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Chapter 2572: Extortion
The classroom here was not very large. It was a fan-shaped auditorium that could hold at most a hundred or so disciples, while the lectern was merely a small circular platform. It looked like every inch of land was worth its weight in gold.
Seven male and female disciples at the Four Tribulations Realm were already seated in the guest seats. On the circular platform, an elderly Fifth Tribulation elder was speaking eloquently. When he saw the two of us outside the classroom, he said, "You're here to participate in the Sect Master selection too, right?"
I hurriedly cupped my fists and bowed, then nodded.
"Come in and listen first. Why did you arrive so late?" the elder said with obvious displeasure. But when he saw Qingcheng Ruoxue standing behind me, his expression lit up involuntarily before quickly returning to normal.
I had long since grown accustomed to Xue Qingcheng, who wore the protagonist's halo everywhere she went, so I directly found an empty seat and sat down.
But I had still underestimated everyone's attention toward Xue Qingcheng. The moment such a super beauty stood in the room, the atmosphere throughout the classroom changed. The male and female disciples who had been sitting casually all became unusually tense because of her arrival. If not for the Fifth Tribulation elder keeping the situation under control, the male disciples would probably have already rushed over to strike up conversations with her!
When Xue Qingcheng saw me take a seat in the corner, she glanced around, then shamelessly came running over to sit beside me, as if she were deliberately drawing everyone's hatred toward me. She took the empty seat at my side.
I immediately transmitted my voice to her. "Hey, there are ninety-nine empty seats, and less than