Looking at Li Xin and Lin Jialu embracing each other.
Long Fan spoke calmly.
"Lin, I concede."
Of course, that was still without Long Fan using Liquid Spiritual Power in battle.
He had merely kept himself at the fourth-rank level while using a fifth-rank skill.
But as the saying went, stack the thickest armor and take the harshest beating!
Otherwise, Ice Turtle Mage Lin Jialu might have lost even faster and suffered an even more crushing defeat.
Of course.
This was not the dark scheming and intrigue found in other fantasy novels.
Knowing when to stop was the prevailing way of conduct in this Divine Throne World.
After a brief daze, Li Xin was the first to recover.
She immediately let go of her dear rival.
Sharp-tongued but soft-hearted, she curled her lips.
"Not as... big as mine!"
She muttered to herself.
As she spoke, she even gestured with her hands.
Normally, Lin Jialu would have blown up at being teased.
But this time, she was unusually quiet.
Li Xin waved a finger in front of her.
"Hey, you little fool, don't tell me you were really scared stupid?"
Lin Jialu still stood there blankly.
First, as the magical genius girl of Hao Yue, this was the first time she had lost so thoroughly.
She had practically lost the shirt off her back.
And to a boy so much younger than her, no less.
Second, this Hell Rose before her had taken a huge risk to protect her.
The prejudice she had formed years ago because of that young mage also dissipated considerably.
She had never expected Li Xin, who was usually so carefree and incompatible with her in every way, to care so much about her.
Her heart was slightly stirred as well.
Was this true friendship?
The look Lin Jialu gave Li Xin softened considerably.
The orange situation was looking very promising.
Seeing this, an imperceptible smile flashed through Long Fan's eyes.
That last sword strike in the nick of time had also been meant to ease the tension between the two of them.
Though they had always seemed to be at each other's throats on the surface.
The sincerity hidden beneath had always remained unchanged.
When Li Xin needed to step up, she truly would.
And Lin Jialu was indeed someone worth being friends with.
So Long Fan simply went with the flow.
He provoked Li Xin into making a move and playing the hero saving the beauty, breaking the deadlock.
It was naturally better to bring the two closer during the entry test for the Demon Hunt Competition.
After all, they would be part of the same temporary team in the future.
When doing things.
One needed to take the long view.
But Li Xin could not quite handle the way Lin Jialu was looking at her.
She immediately crossed her arms over her chest and backed away a few steps.
"Hey, hey, Ice Turtle, I don't like women.
Especially someone like you. You've got no figure to speak of—I wouldn't be interested in you anyway."
The moment Lin Jialu heard that, she could not hold it together anymore.
All her earlier sentimentality was knocked right back to square one.
"Pah! I'd never like a rice bucket like you.
Otherwise, there wouldn't even be enough rice at home to eat."
Li Xin merely looked at her with a beaming smile, her face full of smug amusement.
"Little ice turtle!"
As she spoke, she thrust out a certain towering part of herself.
Hearing that, Lin Jialu immediately charged forward with her staff in hand.
"Big rice bucket!"
But she was nowhere near as fast as Li Xin, whose physical abilities were exceptionally good.
Li Xin circled around Long Fan.
Lin Jialu, trembling with rage, was not only toyed with until she spun in circles.
She was also thoroughly taken advantage of by Li Xin's wandering hands.
The two young girls chased and frolicked back and forth across the square.
Their swaying, graceful figures immediately drew the attention of many passersby.
The square was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
Long Fan rubbed his nose.
Perhaps this bickering way of getting along suited the two of them better.
Yet after Long Fan's meddling, the ice between the two women had melted considerably.
Chen Haiyang and Xu Tiankong pretended not to see anything.
But Long Xiaogua blushed scarlet at the sight.
That first encounter back then.
Even now, he still could not forget Big-Wave Sister's "accidental" wandering hands.
Haoyue Branch Hall.
On the way back to the Knight Dormitory.
Having just returned from the Blue Moon Restaurant.
