A Bite of Douluo Continent

If it were a stricter teacher, they might not have been able to bring Xinyan here.

In that case, I would probably regret it for the rest of my life.

"That's good." Hearing Qin Yuezhu say that, Ping Xinyan immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

She obediently followed Qin Yuezhu's lead, and soon they passed through the grove of trees and arrived at a soft meadow.

Before us lay the beautiful Poseidon Lake, as sapphire as a single piece, with golden branches shimmering like fireflies, their glow reflecting off the moon's halo.

"This place is so beautiful!"

A light shone in the girl's eyes as she gazed at the breathtakingly beautiful fairyland before her, a place that seemed straight out of a painting.

"sit down."

Qin Yuezhu casually sat on the soft grass and patted the blue silver grass beside her.

"Mmm!" Ping Xinyan nodded obediently, sat down close to Qin Yuezhu, rested her head on her boyfriend's shoulder, closed her eyes slightly, and smelled the pleasant scent on her boyfriend. She couldn't help but murmur softly.

"Ah Zhu~"

"Ok?"

"Do you know, when I saw you with the other male students at Poseidon Lake, I really thought you didn't want me anymore." Recalling how she felt at that time, Ping Xinyan couldn't help but pout.

"I guessed it." Qin Yuezhu's face showed a hint of helplessness. She stretched out a finger and gently touched Ping Xinyan's lips until her lips stopped pouting before letting go.

"Then...then you knew I might misunderstand, why didn't you tell me beforehand?" Ping Xinyan gently bumped her head against Qin Yuezhu's shoulder, complaining somewhat discontentedly.

"Actually, I was quite surprised by this too." Qin Yuezhu smiled wryly. "Mo Qi didn't tell me before, and only asked me for help when the Sea God's Fate was about to begin. At first, I didn't think too much about it, thinking it was just to help him pursue the girl he liked."

"I only remembered you'd be watching from the viewing platform when the Sea God's Fate begins. If you see me then, knowing your tendency to overthink, you'll probably cry again." Qin Yuezhu put her arm around Ping Xinyan's shoulder, lowered her head slightly to look at the girl's somewhat shy appearance, and gently kissed the tear stains on her cheek with a light laugh.

"I'm sorry, Xinyan, I made you worry."

"Don't apologize, A-Zhu!" Ping Xinyan bumped her head against Qin Yuezhu's shoulder and muttered softly, "It was my fault, I should have trusted you more."

"Silly girl." A tenderness flashed in Qin Yuezhu's eyes as she gently stroked Ping Xinyan's soft hair with her arm around her shoulder. "Xinyan, do you know where this is?"

“Isn’t this the shore of Poseidon Lake?” Ping Xinyan blinked.

"Yes, not all."

Qin Yuezhu pushed herself up from the ground and stood up. "Wait for me a moment."

Ping Xinyan tilted her head and looked at Qin Yuezhu with some curiosity.

Qin Yuezhu paced back and forth in the nearby woods, seemingly searching for something. Soon, he exclaimed happily, "Ah! Found it!" and slowly emerged from the woods.

He now held a paper bag in his hand.

What's inside?

Two water glasses.

As she spoke, Qin Yuezhu took out two water glasses and... a bouquet of flowers from the paper bag.

His expression turned serious. He coughed lightly and slowly asked, "Ms. Ping Xinyan, are you willing to stay with me forever and never be apart?"

As he spoke, he put the water glass aside, held the bouquet of flowers in both hands, and slowly knelt down on one knee.

The bouquet of flowers was very close to Ping Xinyan; by the moonlight, she could even easily see the dewdrops condensing on the petals.

The flowers weren't particularly rare or expensive. In fact, Ping Xinyan had already seen similar varieties on the way here with Qin Yuezhu. Perhaps Qin Yuezhu had picked them in that area.

Even so, each flower in Qin Yuezhu's bouquet was of a different kind, and each one was exceptionally vibrant and beautiful, clearly the result of his careful selection over a long period of time.

Suddenly, a strange feeling surged in Ping Xinyan's heart, and her eyes slowly became moist.

"Silly Ah Zhu... I do, I do!"

She carefully took the flowers from Qin Yuezhu's hand, gently holding them in her arms as if they were precious treasures, afraid of crushing them.

Looking down at the flowers in her arms, she chuckled to herself for a long while before finally looking up at Qin Yuezhu. "Azhu, why did you suddenly give me flowers?"

"This was clearly premeditated." Qin Yuezhu smiled. "Xinyan, do you know how the couples who held hands during the Sea God's Fate event received the legendary blessing of the Sea God after it ended?"

“This…” Ping Xinyan naturally wouldn’t know about such a thing, and she shook her head in confusion.

“Look, the Sea God’s Fate Assembly is over there.” Qin Yuezhu pointed to a sliver of light on the Sea God’s Lake. So far away from the Sea God’s Fate Assembly site, the beams of light and the lights from the ferryboats only made this faint glow reach us. “That’s where we came from.”

“Every year after the Sea God’s Fate event ends, couples who successfully paired up will take a ferry from the event venue to here. It is said that the place where we are standing now is where the Sea God himself descended and planted the golden tree.”

"Therefore, the blue silver grass here is more lush than in other parts of the lakeside."

Looking at the still somewhat bewildered Ping Xinyan, Qin Yuezhu smiled slightly, pulled the girl into her arms, and gently rested her chin on the girl's forehead. "The so-called blessing of the sea god is that couples who have successfully held hands come here one by one, where the boy gives the girl a bouquet of flowers he picked himself, and then..."

Qin Yuezhu closed her eyes, and her soft, gentle voice reached Ping Xinyan's ears.

"The two of them drank the water from the Lake of the Sea God together."

