Three Fengshui diagrams, a total of six points. After President Xie announced the result of the last diagram, I already knew my results. All three diagrams were correct, so six points were in my hands.
I can't say that I didn't think of this result, but I was still overjoyed.
Following that, President Xie and President Wang announced the results of the statistics.
Nangong and I were tied for first place. As for the other participants, the highest was only three points. The lowest was one or two points. There were even a few people who didn't get a single point.
Because the rules of the Dragon Seizing Tournament was that only those who got points in the first stage could advance to the second stage, those who didn't get points had no choice but to dejectedly accept their early elimination.
What surprised me was that Xie Tianyu was actually among those who didn't get a single point.
Although I was very disdainful of his character, in reality, Xie Tianyu was able to reach the Earth Master stage at such a young age, so he definitely had some ability. I didn't think that he would end up like this.
When I looked at him, Xie Tianyu also happened to look in my direction. His eyes were filled with shame and anger. After noticing that I was looking at him, he couldn't help but reveal some anger towards me.
Some people always liked to find excuses for their failures. I reckon that this fellow was also holding a grudge against me for his failure.
However, I didn't care about what he thought, nor did I take it to heart.
Who knew that when I didn't want to pay attention to him, he would take the initiative to look for me.
Just as my gaze moved away from him, this fellow suddenly seemed to have gone crazy. He pointed at me and shouted, "Zhou Yi only joined our Shenzhen branch temporarily a few days ago. He doesn't have the qualifications to represent the Shenzhen branch in the competition!"
When he shouted like that, everyone was shocked. It wasn't because I had joined the Shenzhen branch temporarily, but because he was from the same branch as me, yet he dared to undermine me at this time.
Even those who didn't know the inside story instinctively felt disgusted with him. Many people frowned as they looked at him.
Before I could say anything, Nangong, who had been sitting beside me without saying a word, opened his mouth at this time.
He looked at Xie Tianyu with a smile and said, "So what if I joined temporarily? I only joined the Guangzhou Metaphysics Association a few days ago. Does that mean that I don't have the qualifications?
According to what you said, are you the only one qualified to participate? "
I guessed Xie Tianyu was just enraged, so he didn't know what to say. When he heard someone else refute him, he was speechless. He just looked at me with resentment.
Just like that, a small interlude passed. Losers were always easily forgotten, but only winners would be remembered.
After President Xie announced the end of the first day's activities, the crowd below the stage dispersed. No one paid any attention to Xie Tianyu. However, there were quite a few people who surrounded me and Nangong.
The other Metaphysics Societies were fine, but most of them were from the Shenzhen Metaphysics Societies.
After all, the location of the conference was in Shenzhen, and there were many local fengshui masters. In addition, I was also a member of the Shenzhen branch, so many people used this excuse to chat with me. Most of them said something along the lines of "I've long heard of your name, but I just didn't have the luck to get to know you. Now that I've met you today, I feel like we hit it off."
I glanced at them, and there were even a few fengshui masters who came with Xie Tianyu to cause trouble for me a few days ago.
These people were quite shameless, but I didn't really care about them. After laughing and joking around for a long time, I finally got rid of them.
It wasn't easy for me to squeeze out of the crowd. I turned around and saw that Nangong sloppily following behind me. He didn't cause any trouble along the way, so he was just using me as a shield.
I got angry and couldn't help but say to him, "You also chose all three diagrams correctly. Why are you hiding behind me? There are a lot of people who want to get to know you."
Who knew that Nangong would say in a serious tone, "That's not the same. I already said that I was just guessing. Otherwise, do you think I would let you talk about something that was in the limelight?"
I snorted disdainfully at his words, "Stop talking nonsense. If you can guess everything correctly, then wouldn't other people be so ashamed that they would hit the wall and commit suicide?
You should have a limit to your modesty. "
Nangong still looked serious. He shook his head and slowly said, "I'm not being modest. At that time, when I was looking at the pile of diagrams, I didn't know what to choose. Coincidentally, I turned around and saw that you chose those three diagrams. So, I followed you and blindly guessed those three diagrams … You see, if it's not blind guessing, then what is it?"
I opened my eyes wide. This guy … copied me?
Looking at his calm face, I couldn't imagine that someone could say that he plagiarized so confidently. How thick was his skin?
