I am the best in the world (4): Si Qi is really good at acting like a spoiled child

About half an hour later, everyone saw a circle of deep blue light through the thick snow mist, like a crown adorning the mountain peak.

In the mountain, spring flowers were blooming, the temperature was pleasant, and it was clear at a glance that it was extraordinary.

This was the “Trial Ground” that was spoken of among the magic warriors.

Everyone landed steadily on the thick grass at the top of the mountain. Chu Feng was about to put Si Qi down when Si Qi shook his head and said, “My feet can’t touch the ground. Look, it’s all grass here.” 

Chu Feng’s movements froze.

Si Qi said with a playful smile, “Just hold me.”

After speaking, he unfastened his slightly warm mink coat and pressed it against Chu Feng’s body like a boneless figure, his breath warm against Chu Feng’s ear: “You will protect me well, right?”

Chu Feng’s ears turned as red as if they had been burned by fire, without a sound. Si Qi was about to point it out when someone ahead found the entrance to the trial ground. It was a dark, damp cave, illuminated only by the faint glow of some fungi.

A group of people hurriedly walked over.

Si Qi followed the group and was led into the cave by Chu Feng.This environment, which seemed incredibly clear to the magic warriors, appeared dim to Si Qi, allowing him to only vaguely see a blurred human figure.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t see Chu Feng blushing from being teased by him.

Everyone proceeded forward at a slow pace, constantly alert to the sounds coming from their surroundings. 

Although Si Qi couldn’t see, he could gather a lot of information about the darkness from the voices of the people around him.

“It’s a scorpion!”

“Damn! Its shell is really tough!”

“Why are there so many charred corpses?”

“Someone came here before. Look at the footprints on the moss; they’ve all been stomped into puddles.”

The startled and startled voices of conversation echoed among the crowd, and the tense atmosphere lingered in everyone’s hearts. Si Qi lay in Chu Feng’s arms, quietly observing the glowing fungi around them. The pitch-black cave resembled the night sky, with the bioluminescent fungi serving as the stars above.

He suddenly said, “Stop.”

The surrounding noise suddenly quieted down, Chu Feng stopped in his tracks, and the others followed suit.

Everyone held their breath and listened intently to Si Qi’s next remarks.

Si Qi deliberately paused for a long time, raising everyone’s tension to its peak, before using a curious and joyful tone to point at the distant, high, and deep cliff wall, and said in a spoiled manner, “That flower is so beautiful, like a star, pick it for me~~~”

Everyone: “…………”

They looked down at the pitch-black cliff that seemed to lead straight to hell, and the dazzling, enchanting sea of flowers that resembled a brilliant cluster of stars.

This scene was indeed breathtakingly beautiful, but it was more like the red spider lilies blooming on the other side of the underworld, a sea of death flowers growing on pale, white bones. To obtain it, one had to pay the price of life.

Chu Feng looked down at the sheer cliff that extended straight downwards, with no footholds in sight, and said to Si Qi, “I’ll go alone.”

Si Qi tightly hugged Chuo Fan’s waist, “No, I want to go down and see the sea of flowers up close.”

Chu Feng didn’t say much either, moving Si Qi from his arms to his back, and instructed, “Hold on tight.”

Uncle Huang quickly said, “Young Master! It’s too dangerous, you should stay up here!”

Si Qi retorted stubbornly, “If you know it’s dangerous, then come down with me!”

Uncle Huang’s face turned pale upon hearing this.

“This…”

Si Qi patted Chu Feng’s shoulder. Chu Feng stood with his back to the cliff and then leaped back without hesitation.

The crowd gasped and hurriedly rushed to the edge of the cliff, nervously looking down.

In the next moment, numerous throwing knives appeared between Chu Feng’s fingers and were flung towards the stone wall below.

The throwing knives firmly pierced the incredibly hard stone wall, and with the tip of Chu Feng’s toe, the second, third, and fourth knives followed.

Before long, Chu Feng arrived at the deepest part of the cliff, standing opposite the sea of flowers. Without asking Si Qi how to pick them, he took out a silver instrument, cut off the main stem below the flowers, placed one in Si Qi’s hand, and kept one for himself.

