Next came the part where the inner courtyard male students each relied on their own abilities to lift the bamboo hats of the female students. In the end, aside from Su Yunlin, who could lift four bamboo hats in one go, the others were not particularly capable. Their overall performance was barely satisfactory.
At present, only seven fairies on the field had their bamboo hats removed.
Next, it was Huo Yuhao's turn. He chose to use the Snow Lady to remove the fairies' bamboo hats, and the effect was excellent!
Afterward, the various inner courtyard male students each displayed their methods. Of the eighteen fairies, only two still had their bamboo hats left.
In the Mutual Appreciation segment, Huo Yuhao had removed the most bamboo hats through his spirit soul, the Snow Lady, taking off five of them. Next was Su Yunlin, who removed four.
Then came the second segment, Love at First Sight. The rules were very simple. Each female student would receive a switch that could control the soul tool lamp beneath her. They would light their lamps respectively for each male student.
As long as a male student received a lamp left on by a female student, he could continue staying here and participate in the following segments. But if, regretfully, not a single female student left her lamp on for him, then he would be eliminated.
Because Huo Yuhao had removed the most bamboo hats, he was the first to participate in this segment. At this moment, Huo Yuhao was especially nervous. He saw two familiar figures—Ling Luochen and Ma Xiaotao.
Ma Xiaotao was his sworn elder sister, Huo Yuhao's family. However, as he grew older, Huo Yuhao realized that perhaps she did not have to be merely family.
Fifteen beams of light remained for Huo Yuhao. Tang Wutong and Wu Feng did not light their lamps.
"Good! This is an excellent start, a total of fifteen beams of light! Next, Su Yunlin. Sea God's Fairies, please choose."
When it was Su Yunlin's turn, he crossed his arms over his chest and looked at the eighteen beams of light before him. None of them actually went out. Su Yunlin blinked. Was he really this popular?
"Oh ho! All lit! It looks like if there were a first place in the second round, then Su Yunlin would definitely be first. All the Sea God's Fairies lit their lamps. However, this seems to be a bit of a burden for Student Su Yunlin. Haha!"
Bei Bei laughed, because he saw Tang Wutong holding the Clear Sky Hammer in her hand, staring at Su Yunlin with an unfriendly expression.
Su Yunlin raised both hands. He did not know why everyone had chosen him. Listen to his defense... no, listen to his explanation.
Tang Wutong snorted coldly, then turned her head away. However, the corners of her mouth still rose slightly, showing that her judgment was not bad. The man she had chosen was just that popular!
The second segment ended, leaving only twenty-something male students on the field, lined up in a row.
Next was the third segment, "Love at Second Sight." In this segment, the girls would choose the person they fancied. This choice would be the final choice. Each girl could only choose once, while the boys needed to give a one-minute self-introduction.
This round used a drawing-lots system. Su Yunlin just so happened to draw number one, so he had to be the first to go on stage.
Zhang Lexuan said, "Alright, the third segment, Love at Second Sight, begins! Boys, you must perform well~ This is your best chance to win the girls' attention. Number one male student, please come forward."
Su Yunlin was number one, so he was the first to appear. He looked at Tang Wutong and nodded. "My name is Su Yunlin."
His self-introduction ended. It was finished in five words.
This left the female students opposite him, as well as the Sea God's Pavilion elders on the viewing boat, completely dumbfounded.
Xu Yunyu shouted, "Son! What kind of description is that?! It's too simple! Say more!"
Under the pressure from his own mother, Su Yunlin's face immediately turned red. With a flushed face, he handed his number to Zhang Lexuan and then withdrew. Being shouted at by his own mother during a matchmaking event was enough to make anyone embarrassed.
"Hahahaha!"
The Sea God's Fairies opposite him burst into laughter. Su Yunlin, who had looked so serious before, or perhaps even a little smug, was now in such a sorry state.
Tang Wutong was also covering her mouth and laughing quietly. Opportunities to see Su Yunlin suffer a setback like this were truly rare.
