"Why? Does Seventh Duke plan on interfering with the two factions' collective training beyond his authority? It looks like I need to find some time to brew a cup of tea with the Alpha Wolf and nag? "
The red-goateed old man's eyes narrowed slightly as his gaze suddenly turned as sharp as a sword.
The man in shades was immediately given a fright. For the lord in front of him to casually 'brew a cup of tea' and 'nag' would probably cause an upheaval in China once again.
The man in shades hurriedly said, "Sorry, Chief. I didn't make myself clear! Although Ye Youtian was once the Alpha Wolf's wolf cub, he has already escaped! This person participated in the mass selection and was ultimately chosen. It has nothing to do with the Alpha Wolf! "
The red-goateed old man nonchalantly glanced at the man in shades and said, "How can the Alpha Wolf's wolf den be escaped so easily?"
The man in shades nodded and said, "With the Alpha Wolf's style, he would rather kill a worthless wolf cub himself than let one escape. Although Ye Youtian is a legitimate son of the Ye family, his talent is relatively ordinary compared to the Heartless siblings. That sly old fox of the Ye family has abandoned him. Logically speaking, Ye Youtian has no chance of escaping the Alpha Wolf's claws, but strangely, the Mu family took action. They used fifteen kilograms of glass coral to exchange for Ye Youtian's life. "
"Fifteen kilograms of glass coral? That's not a small amount. "
The red-goateed old man asked, "Why did the Mu family do that?"
The man in shades took a glance at the information as an odd expression suffused his face. He whispered, "According to the investigations, it was not the Mu family that wanted to protect Ye Youtian, but the eldest daughter of the Mu family, Mu Hongyi, had secretly stolen fifteen kilograms of glass coral from the Mu family's treasury. Rumor has it that Mu Hongyi did so … for male charms …"
"Male charms!?"
The red-goateed old man looked down at the distant Ye Jiaquan and said with a smile, "Are you kidding me?"
"Chief, you have misunderstood!"
The sunglasses man was terrified and hurriedly explained, "Sir, you've misunderstood. The man that Mu Hongyi was referring to was naturally not the ugly Ye Youtian, but Chen Lingcun's elder brother, Chen Duqu. Mu Hongyi had chased after Chen Duqu for five whole years, but she had never succeeded. Recently, there was some improvement. When she found out that Chen Lingcun wanted to protect Ye Youtian, Mu Hongyi immediately stole 15 kilograms of glass coral and gave it to Chen Lingcun, claiming that it was' one of sister-in-law's dowry '… In short, it was Chen Lingcun who saved Ye Youtian."
The red-bearded old man scolded angrily, "Kid, can't you just say the last sentence directly? Why do you have to make such a complicated story? Instead, you missed the important point — why did Chen Lingcun save Ye Youtian? "
The man in shades gave an embarrassed smile and said, "Yes, Chief … Ahem, Ye Youtian had infiltrated the Gaia organization under the alias of Ye Jiaquan due to Wolf King's orders. He only accidentally exposed his identity during the battle between Gaia and Zeus. According to the information, Ye Youtian and Chen Lingcun happened to be rookies in Gaia's Annihilation division this year. Chen Lingcun might have saved Ye Youtian because of their deep friendship back in Gaia. As for Ye Youtian participating in the tournament, it was very likely to be to accompany Chen Lingcun. Who knew that he would eventually enter the top ten … "
When the red-bearded old man heard this, he said thoughtfully, "Gaia again? If I remember correctly, that Shi Xiaobai who has been causing a stir recently is also from Gaia? "
The man in shades nodded and said, "It's not only Shi Xiaobai. Mu Yuesheng, Wen Hezheng and Kevin, who are on the organization's collective training roster, are all rookies from Gaia. Although Wen Hezheng and Kevin's qualifications are still being discussed, with Emperor Jiang Qingdi's character, he would probably not easily change the rules he set. As such, including the two people from the academic faction, there might be six rookies that come from Gaia or were once rookies from Gaia … This matter is probably fishy …"
"A little interesting."
