"Ah?" Xia Bojian didn't expect Ruan Qingzhu to suddenly turn her head and talk to him. He had seen and thought more than his students. Ruan Qingzhu's protection of Lu Ping had already made him feel despair. Being protective of his own people was also his strong suit. He understood this kind of person all too well.
"Nothing." He forced a smile and said. Should he probe the relationship between Lu Ping and Ruan Qingzhu? In his opinion, it was no longer necessary. As for explaining and mending, it would be useless. He couldn't just stand in the courtyard and let Lu Ping punch him three times, right? He was the dean of an academy after all. How could he save his face like this? If word got out, even if he really climbed up the big tree that was the North Style Academy, Amaterasu College wouldn't win much prestige and respect.
"It's getting late. I won't disturb Academician Ruan any longer." He said. Alkaid Peak was the mountain gate of the North Style Academy. Whether it was defending against enemies or receiving guests, it was naturally at the frontline. But after receiving guests, they naturally wouldn't let the guests stay at the mountain gate. The Seven Stars Valley had a special place for guests to stay. Xia Bojian obviously knew the process. But it was rare to meet Ruan Qingzhu face to face. He didn't mind staying here for a while to build a relationship. But now, he had completely dispelled this idea.
"Is that so? Then I won't stay for long. Let's chat another day." Ruan Qingzhu said.
She didn't urge him to stay. Naturally, she didn't have any intention of getting close. But it was still a very appropriate response. Unfortunately, the words "we'll talk about it another day" made Xia Bojian's heart palpitate with fear. To him, this was simply a ruthless remark like "there's still a long way to go, just wait and see".
This time, he couldn't even squeeze out a smile. He stood up mechanically and said goodbye to Ruan Qingzhu. Then, he walked out of the hall.
Ruan Qingzhu stood up and sent him off with her gaze. Behind Xia Bojian, his students followed in a row. Even when he walked out of the hall, the guy in the courtyard was still standing there.
Xia Bojian didn't want to get involved in this. He didn't even look at him and wanted to go around him. But he wanted to go around him. That fellow insisted on coming over. His swollen face squeezed in front of Xia Bojian's eyes, and his body staggered slightly, but he still saluted Xia Bojian.
"Dean Xia," Liu Wu called out. Because of his swollen face and missing teeth, his speech was somewhat slurred.
Xia Bojian was shocked. What was this troublesome fellow doing in front of him?
However, even though Fifth Liu's image was not good and his head was still a little dizzy, Liu Wu's expression was not good at all. But after all, he was a very calm and experienced person. He immediately introduced himself to Xia Bojian.
"I am Liu Wu, also from the Xuan Army Empire. I will bring Principal Xia and the others to rest," he said.
Liu Wu's identity was originally extremely secretive and not many people knew about his background in the Xuan Army Empire. This time, he had failed miserably. Not only did he fail to take down Lu Ping, his identity, which he had been hiding for many years, was also completely exposed. This situation made him extremely embarrassed when facing the North Style Academy. No matter how one looked at it, this action of deliberately hiding his identity did not seem to be done out of kindness.
Therefore, the imperial mission he originally shouldered in the North Style Academy came to an end at that moment. He ran around everywhere. He tried to resolve the awkwardness between the Xuan Army Empire and the North Style Academy after this incident. As for him, as a spy, the moment his identity was exposed, it was either a matter of success or the end of it.
Regrettably, Liu Wu was the latter. Because of his exposure, many things would be exposed one after another. This would undoubtedly put the Xuan Army Empire in an extremely passive position. This was something they needed to work hard to mend. It could be said that the impact of Liu Wu's identity being exposed on the relationship between the Xuan Army Empire and the North Style Academy was much greater than their attack on Lu Ping in the Academy.
This. This was not something that Liu Wu could interfere with and resolve.
He only knew that he was finished.
As a member of the North Style Academy, he would not be accepted.
As a member of the Xuan Army Empire, he would have no value in the North Style Academy.
Therefore, he took on the responsibility of entertaining the visiting Amaterasu College from the Zhiling Zone. For an expert like him who had been hiding in the North Style Academy, a school like Amaterasu College on the Continent's rankings was nothing.
But after taking three heavy punches from Lu Ping, he staggered a bit as he walked. He still carried out his duties seriously.
Born in the Xuan Army Empire?
Xia Bojian was a bit dazed when he heard the other's introduction.
Everyone had a background, that was true. However, when they arrived at the Four Great Academies, everyone was willing to place their origins in the Four Great Academies and no longer mentioned anything about the past. Emphasizing one's background in the North Style Academy was a way of expressing one's stance.