After Su Yunlin returned, Xu Sanshi laughed and said, "Brother, your mother is concerned about your life's great matter. Aren't you going to say a little more?"
"That's right! Say more. Kidnap a few more girls home and give your honored father a few grandsons to play with."
The boys also began pressuring Su Yunlin, making him want to jump straight into Sea God's Lake.
Next, the boys introduced themselves one by one. The last one was Xu Sanshi. He confessed to Jiang Nannan, but was still "not accepted." Xu Sanshi directly jumped into Sea God's Lake.
Xu Sanshi shed tears, and those tears moved Jiang Nannan. Jiang Nannan naturally knew that Xu Sanshi had taken great care of her over the years. Even though she had rejected him many times, he still clung to her. Over time, Xu Sanshi had long since become an inseparable part of Jiang Nannan's life.
In the end, Jiang Nannan also faced her own heart and chose this bastard.
Clap, clap, clap—
Although this newly formed couple had both fallen into the water, they no longer needed to continue participating in the event. The students all offered them applause filled with blessings.
Tang Ya smiled faintly. "Having a bastard around is pretty good too, isn't it, Bei Bei?"
Bei Bei immediately denied it. "Xu Sanshi is indeed a bastard, but I'm not. Don't lump me together with him."
Zhang Lexuan looked at Bei Bei and let out a delicate snort, making Bei Bei somewhat embarrassed. Fine, he was also a bastard.
Next was the fourth segment. This segment was connected to the previous one. The previous segment mainly consisted of the boys' self-introductions, while this segment was the girls' self-introductions, along with making their choices.
The inner courtyard female students began displaying their cultivation and choosing the boys they liked.
The female students who had not yet had their bamboo hats removed also took off their bamboo hats one after another and began introducing themselves.
After the female students' self-introductions ended, they began choosing the boys they fancied. What surprised everyone—or more accurately, what surprised Su Yunlin—was that Xiao Xiao actually chose him?
"Xiao Xiao, you chose me? You're not joking, right?" Su Yunlin was stunned.
Xiao Xiao smiled. "I wanted to compete with Wutong a little. I can't win anyway. Yunlin, I really do like you, but it's normal that you don't like me. As for when I started liking you? I don't know either.
"I don't know if this counts as liking you or not. In any case, I just think you're an especially good person. Back when I absorbed my third Spirit Ring, you protected my arm and gave me even stronger offensive methods.
"During the Spirit Master Tournament, you didn't look down on me for my weak strength and chose me. All these things made me feel that you truly are a man worth entrusting a lifetime to."
Xiao Xiao had also confessed. She truly gathered her courage and confessed to Su Yunlin.
Su Yunlin sighed and shook his head. "Sorry, Xiao Xiao. I'm a very strange person. My heart is very small and can only hold Wutong. If you want to blame something, blame me for not being flirtatious enough. I reject your confession."
After being rejected, Xiao Xiao's entire body became somewhat dispirited. However, she still revealed a sunny smile. "At least I said it out loud, so it wasn't a loss! Then Yunlin, I'll leave first!"
Xiao Xiao directly jumped down from the water lily and r
an back to the shore.
Su Yunlin sighed. He truly could not give Xiao Xiao an answer. Perhaps because of his own experiences, he could not be affectionate toward many people or indulge in casual feelings. But he would never give an ambiguous answer. Instead, he rejected her directly.
Since he could not do it, he would reject her outright! Being indecisive would only hurt more people.
Tang Wutong sighed. Then she looked toward Su Yunlin, her gaze becoming even gentler.
After Xiao Xiao left, more female students chose Su Yunlin as well, but Su Yunlin rejected them one by one. Among them was Ning Tian, the young sect master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. She also expressed her thoughts to Su Yunlin.
She even promised that Su Yunlin would receive the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's support in the future.
Su Yunlin still refused. He and Ning Tian had barely spoken a few words. In Su Yunlin's eyes, Ning Tian was merely passerby A.
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