Ban shrugged helplessly. "You're the one participating in the trial, not me. Just use your own eyes to witness it."

"That sounds interesting. Can we also participate in the trial?" Honglian asked curiously, "I also want to see what the so-called Ino looks like."

"Theoretically, everyone can do it." Baiban glanced at the people in front of him and said, "How about... you guys give it a try?"

"Okay, I'll go first!" Sera raised her hand actively.

"No." Baiban refused decisively.

"Why, doesn't it mean that everyone can do it?" Sera frowned.

"I checked this morning and the firewood and food in the storage room are almost gone. We need to restock before the next supply run." Bai Ban said, pulling out seven slips of paper from somewhere and holding them up in front of everyone. "Now, let's draw lots. One person will stay behind, two will go fishing, two will collect firewood, and the last two will pick mushrooms, vegetables, or something like that."

"Random grouping?" Yuan Qi asked in surprise.

"If we're divided into voluntary groups, I'm afraid someone might be too busy to handle everything." Baiban glanced at Yuan Qi, then said to everyone, "Come on, choose."

"I'll start first." Honglian said, and then stretched out her slender fingers to gently pull out a piece from it, then opened it and showed it to the audience, saying, "You're lucky, I'll stay."

"Who's next?" Baiban continued to ask.

Sera glanced at Yuan Qi. Since the easiest task had already been taken, she should let the others troubleshoot and wait for the right time to take the next step. However...

"Let me do it." Bei Feng, who had been silent the whole time, stretched out his hand and took out a piece of paper. He slowly unfolded it and said, "Gather firewood."

Sera looked at Beifeng silently, then came to the whiteboard, hesitated for a moment, and gently drew a card.

"I'm also collecting firewood."

Sera unfolded the note in her hand and said reluctantly.

Chapter 28: My stupid sister.

"Well, it's my turn then." Julie pulled out a slip of paper from the remaining slips, showed it, and said, "Fishing."

This leaves only three people who have not drawn lots.

"I'll just take the last one." Baiban looked at Yuan Qi and Xuefeng and said, "You two can draw first."

"Classmate Yuan Qi, would you please go first?" Xuefeng pursed her lips and looked at Yuan Qi.

"Then I won't be polite." Yuan Qi said, and under Xuefeng's nervous gaze, he took out a piece of paper from the remaining three slips and slowly unfolded it.

"Picking mushrooms." Yuan Qi showed it off.

"Wow, now it's a choice between two." Honglian looked at the two remaining slips of paper and said with a smile, "The chances are very high, Xuefeng."

"Hey, this... I don't want to team up with Hara Nana!" Xuefeng retorted in a low voice with red ears.

"I didn't say that." Honglian spread his hands jokingly.

"Okay, go ahead and smoke." Julie gently pushed Xuefeng and whispered in her ear, "Come on."

So, under everyone's gaze, Xuefeng slowly came to the whiteboard and stretched out her little hand.

"I...I choose this one." Xuefeng said seriously as he pulled out the one on the left.

"Then the last one is mine." Baiban unfolded the last one, glanced at it calmly, and said, "Mine is fishing..."

"Mine is fishing."

Before Baiban could finish his words, Xuefeng took the lead and showed his note. He smiled at Julie and said, "Looks like we're a team now. Julie, can you fish?"

"I guess so." Julie was slightly stunned and replied.

"Then please teach me. This is my first time fishing." Xuefeng said as he walked to Julie's side.

"Okay, leave it to me." Julie nodded and said to the whiteboard, "Do you have a fishing rod and bait here?"

"Yes, yes." Baiban nodded and said, "I'll give it to you."

So, after a round of distribution, everyone except Honglian was divided into three teams and left the villa separately.

"As for Xuefeng, she doesn't like this kind of tricks." Yuan Qi and Bai Ban walked in the forest, recalling the past. He remembered that one time Ai wanted to help Xuefeng defeat Nero, but was rejected by Xuefeng on the grounds that cheating was not allowed.

"What a stubborn kid," Bai Ban said innocently. "I helped her because she looked like she wanted to team up with you."

"Rather than that, I'm more curious about how you brought Sera and Beifeng together," Yuan Qi asked as he bent down to pick a bunch of wild vegetables. "You couldn't just force the note into their hands, could you?"

"Did you figure it out?" Baiban smiled faintly.

"I heard from... others that there was a conflict between the two of them," Yuan Qi praised generously. "You deliberately put them in the same group to force them to face each other."

"Yes, that's exactly what I meant." Bai Ban said, rolling his eyes and complaining, "It's clearly your job as the leader to mediate conflicts among the team members, but I ended up taking it on myself."

"Sorry, this is indeed something I should handle." Yuan Qi said with some shame.

"It's okay. You're in the trial now, right? Just focus on the Dark Duel God Trial and help me uncover the truth of history." Bai Ban stretched comfortably, revealing a hint of his fair belly. "As for how I brought them together... it's very simple."

"When Sera came to draw the lot, I just raised the piece of paper for picking up firewood."

Yes, Sierra chose that note of her own accord.