"Foolish girl, several factions had already set their sights on me."
Xu Tianming shrugged, a wry smile appearing on his face.
"The Star Luo Imperial Family had delayed the competition. I'm afraid they had no good intentions."
"But it doesn't matter. They needed time, and I needed time as well."
After a pause, Xu Tianming looked at Leng Yulai, who had remained silent the entire time.
"After I enter seclusion, I'll leave them to you."
"Once Elder Mu arrives, protect all of my classmates and teachers together. There's no need to worry about me."
"Yes!"
Leng Yulai immediately bowed.
"You don't need to worry about me either. I have an absolutely safe place for seclusion."
"Everyone, see you later!"
Xu Tianming turned and waved to the crowd, then vanished from their sight just like that.
"H-He just left like that?"
The corner of Xiao Hongchen's mouth twitched. He had not expected Xu Tianming to leave in such a hurry.
"Extraordinary people did extraordinary things."
Ma Yun sighed with feeling.
"Who knew when the competition would resume? You mustn't neglect your cultivation during this time."
"Yes!"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Just as Xu Tianming disappeared, Xu Jiujiu also returned to VIP Room No. 1.
"Did you deliver everything to them?"
Xu Jiawei sat upright on the sofa and asked Xu Jiujiu.
"Everything was delivered."
Xu Jiujiu nodded, though there was a trace of dissatisfaction in her voice.
"If Shrek Academy hadn't caused this mess, would we have needed to give the Sun Moon Empire people a twenty percent discount?"
"More than twenty million Gold Soul Coins—this was nearly half the profit from this auction!"
Xu Jiawei did not look pleased either. More than twenty million was no small sum even to him.
"The Sun Moon Empire was watching us like a