Jiangnan Avenue, Luo Residence.
A black sedan stopped in front of the gate. The car door opened, and Minister of Education Lu Cheng stepped out.
He raised his head and looked at the horizontal plaque above the gate.
The words "Luo Residence" danced across the plaque in bold, sweeping strokes.
Arrogant beyond measure!
Lu Cheng tugged at his collar and slowly exhaled.
Only then did he walk through the gradually opening gate.
He arrived at the study.
The first person he saw was Luo Tianyi.
The master of Qiming Heavy Industry had his eyes closed, his breathing steady.
Standing beside him was a tall young man.
The eldest young master of the Luo Family.
Luo Nanxing!
Lu Cheng removed his shoes and entered the room.
He nodded at Luo Nanxing, then bowed to Luo Tianyi.
"Mr. Luo, I'm back."
Luo Tianyi did not open his eyes.
"How did it go?"
Lu Cheng swallowed before saying, "Young Master Luo lost by a narrow margin."
The study fell silent.
It was so quiet one could hear a pin drop.
In the suffocating atmosphere.
Sweat began to bead on Lu Cheng's forehead.
Drop by drop, it fell.
After a moment, Luo Tianyi finally spoke. "I see."
Lu Cheng hurriedly took out a phone and placed it on the table. "I had someone record the entire Death Match. It's all on here."
The father and son of the Luo Family said nothing.
Lu Cheng did not dare linger.
He backed out of the study.
After the door closed.
Only then did Luo Tianyi open his eyes and say in a deep voice, "Go invite Mr. Gao."
"Yes."
Luo Nanxing left for a while.
Then he returned.
Gao Lin, who had been guiding Luo Beichen, had come as well.
"Nanxing, go handle your affairs."
Luo Tianyi sent his eldest son away, then played the footage from the phone on a screen in the study.
"Mr. Gao, take a look. This is the entire Death Match."
Gao Lin nodded and watched quietly.
In the blink of an eye.
The recording ended.
Luo Tianyi looked at the old man. "What do you think?"
Gao Lin slowly exhaled. "Young Master Luo's loss wasn't unjustified."
"Oh?" Luo Tianyi looked at the screen.
Gao Lin closed his eyes and said, "That boy named Luo set a trap from the very beginning."
"When he used Dragon Soars for the first time, Young Master Luo blocked it."
"I believe he had anticipated that result from the start."
"He still did it to lay the groundwork for his final strike."
"When he used Dragon Soars a second time, Young Master Luo thought he could block it in the same way."
"But that Classmate Luo suddenly erupted and made use of the 'special property' of his longsword."
"With a single strike, he annihilated Young Master Luo."
When Gao Lin opened his eyes again, his gaze was sharp. "That Classmate Luo's sudden burst of Primal Energy wasn't a technique from Observing Mountains and Seas."
"It seems Di Zheng obtained some kind of 'secret technique' from the Giant Beast Strategy Department after I left the Exploration Corps."
"He then passed it on to that Classmate Luo, which was how he achieved such a result."
"Heh. Di Zheng really paid a heavy price."
Luo Tianyi stared at the screen. "I'm an amateur when it comes to combat, but since that Classmate Luo had this method, why didn't he use it at the start?"
"His mental state."
Gao Lin smiled. "Young Master Luo's mental state at the beginning wasn't the same as it was later."
"At the start, Young Master Luo had clearly kept my warning in mind."
"He was highly vigilant."
"If he had used it then, it might not have succeeded."
"That Classmate Luo seems to be the type who doesn't act until he sees the rabbit."
"Without absolute certainty, he won't make a move lightly."
"Young Master Luo ultimately lost because of his lack of experience."
At this point.
Gao Lin looked at the man behind the desk. "As for Young Master Luo..."
"Should I make a trip to Hundred Battles Academy?"
Luo Tianyi shook his head decisively. "It's only one dead son. It's no big deal. I, Luo Tianyi, am still young."