Long Fan and Long Xiaogua had still ruthlessly mooched a meal off their big sis, Li Xin.
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After all, the rich lady came from a wealthy family and had the Haoyue Chief as her backer.
That one meal had cost a full five hundred Gold Coins.
Of course, that was also because Long Fan and Long Xiaogua had persuaded Lin Jialu and the others to stay.
So they could have a meal together.
It could also be considered their first gathering after breaking the ice.
Although this pair of bickering enemies still did not see eye to eye at the dinner table.
They no longer had their usual sword-drawn tension.
The only problem was—
The two of them competed to put food onto Long Fan's and Long Xiaogua's plates.
Their competitive streak was as strong as ever.
Only the target had changed.
But overall.
The meal had been quite satisfying.
Three food-devouring knights.
One food-devouring warrior.
One food-devouring mage.
All of them had enormous appetites.
They heartily devoured a lavish feast.
Lin Jialu also honored her word after losing the bet.
While everyone was eating.
She instructed Xu Tiankong, who had not yet started eating, to go to the shop and retrieve the wager—the Radiant Shield.
At last, the whirlwind swept away the last remnants.
Everyone went their separate ways.
Li Xin held a huge cloth bundle in her arms and mischievously stuck out her tongue.
"Hehe, that was so satisfying!"
Not only had they turned the tables this time.
They had also won some good loot.
"Haha, we really hit the jackpot this time!"
All along the way, Li Xin was ridiculously happy.
She smiled like a little girl.
It was probably also because the ice between them had finally broken, putting her in an excellent mood.
Upon returning to their lodgings.
Long Xiaogua fed Haoyue the dried fish he had bought on the way as lunch.
Long Fan, meanwhile, had bought fifty jin in one go.
Five-Spice Dried Fish, Spicy Dried Squid, Sauce Freshwater Kun Dried, and all sorts of other pickled Seafood Magical Beast delicacies.
The moment they were delivered.
Haoyue's four eyes immediately lit up.
Long Fan instantly gained 66 Mount Attribute Points as well.
Once Gu Xiaona hatched, he could indulge in Deep Blue to his heart's content.
After Long Xiaogua had settled in.
Li Xin directly carried the Radiant Shield.
And followed Long Fan to his suite.
Because Long Xiaogua had voluntarily given it up.
He had insisted on yielding the reward, which should have been split equally between them, entirely to Long Fan.
First, because Night Shura had given Long Xiaogua the Spirit Light Bracers, which could create a Holy Light Barrier when infused with spiritual power.
He already had more than enough weapons for self-defense.
Second, because Long Fan had helped him out several times.
If it had been Donald Duck, it probably would have been, "You court death! Blue Silver Binding!"
He hoarded all the good treasures for himself.
And still wasn't satisfied.
He even shamelessly tried to snatch other people's treasures.
Long Fan had no intention of standing on ceremony with such a genuinely decent little brother.
He accepted the Radiant Shield without any hesitation.
They were true friends who had opened their hearts to one another, so there was no need for polite refusals.
Besides, he himself needed this kind of shield weapon.
After all, he had come to the Haoyue Branch Hall to train as a Guardian Knight.
He was no longer following the old Punishment-style path, where a pair of dual swords was enough to run rampant.
A Guardian-style build needed at least a shield to look the part.
Inside Long Fan's room.
Unable to wait any longer, Li Xin opened the cloth bundle.
She took out the gleaming Radiant Shield and handed it to Long Fan.
"Xiaofan, hurry and try it!"
She began explaining its usage and principles in detail.
Although Long Fan already knew the general principles.
He couldn't exactly reject the young lady's kind enthusiasm, could he?
So he could only pretend to have suddenly understood.
Every now and then, he chimed in with a few flattering remarks.
Li Xin stayed for a full hour.
Only then did she leave with peace of mind.
The only thing that truly interested Long Fan.
Was the Demon Hunt Test Li Xin had mentioned, which would take place in a little over a month.
The time to show off his (harvesting) (attribute) (points) was almost here!
(End of Chapter)
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