Chu Qianqiu!
The Number One Heaven's Prodigy.
At the sound of his name, the crowd fell briefly silent. Then, almost as one, every gaze turned toward the purple-robed man standing in the distance.
Chu Qianqiu frowned. His first instinct was to turn and leave, but the pride buried deepest in his heart would not allow him to.
He was well liked at Nanzhou Academy. First, he was outstanding and powerful.
People respected and feared him.
Second, he knew how to win people over. To everyone, he was a generous, kindhearted man who stepped up when things got difficult.
If he turned and walked away now without a word, he would lose all face as the top core disciple.
And the image Chu Qianqiu had built for himself would collapse completely.
In a flash, countless possibilities raced through his mind. Then he strode onto the Grand Plaza.
As he moved, everyone's breathing quickened. The elders, meanwhile, broke into cold sweat.
Losing Gu Qingyun had already pained Nanzhou Academy. After all, Southern State was in dire straits.
If they lost Chu Qianqiu too, Southern State would be stretched to breaking point...
They wanted to stop it, but feared the pressure from the Northwest and East Barrens. Just then, Gu Qingyun cried out, "Brother Chu, save me! I don't want to die... I only went after that Ye Qiu because of you. I..."
Chu Qianqiu's brow furrowed sharply. At that moment, Ye Qiu rose and strode onto the Square.
"What do you mean?" He pointed at Gu Qingyun. "Are you saying Chu Qianqiu was behind all this?"
Gu Qingyun's face changed drastically. He had barely opened his mouth to explain when Ye Qiu snapped, "Shut your mouth!"
Gu Qingyun tried to speak again. Ye Qiu glanced at Wu Xiaokai, who stepped forward and