Trinity Traitor: From One Person to the Other

Chapter 789 Lu Jin: Buy tickets, this is my student ID

"That's not true."

Lu Jin vehemently denied it, saying, "This is your territory, what could I possibly hide from you?"

"Is that so?" Zhang Zhiwei's cultivation level was at the very peak below the level of immortals. Although Lu Jin was already at the third level, he was still no match for Zhang Zhiwei. Although it wasn't a slap like in the original story, it would only take some effort.

Although Zhang Zhiwei didn't possess any special magical abilities, only focusing on cultivating his life force, even Xia Liuqing knew that highly skilled individuals could not only see with their eyes but also observe qi. In Zhang Zhiwei's eyes, the qi on Lu Jin's body was sometimes strong and sometimes weak, its brightness unpredictable.

Especially when they came over to announce the start of the draw, his Qi fluctuated even more. You have to understand, it's not easy to cause such a large fluctuation in someone of Lu Jin's strength.

However, since Lu Jin didn't say anything, Zhang Zhiwei didn't press further.

They're all elderly people, sect leaders, senior figures in the circle. Do you think they can just grab Lu Jin, beat him up, and interrogate him?
The game starts soon.

With too many participants, the preliminary rounds on the first day were formatted as a four-person free-for-all, with the winner advancing to the next round.

Each outstanding contestant defeated three enemies and successfully advanced. Of course, there were also those like Zhang Chulan who used strange, childish talk to deceive young people, first sitting back and watching the fight, and then launching a sneak attack while the other person was recovering.

This earned Zhang Chulan the nickname "Shameless." He was already the focus of everyone's attention this time, and this behavior further cemented his reputation as "shameless" throughout Longhu Mountain.

However, some people were pleasantly surprised to find that not only were the young people in the audience who were leaving or about to leave dissatisfied, but the older generation on the platform also had strange expressions when they saw this scene.

Many people were immediately delighted, and some even jumped in to mock him: "Zhang Chulan, see? Your shameless behavior has already aroused the disgust of many seniors. Look at their faces. Even the Celestial Master himself looks very unhappy with your actions. With so many seniors disliking you at the same time, you're doomed!"

"Tsk, hiss..." Xu San was very worried about these words, because he could clearly see that the expressions on the faces of those seniors were indeed not good.

"Chu Lan, Fourth Brother, what do you think about this time..."

"It doesn't matter, as long as we fight to the death." Feng Baobao raised her biceps in a daze. "If I can't handle it, I'll bury them all!"

"Yeah, that's right, Third Brother. Look how much more insightful Bao Bao is than you." Xu Si didn't take it seriously. He was a Party leader and valued official attitudes and progress more. As for whether the leaders of these social slums liked Zhang Chulan or not, that didn't matter.

"Disgusted...?" Zhang Chulan knew that he was likely to upset people, but he really had no choice. His strength was indeed limited. Without some strange tricks that people could figure out in advance, he wouldn't even be able to pass the first few levels, let alone compete with people like Zhang Lingyu and Zhuge Qing for the championship.

It's a bit of a pity, though. The advisor he just took in has been without any relatives for a long time since his grandfather died. Now it seems he may have to face the advisor's estrangement again.

Actually, these people were overthinking it. The seniors on the platform weren't disgusted; on the contrary, they seemed to be... "Senior brother, do you think he's really Huaiyi's grandson?" Tian Jinzhong asked first. Zhang Zhiwei squinted and nodded, "I don't think so. We're all quite familiar with his behavior and his shameless nature."

"Ah, haha, familiar, familiar." Wang Ai laughed awkwardly from the side. Even after more than seventy years, he still felt a phantom pain in his body.

"You just wanted to talk about He Songling, but looking at you all like this, you don't even dare to mention his name?"

Lu Ci, fearless of anything, coldly remarked, "Does he even deserve to be compared to He Songling? If you ask me, this kid is just like Zhang Huaiyi, rambling on and on, hiding and dodging. If the real He Songling were here, would they dare to curse him? They would have been made to stand upside down and tour around Longhu Mountain with their own underwear on their heads by now."

"Cough cough cough..."

Hearing this, Lu Jin seemed to choke, coughing incessantly. You know what, you really do know what? Most importantly, this kind of thing might not just be hypothetical…

Lu Jin felt a little sorry for the Heavenly Master when he thought about what kind of commotion He Songling would cause.

Thankfully, thankfully, He Songling seems to have had enough of messing with the younger generation of the Lu family these past two months, so he wasn't very eager to make a move today. He drew two bye tickets for himself and didn't make a move at all. Apart from a conflict with the ticket seller over making fake documents, he hasn't caused any other trouble.

Lu Jin blushed slightly at the thought. When they went up the mountain, He Songling handed her a ticket, saying that he had already sold out. Lu Jin didn't really look at it carefully. At most, he just thought that he had squandered tens of thousands of yuan of her public funds to buy these tickets, which cost a total of about two thousand yuan.
Out of sight, out of mind; at worst, it's considered a way to show respect to my senior brother.

When she arrived at the entrance and her ticket was checked, she found a junior student ID card with her birth year clearly written on it. The moment the plump ticket seller grabbed her by the collar and yelled that she had skipped the ticket, Lu Jin was almost mortified.

He quickly bought a full-price ticket and ran off, vowing never to associate with his unscrupulous senior brother again. He didn't care what trouble his brother might cause among the younger generation or what problems it might bring to Zhang Zhiwei. This guy, it's better to die Zhang than Lu!
The first round of the competition ended quickly, as it was merely a preliminary round to select the players who could actually participate in the qualifying rounds. With four people per group, more than a dozen groups were formed simultaneously, making full use of the back hill area. In less than a day and a half, the top thirty-two players had been determined.

"Everyone has worked hard. So far, the first round of all matches has been completed, and there are a total of 32 winners."

Zhang Zhiwei stood on the high platform, smiling as he looked at the young people below. Perhaps it was because they had mentioned He Songling today that he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

"You young people are all very energetic, which is excellent. It reminds me of my own youth. Back then, I was just like you, full of vigor and ambition. Unfortunately, I later became the Celestial Master, sitting upright in the main hall every day, no longer able to control my own destiny!"

One of the fearless, outgoing contestants in the audience shouted, "Old Master, don't joke around! Isn't being a Master a good thing? If I could be a Master, I'd be willing to stay on Longhu Mountain for the rest of my life!"

The young man, completely unaware that he had just revealed Zhang Zhiwei's original future situation in a single sentence, was still looking excited.

(End of this chapter)