Unknowingly, a group of students had gathered at the entrance of the Imperial Academy.
“This Lou Xiaoxiao has offended Fourth Royal Uncle and Third Prince. She won’t have a good ending.”
“Yeah! I heard that Yin Guogong is a 60-year-old elderly man who’s a lecherous devil. Even though Lou Xiaoxiao has such looks and talent, she’d actually become his concubine. It’s really a pity…”
“It looks like she’s unwilling. But what can she do?”
When Lou Xiaoxiao heard the discussions around her, her fury surged even further.
“Damn it!” She narrowed her eyes and fiercely drew her sword…
However…
“Ah—”
The moment she took action, a junior of the Lou family pitifully cried.
One of the men who had seized the Lou family juniors had ruthlessly clutched a junior’s shoulders and applied strength…
Lou Xiaoxiao choked as she breathed. Her hand holding the sword gradually trembled. “Stop it! Don’t touch them! I… I, I’ll follow you.”
She was about to agree when…
“Lou Xiaoxiao! You dare to agree!” A furious voice suddenly rang out.
The crowd froze and looked in the direction of the voice one after another…
In Lingxi Prefecture.
The middle-aged man led Lou Qianxue and Ye Zhuixun and passed through layers of aisles. They finally entered a vast underground castle.
“This is the Life-or-death battle stage. Although I know that you have a high cultivation, this place has many blood-thirsty people who will take your life here. Miss, if you want to enter the battle stage, you have to be careful.”
Lou Qianxue nodded. “I know. I don’t want to trouble you again for subsequent matters. You can leave.”
“Thank you, Miss. You’re a good person, and karma will be kind to you. Your wish will definitely be fulfilled.” After expressing his gratitude, the middle-aged man immediately ran off.
Lou Qianxue looked at Ye Zhuixun again. “What about you? Do you want to go in together with me?”
“Master, don’t think of hiding anymore. I know it’s you. Only you can use ‘Mountain Splitting Fist’ to that extent, then there’s the normalization method. I have also gone to Qingyun City to learn it. And the Fire Sun Cauldron. Although I have never seen it, I have heard Master Huo mention it. Don’t pretend any longer.”
“Bastard… Looks like you really recognized me.” After a short period of silence, Lou Qianxue chuckled.
Ye Zhuixun’s eyes instantly lit up. “Master! You’re finally willing to acknowledge me! Why were you ignoring me until now.”
“Oh, you refused to be my disciple at the beginning, so I thought that you didn’t want to acknowledge me as your master.”
“Master! I simply could not recognize you at that time…”
“Oh! Right, you couldn’t recognize me. It’s reasonable.”
“Master… You… Do you blame me for not recognizing you? However, the way you’re dressed right now, who can?”
Lou Qianxue stretched her hand out and touched her mask. “That’s also true. Forget it. I forgive you. I plan to visit the Life-or-death battle stage. Are you coming?”
“Such a place is either for people who want to pursue fame and gain popularity in the world or for those who are desperate and have come here to gamble their lives. Why do you want to go there?”
“Me? To earn money… But what do you mean by people who want to pursue fame and gain popularity in the world?”
“Master, don’t you know? The rank of the warriors in the Life-or-death battle stage is distinguished by points. Everyone starts with ten points. The people who have gone through battles and exceeded 100 points will be promoted to warriors with 100 points. Those who have achieved 1000 points will become warriors with 1000 points. And of course, the best are the warriors with 10000 points. It’s just that no warrior with 10000 points has ever appeared in the Life-or-death battle stage until now!
“Moreover, the Life-or-death battle stage leads to a list of outstanding people based on points and comprehensive qualities in the whole Tian Zhao Dynasty! The list of outstanding people in the world only has a 100 people, but each and every one of those 100 people is a true expert.”