Gu Xijiu calmly looked at him too.
Di Fuyi laughed, "What are you rushing for? It's just less than an hour away…" He then looked at both Qian Yueran and Hua Wuyan, "Do you have anything to say?"
Hua Wuyan hesitated a little and lightly shook her head, "No, I am just a deputy tester. I will do as you say."
Qian Yueran suddenly stepped forward and walked to the front of Gu Xijiu, "You are too bold. Do you know what kind of punishment you will receive if you pretend to be a heaven's gift disciple?" His voice was loud enough and was heard by everyone.
Gu Xijiu looked at him in silence and did not speak.
Qian Yueran continued, "All your martial art talents and skills will be removed and you will be banished to the Dark Forest. There will be no mercy given. Although Brother Di has been good and gentle most of the time, he is also firm and sticks to the principles when it is related to official matters."
He expressed his compassion, "After all, you are just a kid. It is still alright if you never had spiritual power because you don't need to go through the martial art elimination process but only be cast away into the Dark Forest. However, you have now already possessed a little bit of spiritual power. Although it is still low, it still exists. Once you have been tested as an imposter of the heaven's gift disciple, it will need to be removed. Even if Di Fuyi has a special admiration towards you, he cannot be lenient on this matter. Why would you want to claim that you are a heaven's gift disciple? It is not something that anyone can simply uphold…"
Qian Yueran’s voice echoed throughout the square. It was even more powerful than using a loudspeaker. Everyone in the square could hear his words loud and clear.
There was a myriad of mixed facial expressions after listening to his statement.
Gu Xietian’s face turned pale immediately.
The Emperor was shocked as he was planning to plea for leniency on behalf of Gu Xijiu. Now, he could not do so anymore after Qian Yueran had said it so loudly in the public. He could never help in appealing anymore.
Gu Xijiu’s eyes darkened.
Although Qian Yueran sounded like he cared of her, he was in fact attempting to get her to meet her doom. Once he had said it, no one could ask for any more favors and even Di Fuyi had to now act with just.
She had never expected that Qian Yueran would be so cunning, although he looked like a rather straightforward person!
Of course, Gu Xijiu did not forget about his elder brother, Gu Tiancao, who was the disciple of the Jiuxing clan. She even played a trick on a custodian of the Jiuxing clan in the palace. She heard that this custodian was one of the favorite disciples of the Jiuxing Overlord…
It seemed like she had a personal vendetta with the Jiuxing clan.
Was he taking the opportunity to seek revenge?
But the trick he used to take his revenge was a tad too sub-par.
She then looked at Di Fuyi.
She did not want to misinterpret his thoughts, but she could not help to think so after she had saw what happened now…
She doubted that the reason Di Fuyi helped her unlock her spiritual power was to have a reason to remove her martial arts and the spiritual power today.
He fought with Tian Jiyue, injured him badly and pulled Long Siye into this incident so that he could have a good reason to eliminate them as deputy testers. He then asked the Jiuxing Overlord who had something against her to come all the way to cast her into the deep ends of death? Was all of these done just to completely destroy her?
She thought that after the ride together last night, they would have at least developed some form of friendship. Even if he refused to help her, he would at least not put her in trouble, but it now looks like…
Di Fuyi was fiddling with his flute in his hand. When Hua Wuyan was talking, he did not say anything but only give a slight smile.
After Qian Yueran finished his sentence, Di Fuyi laughed and stared at Qian Yueran, "Qian Yueran, are you trying to remind me what to do?"
His voice was soft like a breeze, but it actually frightened Qian Yueran.
His voice was as soft as a spring breeze, but deep down, Qian Yueran could sense the iciness in his tone. He quickly let out a smile, "I dare not. I had only said it because I felt a little unfortunate for the lady. I’m rather outspoken and what I say could be offensive to you at times, but please know that I don’t bear any malicious intentions."
Di Fuyi took a look at him. He laughed again, but in a softer tone, "No, you’re not outspoken, you’re just a little dumb. Also, you’re out of your mind."
Qian Yueran was speechless.
Di Fuyi smiled, "I’m outspoken too, please don’t take it personally."
Qian Yueran’s face instantly reddened. He was so furious that he could not express himself properly.
He was undoubtedly one of the great overlords, and yet Celestial Master Zuo chose to publicly criticize him by calling him dumb in front of everyone. Qian Yueran could not hold himself together, so he took a few steps back.
A gust of wind blew over. A sudden shiver ran through his body.
It was strange. Although he used to act rashly on impulse, most of the time he was still able to behave and speak appropriately. This time, he was behaving so oddly, as though he was possessed.
He looked at Di Fuyi and tried to explain himself, but Di Fuyi did not seem to be paying attention to him. Instead, Di Fuyi signaled his subordinates on stage with a hand gesture and said, "You may now begin!"
The eight subordinates answered in unison. Within swift movements, they were already standing in eight different positions.
Qian Yueran was still upset at himself for being so outspoken, without considering the consequences. He saw Di Fuyi taking a few steps forward. "Brother Di, are you going to be biased and partial?" He said abruptly without thinking, yet again.
Di Fuyi stopped and said, "Of course not, I will manage my affairs in a fair and orthodox manner. I will not be biased."
Qian Yueran was instantaneously relieved. While he was catching his breath, Di Fuyi added, "I will be fair to anyone, including both of you."
Qian Yueran froze. He somehow had a feeling that what Di Fuyi had said might contain some overtones in his words.
Hua Wuyan’s expression had also changed a little. "Fuyi, I have nothing to say", she said with a bitter smile. She was the innocent victim in this protracted controversy.
Di Fuyi looked at her face and said, "Really?" His voice was soft; so soft that it had terrified Hua Wuyan for no apparent reason.
Gu Xijiu went forward abruptly. She went around Qian Yueran and took a thorough look at him from head to toe.
Qian Yueran lost a slight bit of her temper, "What are you looking at, young lady?"
Gu Xijiu responded rather drily, "Nothing," she then turned her head and walked away.
Qian Yueran was lost for words. He somehow had a feeling that there was something being left unsaid in the way she said ‘nothing’.
The test had started. The eight protectors of Fucang Hall stood at their respective positions at each corner of the Eight Diagrams, while Gu Xijiu had to position herself at the center of the Open Heaven Stage, with her back inclined to the middle of the three pillars.
There was a gear hidden in the mechanism of the pillar. Once she had clung herself to it, she was immediately held still by the chains that came out from the top of the pillar.
Di Fuyi started to perform the rituals at the center of the Eight Diagrams. There were brilliant rays of colored light at the tip of his fingers. There was a little resemblance to the Six Veins Legendary Sword, but better.
Followed by the rays of light, the clouds in the sky started to shift towards the center pillar. Lightning had struck suddenly in the dark clouds. Even in bright daylight, the lightning was strikingly bright, causing a bout of jitters.
This kind of public test was so scarce that almost no one had seen it with own eyes. It was such a tense moment that people started to hold their breath in anxiety.
Gu Xijiu was a little nervous, too, as she still had a little concern at the bottom of her heart.
Although she had not heard that people had died from accidents during the test before, the lightning that started to strike within the circling dark clouds had severely terrified her.
She started to assume that Celestial Master Zuo was planning to strike her by summoning the lightning.
It definitely looked like it from the way he performed the rituals.
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