Then, he threw the silver instrument into the sea of flowers, leaving it for future users.

Si Qi laughed and said, “I was wondering why you were so cooperative this time; turns out you know this flower.”

Chu Feng: “I know it, but I didn’t notice anything wrong until you pointed it out.”

Saying this, Chu Feng raised his head and looked into the darkness above. His gaze silently fell on the expressionless faces of the experts who showed no concern for Si Qi’s safety, and he still had a clear understanding of the situation in his heart.

The airflow beneath his feet lifted his body lightly onto the flying knife, and in just a few breaths, he returned to his original position.

Uncle Huang and the others quickly surrounded him, immediately expressing their concern and anxiety for Si Qi, only to be impatiently dismissed by Si Qi.

The nearby magic warriors witnessed the entire process of picking the flower. After hesitating for a moment, they said no more unnecessary words. One by one, with cold sweat on their foreheads, they mustered their courage and jumped down.

Some people were not strong enough; as soon as they jumped down, they let out a panicked scream and fell to the bottom of the cliff in one breath. After a brief, mournful cry, they were never heard from again.

Others jumped down cautiously and soon climbed back up with a crystal-clear white flower that was completely out of place with their demeanor.

Some people really didn’t dare to gamble with their lives, hesitatingly standing on the edge of the cliff, constantly pleading with those around them, hoping they could bring them a flower.

But everyone was a competitor, so no one paid them any attention, rolling their eyes and walking away.

Uncle Huang and the others quietly watched this farce, without getting involved.

Si Qi’s fondness for flowers, jewels, and extravagant clothing was nothing unusual. In the past, the Si family had spent countless resources and efforts to collect these superficial items, which led to widespread complaints among the family members, but they were helpless to change the situation. Only this group of people would take Si Qi’s sudden whims seriously, risking their lives to pick a pretty but useless white flower.

The person who received the flowers tucked them into their waist and continued to follow Chu Feng. The translucent flowers, resembling stars, slowly moved through the pitch-black, mysterious cave, as if the galaxy were approaching, romantic and enchanting.

Many men who didn’t understand the beauty of romance found themselves in this galaxy, muttering, “It’s quite beautiful…”

Many nodded in agreement, experiencing for the first time the beauty that the original owner had always pursued but never received recognition for.

Just then, a strange noise suddenly came from the front. Many people with excellent hearing instinctively lightened their footsteps, placed their hands on their weapons, and fell silent in unison.

Moments later, the group in the dark depths of the cave met head-on with the team from behind that was carrying their own flashlights.

The person in the dark clearly paused, not understanding what kind of bizarre operation it was for these guys to be wearing a flower.

After a moment, the person on the opposite side suddenly said, “Hey, isn’t the guy being held by Chu Feng Si Qi?”

Under the illumination of the flower’s glow, more and more people clearly saw Si Qi being held in Chu Feng’s arms. As a result, similar voices became increasingly frequent, and everyone seemed to be subtly stirred by his appearance.

This strange reaction made Si Qi raise an eyebrow, and he faintly had a guess in his mind.

Sure enough, someone turned around and said, “Brother Si, your elder brother is here!”

Others, seeing the experts in the unified family uniforms around Si Qi and the way Chu Feng was carefully holding Si Qi, couldn’t help but sarcastically remark, “Can’t even walk on your own, need someone to carry you? Did you break your leg?”

“Really don’t know what a mortal is doing in a place like this, making a fool of themselves?”

“Your younger brother, who has potential and courage, is out here struggling alone, while the weak and useless waste is being protected so well. The future of the Si family is really worrying!”

Si Qi’s lips curled into a smile, his lazy tone sending chills down people’s spines, “What’s wrong, barking so loudly, afraid you’ll live too long?”

His expression turned cold as he ordered the experts beside him, “Kill them!”

As soon as he said this, the group of people who had been cursing fell silent, startled, and quickly drew their knives, taking defensive stances.

Si Qi, with a half-smile, said, “Go on, keep talking. Whoever speaks first, I’ll chop you into 180 pieces and use you as fertilizer!”

As soon as these words were spoken, even those who originally wanted to speak up didn’t know how to begin.

