Enemies on a Narrow Road, Senior Sister Zhang Lexuan

Shao Wentao knew a little about Shiyu's situation. He had seen him serving food in the student cafeteria several times and knew that his family circumstances were poor.

After pondering for a moment, he said, "There are several Soul Ring sponsorship slots for impoverished students in the class. I can give you one."

"That way, you won't need to go into debt to obtain a Soul Ring. But you must promise me that you'll perform well in this Freshman Assessment and bring honor to the class. Only then will you deserve this slot."

"Thank you, Teacher!" Shiyu said in surprise, quickly expressing his gratitude.

"I'll definitely perform well. At the very least, I'll place in the top three." Overjoyed, Shiyu made his promise.

"Good." Shao Wentao nodded with a smile.

The other teachers wore varying expressions. Some were indifferent, while others wanted to say, You'll only be in your twenties after obtaining your Soul Ring—how dare you make such a promise?

But considering that he was a student and they were teachers, saying such things seemed somewhat inappropriate, so they kept silent.

A few minutes later, Shiyu took the sponsorship document issued by Shao Wentao to the Soul Hunting Department to finalize the matter.

"You're quite lucky. Some Inner Court Disciples happen to be undergoing their semester assessment, and they can take you to the Star Dou Forest to obtain Soul Rings. They'll be leaving soon—if you'd arrived any later, you would have missed them," the Soul Hunting Department teacher said as he registered him.

"Looks like my luck is pretty good," Shiyu said with a smile. Arriving early was no match for arriving at the right time.

"I hope you'll be just as lucky when looking for Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Forest. A Space Attribute Soul Beast isn't easy to come across. It depends heavily on luck," the teacher said in a less-than-optimistic tone.

"Hopefully, my luck will be good," Shiyu could only pray.

Obtaining a Soul Ring already depended on luck. For him, obtaining a Space Attribute Soul Ring depended on luck among luck.

After receiving the documents from the Soul Hunting Department, Shiyu hurried toward the school gate, the gathering point.

He ran while using Space Movement, each step carrying him several meters. It was nothing like normal running.

He was afraid that they would set off before he arrived. He did not want to miss this opportunity.

Zhang Lexuan, dressed in casual clothes, walked down the road at an unhurried pace toward the school gate.

Today, she was to take several Outer Court students to the Star Dou Forest to obtain Soul Rings. Helping them obtain their Soul Rings and bringing them back safely was her Inner Court Assessment task.

The quality of the Soul Rings they obtained and the extent of their injuries would both affect her assessment score.

This sort of assessment was fairly common in the Inner Court. It tested Inner Court Disciples while also helping Outer Court students obtain Soul Rings, killing two birds with one stone.

"Hm?" Zhang Lexuan suddenly sensed something and looked to the side. A figure flashed past.

Her Soul Power instinctively began to circulate. It was a completely reflexive response.

However, she controlled it well and did not actually release it.

Her gaze followed the figure's movement, and her eyes narrowed slightly. This person was continuously teleporting?

"This person's cultivation doesn't seem very high. How can he perform Teleportation repeatedly?" Zhang Lexuan was full of questions and utterly baffled.

She had seen Teleportation skills before, but this was the first time she had seen someone use them continuously—several times, even dozens of times.

Strange... Zhang Lexuan had no intention of stopping that person to find out what was going on. She was not particularly curious by nature.

At the school gate, three Outer Court students waited quietly. They were going to the Star Dou Forest today to obtain Soul Rings and were waiting for the Inner Court Disciple undergoing assessment to arrive.

"Nannan, I bought you the breakfast you like." Xu Sanshi approached Jiang Nannan with breakfast in hand and an ingratiating expression on his face.

Jiang Nannan did not appreciate it at all. With a cold expression, she said, "Xu Sanshi, have you forgotten our previous bet?"

The smile on Xu Sanshi's face gradually vanished. He gritted his teeth. It would have been fine if she had not mentioned it, but the moment she did, he wanted nothing more than to ram Shiyu to death.

That brat had caused him to lose all face lately. Whenever he went looking for Jiang Nannan, people would gossip and mock him over it.

He had gone to find Shiyu again, wanting another challenge.

But that brat had refused without hesitation, giving him no chance to regain his dignity. It was infuriating.

"Even if people laugh at me, I won't give up on you," Xu Sanshi said stubbornly.

"Hmph." Jiang Nannan could do nothing about this rascal. She turned away, unwilling to look at him.

Xu Sanshi was thick-skinned as well. He continued pestering her and showed no sign of giving up easily.

"Sister Nannan!" Shiyu ran to the school gate and spotted Jiang Nannan at first glance. Smiling, he waved to greet her.

Hearing Shiyu's voice, Jiang Nannan smiled as well and waved back.

Xu Sanshi's face immediately darkened, and he glared over.

Only then did Shiyu notice that Xu Sanshi was there too. This guy had broken his promise again.

"Sister Nannan, are you also one of the people obtaining Soul Rings this time?" Shiyu walked over to Jiang Nannan and looked around as he asked.

It was still class time, so there were not many students at the school gate. The people going to obtain Soul Rings were probably just the few of them.

Jiang Nannan, Xu Sanshi, and someone who seemed to be Beibei. He said seemed to be because this person was the one who had spoken up for Xu Sanshi before.

But he did not know whether this person was Beibei, so he could only say it was possible.

"Yes. Why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be in class?" Jiang Nannan also walked toward Shiyu, speaking with a faint smile.

"I broke through to level twenty and need a Soul Ring. The Soul Hunting Department teacher told me to come to the school gate and join a Soul Hunting Team led by an Inner Court Disciple," Shiyu said.

"Congratulations. What a coincidence—the Soul Hunting Team they meant should be us." Jiang Nannan was a little happy.

"It really is quite a coincidence." Shiyu and Jiang Nannan chatted happily.

Over there, Xu Sanshi was panting like a bull, jealousy boiling over. He clenched his fists, and seeing them chat more and more happily, he could not help roaring, "Shiyu, stay away from Nannan!"

Both Shiyu and Jiang Nannan turned to look at him.

"Xu Sanshi, you have no right to interfere with who I spend time with," Jiang Nannan said with a frown, clearly displeased by his words.

"Xu Sanshi, have you forgotten our previous bet? You're the one who should stay away from Sister Nannan," Shiyu shot back.

He had not intended to speak to Xu Sanshi in the first place, but now that the man had opened his mouth, Shiyu could not simply ignore him.

"So what if I break the agreement?" Xu Sanshi had given up all pretense and simply started acting shamelessly.

"Nothing much. Your character is rotten; cursing you a few times won't make you any better, so I can't even be bothered."

"I can't force you to keep your word, but I should remind you that a real man ought to value his promises. Otherwise, people will laugh at you and curse you. Names like Turtle Bastard actually suit you quite well," Shiyu said lightly.

"Pfft." Thinking of Xu Sanshi's Martial Soul, Jiang Nannan found the description rather fitting.

"You're courting death!" Xu Sanshi's fury erupted at once, and powerful Soul Power burst forth.

Jiang Nannan immediately stepped in front of Shiyu. She released her own Soul Power to contend with Xu Sanshi's strength, dispelling the pressure on Shiyu.

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