bookcurios Chapter 273 Candlelight Dinner
Chapter 273 Candlelight Dinner
Chapter 273 Candlelight Dinner
The second round of the competition has ended.
The points for each sect were as Lin Fan had predicted:
Renwangzong is far ahead with 24 points, with 7 players remaining;
Hua Yunzong followed closely with 16 points, with 5 people remaining;
The Crimson Flame Sect ranked third with 10 points, followed by the One-Eyed and the Tattooed Arm Sect.
With only Di Xiaoyun remaining, the Tianlan Sect has a score of 9 points and has been eliminated from the competition.
After the second round ended, the event was still in session. As is customary, the remaining 15 people went directly to the third round of drawing lots, and one lucky person was drawn to advance to the fourth round.
However, this lucky winner will not receive any extra points; only those who advance through the four rounds of the competition will add 3 points to the sect's score.
The big screen started scrolling, and the first thing to be drawn was the lucky position.
The only two remaining members of the Crimson Flame Sect, one with an eye and the other with a tattooed arm, prayed silently, hoping that this good fortune would fall upon their own family.
Once drawn, one can advance to the fourth round and reach the top eight, thus securing a spot to represent Chongqing.
Even if only one person gets into the team representing Shancheng City, the Crimson Flame Sect's goal of planting a spy will have been achieved.
When the draw results came out, the man with the tattooed arm and the one-eyed man both sighed in despair.
It's a real waste that this lucky guy is actually Tianyi from the Renwang Sect.
Next came the draw for the third round of competition. After the screen scrolled through the results, they were published.
After Renwangzong Tianyi advanced, the remaining six people all fought each other. As soon as this news came out, the Huayunzong disciple who ranked second was so excited that he wanted to dance a social dance.
But the subsequent draw brought them back to their senses. The internal battle between Huang Yuanbai and Mu Ying, the duel between the two elders, meant that one of them would inevitably be eliminated.
In addition, Di Xiaoyun, the sole heir of the Tianlan Sect, will fight against a disciple of the Huayun Sect, while Hua Bi from the Chiyan Sect will fight against another disciple of the Huayun Sect.
Lin Fan battles the One-Eyed Swordsman of the Crimson Flame Sect.
After the draw, everyone left.
The competition starts tomorrow, and Lin Fan has already predicted the outcome in his mind. This draw is a very favorable one for Hua Yun Sect.
Renwangzong's three rounds of internal battles, plus Tianyi, a total of 4 people advanced to the fourth round, but only 3 people advanced through the competition, each of whom will be awarded 3 points, adding to the previous 24 points, for a total of 33 points.
Apart from the internal battle between Mu Ying and Huang Yuanbai, the other two disciples of Huayun Sect have reached the end of their lives, including Lin Fan's victory over the one-eyed man.
Two members of Huayun Sect advanced, earning 6 points, bringing their total to 22 points including the previous 16.
The scores of the Crimson Flame Sect and the Heavenly Wave Sect are no longer important; they cannot win no matter what. After three rounds, each of these two sects will only have one person left.
Di Xiaoyun and the tattooed woman entered the four-wheel drive.
Hua Yun Sect's score is 11 points lower than Ren Wang Sect's, making their chances of winning extremely slim.
"Honey, how did you do that? You actually beat the Renwang Sect members!"
On the way home, Su Ruowei, sitting in the passenger seat, couldn't help but ask curiously.
Lin Fan drove straight ahead, answering a question that seemed unrelated: "Want to grab something to eat? Are you hungry?"
"you······"
Su Ruowei rolled her eyes at Lin Fan and lowered her voice, saying, "Go ahead."
She was used to Lin Fan's behavior; she could guess his little thoughts with ease, but she was too lazy to expose him or ask him again.
Lin Fan asked, "What would you like to eat?"
Su Ruowei said, "Whatever—"
"Then I'll decide?"
Lin Fan glanced tentatively at Su Ruowei, who nodded. Lin Fan immediately replied, "Take my wife out for something nice!"
"You're being cheeky again." Su Ruowei pouted, but couldn't hide her smile.
A dozen minutes later, Lin Fan led Su Ruowei to a French restaurant. The restaurant was dimly lit, with candlesticks, wine, and roses on each table. All the diners were couples, and the restaurant was filled with a strong romantic atmosphere.
"Honey, how did you know about this kind of shop..." Su Ruowei asked shyly, her head bowed.
"Liu Linglong only told me the address, saying it was a good place for the two of us to dine."
Lin Fan felt a sense of oppression as the entire restaurant was enveloped in red light. The flickering red candles on the table resembled the Underworld Cave he had visited in the Nine Netherworlds. The tables in the cave were also filled with candlelight, and inside were ugly, man-eating monsters.
Thinking about it now still gives me the creeps.
"Honey, that's so thoughtful." Su Ruowei's eyes sparkled. After looking around for a moment, she took Lin Fan's arm with her left hand and pointed to a corner with her right: "Let's sit there."
"Okay, sure." Lin Fan adjusted his sideburns. He had just been planning to suggest changing to another place, but he didn't expect his wife to be so happy.
Is this what they call romance?
After being seated, they ordered a couple's set meal, and Su Ruowei looked at Lin Fan with affection.
Lin Fan glanced down at his phone; it displayed a message Liu Linglong had sent him earlier. He then took a deep breath and slowly spoke:
"Ruowei, do you prefer a boy or a girl...?"
"Wha, what?"
Su Ruowei was stunned for a moment. Had Lin Fan said something outrageous just now?
"Honey, can you say that again?"
Lin Fan pursed his lips and suddenly asked urgently, "Ruowei, did I just say whether you prefer boys or girls?"
"I······"
Su Ruowei touched her cheeks; they were a little hot.
"Anything is fine, what about you...?"
After speaking, Su Ruowei lowered her head and pricked up her ears to hear Lin Fan's reply.
Can you choose the gender of your baby?
Lin Fan said in a serious tone, "As far as I know, the sex of a child is determined by sex chromosomes. The sex chromosomes are already formed when a child is pregnant, which means that the sex is determined from the very beginning."
Su Ruowei raised her head and looked at Lin Fan with a puzzled expression.
Lin Fan continued, "However, the decision is that the male's Y chromosome is more likely to survive in alkaline conditions, so if you want a boy, you can—"
"Alright, alright!" Su Ruowei said impatiently, "Stop!"
Lin Fan's previous question was based on the strategy taught by Liu Linglong, but there was no follow-up Q&A content, so Lin Fan had to express his own straight-man ideas.
The two remained silent for a long time, without saying another word.
What was supposed to be a romantic candlelight dinner turned into an awkward situation because of Lin Fan's straightforwardness.
As he was about to go home, Lin Fan noticed another pair of eyes staring at him.
"Ruowei, should we bring some food back for Mom and Dad?"
Lin Fan suddenly spoke up, puzzling Su Ruowei: "They should have already eaten, right?"
"Then let's go buy some steaks and have them for breakfast tomorrow morning."
Lin Fan then smiled and said, "I'll go buy a pack of cigarettes, and you can go to the store and buy some to go, okay?"
"Still smoking? Didn't you quit a long time ago?"
Su Ruowei sighed, then shook her head: "Alright, come find me in a bit."
After Lin Fan and Su Ruowei parted ways, they walked straight into the alley near the Western restaurant.
Sure enough, the stalker caught up with them.
Bathed in moonlight, Lin Fan could see the face clearly; it was the one-eyed man from the Crimson Flame Sect.
I didn't expect my opponent, One-Eyed, to come and kill me a step ahead of time, but he might be disappointed.
We can also get information about the Flame Sun Cult from him!