Ye Xinglan's Willfulness

After chatting for a few more moments, the two fell silent. The train was almost at Skysea City.

Lin Xiuran clearly understood the probing intent behind Guyue's sudden action, but as long as he handled it calmly, there was nothing to fear.

After arriving in Skysea City, the officials from Eastsea City's administrative office who were leading the group had already made contact with the Skysea City side.

Both sides worked efficiently, and the students were directly arranged to stay in a luxurious hotel. The hotel was quite distinctive, with half of it built over the sea. Every room had a view of the ocean, giving people the feeling that they could embrace the sea.

Tomorrow would be the opening ceremony of the Tianhai Alliance Competition, along with the drawing ceremony, followed by the matches. Wu Zhangkong had told them this; it could not have been simpler. He had not instructed them on how they should handle the competition either.

Lin Xiuran had registered for the forging competition, the individual Soul Master competition, and the three-person team competition.

So he had quite a few matches and would be rather busy. Although none of them overlapped, the schedule was still tight.

He had not registered for the forging competition in the name of the Forging Masters Association, but independently as a student of Eastsea Academy. That was why Tang Wulin had been called away by the Forging Masters Association while he had not.

Before evening special training, Lin Xiuran felt a little hungry and decided to head out alone to get something to eat first.

Skysea City's economy was well-developed, and its food was even more abundant. There was an endless array of seafood products, many of which even Lin Xiuran had never seen before.

He casually found a small restaurant and walked in.

Although it was already nighttime, the place was still packed, enough to show just how popular the little restaurant was.

Lin Xiuran approved of the place too. With so many customers, the food had to be good.

Unable to spot an empty table among the noisy diners, Lin Xiuran called over a waiter nearby.

"Are there no seats left?"

The waiter was very welcoming. "There are. You can share a table. I'll take you over."

Following the waiter, Lin Xiuran was quickly brought to a table. It was relatively small, the kind that could seat four people face-to-face.

As soon as he arrived, the first thing he saw was the mountain-like pile of food scraps already covering the table. Clearly, it was the work of the little fat boy in front of him alone. He could give Tang Wulin a run for his money.

There were already two people seated across from him. One was the little fat boy Lin Xiuran had noticed, the culprit behind the pile of food scraps. He looked quite young. He did not notice Lin Xiuran at all, focused solely on devouring the food before him.

The other was a girl who looked about the same age as the little fat boy. She wore the same green tracksuit as Xu Lizhi. However, the outfit that looked somewhat bulky on Xu Lizhi appeared slim and perfectly fitted on her. Her golden ponytail was tied behind her head, and her large azure eyes were beautiful, framed by long eyelashes.

At that moment, however, her face was stiff, and she stared at Lin Xiuran with a cold expression.

If Lin Xiuran had not known better, he would have thought he owed her at least a hundred million Federal currency.

He ignored her. The restaurant staff had arranged for them to share a table, after all. He simply picked up the menu and examined it carefully.

"Who said you could sit here? This is our table."

Before he could order, a cold voice rang out.

Sure enough, it was the girl in front of him. She clearly was not willing to quietly share a table with him.

Lin Xiuran frowned slightly. "We're just sharing a table. The restaurant staff brought me here. If you're unhappy, go talk to the owner."

Ye Xinglan continued to watch Lin Xiuran warily, her cold gaze sweeping over him from head to toe.

Ye Xinglan spoke stiffly. "Who knows whether you have some ulterior motive?"

"Crazy." Lin Xiuran muttered under his breath, then handed the menu to a restaurant server nearby.

"You!"

Ye Xinglan was just about to flare up when the little fat boy beside her grabbed her.

"Sister Xinglan, it's just sharing a table. Harmony brings wealth, harmony brings wealth."

After being pulled back by the little fat boy, Ye Xinglan glared furiously at Lin Xiuran one last time, then snorted coldly and did not continue making a scene.

Lin Xiuran naturally saw all of this, but as long as she did not deliberately keep causing trouble, he had no intention of bothering with her.

The fewer problems, the better. He needed to get back quickly to cultivate.

With that in mind, his food arrived soon after, and Lin Xiuran began eating quickly. Nothing was more exciting than growing stronger and gaining new power.

Naturally, he had no time to pay attention to Ye Xinglan.

Halfway through his meal, however, Lin Xiuran suddenly received a Soul Guidance Communication.

"Teacher Wu, I'm outside getting something to eat."

"Alright, I'll be back soon. I'll rest as soon as I return and won't delay tomorrow's competition."

The call ended quickly. It had been Wu Zhangkong, and it was brief. He had merely asked what Lin Xiuran was doing outside instead of being in his room.

After Lin Xiuran answered each question, he ended the call.

"Heh, you're competing too?"

There was a trace of disdain in Ye Xinglan's eyes, and her words were naturally mocking Lin Xiuran.

After all, she was very proud. As a student of Shrek Academy, she had come here for an exhibition match. Naturally, she looked down on students from other academies.

Lin Xiuran stopped using his chopsticks. He naturally knew that she had overheard part of his communication with Teacher Wu. He said coldly, "Whether I'm competing or not has nothing to do with you."

Ye Xinglan said indifferently, "At your age, coming to this kind of competition makes you nothing more than cannon fodder. What, did your academy send you here to experience life?"

"I hope you'll still be talking this tough during the competition." After saying that, Lin Xiuran stood up, had the waiter pack up his meal, and headed outside.

With that woman in front of him, he had no mood to keep eating there.

Ye Xinglan watched Lin Xiuran leave without saying anything more, but a glint flashed through her eyes.

"Just wait. It's only a competition."

Xu Lizhi seemed to sense that something was wrong and hurriedly grabbed Ye Xinglan, trying to persuade her. "Sister Xinglan, don't do anything reckless. We're only here for an exhibition match."

Ye Xinglan merely pressed his head back into the pile of food and said, "Go eat. I know what I'm doing."

However, she clearly had not listened to Xu Lizhi's words. Her eyes simply kept turning over something in thought.

The opening ceremony of the Tianhai Alliance Competition was held at Tianhai Stadium, a massive venue capable of holding eighty thousand people at once. It was also the largest stadium among all the cities in the Skysea Alliance.

For the Eastsea economic region, the Tianhai Alliance Competition was the grandest event, and it would also receive the attention of the entire Federation. Every year, the competition produced some outstanding talents.

Basically, the Skysea Alliance portion followed the plot.