"At worst, I can have a few more."
"Besides, Beichen's aptitude is limited. I never had much hope for him to begin with."
"Furthermore."
"The City Lord mentioned the Death Match."
"I made my position clear then: Beichen would bear full responsibility for life and death."
"The Luo Family absolutely wouldn't pursue the matter."
"That was the situation Di Zheng wanted. So what if I give it to him?"
"He thinks the death of one son will be enough to strike at me."
"How naive."
Luo Tianyi let out a mocking laugh. "If I have Mr. Gao make a trip to the Academy."
"The Exploration Corps will visit my Luo Residence tomorrow."
"How could I let Di Zheng benefit from such a good thing?"
Gao Lin nodded. "Then, shall this matter be concluded?"
"For now, yes."
Luo Tianyi said in a deep voice, "The City Lord Election is approaching. I can't let such a trivial matter affect the bigger picture right now."
"Di Zheng chose this moment to make his move precisely to disrupt my rhythm, didn't he?"
"I refuse to let him have his way."
"Of course, although I don't particularly like that child Beichen."
"He is still my son, after all."
"I can endure it for a while for the sake of the election, but I won't endure it forever."
"After the election, I'll settle this account properly with Di Zheng."
At this point, he smiled again. "Besides, why would I need Mr. Gao to personally visit the Academy to take revenge on Di Zheng?"
"Doesn't Di Zheng want to elevate that Classmate Luo?"
"No problem. I, Luo Tianyi, will elevate him too."
"I'll raise him all the way to the heavens!"
"I'll make him the most dazzling rising star in Guangling City!"
"At the same time, I'll make him the target of everyone's hostility."
"When that time comes, I won't need to act. There will be plenty of people who want to drag this rising star down."
"People who will smash him brutally into the ground and trample him."
"People simply can't stand seeing others do well."
"A tree that grows too tall catches the wind; a person who becomes too famous attracts envy."
"That's always how it is!"
Gao Lin nodded slightly. "Elevate him first, then kill him, borrowing someone else's blade."
"Mr. Luo, what a brilliant plan."
Luo Tianyi smiled without replying.
He merely took out some perfume and lightly sprayed it onto the cut end of his cigar.
The next moment.
He was already puffing out clouds of smoke.
He did not seem to feel the slightest pain over the death of his son.
Hundred Battles Academy.
Medical Room.
Luo Yan suddenly turned over and sat up.
For a moment.
He thought he was still on the surface.
Entering the Academy, observing the Forbidden Land, the Death Match duel.
It had all just been a dream.
"You're awake."
Wei Fenghua's voice rang out.
Only after seeing this mentor did Luo Yan realize.
Everything that had happened was not a dream.
Luo Yan nodded. "I'm awake."
Wei Fenghua pressed a hand against his shoulder. "Lie down. You still need to rest."
"But you can rest assured. The poison in your body has already been neutralized."
"For the next two days, don't cultivate."
"Let your body rest."
"By the way, you've been in Guangling City for a month now."
"Other than the Academy, you haven't gone anywhere else, have you?"
"Spend the weekend looking around."
"First, it'll help you relax."
"Second, you can get familiar with the city."
Luo Yan was just about to say that he didn't know his way around.
Then he heard Zeng Shan's voice.
"Luo Yan, come to my house tomorrow."
Wei Fenghua moved aside, revealing Zeng Shan and Li Bohang as they walked in.
After greeting Wei Fenghua, Zeng Shan said enthusiastically, "I'm going home anyway. If you don't mind, why not come over and stay at my place for a couple of days?"
Luo Yan glanced at Wei Fenghua. Seeing his mentor nod slightly, he said, "Sure."
Zeng Shan was delighted. "Then it's settled."
Then he lowered his voice. "Old Luo, that sword strike you used to instantly kill the guy surnamed Luo was insanely cool!"
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