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After snatching the phone back from Hu Tian and parking the car, Hu Tian couldn't wait to push the door and get out.
"father!"
After pushing open the gate and seeing Hu Bayi, Hu Tian excitedly ran to Hu Bayi and chattered for a long time, but his speech was too fast and vague, so it was really hard to understand what he was saying.
Ten years have passed and Hu Bayi is already over 40 years old, but fortunately he has made great progress in his training and does not look old. He is still as strong as he was ten years ago, and Shirley Yang likes him very much.
Hu Bayi didn't have the heart to play with his son for the moment, so he could only say “Ah ah... yes, right” to fool him and let him go into the house to watch TV by himself.
Hu Tian was originally very dissatisfied with his father for fooling him, but when he heard that he could watch TV, his old father didn't matter anymore. He put what happened just now behind him, ran into the living room happily, skillfully took out the remote control from the bowl of sundries on the coffee table, turned on the TV, and tuned it to channel 14.
At this time, the animation was in the middle of the broadcast. The protagonist was fighting fiercely with the villain. The cold spear swept across and knocked the villain away.
Hu Tian cheered and jumped in front of the TV, waving his fists and cheering for the protagonist: "Shizilang! Shizilang!"
After temporarily getting rid of this little pesterer, Hu Bayi and Hu Xiuwu gathered in the restaurant to discuss what they had not finished discussing on the phone.
While waiting for Hu Xiuwu and Hu Tian to come back, Hu Bayi had already brewed a pot of tea. While drinking the hot tea, he and Hu Xiuwu continued the previous topic.
Hu Bayi was his elder brother, so Hu Xiuwu didn't need to beat around the bush with him. After taking the teacup, he asked directly:
"What's going on? I've been away from Shangqing for so many years. Normally, the Heavenly Master might not even know my name, so why did he suddenly ask to see me?"
Hu Bayi was sitting opposite Hu Xiuwu, also looking somewhat confused: "I have not been able to figure this out even after going through so many channels. I asked the Heavenly Master, but he remained silent. Even when Director Zhao asked him, he remained silent."
"Boss Zhao is helpless and can only ask for your opinion."
If you ask me, I'm afraid you might suspect that I said something to the Heavenly Master, or that the Heavenly Master knew something, which made the Heavenly Master want to see me.
Now, Lao Zhao is probably checking my whereabouts in the past few years. Hu Xiuwu still has a tacit understanding of Zhao Fangxu's thoughts, but he has been very low-key in the past few years. He has neither been to the vicinity of Longhu Mountain nor talked to Longhu Mountain on the phone, so he is not afraid of being checked.
Hu Xiuwu had a clear conscience, so he asked with a clear conscience, "I remember that the old Heavenly Master hasn't come down the mountain for almost half a century. What on earth made him want to come down the mountain this time?"
Hu Bayi took a sip of tea to moisten his throat and recalled, "The official explanation was that someone from abroad invited the Heavenly Master to go to Florence to attend a meeting of Eastern and Western religious leaders."
Then, he added seriously, "But in fact, it was Hogwarts that invited the Master to watch the game as a guest of honor."
"Watching the game?"
"Yes, to watch the game. This year, Europe is holding an ancient game again, the Goblet of Fire."
"It seems to be a combined competition of clearing levels and solving puzzles. The contestants are all teenagers under the age of 18 from the Western Inhuman World. It can also be seen as a battle between different colleges. However, this competition is very dangerous, so it has been suspended for a long time."
"Then I'm over the age limit, so I'm not allowed to participate in the competition." Hu Xiuwu said to himself.
Hu Bayi said with a smile: "You are several years over the age limit, do you still think of yourself as a child? You have grown up."
"The Goblet of Fire."
After muttering a few words, Hu Xiuwu took out his mobile phone and started searching in front of Hu Bayi.
Hu Xiuwu, who was chatting happily, suddenly took out his cell phone. Hu Bayi asked curiously, "What are you doing?"
Hu Xiuwu thrust his phone towards Hu Bayi. After seeing the content on the screen, Hu Bayi suddenly realized, "Oh, it's the Yaoxing Society's APP. When did you become a member? I heard their membership is not cheap."
In recent years, a new group of journalists has emerged in the world of extraordinary people, called Yaoxing Society, and the president of Yaoxing Society is named Qu Tong.
Different from Jianghu Xiaozhan, which focuses on cultivating domestic intelligence, Yaoxing Society is more international and focuses on international news. Every week, Yaoxing Society's weekly report reports on what happened in the world of extraordinary people during that week, but none of them are in-depth.
Jianghu Xiaozhan pursues the depth of intelligence. They actually know the more obscure causes and inside stories of many things. However, Yaoxing Society is more like a newspaper in the alien world, only reporting what has happened and what is happening.
Due to their different focuses and the general environment requiring harmony, the two sides have not yet developed any rifts and are still relatively harmonious.
Hu Xiuwu knew about the Emerald Society in Europe because of Yaoxing Society's introduction. An event as big as the Goblet of Fire would naturally be reported in great detail by Yaoxing Society. In fact, Yaoxing Society's report was more comprehensive than Hu Bayi's, and included the history of the Goblet of Fire over the years.