Even students from the Xuan Army Empire Protector Academy wouldn't be so ostentatious and display their roots in the four great academies, even though everyone knew what was going on. But this fellow in front of him had made it clear. Then, he had come to receive Amaterasu College with this identity. This was the same as placing the Amaterasu College in a good light.
Was he sending a signal to him?
Xia Bojian wasn't a simple character, after all. Liu Wu's self-introduction was enough for him to decipher a great deal of information. For the moment, he couldn't care less about keeping his distance from this troublesome fellow. He nodded and said, "You've worked hard."
"Please come with me!" Liu Wu bowed in Ruan Qingzhu's direction as he spoke, and then led Xia Bojian's group away. Ruan Qingzhu watched silently from within the hall until they were completely gone. She then sat back down in her seat. Not long after, another special ability sent her a message. More guests had arrived at the foot of the mountain. Of course, Amaterasu College wasn't the only one who would be attending the Seven Star Tournament.
"How annoying," Ruan Qingzhu muttered. She was a hundred and twenty percent uninterested in receiving guests. She had no choice but to stand up and walk out of the hall.
For a Big Dipper academician like her, there weren't many guests who would personally run to the mountain gates to receive. Some were old friends, and she was willing to make the trip. Or if it was an extremely important guest, she wouldn't be the only Academician Seven to greet them.
Therefore, most of the time, she would just go to the entrance of the hall to receive guests. For many people, this was flattering.
Ruan Qingzhu had just walked out of the courtyard when she heard the sound of people talking. Her first disciple, Deng Wenjun, was accompanying the guests. They were talking and laughing as they walked towards her. Seeing that Ruan Qingzhu was already waiting outside the courtyard, she hurriedly stopped talking and quickened her steps.
Ruan Qingzhu stood still and waited for Deng Wenjun to lead the guests to her.
The guests were a man and a woman. The man looked to be in his thirties, and his attire was enough to introduce his identity — South Sky Academy.
Then, she looked at a small detail on the left arm of his shirt. Without waiting for anyone to speak, Ruan Qingzhu asked, "Where's Cheng Luozhu?"
The other party was slightly stunned, but then smiled and said, "Teacher had something urgent to attend to, so he'll be here a little later. That's why he asked me to come here first. Academician Ruan, please forgive me for my lack of manners. "
"This is Clan Leader Cheng's favorite student, Qin Yue." Deng Wenjun didn't miss the opportunity to introduce him.
The Big Dipper Seven Peaks and the Southern Sky Four Gates were unique to these two academies.
Therefore, the Seven Peaks had seven academicians, and the Southern Sky Four Gates had four Clan Leaders. They were all the top figures of the two academies. The Cheng Luozhu that Ruan Qingzhu mentioned was the Clan Leader of the Eastern Forest Sect. Since the North Style Academy had invited so many guests for the Seven Star Examinations, they obviously wouldn't miss out on the other three academies. Ruan Qingzhu had naturally received news that the Southern Sky Academy had sent Cheng Luozhu from the Eastern Forest Sect. If Cheng Luozhu had come, she would have had to go down the mountain to show proper etiquette. However, she had already entered the hall when she sent the message. It was only Cheng Luozhu's disciple who came first. She was already giving him quite a lot of face by walking out of the hall.
After listening to Deng Wenjun's introduction, Ruan Qingzhu nodded slightly. She didn't pay much attention to the guests. Instead, she took a few more glances at the girl behind Qin Yue. However, 20% of these glances were looking at her, while the other 80% were looking at the sword on her back.
"Come in and sit," Ruan Qingzhu casually said, then looked at Deng Wenjun. "Have you seen Lu Ping?"
"Lu Ping? No … "
"Bastard brat!" Ruan Qingzhu cursed hatefully. She actually left the guests here and walked away.
Deng Wenjun naturally didn't dare to say anything about his teacher's actions. Originally, he was surprised that Ruan Qingzhu had personally come out of the hospital to pick up a student from the Eastern Forest Sect. Now, it seemed that it was just a convenience. She originally wanted to come out to find Lu Ping, right?
Instead, the girl behind Qin Yue was startled when she heard the name Lu Ping. She turned her head to look, but Ruan Qingzhu's figure was already far away. Thus, she asked Deng Wenjun who was still at the side, "Senior Brother Deng, the Lu Ping you were talking about just now, is he the Lu Ping wanted by the Black Army Empire?"
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