Chapter 131: Each One's Fate

At the very moment Li Luo finished choosing his master, somewhere in this stretch of mountain forest.

On Lü Qing'er's snow-white skin, toxic blotches had already begun to surface; the poisonous Qi rampaged through her body, causing immense agony, yet she merely pressed her pearly teeth gently against her red lips and did not make the slightest sound.

Across from her, Wang Wang Hejiu's ice-sealed hands, under the relentless battering of his own phase force, began to show signs of melting.

"Classmate Qing'er, it seems this is the limit of your Han Bing Feng Yin. That move of yours really is something—if your phase force were a bit more abundant, I truly would have been sealed away by you today." Wang Wang Hejiu said with a smile.

"Still, you did successfully delay me. But do you think that just because you've held me back, Li Luo can really withstand the encirclement of the others?"

Lü Qing'er paid no heed to his words, for her consciousness was beginning to blur at this moment.

But just as her awareness was about to sink into darkness, suddenly purple light descended from the sky. Two pillars of purple radiance fell, appearing before Lü Qing'er and Wang Wang Hejiu.

Within the radiance were two Zi Se Fu Yin.

One Zi Se Fu Yin hovered above Lü Qing'er's head; purple radiance poured down, and beneath its glow, the toxic blotches on Lü Qing'er's body rapidly dissolved. Wisps of emerald-green Qi rose from above her head and dispersed.

Wang Wang Hejiu gazed at the Zi Se Fu Yin before him, bowed in a salute, and reached out to receive it.

However, he felt no surprise at obtaining a Zi Se Fu Yin—after all, given his talent and potential, he had no worry that no Purple-Glow Mentor would take a liking to him.

Lü Qing'er, on the other hand, appeared somewhat astonished. After all, in her battle with Wang Wang Hejiu, strictly speaking she was no match for him at all; she had only managed to temporarily restrain him thanks to her special Han Bing Feng Yin.

Though surprised in her heart, Lü Qing'er felt more joy than anything. She took the Purple-Glow Fu Yin and said softly, "Thank you, teacher."

In that ravaged little forest.

Zhao Kuo, Zong Fu, and the other two lay on the ground, too unwilling to move a muscle. They had been beaten up by Bai Bai Doudou earlier, and their bodies still throbbed with stabs of pain.

"I wonder if Seeing Yu Lang got beaten to death." Zhao Kuo suddenly sighed, saying with some sympathy.

But they all knew death was impossible—after all, mentors were supervising the Master-Choosing Tournament at all times, and generally no real fatalities would occur.

As for suffering, though... he probably wouldn't escape lightly. That Bai Bai Doudou, one look told you she was no pushover, and Seeing Yu Lang was exactly the type who loved to invite a beating. Caught in Bai Bai Doudou's hands, he'd really get hammered into oblivion one by one.

While they were talking, suddenly golden light appeared in midair, then plummeted down rapidly.

Zhao Kuo tilted his head back to look at the falling golden light and said, "Did I get hit hard enough to start hallucinating? I think I see Jin Fu smashing down."

The other three also lay on the ground staring at the sky. They kept silent, but the silence lasted only a few seconds. The next moment, unable to care about their pain any longer, they sprang up wildly, grabbing at the falling golden light like madmen.

After a frantic scramble among the four, each ended up holding a Jin Fu Yin, their faces wild with joy.

"We've been rewarded with Jin Fu?" Zhao Kuo said excitedly.

Zong Fu nodded vigorously and said, "It's really Jin Fu. Could it be that our performance earlier earned the supervising mentor's recognition?!"

The others were ecstatic. With their abilities, competing for Jin Fu was actually somewhat difficult—especially Zhao Kuo, whose strength and talent were the lowest among them, so his original goal had merely been to scrape by with a Silver-Glow Mentor. Yet now, against all expectations, he'd obtained a Jin Fu?

This was clearly a tremendous surprise.

So the four clutched their Jin Fu, all thrilled and excited.

That beating really wasn't suffered in vain!

And in the distance of the little forest.

Bai Bai Doudou suddenly sensed something and raised her head. A purple light descended and hovered before her. She reached out and took the Fu Yin from within the purple light, and a trace of delight appeared on her cheeks.

"Thank you, teacher," she said respectfully.

Though she likewise didn't find this unexpected, one still had to actually obtain the Fu Yin before it felt reassuring.

She opened the Zi Se Fu Yin and saw a single character "Mi" inscribed upon it.