The red-bearded old man sucked on his cigar and said, "Gaia was the leader of the Hero faction thirty years ago. In recent years, it has been declining, becoming a second-tier faction. If not for One-Pun and Hisith holding down the fort, it would probably have been devoured by the seven major organizations that are eyeing the 'Gaia heritage'. I never expected that they would make such a big move this time. Could it be that they have rebounded from the bottom? "
The man in shades leaned close and whispered, "Do we need to send the Dragon team to investigate further?"
"There's no need."
The red-bearded old man shook his head and said, "I once had some ties with Gaia, so I'll give it some face."
"Yes!"
The man in shades did not dare to say another word. He had no right to comment on the Bureau Chief's decision.
By the time the two finished discussing the matter, the host had already finished introducing Ye Jiaquan. He had even used a few hurried words to introduce the next two people that appeared.
"Lu Hu and Zhanpeng …"
The man in shades hurriedly introduced the last two rookies.
And in the arena, the host had already left. The yellow-browed elder, who had previously left the audience silent, walked out once again. He held a microphone and spoke with a thick northeastern accent. He slowly recited a boring speech about the expedition.
This former president of Pehua University was very pretentious when he appeared, but no one expected that he would immediately lose his pretentiousness the moment his speech began. The audience was rendered speechless, but they did not dare to show it on their faces.
However, the red-bearded old man ridiculed without any scruples, "Pehua University dares to let illiterate Zhen be its president. It will probably be finished sooner or later."
Just as the red-bearded old man finished his sentence, the yellow-browed elder suddenly looked over. Although it was only for a second, it made the man in shades break out into a cold sweat. He could not help but shrink his neck.
A lowly soldier like him could not even withstand a glance from a joke between important figures!
At this moment, the red-bearded old man suddenly said, "Why are there only nine people?"
The yellow-browed elder had already begun his lousy speech, but there were actually only nine rookies that had entered — Chen Lingcun, Mu Yaotian, Princess Xiao Xiao, Zhu Shiye, Wei Long, Yu Linglong, Ye Jiaquan, Lu Hu and Zhanpeng.
The man in shades was taken aback as he immediately said, "There's one less, Bunny Cao …"
The red-bearded old man asked, "Why isn't Bunny Cao around?"
The man in shades said with a sheepish smile, "I … I don't know … That Bunny Cao just finished her match half an hour ago. There's no reason for her not to be around …"
The red-bearded old man shot a glance at the man in shades and extinguished his cigar. He placed the remaining half into his chest pocket and said, "Then let's go back."
"Yes!"
The man in shades hurriedly nodded. With the participation of former president Zhen, the expedition ceremony would probably become rather 'boring'. It was equivalent to going through a boring process. There was indeed no value in watching it any further.
…
…
Just as the man in shades had guessed, the so-called expedition ceremony became boring after the yellow-browed elder began his speech. The nine rookies only said a few words each and the rest of the time was spent by the yellow-browed elder reading a script. He used a northeastern accent to recite at a snail's pace. It was even more annoying than a monk reciting scriptures.
But thankfully, the expedition ceremony only lasted for half an hour before it came to an end.
With the expedition ceremony coming to an end, it also meant that the academic faction's tournament had come to an end. Mu Yaotian immediately held back Chen Lingcun while the other rookies engaged in their own exchanges.
After Xiao Xiao and Yu Linglong exchanged contact details, she did not stay any longer. She cleverly circled around the reporters' ambush and secretly left through the emergency exit. The Xiao family's old steward had been waiting for a long time. He drove an ordinary-looking private car to fetch his family's missus.
Xiao Xiao quickly left Dragon Summer Stadium in the car.
On Beijing Third Ring Road, the private car drove at a leisurely pace.
A cool breeze seeped in through the open car window, ruffling the girl's long hair. The pink hair on her picturesque face fluttered like falling cherry blossoms. It was beautiful and enchanting. Along the way, the cars that passed by her would occasionally catch a glimpse of her. They would immediately lose their minds and nearly cause a car accident.
Xiao Xiao turned her head to stare at the rapidly passing scenery outside the window. Her eyes seemed to lose focus as though she was pondering over something. She looked somewhat desolate.
When the old steward saw this scene from the rearview mirror, he felt somewhat puzzled. He thought to himself that his missus had not only entered the name list of the two factions' collective training, she had also obtained the outstanding result of fourth place. Why did she look like she had been eliminated?
