My Way

Chapter 4 Pei Zhizong's Proposal
Although I don't know what happened.

But when Ling Wuyuan stood on the stage.

He still realized one thing very clearly.

That means I have definitely made a lot of money!!
'Oh yeah~'

"Cool~"

The only small problem was the gazes of the other children around him and the onlookers in the audience, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

'What's up with this guy?'

'Where did this beggar come from?'

'...'

Although no one asked Ling Wuyuan questions directly or yelled at him, he still sensed these intentions in the many gazes.

This feeling of being despised and looked down upon by thousands of people...

"Luckily, I was an orphan in my previous life and was used to being despised. In this life, I have been a beggar for several years, so I am even more used to being despised. Otherwise, I might really feel embarrassed..."

Think of this.

Ling Wuyuan also felt a little pleased with himself.

That's because he has seen enough storms to be able to be calm and content with his current situation.

As long as your life is miserable enough, being despised by others is really not worth mentioning.

but.

Ling Wuyuan looked at the children around him who were all dressed quite appropriately, and then recalled the holey clothes on his upper body and the pants on his lower body which still had holes on his legs except for the crotch which was relatively intact. He couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart.

'I don't know when I can get a complete set of clothes.'

at the same time.

He saw the servants of the Pei family slowly carry a round black stone platform about thirty centimeters high and two and a half meters wide, with a large number of strange patterns and grooves engraved on the surface, to a nearby location.

Although it's the first time I've seen this thing.

Ling Wuyuan immediately understood that the thing should be the tool needed to perform the [Spirit Awakening Ceremony].

After looking at the things.

Ling Wuyuan then withdrew his gaze.

no way.

Even though I knew that the pattern on the surface of the black stone platform must possess some special power, I just couldn't understand it.

So, Ling Wuyuan's gaze quickly shifted to the other side.

She was a little girl with fair skin, long black hair that just reached her shoulders, and a very cute appearance. It was no problem to say that she was as pretty as a delicate jade.

Although she was still young, only about ten years old, and looked about the same age as Ling Wuyuan, the other's beautiful qualities were already gradually emerging.

Even if it's just a glimpse.

Everyone can still easily judge that the other person will definitely be a great beauty in the future.

At this moment.

Even if there is no obvious facial expression on the other person's face.

Ling Wuyuan could still clearly sense that the other person's gaze towards him was full of scrutiny, as if he was carefully looking at something worthy of attention.

Facing this gaze.

Wu Yuan felt a little annoyed and a little surprised at the same time.

He could feel that the other party must be the main reason why he was able to inexplicably obtain the qualification to participate.

But he couldn't figure out why the other party did that.

and.

The man next to the other person, one of the real big shots in Black Stone City, the man named Pei Zhizong, also looked at him silently for a while.

Facing a big shot who you have no way to fight against.

Even though he had a good mental state, Ling Wuyuan couldn't help but get nervous.

He didn't calm down until he realized that neither of them showed any sign of wanting to talk to him and at most just looked at him a few more times.
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After the black stone platform was completely placed, a white-haired old man embedded several unknown objects that were gleaming in the grooves on it.

soon.

Amid the curious gazes of all the onlookers and the extremely expectant emotions of all the chosen ones, the [Spirit Awakening Ceremony] officially began.

One by one, the participants lined up and walked onto the stone platform.

Just like Ling Wuyuan had previously discovered that he could not understand the patterns on the stone platform at all.

He also had no idea what the so-called [Spirit Awakening Ceremony] was.

From his perspective, every time a child stood on the stone platform, following the white-haired old man's operations, the patterns on the surface of the stone platform would release bursts of soft light.

Then the children would show expressions of comfort or discomfort.

The performances vary.

Generally speaking, the entire process of each child walking up and down the stone platform usually takes two to three minutes.

"…I don't think it's anything good…"

"There aren't even many special effects..."

Although I was silently complaining about the situation in my heart.

But at this moment, Ling Wuyuan was still looking forward to his turn in the [Spirit Awakening Ceremony] as soon as possible.

For him, this was a waiting process that was neither long nor short...
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When Ling Wuyuan walked onto the stone platform.

After sizing him up for a while, Pei Zhizong casually asked the little girl beside him:

"That little beggar looks pretty good."

"Would you like to take him in as a domestic servant and make him yours?"

He could see that the younger generation around him had a certain curiosity about him.

The wealthy Pei family has the habit of regularly recruiting young orphans from outside and training them to be loyal servants.

Therefore, he didn't mind taking the opportunity to satisfy the little curiosity of his younger generation.

It’s just one more mouth to feed.

Moreover, his previous sentence was not actually something that was thrown out for no reason.

Pei Zhizong really thought that the little beggar Ling Wuyuan was not bad.

Although his clothes were dirty and his body was underdeveloped and he looked rather thin overall, the face hidden under the stains actually looked quite good, and more importantly... his eyes and expression were very interesting.

That is the calmness of someone who was born humble but is not at all inferior or timid.

Even when he was standing on the stage, he was looked down upon by the gazes and discussions from the audience.

Even when he was queuing, he was tacitly excluded by all the other children and was undoubtedly the last one in line. No one wanted to talk to him or have contact with him.

The little beggar was able to always remain calm and composed.

Even when faced with the hostility of thousands or tens of thousands of people, from beginning to end, his face never showed any sign of wavering...

Some just stare and examine silently.

Looking at the other children on the stage.

Looking at the many people in the audience.

In those extremely calm eyes.

Pei Zhizong could clearly see that the other party was [thinking].

Although he didn't know what the other person was thinking specifically, he understood that the other person's maturity and intelligence should far surpass the other children on the stage.

Even surpassing many adults on and off the stage.

【This is an excellent child. 】

Although he had never exchanged even a single word with Ling Wuyuan.

But Pei Zhizong still made this judgment very clearly.

(End of this chapter)