Of course, there was someone who knew. It was Qi Meng, along with Hu Qiu.
They looked at each other with familiar gazes and sensed each other's aura. "You again."
"Who are you two, exactly?"
Yu Shan had not told them about the Si Realm Realm Master's decision, afraid it would affect their performance.
The Ancestor Realm expert opposite Qi Meng cursed his luck inwardly. He had lost to Qi Meng last time. He had thought his opponent might not be her this time, but he had never expected to draw her again despite the one-in-three chance. He could not win this time either, so he could only count on the other two.
Hu Qiu's opponent was also an Ancestor Realm expert who had lost to him in the previous round. Yet this Ancestor Realm expert looked excited. "Great! Out of three possibilities, I drew you. Kid, this time I'll beat you so badly you won't know north from south."
Hu Qiu grinned. "I'm from Si Nan Academy. Finding south is enough."
"Sharp-tongued brat. We'll see how much you can still say later."
Meanwhile, far away, Realm Master Bian Zhi smiled. What a coincidence. The old opponents had met again. Could Hu Qiu defeat his opponent one more time?
The Master of the Courtyard of Si Bei Academy, however, wore a bitter expression. What terrible luck. How could he be this unlucky? It was as if he had been deliberately targeted.
Qi Meng's match was certainly lost. The only question was whether they could win with Hu Qiu and Niu Dali.
In his original calculations, this was the worst possible order. The best would have been for a Half-Ancestor to wear Qi Meng down while the other two Ancestor Realm experts won. But now, things had become troublesome.
"Are you