Lost

"Next, Xun Er!"

Just as Xiao Yan was speaking with Xun Er, the Middle-aged Tester's indifferent voice came from the high platform.

"Brother Xiao Yan, I'm going to take the test. Don't be too surprised later." Xun Er spoke to Xiao Yan, then her delicate figure flashed as she lightly swept onto the stage like a butterfly.

"Could it be..." Xiao Yan's eyes flickered as he murmured. Then, seeming to have guessed something, he could not help but chuckle.

For a moment, the eyes of all the Xiao Clan's Younger Generation gathered on the Green-clothed Maiden before the stone stele. Her graceful figure, elegant bearing, and flawless pretty face—she was the Xiao Clan's Heaven's Proud Daughter.

As Xun Er stepped onto the stage, the youths below became fervent, their eyes filled with undisguised admiration. With both strength and beauty, who would not like a girl like her? Unfortunately, the Green-clothed Maiden on stage seemed indifferent to everyone except Xiao Yan.

At that thought, the way they looked at Xiao Yan filled with jealousy. Did Trash like him deserve a Heaven's Proud Daughter like her? "Begin!"

The Middle-aged Tester's voice rang out from the stage, but it was no longer indifferent. On the contrary, there seemed to be a trace of reverence in the way he looked at the Maiden, which was rather strange.

Xun Er nodded gently, then raised her arm. Her sleeve slipped down, revealing a fair wrist, and her palm pressed against the Testing Magic Stone Tablet.

Buzz! As the mysterious testing power swept through Xun Er's body, the towering Testing Magic Stone Tablet actually began to tremble.

Everyone was startled. In the next moment, before their astonished eyes, golden light burst forth from the Testing Magic Stone Tablet, shining golden light like a blazing sun.

After a long while, the golden light faded, and a line of Golden Ancient Script silently appeared on the Testing Magic Stone Tablet.

"Xun Er, One-star Dou Zhe!"

At that moment, the entire Testing Plaza fell deathly silent. Not even a bird could be heard. Everyone stared fixedly at the line of Golden Ancient Script on the Testing Stele, their faces full of shock. A Dou Zhe? What was a genius? This was one.

While they were still lingering at the Dou Qi stage, she had already condensed a Dou Qi Cyclone and entered the ranks of Dou Zhe. On the Dou Qi Continent, becoming a Dou Zhe was the true beginning of cultivation. Every young person strove for it!

The earlier one entered the ranks of Dou Zhe, the more it proved that one possessed exceptional talent and had the potential to reach higher realms of cultivation in the future!

Within the Xiao Clan, only two people had entered the ranks of Dou Zhe at such an age. One was Xiao Yan, who had already become useless, and the other was the Green-clothed Maiden before them.

Thus, everyone looked at Xun Er in shock. No one could shake Xun Er's title as the Xiao Family's Number One Genius anymore! "This girl..." Seeing this, Xiao Yan could not help but shake his head with a bitter smile. It seemed there was still quite a gap between them. His efforts were far from enough.

Before the Testing Magic Stone Tablet, the Green-clothed Maiden was enveloped in golden radiance. From afar, she looked sacred and untouchable—a true Heaven's Proud Daughter! Beneath the stage, countless youths gazed foolishly at the Green-clothed Maiden, the admiration in their eyes entirely undisguised. A Woman like her was the one they should pursue.

Yet some people in this world could only ever be looked up to. No matter how hard one tried, nothing could be changed. What was not yours would never be yours. Perhaps that was what fate meant.

Not far away, Xiao Han stood there holding Xiao Xueqin's hand. At that moment, his gaze was fixed tightly on the Green-clothed Maiden on stage. His deep eyes flickered, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Beside him, Xiao Xueqin looked at the Green-clothed Maiden on stage, then at the stunned Xiao Han. Thinking of how outstanding the Green-clothed Maiden was, her beautiful eyes dimmed, and she felt somewhat lost. Perhaps he and she were more suited for each other.

As that thought arose, Xiao Xueqin's hand quietly slipped free from Xiao Han's...