The old steward hesitated for a moment but he did not ask.
Xiao Xiao sighed softly. She caressed the Blue Sky Bow beside her. Her fingers gently stroked the bow's smooth and smooth body. She felt a cool and smooth sensation, which slightly calmed her somewhat agitated heart.
She had lost. She had lost two matches.
She had suffered an abject defeat against Bunny Cao in the semifinals.
She had suffered a narrow defeat against Mu Yaotian in the third place match.
The first abject defeat made her understand the difference between a genius and a 'freak of nature'. The second defeat made her realize that she was still lacking in many aspects.
Ever since her encounter in the virtual world, Xiao Xiao understood that there was always someone better out there. She had obtained third place in Beijing City's college entrance examination and was recruited by China's top educational institution, Peihua University. She originally believed that she was sufficiently outstanding among her peers, but after meeting Shi Xiaobai, she suffered setbacks time and again. It also gave birth to a competitive spirit.
She began to yearn to become stronger.
Therefore, she drew her bow and shot every day, repeating the same actions. She did not feel tired or lonely as she cultivated day after day. Compared to the time when she used 'Crimson Netherworld' in the virtual world, she had grown a lot.
And because of this, with her increasingly exquisite archery skills and the combination of her unique superpower, she was able to overcome all obstacles in the academic faction tournament until she met Bunny Cao in the semifinals.
The semifinals was a crushing defeat that had no entertainment value. Even she found it boring for the audience.
Bunny Cao was clearly about the same age as her. She was even half a year younger than her. Why was the difference in their strength so great?
Although she had lost to Mu Yaotian in the third place match, it was a narrow defeat. She could find her shortcomings from the defeat and continue working hard to improve further, waiting for the next battle.
However, she had suffered a crushing defeat against Bunny Cao. She did not even have the strength to retaliate. There was no way to gain any experience from such a defeat that had no suspense. She could only attribute the disparity in the battle to two points — Bunny Cao was too strong and she was too weak.
This was the most despairing situation. She did not know what to do to defeat Bunny Cao. Even imagining it was difficult. It was as though she had subconsciously determined that she was an opponent that she could not defeat no matter how hard she tried.
She even nearly lost the courage and confidence to chase after Bunny Cao.
After the abject defeat in the semifinals, Xiao Xiao locked herself in her room and stayed in bed for an entire day before she regained her fighting spirit.
But just a moment ago, the fighting spirit that she had reignited with great difficulty was extinguished once again.
Xiao Xiao somewhat regretted watching the final match that had ended not long ago.
The final match had lasted for more than ten minutes. It was an intense battle and as a result, Xiao Xiao realized how 'casual' Bunny Cao was when fighting her. Compared to the strength she had shown in the semifinals, the Bunny Cao in the final match was like a ferocious tiger that had finally opened its eyes.
It was very likely that Bunny Cao had not even used her full strength in the final match.
"What should I do to chase up to her?"
Xiao Xiao sighed in her heart. At that moment, she yearned to become stronger more than ever but she was also more passive and powerless than ever.
Suddenly, a familiar yet unfamiliar figure appeared in the scenery outside the window.
Xiao Xiao's pupils constricted slightly.
Even though it was just a quick glance, the figure was just too special. Xiao Xiao recognized the person at a glance.
She had a unique watermelon hairstyle and she wore a cotton top on a hot day. There was a red scarf around her neck and she wore a short skirt. However, underneath the skirt was a pair of blue sports pants. She held a half-eaten meat bun in her hand as she skipped down the highway.
More importantly, the pair of loose cotton tops could not hide her impressive breasts, which were at least 36E and above!
Who else could it be but Bunny Cao?
"Stop the car!"
Xiao Xiao could not help but shout at the old steward.
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(PS: Today's first update is about 3,500 words. The second update will be posted at night. Last night, there was a wave of outburst. Today, there are two updates as usual. I believe that is enough to express my attitude! The side storyline might feel a little weak but this segment is still very necessary. It will be back to the main storyline soon. Everyone, don't be anxious. Once again, I request for monthly votes and tips!)
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