Instead, the experts standing behind Si Qi advised with a focus on harmony: “Young Master, this isn’t good. How can we kill someone so casually?”

“Yes, Young Master, we can’t do such things.”

“The secret realm is too dangerous; we can’t make enemies so easily.”

Seeing the attitude of the Si Family experts, the group opposite immediately became arrogant and sneered, “Si Qi, do you think just because you are the young master of the Si family, you can act recklessly? With your behavior, compared to Si Wu, you are simply worlds apart! Bah!”

“That is…” Si Qi replied calmly, “When Si Wu saw you, he was insulted by you like this, yet he remained silent and let you belittle him. Indeed, one is in the sky and the other is on the ground.”

A group of people were furious, “When did we ever insult Brother Si!”

“Brother Si’s character and abilities are far superior to yours! I respect him and feel sorry for him! Why does a useless person like you get protected by a group of experts, while Brother Si can’t even bring a helper and has to venture into the secret realm alone! Who do you think you are?”

“If it weren’t for Si Wu leading us through those dangerous areas, how could we have only suffered this little injury!”

“dangerous?” Si Qi laughed out loud, “Ha! I really want to see this, what could possibly be dangerous here!”

A group of people were so furious with Si Qi’s brazen attitude that they could hardly contain themselves. However, considering the many experts beside Si Qi and his tendency to kill at the slightest provocation, they ultimately held back and said nothing more.

They just held a grudge in their hearts, thinking about how they would watch Si Qi die when danger finally struck.

The two groups walked through the cave, clearly divided. Soon, countless thorns densely covered the cave ahead, with sharp needle-like spikes still visible, their tips coated with purple-black toxic slime.

To pass through this area, these things had to be dealt with.

Si Wu, the most prominent magic warrior in the past two years, stood up without hesitation, raising his great sword and passionately encouraging, “Brothers, follow me and kill—!!”

“Kill!” A group of people followed with a roar, and then saw Si Wu raise his great sword and slash down towards the ground, blasting apart the thorns ahead and clearing a short path. Subsequently, everyone rushed through the path, wielding weapons and engaging in a bloody battle with the revived thorns.

The sounds of battle in the darkness were thrilling, and from time to time, one could see the brilliance of martial techniques flashing through the dark. Si Qi leaned against Chu Feng, watching from the sidelines. The experts, seeing Si Wu’s predicament, couldn’t help but say to Si Qi, “Young Master…”

“Don’t rush, stay here and don’t do anything,” Si Qi glanced at the group of people and said slowly, “After all, your mission is to protect me, isn’t it? Just do your job.”

“…………”

A group of people ahead fought fiercely for over ten minutes before they managed to carve a path through the thorn-covered cave.

After they broke through, the thorns on the cliff eagerly crawled down to the ground, devouring the brutally mangled corpses.

Following closely behind Si Qi, the people adorned with flowers hurriedly ran over, taking advantage of the situation.

After repeating this process several times, the people in front were exhausted from keeping up with Si Wu, while the Flower Squad behind had no issues at all. This stark contrast greatly annoyed the people in front, and one of them angrily exclaimed, “Damn! You guys are treating me like a tool! I’m done!”

Si Wu comforted, “The trial content is fairly imposed on everyone, and no one can take your place. The more effort we put in, the more the secret realm will favor us. It’s all worth it.”

Although this reasoning was true, the fire in his heart couldn’t be suppressed. Unable to hold back, he provocatively said to Si Qi and the others, “You guys, following behind that coward, have become pathetic yourselves! Dare to charge to the front like Brother Si?”

The Flower Squad’s faces turned red with anger. “Shut up! What do you know!”

A group of people argued back and forth as they reached the next corner. Irregularly spewing scorching flames and spikes covered the entire tunnel, making one’s scalp tingle just by looking at it.

This time, the people next to Si Wu were amused, sneering, “Ha, let’s see how you take advantage of this!”

Si Wu was the first to step forward and said, “I’ll go first, brothers can follow my path!”

It was precisely because of Si Wu’s proactive and fearless style that these rough-and-tumble people from the underworld were able to form such a good relationship with him in just one day. One by one, they were moved and said, “Take care, Brother Si!”

