My Five Bigshot Seniors: I am The Most Coddled Junior!-Chapter 340 - 20: The Second Trial [Second Update]

Yan Lingcheng’s voice was very calm, his gaze swept over the people below the stage, pausing briefly on Gu Qingqing and her companions, then quickly moved away. After speaking, he took out an Immortal Artifact that looked like an Array Plate.

When he infused it with Immortal Qi, the Array Plate flew directly into the sky.

A blue light flashed across the Array Plate, and immediately, it transformed into a blue light shield. The space inside the shield was unclear. Yan Lingcheng pointed at the shield, and a door appeared on it.

"Alright, please line up and enter the Illusion Array." He made a gesture of invitation.

The people who came to participate in the second round had already lined up in a long line, and after Yan Lingcheng finished speaking, they entered the light shield one by one.

The light shield seemed very spacious, even with over a hundred people entering, it did not appear crowded. After everyone had entered, the door on the light shield vanished.

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When Gu Qingqing entered the light shield, she felt a moment of dizziness, and then her surroundings began to change.

The one walking in front of her was Nan Hua, and behind her was Jun Wu, but now both had disappeared, replaced by a scene of very simple dwellings, resembling a rather impoverished village.

What surprised Gu Qingqing more was that her body had also changed. At this moment, she did not look eighteen but had transformed into a three or four-year-old girl.

She looked at her arms and legs, which were very thin and weak, obviously malnourished. Her clothes were raggedly torn, and when she touched her hair, she found it was a tangled mess, with bruises and cuts on her arms.

She paused for a moment, then realized this was her childhood when she had not yet met Rong Ye and still lived in the village outside Shaoyun Mountain.

At that time, the grandmother who depended on her for life had already passed away. As an orphan, though the villagers pitied her and gave her some food, everyone was struggling themselves and had no surplus, so her life was very difficult.

Because this memory was too distant, she couldn’t remember it at first.

She looked around, and found the houses somewhat similar to those in her memory. This was indeed the village she stayed in before she met Rong Ye.

Moreover, she had little strength at the moment, implying she’d been hungry for some time. Unable to bear it, she had come into the village to try to find food.

She didn’t understand why she appeared here, but she couldn’t let herself starve to death and could only drag this frail body around the village.

From the buildings in the village, it was clear it was not wealthy. Thus, even after walking around for half a day, no one gave her food. Her physical strength decreased greatly, making her appear even weaker.

Long-term hunger had made her stomach very uncomfortable. At this moment, due to the depletion of her strength, she became more weak, her vision dimmed, and her lips were parched. She could even feel her vitality draining rapidly.

At this point, she had only one thought, which was to find something to eat and not to starve to death!

Since she found nothing to eat in the village, she turned her gaze outside, knowing that near Shaoyun Mountain there might be some small animals. With no luck in the village, she could only try her chances outside to find food.

After walking for some distance, she finally saw a rabbit eating grass. Her eyes lit up. Just as she was about to think of a way to catch it, the rabbit seemed to sense something and quickly ran away. Immediately, a Sword-toothed Pig appeared in front of her.

The Sword-toothed Pig was a first-level demon beast, very common in Shaoyun Mountain. The villagers often hunted them.

Though not formidable, for the current Gu Qingqing, it could absolutely mean her death!

The Sword-toothed Pig had locked onto Gu Qingqing, and her stamina didn’t allow her to escape or fight it. It seemed there was only one outcome for her, being smashed to death by the Sword-toothed Pig!

However, how could she resign herself to die that easily?

Her eyes fixed intensely on the Sword-toothed Pig, her mind racing for a way to solve the predicament. But no matter how she thought about it, she couldn’t defeat it!

As she thought, the Sword-toothed Pig moved. It pawed the ground with its front hoofs and then charged directly at her. Gu Qingqing couldn’t move, only watching helplessly as it charged at her.

As the Sword-toothed Pig was about to hit her, a sudden inspiration flashed through her mind.

"Sword-toothed Pig, die!"

A mystical and ethereal voice floated from her mouth, and then the Sword-toothed Pig, which was about to slam into her, paused. All its actions halted abruptly, and its enormous body crashed to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Seeing the Sword-toothed Pig fall, a cool stream of air surged through her mind, clearing her head instantly.

Distant memories flooded back in. Indeed, when she was young, this scene occurred, and she was severely wounded by the Sword-toothed Pig. At that critical moment, she awakened the Power of Word Spirit. It was her first time using it, and after killing the Sword-toothed Pig, she too collapsed, until rescued later.

These memories were already far-off, and Gu Qingqing didn’t know why, after entering the Illusion Array, she became her younger self, just as she didn’t understand why her illusion hadn’t broken yet while the surrounding Illusion Realm changed again.

This time, she appeared in a lavish place she was also very familiar with, her and Jun Wu’s courtyard after they got married.

The courtyard was extravagantly decorated, full of red as if celebrating something joyous.

Yet, no one noticed her presence; everyone ignored her as they walked by, increasing her sense of strangeness.

As she wondered curiously what was happening, a couple appeared not far away.

The groom in a bright red outfit was none other than Jun Wu, someone she was all too familiar with. He wore a faint smile, clearly very happy. Next to him was a bride with a covered head. Noticing the bride’s figure, Gu Qingqing’s expression changed; she realized the bride wasn’t her!

As she stood dazed, the two walked right past her into Jun Wu’s room.

Gu Qingqing followed blankly, watching Jun Wu lift the veil, revealing a completely unfamiliar face. Though beautiful, it wasn’t hers! 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

She looked at Jun Wu and found his eyes shone much brighter upon seeing the person under the veil. His smile deepened, seeming quite joyous, and his gaze turned tender, filled with love for that person!