Hu Xiuwu turned his phone around and looked at the content on the screen in amazement: "I can't believe it. Why is Behemoth also a participant?"
It is true that Behemoth is the largest Inhuman organization in America, but what is its relationship with the competitions held in Europe?
Hearing Hu Xiuwu's question, Hu Bayi also showed sarcasm, but it was not directed at Hu Xiuwu: "They said that they are allies with several countries in Europe, so they can use the Goblet of Fire to build relationships."
"The Emerald Society actually agreed?"
Hu Bayi snorted coldly, "I agree. This was not proposed by Behemoth himself, but by Principal Durmstrang. The original custodian of the Goblet of Fire, the British Ministry of Magic, just wanted to hold a competition within the European continent and use this opportunity to promote the British Ministry of Magic."
"Unexpectedly, while the competition was still being organized, one of the invitees, Igor Kakaf, the principal of Fondrumstrang School of Magic, suddenly proposed to allow Behemoth to participate, and attracted many people to agree."
Without Hu Bayi's explanation, Hu Xiuwu had guessed the subsequent result. Spencer, the president of the Jade Society, who was suddenly attacked, must have been put in a dilemma at the meeting and had to agree reluctantly in the end.
Since you violated the rules first, I won't be polite anymore. It would be boring to add one more party, so why not just make it more lively? Come on, everyone!
Since people from America are participating, why don’t people from East Asia join in as well!
No matter what Behemoth's plan is, it is better to make things bigger, deviate from Behemoth's plan, and derail the direction of things, so that the parties can get back to the same starting line to compete.
Therefore, after agreeing to Behemoth's participation in the competition, President Spencer proposed that East Asia also participate in this event. Since it was a competition between colleges, it was required that domestic sects join as participants.
They extended an olive branch, and after much deliberation, Mr. Zhao decided to join. After all, the country was strong and he had the confidence. He gave the quota to Longhu Mountain and let the Heavenly Master lead the team, so he would feel more at ease and not be afraid of them using any tricks.
Who would have thought that the Heavenly Master would do something to him that would make his blood pressure soar while he was still abroad. His brain was about to shut down, and he didn't understand how the Heavenly Master, who had not left the mountain for many years, knew about Hu Xiuwu.
Hu Bayi said indignantly: "Now everyone in Nadutong is talking about it, and rumors are spreading everywhere. Some people even think that you are the illegitimate son of the Heavenly Master. This time the Heavenly Master wants to take you back, but the person who spread the rumor has been punished by Director Zhao."
This made Hu Xiuwu burst into laughter, and he didn't take it seriously at all.
Hu Bayi looked at him with a worried look on his face: "But I think Mr. Zhao's reaction seems a bit excessive. With the status of a Heavenly Master, it's just asking a junior to accompany him on a trip. What's the big deal?"
"President Zhao came to see you in person back then, Xiuwu, tell me the truth, did you and President Zhao have any private agreement? Are you involved in something?"
Chapter 222: The Death of the Snake God, the Rise of Spiritual Energy
Seeing Hu Bayi looking at him with worry, Hu Xiuwu stopped smiling and felt warm in his heart. How come his elder brother Hu Bayi and sister-in-law Shirley Yang have been really nice to him for so many years?
But this matter is of great importance, and if Hu Bayi is involved, it would be harmful to him given his size.
Hu Xiuwu's smile became more natural. "Don't worry, it's okay. Who is the Heavenly Master? How could he harm me? Maybe he saw my name when Shangqing let me go, and wanted to meet me out of curiosity."
"Isn't it just a trip abroad? I haven't been there yet. How come Xiaotian and Jin Yuanyuan asked me to go on a trip several times over the years, but I always refused."
Hu Bayi hurriedly asked anxiously, "Are you going to accept the invitation of the Heavenly Master to visit the Goblet of Fire?"
Hu Bayi did not believe the excuse Hu Xiuwu gave, and asked, "Every year, there are people who make mistakes in the Zhengyi Sanshan Mountain, and many who cannot stand the solitude and cultivation go down the mountain and are expelled. Why did they only find you, who left Shangqing ten years ago?"
Hu Bayi cursed, "Don't talk nonsense to me. You can see that this is far from being a simple spectator's ceremony. If you go there, you will probably be used as a knife."
Hu Xiuwu said this in a matter-of-fact tone, and then added in a slightly exaggerated tone: "That's the invitation from the leader of Longhu Mountain, the leader of Zhengyi, the best of the contemporary era, Tianshi Zhang Zhiwei. Why not go?"
"Besides, with the old Heavenly Master here, there is nothing to be afraid of."
The name of the old master is mentioned every sentence, which makes people convinced.
What makes Hu Xiuwu so confident is not only external factors, his confidence also comes from his own strength.
In ten years, with the assistance of the twenty-four gods, Hu Xiuwu's cultivation has undergone earth-shaking changes, not to mention that he can compete with the Heavenly Master.