“A-Zhu…” Ping Xinyan’s eyes were already blurry. She gently raised her head and pressed her warm lips to Qin Yuezhu’s lips. “I love you.”

"Xinyan, I love you too."

"Wait for me, I'll go get some water right now." Qin Yuezhu chuckled, picked up the water glass that was placed aside, and excitedly jogged towards the direction of Sea God Lake.

"Although we can't participate in the Sea God's Fate event together."

"But if other people's little darlings have something, my little darling can't be without it either!"

Chapter 264 The End of the Sea God's Fate

When Ping Xinyan, holding Qin Yuezhu's hand, returned to the viewing platform to reunite with Qi Han and the others, the Sea God's Fate Tournament was nearing its end.

Ping Xinyan now held a bright bouquet of flowers, her face beaming with a radiant smile. After returning to the viewing platform, she abandoned Qin Yuezhu and began whispering among herself with the three women.

Judging from the increasingly envious and longing expressions on the three women's faces as they talked, she was probably sharing the happy moment she had just experienced.

After Qin Yuezhu smiled and nodded to Qi Han, her gaze returned to the Sea God's Fate Conference being held in the Sea God Lake, and her eyebrows couldn't help but twitch slightly.

Is there really hope for Mo Qi and Yan hope?

...

The Sea God's Fate Tournament consists of five parts.

First stage: Mutual appreciation.

The rules for this round have been explained before: each male trainee will take turns attacking the female trainees' hats in the order they grabbed the lotus leaves, and the order of participation in the next round will be determined by the number of hats knocked off the female trainees.

The second stage: love at first sight.

In this segment, male trainees will line up in order of their scores from the previous segment. Each female trainee has a control switch for the light pillar under her feet. If she is interested in a male trainee, she can leave the light pillar for him; otherwise, she will turn it off.

If no female contestant leaves a light beam for a male contestant during this round, he will be eliminated.

The third stage: love at first sight.

The order of this segment is determined by drawing lots. Male trainees step forward in the order drawn and each has one minute to introduce themselves. During this process, they can fully demonstrate their abilities and characteristics, which will serve as a basis for the female trainees' selection.

The fourth segment: A predestined connection across three lifetimes.

In this segment, female trainees take turns introducing themselves and choosing their preferred male trainee to stand next to. Female trainees who do not make a choice during this segment are eliminated, and male trainees who are not chosen by any female trainees are also eliminated.

This process doesn't mean that every female student will choose a different male student. If there is an exceptionally outstanding male student, it's possible that he will have multiple female students around him.

Fifth segment: A long and happy marriage.

After the female trainees had the first choice in the first four rounds, the final decision was reversed and handed over to the male trainees.

Male trainees can ultimately choose the girl they want. If they choose the same girl who chose them before, and there are no other competitors, then the two can successfully pair up. However, if there are competitors, then the bride-stealing process will begin.

After all, Shrek Academy is full of talented people, so the bride-snatching segment is naturally decided by strength.

At this point, the fourth stage of the Sea God's Fate event had just ended.

On Poseidon Lake, the pillars of light have become scarce. Of the twenty-two Poseidon Fairies, twenty have not yet been eliminated, but on the male students' side, the number of pillars of light has decreased from forty-six to fifteen.

Thirty-one male trainees were eliminated in the previous rounds and could only return to the shores of Poseidon Lake, transforming from participants into spectators.

Two female trainees were even eliminated because they did not choose their preferred male trainees.

What surprised Qin Yuezhu was that Mo Qi not only remained on the lotus leaf and was not eliminated, but Yan hope was actually standing next to him.

In the fourth round, Yan hope actually chose this kid?

Unfortunately, she didn't see the specific circumstances at the time, which made Qin Yuezhu feel like she had missed out on a fortune.

but…

He glanced at Ping Xinyan, who was clutching the bouquet tightly and smiling broadly, and a smile appeared in his eyes.

It was worth missing out on that 100 million.

...

"Idiot, the fourth stage is over, how long are you going to stand there in a daze?" Yan hope rolled her eyes at Mo Qi, who was still grinning like an idiot, and instinctively reached out and pinched the soft flesh on his waist.

"Hiss!" Mo Qi couldn't help but gasp, then a somewhat bewildered expression appeared on his face. "I'm just too happy, aren't I?"

"Xixi, why did you choose me?"

"I..." Yan hope opened her mouth, then glared at Mo Qi fiercely, "I chose you because I felt sorry for you and no one else wanted to choose you. Is there a problem with that?"

However, the blush on her cheeks as she said this made her words seem somewhat insincere.

"I see..." Mo Qi scratched his head, the excitement in his eyes dimming slightly.

So it turns out Xixi didn't really like me... she just did it because no one else wanted to...

Yan hope, who was keeping a close eye on Mo Qi, felt secretly bitter upon seeing Mo Qi's reaction.

That idiot! That deadbeat straight man!

Can't he tell I'm being sarcastic?

But... seeing Mo Qi's pitiful appearance, she felt a pang of heartache, took a deep breath, and suddenly grabbed Mo Qi's collar.

"Hey! You surnamed Mo, listen up! From the moment you came running over to me every time we entered school to be my sparring partner, from the moment you accompanied me during weighted runs and brought me water, from the moment you took me to the infirmary every time I got injured, from the moment you secretly sat near me and peeked at me while eating in the cafeteria, I've already fallen for you!"

"You..." Mo Qi stared blankly at the girl in front of him, whose face was flushed red to her ears, his emotions quickly shifting from low spirits to ecstatic joy. "You knew all along..."

"Nonsense!" Yan hope withdrew her hand from Mo Qi's collar, twisting her hands together in a somewhat conflicted manner. She turned her head away, trying not to look at Mo Qi, and her voice gradually lowered. "You idiot, you made it so obvious. I'm not blind."