Li Ruoling shot Jiang Lan and Jiang Hong a challenging look, as if saying, You two aren't good enough.
Jiang Lan and Jiang Hong were instantly furious. That vixen!
So maddening! Through the Ninety-Nine Cycles of Reincarnation, every time, it was you who killed Brother Xu Chen and followed Ye Xuan.
After being so heartless, what fake affection were you putting on in this life?
Bah, truly shameless.
In this life, we absolutely won't let you hurt Brother Xu Chen.
With that thought, the two women looked at Xu Chen, their eyes rimmed red.
Over the Ninety-Nine Cycles of Reincarnation, although they had followed Ye Xuan's instructions and targeted Xu Chen at every turn—
Xu Chen had never cared. Once, he had even caught them, yet let them go and gave them medicine for their injuries.
How could they not be moved by such a man?
In this life, they would definitely help Xu Chen and prevent that bitch Li Ruoling and Ye Xuan from hurting him.
Having made up their minds, they exchanged a look and nodded firmly.
They had decided. Once they reached Jixia Academy, they would take the initiative to become Xu Chen's maidservants.
So long as Xu Chen needed anything, they would satisfy him.
Including... themselves.
The two women's faces reddened slightly. Then they mounted their own beasts and followed behind the Flying Divine Crane.
For a moment, Xu Chen was surrounded by three women and three divine beasts, an imposing sight indeed.
The Jixia Academy disciples and Qingyang City prodigies all wore speechless expressions, their faces filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.
Why had something like this not fallen to them?
Scoundrel Xu, from now on, we cannot live under the same sky!
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Amid everyone's envious, jealous, hate-filled stares, Xu Chen headed straight for Jixia Academy.
Meanwhile, Ye Xuan was riding a Bird Beast, squeezed together with several Big Men, with the faint smell of sweat drifting through the air.
Ye Xuan's face darkened. Those three damned women—couldn't they have taken him along too?
There had clearly been no men riding with Jiang Lan and Jiang Hong. Damn it.
"Ye Xuan, if your strength isn't enough, then stop complaining."
Yang Gao, who should originally have been Ye Xuan's lackey, sneered at this moment.
As a genius of the Yang Family, he now faintly showed signs of wanting to follow Xu Chen.
Ye Xuan snorted coldly. "Yang Gao, I advise you to submit to me, or you'll regret it later."
Yang Gao shrugged. "Regret what? Can you beat Xu Chen?"
Ye Xuan's expression turned slightly cold. "You'll find out soon enough."
Yang Gao did not care. Ye Xuan was merely putting on a brave front.
If his combat strength fell short, then it fell short.
"Damn, why is this Divine Crane spinning all over the place?!"
Xu Chen's startled cry came from ahead.
Rather than flying steadily, the Divine Crane spun constantly like a tornado.
At times it rose, at times it plunged.
With his current strength, he had no choice but to hold Li Ruoling tightly, or he would fall off.
Li Ruoling pretended to be astonished. "Oh my, the Divine Crane is usually very steady. What's going on today?"
Held in Xu Chen's arms, her face reddened slightly and shy delight appeared on her features.
Yet she also faintly felt an immense sense of security, leaving her deeply satisfied.
Over ninety-nine lifetimes, Xu Chen had never held her even once. He had not even held her hand.
In this life, he had finally embraced her.
At once, her eyes turned red.
He finally held me. He finally held me. I'm so happy.
Jiang Hong and Jiang Lan, seeing this from the side, were so furious that they ground their teeth.
Li Ruoling, that little bitch, was actually this shameless. Bah.
What did she mean, the Divine Crane was usually steady? You were controlling it yourself, weren't you?
Shameless little slut, vixen!
Behind them, Ye Xuan, the Jixia Academy disciples, and the others all had their mouths twitch.
Did you have to make it so obvious? You had practically thrown yourself at him.
Damn it, just watching this was infuriating.
For a moment, Ye Xuan's urge to give Xu Chen a savage beating grew stronger and stronger.
Ye Xuan ground his teeth. Xu Chen, just you wait.
He had not been mistaken. Li Ruoling was definitely his; Xu Chen could not take her away.
After a long while, Xu Chen and the others arrived at Jixia Academy.
It was a palace built atop Mount Tai, with white clouds drifting about and spiritual energy radiating through the air.
Sword Qi faintly spread out, crisscrossing in every direction. Great formations gathered there as well, while the sound of swords rang without end.
Countless birds and beasts stood throughout the area, their cries filling heaven and earth.
The enormous main palace stood in the center of the mountaintop, majestic and resplendent in gold and jade.
The surrounding palaces floated in the air, and the Palace Lord's Luoyun Hall was among them.
Before the main palace lay an incomparably vast plaza.
Within the plaza, tens of thousands of white-robed disciples practiced swordsmanship.
Their shouts nearly resounded through heaven and earth.
Xu Chen was currently above the plaza, looking down from the sky.
The many prodigies of Qingyang City were secretly astonished. Such grandeur truly befitted Jixia Academy.
Under normal procedures, an elder would soon lead Xu Chen and the others to their residences.
Very soon, the reception elder transformed into a streak of light and arrived. "I am Cang Gu, responsible for receiving you."
Xu Chen narrowed his eyes. This Elder Cang Gu was exactly as in the Original Text: clad in a green robe, an old man with white hair, eagle-eyed and wolfish in demeanor.
Clearly, Elder Cang Gu's gaze was somewhat unsettling. His temper was likely not very good in ordinary times.
Knowing that the opportunity was rare, Ye Xuan immediately stepped forward. "Reporting to Elder, I have a question."
Elder Cang Gu frowned and asked, "Speak."
With the Spirit Venerable backing him, Ye Xuan was utterly fearless. "If someone secretly cheats during the assessment, how should they be dealt with?"
Elder Cang Gu said coldly, "I hate cheaters most. If there are any, they will be thrown out of Jixia Academy on the spot."
Ye Xuan smiled. "Then I accuse Qingyang City's number one, Xu Chen. He only defeated me by relying on someone else's power."
"What?!"
The moment those words came out, the surrounding crowd erupted in uproar.
Xu Chen had actually relied on someone else? If that were true, it would be far too shameless.
Li Ruoling secretly thought, This is bad. I didn't expect Ye Xuan to see through it despite being so young.
Nothing will go wrong, right? It's impossible for Xu Chen to soar to the Mid-stage Third Rank in a single day.
It's over, it's over. My good intentions are going to backfire.
Elder Cang Gu said, "Who is Xu Chen?"
Xu Chen stepped forward somewhat helplessly. "I am."
Damn it, this plot wasn't in the Original Text!
He was not worried about Ye Xuan. What worried him was whether this damned plot might trigger another cycle of reincarnation!
Elder Cang Gu looked coldly at Xu Chen. "Did you cheat?"
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