Three times married to Yama

Yan Jinyue always speaks without thinking, and lately she seems to have let herself go even more, saying far more sweet things than before.

I raised an eyebrow. "You're quite the smooth talker."

"Everything I said to you came from the bottom of my heart," Yan Jinyue replied calmly.

I smiled and didn't continue the previous topic. On the way back to our lodging in the woods, we chatted casually, like good friends, but also like we were more than just good friends.

Lingyu Mountain arranged for us to stay in the forest halfway up the mountain. There were seven rooms in the courtyard. In addition to our group, there were two other people who came to attend the conference also staying here.

Yan Jinyue and I were the first to return; no one else in the courtyard had returned yet.

The draw for the competition is tomorrow, so I need to get some rest early tonight and be well-rested.

I told Yan Jinyue and went back to my room to tidy up and prepare to rest. Fortunately, he didn't suddenly sit by my bed in the middle of the night like before.

The following day, the first competition was held, and lots were drawn.

As someone who was automatically selected to participate, I naturally had to draw lots as well.

There were 101 participants in this competition. Lingyushan prepared two lottery buckets, with numbers 1-50 and 1-51 in the buckets respectively. The person who drew number 51 would get a bye and advance to the next round. The remaining people who drew the same number would become opponents.

Ji Fengya leaned closer and whispered, "Niece, I see that you have great fortune above your head today, with purple light radiating from you. Today must be your lucky day."

I don't doubt Ji Fengya's words, but according to him, I might not be the lucky number 51.

Did this guy secretly do some calculations again?

I glanced at him suspiciously, but he grinned at me with his big teeth showing, and his silly grin was just like Xia Zheng's.

Compared to the two of them, Yan Jinyue, who was standing to the side, appeared much more composed.

Soon it was my turn to draw a lot. When I stood in front of the lottery bucket, I felt many eyes looking at me from all directions.

The pitch-black lottery bucket was enchanted; nothing could be seen inside, making cheating impossible.

I reached in and randomly pulled out a square metal tile, about the size of a mahjong tile, with the number 51 engraved on it in bright red.

I was stunned. I actually drew number 51?

Am I really that lucky?

I fell silent as I looked at the metal card in my hand. When Sheng Weilan saw that I had finished drawing, she quickly walked towards me.

"Lan Yin, what number did you draw?"

Sheng Weilan, "?"

Her expression looked disappointed and forlorn.

"I was really looking forward to playing against you, but you got a bye this time?"

I glanced at Sheng Weilan's metal tag; she was number 32.

To this, I shrugged helplessly. "I didn't know I could be so lucky. Don't look at me with such disappointment. There are still two more games to go."

As I spoke, I patted Sheng Weilan on the shoulder and walked towards Yan Jinyue and the others.

That's good. If I get a bye in this match, I can watch the other matches and see their strengths and which ones are stronger.

I'm quite interested in Sheng Weilan. After all, she comes from a top-ranked family and is a favored daughter of heaven. It would be a good match to compete with her.

"How's it going, my dear niece? Aren't you having a particularly lucky day?" Ji Fengya was the first to come over.