Si Wu’s skills were indeed quite impressive. A group of people watched nervously as Si Wu navigated through the perilous trap-laden path where one misstep could lead to instant death. His movements were smooth and bold yet meticulous, making everyone break out in a cold sweat while also unable to hold back their cheers of praise.

Three minutes later, Si Wu safely reached the other side, and the crowd erupted in joy.

“Okay! Brother Si has already made it through, I can’t fall too far behind!” A strong man shouted excitedly, imitating Si Wu’s approach and rushing into the sea of ​​fire. In the first few steps, he narrowly avoided the gushing flames, but in the last few steps, he was obviously unable to do so. At a certain moment, he was hit by the sudden flames above his head. He didn’t even have time to scream, and disappeared, leaving only a little bit of scattered black residue falling from the air.

The faces of the people waiting in place slightly changed, but no one was afraid. They roared, “We can’t keep Brother Si waiting!”

Then they rushed over one after another.

Next came the third person, the fourth person, until everyone had passed.

The members of the Flower Squad swallowed hard and said to Si Qi, “Young Master Si, we also…”

“Anything else?” Si Qi retorted, “Didn’t you see that these traps are very dangerous? Still dawdling and rushing over, don’t you have any common sense?”

A group of people murmured, “But isn’t the secret realm full of dangers…”

Uncle Huang stood in the crowd, somewhat anxious.

Si Wu had already left their line of sight; they had to ensure the safety of Young Master Si Wu and absolutely could not stay in place or even return the same way.

The priority of ensuring Si Wu’s safety was obviously higher than killing Si Qi.

Of course, it would be even better if Si Qi could be killed while ensuring Si Wu’s safety.

After weighing the options for a moment, Huang Bo organized his words and said, “Young Master, you can’t obtain the inheritance without passing the trial. You should hurry over there…”

Si Qi turned a deaf ear and said to Chu Feng, “Chu Feng, it’s so hot here. I’m suffocating in all these clothes. Hurry up and put out the fire.”

Chu Feng heard the reminder and took a careful look at the fire outlet. Indeed, he saw strange fruits buried in various parts of the wall, irregularly spewing fierce and scorching flames.

What kind of fruit was this? Chu Feng didn’t recognize it, but Si Qi mentioned that blocking it would be enough. He lightly tapped his foot, and an invisible force spread forward.

The soil near the fruits seemed to come to life, slowly wriggling and wrapping around the fruits inside, sealing the fire outlet.

In an instant, the flames that could turn a steel-framed magic warrior to ashes were unexpectedly extinguished, leaving the crowd behind in disbelief.

“What, what is going on?”

“What did Senior Chu do?”

Chu Feng only realized the reason after witnessing the outcome.

The flames here were extremely high in temperature, scorching rocks and burning the soil were nothing to worry about, but the wall in front of them was intact, showing no signs of damage. The ground was so solid that it could support the weight of warriors walking on it, indicating that the soil here was completely fire-resistant, a natural enemy to these flames.

Si Qi’s suggestion to use soil to block the flames was undoubtedly the correct choice, and it was a simple principle that one could understand with a little thought. However, not a single person around him considered this; instead, the moment they saw danger or difficulty, they instinctively wanted to follow Si Wu and charge ahead.

But by common sense, when encountering danger, one should first avoid it, find a solution, and only approach once safety was assured. That should be the choice of a person.

Si Qi said in a spoiled manner, “There are still so many thorns, Chu Feng, quickly break them all.”

Chu Feng understood and obediently followed Si Qi’s instructions.

A group of people in the back watched as Chu Feng doted on Si Qi, giving in to whatever Si Qi asked for. No matter how unreasonable or absurd Si Qi’s requests were, Chu Feng would never refuse. This tolerant attitude was truly enviable.

However, while they were envious, this group of followers actually got lucky. This was because the requests made by Si Qi happened to be the very things everyone was worried about, and since Chu Feng was powerful and capable of anything, no matter how nerve-wracking the tests were, Chu Feng could easily crush them.

As expected of a powerful being just a step away from the Holy Realm, they indeed wouldn’t care about such minor troubles.

