Jia Nan Academy.
Outer Academy, plaza.
A large number of students gathered around, their voices rising in a din as every gaze turned toward the center.
There was an arena there, where two groups faced each other.
"Luo Ling, honestly, the way you treated those girls was indeed rather despicable," a middle-aged man said to the young man beside him.
"Teacher Yang, stop pretending in front of me. Others can criticize me, but not you. Besides, haven't you been lusting after Xiao Mei for quite some time yourself?" Luo Ling frowned in disgust and mercilessly exposed him.
Mentor Yang Fan smiled, without the slightest trace of embarrassment on his face. His narrow eyes fell upon the girls across from him, and he licked his lips.
Then Yang Fan turned to the other side. "Jiang Xiaolan, are you confident about facing Xiao Yu?"
"No problem," a girl answered crisply.
If Hun Cang had been here, he would have recognized Jiang Xiaolan as the girl who had taken the assessment alongside him and been assigned to his team, only to be eliminated in the end.
Yang Fan pondered for a moment. "Don't let your guard down. Xiao Yu somehow obtained some pills, and her strength has risen rapidly lately. She's become a Dou Master as well."
"Mm." Jiang Xiaolan nodded slightly. When her gaze swept over Xiao Yu, a trace of venom flashed through her eyes.
If it had not been for Hun Cang back then, she definitely could have advanced to become an Inner Academy student too.
On the other side of the arena.
Xiao Yu adjusted her breathing, her expression solemn. The outcome of the coming battle would determine whether she, Xiao Ning, and Xiao Mei could remain here.
The pressure was immense.
"How about I go instead?" Seeing