At least, if he meets Tu Junfang and Yuan Tao again, Hu Xiuwu is confident that he can compete with them with his hard power.
Not only did he himself undergo a complete transformation, but Luo Fengtian also made significant improvements. The rune on Hu Tian's palm was the Luo Feng Cave Opening Order.
Whoever holds this order can travel freely in Luofengtian Fengdu City. Not only Hu Tian has it, but Hu Bayi also has it. However, Hu Xiuwu only told his eldest brother that it was a life-saving talisman. If something happened, as long as Qi was input into it, he could escape with his people.
Ever since he learned the Earthly Evil Order, he understood that even the Earthly Traveling Immortal Technique was not 100% safe, and it was always good to have an extra trump card.
Hu Xiuwu also put a lot of thought and racked his brains to develop a passive Luofengdong opening order for Hu's mother, Hu Yunxuan, and Shirley Yang.
The talisman uses jade as a carrier. Once they encounter danger and their innate qi is disturbed, the talisman will spontaneously absorb their innate qi and send them into Fengdu.
Although you will be seriously injured afterwards, it is better than getting into an accident on the spot.
With the Luofengdongtian Order, Hu Xiuwu no longer had to worry about anyone attacking his family.
Hu Bayi was still very worried about Hu Xiuwu. He frowned and stared at Hu Xiuwu and said, "That's still too dangerous. Why do you have to go?"
Hu Xiuwu sighed: "Time waits for no one."
Hu Bayi was amused and thought he was joking: "Why are you so anxious? You don't have any pressure. The most urgent thing for you to do now is to bring back the little flower you raised in South China so that your parents can meet her and seal the relationship."
"I will, I will."
I wanted to, too, but I was worried that they would scare each other.
Hu Xiuwu put away his smile and changed the subject: "Brother, have you been too busy recently? Xiaotian has complained to me several times, saying that he often doesn't see his father during holidays."
Speaking of this, Hu Bayi felt full of guilt, but his work interest was like this, what else could he do? He could only sigh helplessly:
"I can't help it. There have been a lot of problems recently. I'm so busy everywhere. Mr. Xu retired due to illness, and Xu Si'er just took over his father's job. He's still a little unfamiliar with the business, so the transfer is not smooth. He must be busy."
Then, he perked up again and said cheerfully:
"But after this busy period, it will be fine. Si'er is very smart and knows how to handle things. Plus, he has his brother Xu San to assist him. Once he becomes proficient in the business and Huabei is running smoothly, I won't be so busy anymore."
"Really?" Looking at Hu Bayi's longing expression, Hu Xiuwu didn't have the heart to pour another bucket of cold water on him.
He will only be busier in the future.
Recently, not only has the chance of innate special people awakening increased, but there are also more and more children with acquired talent for practicing Qi. Even the great swordsmith Zhang Duan found a successor who suits his taste a while ago.
He is not an isolated case. Each of the domestic sects has one or two more new disciples this year than in previous years. Looking at one sect alone may not show much, but when all the sects are added together, the number cannot be underestimated. The number of extraordinary people in the country is approaching the population red line.
The death of the snake god caused a huge uproar, but its impact on the world was subtle.
Without the interference of the Snake God, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth is constantly rising. The deficit of thousands of years will not be made up in just ten years. In the next thousand years, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth will continue to rise until it returns to the level before the ancient times when it was not absorbed by the Snake God.
Therefore, Hu Xiuwu has no time left, as the changing times are imminent.
He wanted to meet the Heavenly Master Zhang Zhiwei. As the most powerful person in the world and the leader of the Zhengyi Alliance, he had a great influence on the world. Hu Xiuwu wanted to know what the Heavenly Master thought.
And as the spiritual energy recovers, the weight of the Heavenly Master will become more and more important.
Hu Xiuwu spoke each word with a resolute expression, "Brother, you don't need to persuade me. I have made up my mind. I will accept the invitation of the Heavenly Master and go to England with him."
Seeing his determined face, Hu Bayi knew that it was impossible to change his mind, so he could only remind him: "You have always had a righteous mind since you were a child, and I can't persuade you. You go out with the old Taoist priest. You are the junior, so remember to be respectful to the Taoist priest."
"Remember, three days later, when the Heavenly Master arrives at Sijiu City, you will gather at the airport and set off directly."
"The person leading the team is Bi Youlong, Director Bi. Although Director Bi looks a bit fierce and has a cold expression all year round, he is actually a good person, and he seems to admire you very much."
"Besides, it's not like home. You have to be careful about everything. People's hearts are hard to predict. If something really happens, just hide next to the Heavenly Master. If it doesn't work, run back. I'll hold you back. If I can't hold on, there's still Dad."
Hu Bayi kept nagging him and only stopped when Hu Tian finished watching TV and came to him to do his homework.
However, Hu Xiuwu did not feel impatient. This was the taste of home.
"What's today's assignment? Bring a fish? Make a homemade plant specimen?"
Hu Bayi picked up Hu Tian and complained, "Your kindergarten homework was left for you guys, right? It was all left for me, your father."