"It's Mentor Mi'er?" As for this Purple-Glow Mentor, Bai Bai Doudou naturally knew a fair bit—and this mentor was also the one she wanted most, because the other party likewise possessed a Wind phase.

If she could cultivate under their guidance in the future, it would surely let her strength soar.

While Bai Bai Doudou was rejoicing over obtaining the Purple-Glow Fu Yin, she suddenly saw, to her astonishment, another streak of purple radiance descending toward where she was.

"Who else is here?" Bai Bai Doudou was stunned for several breaths, then suddenly turned her gaze toward Seeing Yu Lang, who lay unconscious on the ground.

"Could it be this guy?"

Bai Bai Doudou found it somewhat unbelievable. This scoundrel was shameless and roguish, and his strength was actually quite poor—how could even he earn a Purple-Glow Mentor's favor?

This was simply too absurd?!

Under her shocked gaze, the purple radiance indeed fell upon the unconscious Seeing Yu Lang. Bathed in its glow, the injuries on Seeing Yu Lang's body rapidly healed, and finally he opened his eyes in a daze.

The first thing he saw was the Zi Se Fu Yin before him.

Seeing Yu Lang hesitated for three seconds. The next instant, he sprang up abruptly, pounced straight at the Zi Se Fu Yin, and pinned it fiercely beneath him, roaring at the same time: "I snatched this! I snatched this!"

He raised his head, watching Bai Bai Doudou with wary vigilance, and repeated once more: "I snatched this!"

Bai Bai Doudou was utterly speechless and said, "What are you panicking about? It came for you in the first place—no one can take it."

Seeing Yu Lang froze, then said in disbelief: "It came for me?"

"I've been chosen by a Purple-Glow Mentor?"

Bai Bai Doudou said flatly, "It's also possible that some Purple-Glow Mentor made a mistake."

Seeing Yu Lang said angrily, "No way! Since it's already here, it's mine. Even if it was a mistake, I'm going to latch onto this Purple-Glow Mentor! They have to take responsibility for me!"

Bai Bai Doudou couldn't help but pat her forehead—this person's thick skin was truly unmatched.

Seeing Yu Lang pulled out the Zi Se Fu Yin he'd been pinning down, then very respectfully performed the master-acceptance ceremony and said, "This mentor, I've already performed the ceremony—this can't be taken back."

After doing all this, he finally took out the Fu Yin, examined it carefully, and asked, "Who is this Mentor Mi?"

Hearing this, Bai Bai Doudou was instantly shocked and blurted out, "What? You're also Mentor Mi'er?!"

In two steps she was beside Seeing Yu Lang, snatched his Zi Se Fu Yin from him, and sure enough saw a character "Mi" inscribed upon it. Then she took out her own Fu Yin and compared them—the two Fu Yin were identical.

Bai Bai Doudou instantly went pale as death.

How could this be.

This shameless scoundrel actually had the same mentor as her?

"Oh, you're also? So from now on we share the same mentor?" Seeing Yu Lang leaned over for a look and said, somewhat surprised as well.

Bai Bai Doudou tossed the Zi Se Fu Yin back to Seeing Yu Lang and sat down on a nearby rock with slightly unsteady steps.

At this moment, she nearly had the impulse to withdraw from her master.

Seeing Yu Lang carefully put away the Zi Se Fu Yin, then sidled up beside Bai Bai Doudou, smiling as he said, "Classmate Bai Bai Doudou, I heard that every Purple Radiance mentor only takes three students, so from now on we'll be companions. Please take good care of me."

"Actually, as for my character, I believe you already have some understanding of it from before. For a friend, I'm the kind of person who'd take a knife in the ribs for them. We may have had some misunderstandings in the past, but it doesn't matter — from now on, we'll have plenty of time to get to know each other."

"But I'm thinking, once you truly get to know what kind of person I am, I wonder if there's even the slightest chance you could introduce Bai Bai Mengmeng..."

Bai Bai Doudou rubbed her brow and said softly, "If you say one more word, I might just slaughter you."

Seeing Yu Lang instantly fell silent, obediently sat down to one side, then took out the Zi Se Fu Yin from his bosom, stroking it ceaselessly, examining it carefully, his face full of joy.

Bai Bai Doudou covered her cheeks, sighing sorrowfully in her heart — could it be that from now on, this shameless, long-winded scoundrel really was going to be one of her companions?

What a sin.