Previously, I thought that my previous impression of him as a 'Little Rascal' was a misunderstanding. But now, it seemed that it wasn't a misunderstanding. Not only was he a rascal, but he was also a scoundrel.
Now, I suspected that his identity as a contestant was also fake. After all, I couldn't feel the fluctuation of Dao energy from his body.
Although it was hard to imagine that the person who arranged the event would leave such a big loophole for him to sneak in, it was hard to say with this guy's temperament.
After all, there was the saying 'it's dark under the light'. Moreover, there were many schools of Fengshui. It was hard to see the realm of many special cultivation methods, so he might have taken advantage of a loophole.
Just as I was about to ask him for confirmation, Nangong spoke first.
He yawned, seemingly a little sleepy. Shaking his head, he said, "Alright, I'm just here to have some fun. I feel that this exchange meeting is rather boring … I won't be coming for the second round tomorrow. You can play by yourself."
After saying that, this guy didn't care about my shock. He patted his butt and prepared to leave. But after turning around, he seemed to remember something. He turned his head and said to me, "Oh right, I gave you my business card. You have to take it well this time. If anything happens, remember to call me.
Okay, see you later! "
After saying that, he waved his hand at me and left, leaving me standing there in a daze.
This guy, he just got the same first place as me, but he left just like that. He didn't even want to participate in the second round tomorrow?
Even if he really plagiarized my answers, isn't this too cool?
What's the point of plagiarizing me if he doesn't participate in the second round?
Thinking about what he said to me, I searched my body for a long time and found the business card he gave me today.
After looking at it for a long time, I didn't believe that this guy could help me if something really happened. I was going to throw the business card away, but after thinking about it carefully, I put it in my wallet.
When I came out of the venue, I saw Yang Kaichen standing at the door, seemingly waiting for me.
What made me feel strange was that there were two people standing next to Yang Kaichen, one old and one young, and I knew both of them. One was the old man Zhao Dingwu who gave a speech on the podium this morning, and the other was Zhang Wenfei who explained the "Water Gathering Heaven's Heart" Fengshui in the afternoon.
Why are these two people from the Meizhou Metaphysics branch with Yang Kaichen?
With surprise, I walked to Yang Kaichen's side.
The old man and the young man stood there without saying anything. Yang Kaichen smiled and introduced them to me, "Zhou Yi, you should have met these two today. Let me introduce you again. This is senior Zhao Dingwu, and this is senior Zhao's last disciple, junior Zhang Wenfei."
I had a good impression of these two people from the Meizhou Metaphysics branch. After greeting them with a smile, I asked Yang Kaichen, "I didn't expect big brother Yang to be old acquaintances with senior Zhao and his disciple."
Yang Kaichen nodded and looked back at old man Zhao. His eyes were filled with gratitude and respect. Then, he turned back to me and said, "When I was young, my family suffered a disaster. My father died early, and my mother and I were also plagued with illnesses. Later, senior Zhao accidentally passed by my house and saw that there was a problem with the fengshui of my house. After giving my mother some pointers, my family's situation gradually improved.
After that, I also became interested in fengshui metaphysics. I slowly studied it myself and gradually entered this circle.
In the past few years, senior has also given me pointers on fengshui many times, but unfortunately, my aptitude is poor and I haven't had any achievements. "
It turned out that there was such a past between them.
I smiled and said, "Since senior Zhao has given you pointers, then you can also be regarded as his registered disciple."
I just said it casually, but who knew that Yang Kaichen would quickly wave his hand and say anxiously, "I don't dare to say that. Senior's disciples are all geniuses of their generation. I don't dare to call myself a disciple and disgrace senior's reputation for no reason."
Old man Zhao's hair was white, and his back was hunched, but he was in good spirits. His voice was like a great bell. He reached out and slapped Yang Kaichen's head, and scolded him in Hakka language, "Manggu."
After scolding, he turned to me and said with a smile, "Young man, you are young, but your attainments in fengshui are not low. You are much better than this disciple of mine."
Since an elder praised me, I naturally had to be modest. However, before I could open my mouth, old man Zhao waved his hand to stop me and said, "Today, this old man didn't come to find you for anything else. I just wanted to remind you that you might suffer some hardships in the near future. Remember to be careful when you handle things."