A group of people cheerfully and easily walked through this section that others had to risk their lives to overcome, and quickly caught up with the earlier group who were covered in dirt and still shaken.

Seeing Si Qi and the others come over unscathed, that group was directly dumbfounded, incredulously asking, “You, how did you get here so quickly?”

“And none of you died??”

“That’s impossible!”

“How is that impossible?”

A group of people chuckled and said, “We have the great God Chu Feng protecting us, how could there be any danger?”

The group across from them instinctively looked at Chu Feng, their faces showing uncontrollable awe and longing.

This world truly revered martial power, where the strong are respected.

However, someone was already praising, “Of course, it’s all thanks to our young master Si.”

“Haha, yes, it’s all thanks to young master Si!”

Everyone was laughing and thanking Si Qi, which left the group across from them puzzled, and they asked, “What did Si Qi do?”

Yeah, what did Si Qi do? The Flower Squad was suddenly at a loss for words, unwilling to answer vaguely, and shouted back, “Why ask so many questions! Why do you care! So annoying…”

Uncle Huang, receiving Si Wu’s questioning look, said with a smile, “Thanks to the young master asking Senior Chu to solve those troubles, we were able to come over smoothly.”

The group on the opposite side instantly understood, “Oh~,” they sneered, casting a disdainful glance at Si Qi, thinking to themselves that Si Qi was indeed just a softie who could only cling to powerful people, a good-for-nothing!

Why should someone like him enjoy such good treatment… Hmph.

They were unwilling in their hearts and went to comfort the biggest victim, Si Wu, with dark faces. Si Wu could only give a helpless bitter smile, standing “lonely” here alone, facing Si Qi, who was surrounded and protected by dozens of experts. At first glance, he really looked a little pitiful.

He turned around to comfort the brothers he had just met, and led everyone to continue moving forward.

Every time was a hardship, every time was a challenge.

The team in front had endured countless hardships following Si Wu, and finally fought their way here.

Then a group of people stopped in front of a pitch-black door.

“What the hell is this?”

They cautiously tried for a long time, and the black door did not attack them. Confused, they said, “Is this testing our attack power? Do they want us to destroy it?”

Si Wu suddenly said, “No, look closely, there are characters on the door!”

An expert of the Si family followed up, “Yes, and they are ancient characters.”

The magic warrior standing next to Si Wu exclaimed, “Brother Si, you even know ancient characters? Truly impressive knowledge!”

Si Wu humbly replied, “I’ve only learned a bit, just enough to understand the general meaning.”

“Being able to understand is already quite impressive. Someone like me, who’s a roughneck, doesn’t like reading at all.”

“Me too, I feel like sleeping as soon as I read a book.”

Chu Feng was reading the text on the door and discovered that this was a question testing knowledge reserves, asking to choose one out of five items that didn’t belong.

Why did it suddenly turn into a written test here after so many dangerous martial trials earlier?

No, that was not right.

Chu Feng reacted.

Those previous challenges that looked like martial arts tests were actually written tests!

Just like the soil around the fire fruit, as long as you think carefully, you can find a solution without much effort.

A group of people were discussing animatedly, “So this question is about finding the odd one out?”

“I see that the other ones look like plants, but the fourth one is a bird, so it should be the bird, right?”

“What kind of eyesight do you have? Can that be a bird? That’s clearly a phoenix statue!”

“Could it be the color? Besides the second one, the rest seem to be red.”

Everyone carefully examined the patterns on the door and finally agreed that the differences must be based on color.

“The second one, right?”

“Definitely the second one.”

Si Qi couldn’t help but say, “Are you sure it’s the second one? Maybe…”

“Don’t mind him, it’s the second one!” The person frowned impatiently, then the one standing in front of the second pattern seemed to deliberately go against Si Qi, immediately tapping the pattern, their eyes full of provocation as they looked at Si Qi.

Unfortunately, this guy didn’t get to enjoy his success for long. The next moment, the hand he pressed towards the answer suddenly disintegrated along his body without any warning, quickly turning into equally sized pieces of flesh that fell to the ground.

Everyone was frozen in place.

“…………”