I, Who Hate Marine So Much, Have Become A Future Nika?

Chapter 41: The Great Dao Requires Struggle

"Why go to such lengths? By saying that, you will completely lose your friends," Zhong Cang's words made Zhong Yingying laugh.

"Brother Cang, you are my blood-related sibling, while they are just friends. I know very well who I should support between siblings and friends."

"Moreover, we are no longer friends. When they ignored my wishes and tried to pry into your opportunities, the friendship between me and them was lost."

After saying this, Zhong Yingying noticed that there was still tenderness on Zhong Cang's face. She quickly smiled and comforted him, "Brother Cang, don't blame yourself. I have always been in the position of a maid there. Perhaps, there was never much friendship between me and them."

"And our relationship has not completely dissipated."

These words made Zhong Cang raise an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"

"I associate with them not because of shared ideals and talents, but because of interests. When the interests are significant enough, they can endure anything. Just like Sister Hongyu, she may be a bit arrogant and enjoy bossing others around, a personality not liked by everyone. But because of her family background, her character is unquestionably the big sister figure for us. If Brother Cang, you have outstanding talent and strong power, as your sister, I will also bask in your glory. At that time, even if I make them dislike me, they will still become my 'friends'."

"Gathering for the sake of interests, I understand..."

After saying this, Zhong Cang closed his eyes.

On the other side, Zhong Yingying... was not sad at all. In fact, there was a slight smile at the corner of her mouth.

She did indeed lose her friends, but it was intentional. After accepting the Sword Heart possession yesterday, she understood one thing: her opportunity lies with Zhong Cang.

Faced with such an opportunity, let alone friends, even if a Foundation Building expert wanted to be her mentor, she would follow Zhong Cang's footsteps closely.

However, after analyzing all night, she was horrified to find that she couldn't help Zhong Cang much. Their connection was only a thin bloodline, and this bloodline was extremely weak.

After all, she was not Zhong Cang's biological sister, just a cousin.

This position was quite awkward.

If she were a biological sister, she wouldn't have to think about pleasing him.

If she were a cousin from three generations away, she would have more room to maneuver.

But now, it was neither here nor there.

She was afraid of losing Zhong Cang because of this, and she had been worried about it.

The prying of Yan Hongyu and others did bring her some crisis, but it also gave her an opportunity to prove her loyalty to Zhong Cang.

"In that case, I should also thank you, my friends..."

...

The collection of spirit stones went smoothly, just as Zhong Yingying had said. Thirty pieces, one hundred pieces. This amount of spirit stones was a lot for independent cultivators, but for the descendants of families with Foundation Building elders... it was not a small sum.

However, although they felt distressed, they were still willing to exchange this money for an opportunity to show themselves in front of Yan Lingdie.

And one person handing over thirty spirit stones already satisfied Zhong Cang. With multiple people contributing, the accumulated spirit stones made Zhong Cang thoroughly excited.

"Two months!"

"With so many spirit stones, I can max out the proficiency limit of the Qi Consumption Technique in two months!"

Obtaining a large number of spirit stones made Zhong Cang joyful.

On the other side, as noon approached, the group of family descendants who wanted to show themselves became nervous.

As long as there was nothing to discuss in a certain area, half an hour ago, they had already found their teammates and started practicing on the arena.

The only one that caught Zhong Cang's attention was the cultivator who wanted to defeat him and prove himself.

To Zhong Cang's surprise, the one who challenged him first was not Yan Hongyu, the big sister figure of this group of family descendants, but a cultivator whom Zhong Cang did not recognize.

"Yan Hongyu shouldn't be lacking a hundred spirit stones."

The shortage of spirit stones made Zhong Cang somewhat unhappy.

Zhong Yingying quickly noticed something unusual about Zhong Cang because she had been paying close attention to him.

Looking at Yan Hongyu, Zhong Yingying sighed and explained to Zhong Cang.

"Sister Hongyu is different from others. She is arrogant and likes to boss people around, but she is not a petty person. She won't prove herself by stepping on others."

"Even if that is the best way to attract Miss Lingdie."

"..."

For whatever reason, Zhong Cang had already made an impression on Yan Lingdie, and defeating him was indeed the fastest way to get her attention.

And the fact that Yan Hongyu could resist this temptation and stay true to herself made Zhong Cang think highly of her.

While he was sighing, Cai Guang, the cultivator who wanted to prove himself by defeating Zhong Cang, came before him.

"Brother Zhong, it's time for us to go up on the stage."

Looking at the sky, Zhong Cang kindly reminded him.

"Yan Lingdie will arrive in three minutes."

"I know, I will hold back and let you last until then."

Hearing this, Zhong Cang raised an eyebrow and stood up.

"If that's what you want, then come. Just so you know, I won't hold back."

"It doesn't matter."

...

"Splash..."

"Is it coming?"

"Damn it, Cai Guang took the spot."

"That Zhong Cang is a bit foolish. If I were him, I would never accept the challenge for just a hundred spirit stones."

"He is indeed short-sighted..."

As the focus of everyone's attention, Zhong Cang's movement attracted the attention of many people and sparked discussions among them.

Among these discussions, most people thought that Zhong Cang was shortsighted and envied Cai Guang's good luck.

On the other hand, Cai Guang felt that he was extremely lucky.

"This is the biggest opportunity I've had in years."

"Hoo... I can't defeat Zhong Cang before Yan Lingdie arrives, but I can't delay after she arrives either. One move... no, no, that's not enough time to show off. Three moves. Defeating Zhong Cang in three moves would be the best, it won't seem like I'm dragging it out and it will showcase my strength."

In order to seize this opportunity, Cai Guang thought about it a lot on the stage.

He not only thought about how to present himself, but also fantasized about how glorious his rise would be.

At the same time, he didn't show it on the surface, but in his heart, he looked down on Zhong Cang.

He even had the idea of taking back the spirit stones after defeating Zhong Cang.

Even he couldn't ignore a hundred spirit stones.

"No, that guy has more than a hundred spirit stones."

"Heaven's will, retribution!"

"Zhong Cang, let me tell you, the Great Dao requires competition. If you take a step back, you can only keep retreating!"

"And keeping the spirit stones in the hands of a coward like you is just a waste. You have already given me a chance, so give me another one!"

(End of this chapter)