Xiao Wu: "???"
When had he become this young woman's junior?
Was there something wrong with this woman?
Xiao Wu ignored her. He glared at the flower-clad youth with bull-like eyes and roared,
"Wu Ming, get out here!"
His words set the entire plaza abuzz once more. Everyone turned to look at that junior of the Xiao Clan. They hadn't expected Xiao Wu to have so much nerve—to actually propose a life-or-death battle.
Not everyone could stay true to themselves and continue challenging someone after Bai Zhi put pressure on them. If someone like that had been born into a major clan, they would surely have been groomed as a top talent.
It was a shame that the Xiao Clan's leading figure had now pushed him out to die.
Not a single person who witnessed this thought Xiao Wu had volunteered. After all, Wu Ming had already displayed the cultivation of a Three-Star Dou Zhe.
And judging by Xiao Wu's aura, this Xiao Clan prodigy had only recently broken through to the Dou Zhe level.
Xiao Wu, of course, had no idea what everyone was thinking. He looked at the girl in the pale-yellow dress who had stepped in front of him as soon as he finished speaking, and said coldly,
"Move. This is between Wu Ming and me. It has nothing to do with Jia Nan Academy..."
"I won't."
Bai Zhi looked at the hulking figure before her with curiosity and spoke in a clear voice.
She had never expected to encounter a genius of this caliber in such a small place.
A nine-year-old Dou Zhe?
If someone like him received proper training, Jia Nan Academy would surely gain another Dou Zong powerhouse in the future.
That was why she had insisted on waiting here for Instructor Ruo Lin to arrive.
She believed Instructor Ruo Lin could also see the value of this Xiao Wu. Wu Ming was only thirteen, yet he had already reached the Three-Star Dou Zhe level.
But advancing through the Dou Zhe ranks was no easy feat. It wasn't like cultivating Dou Power, where one could progress much faster. As long as Junior Xiao Wu had enough resources,
he could reach Nine-Star Dou Zhe in a short time. If he spent some time building up his strength, he might even break through to Dou Master before he turned eleven.
All those thoughts flashed through her mind. Bai Zhi simply stared at him and refused to budge.
Watching this, Xiao Wu felt helpless. He had already decided to force his way through and finish the fight quickly, hoping to use the trump card Big Brother Xiao Ling had given him to kill Wu Ming before the instructor arrived.
With that in mind, Xiao Wu took advantage of the girl's momentary distraction. He used Wind Shadow Steps to slip past her and charge at Wu Ming, who had remained in place without saying a word from beginning to end.
"Crushing Stone Palm!"
He raised his palm and brought it down toward Wu Ming's head. At that moment, Wu Ming abruptly lifted his head, a flash of murderous intent crossing his eyes. His voice was chilling.
"You little bastard, done running your mouth? Then go to hell!"
With that, Wu Ming raised his hand and struck toward Xiao Wu in the same manner.
High-grade Profound Tier Dou Technique: Shadowless Hand.
Only then did Bai Zhi react, but it was already too late for her to stop them. She could only stand there anxiously.
Just then, a voice so sweet it seemed to melt one's bones came from a tent nearby.
"Both of you, stop!"
Instructor Ruo Lin flashed forward and appeared between them.
"Boom!"
After a deafening crash, both figures were sent staggering back more than a dozen steps before they managed to steady themselves.
Xiao Wu stared in shock at the center of the plaza. For a moment, it had felt as if he'd struck cotton—he couldn't exert any force at all.
He knew his mission would probably fail this time.
But he couldn't accept that.
He had gone to so much trouble to force Wu Ming to attack, only to accomplish nothing. How could he be content with that?
Meanwhile, Wu Ming felt much the same as Xiao Wu. He had held back for so long because he'd planned to kill his opponent with one strike.
He hadn't expected this woman to stop him. There was no way he could be happy about it.
At that moment, he wanted nothing more than to take this woman for himself.
When the people around the plaza saw the woman in the blue robe, they started discussing her among themselves.
"Was that woman just now a Da Dou Shi?"
"She must've been. Otherwise, there's no way she could've stopped both their attacks so effortlessly."
"Exactly. Wu Ming's attack just now was definitely as strong as a Nine-Star Dou Zhe's. Even a Nine-Star Dou Shi couldn't have stopped it so easily."
"Just imagine—thank goodness that instructor from Jia Nan Academy stepped in. Otherwise, I think that Xiao Clan junior would've been in serious trouble."
"..."
The people on the plaza began talking again, even more heatedly than before. They had all sorts of things to say.
After the enormous water orb at the center of the plaza dispersed, everyone finally got a clear look at the newcomer. Judging by her age alone, she looked barely twenty.
Yet her gentle, waterlike face, her ample figure beneath the blue robe, and her eyes like limpid pools all embodied the meaning of a woman as soft and alluring as water.
"Phew..."
Instructor Ruo Lin took a deep breath. Her ample chest rose and fell slightly, creating an enticing curve.
When she heard the message Bai Zhi had sent, she had already been prepared to intervene by force.
But she hadn't expected Xiao Wu to be so bold as to openly attack a student of Jia Nan Academy.
That had completely cut off any chance she had to smooth things over. How could she not be angry?
As for the leering looks and audible swallows from the men around her,
Instructor Ruo Lin was long used to them. She paid them no mind and looked instead at Xiao Wu, who was staring at her from behind. Feigning displeasure, she said,
"Little fellow, do you know how serious an impact your actions have had on Jia Nan Academy?"
She hadn't meant to accuse him. She mainly wanted to scare him a little.
Then she could seize the opportunity to recruit him into Jia Nan Academy. That way, she wouldn't just earn a reward for her achievement... she could also become the fastest person in the academy's history to advance to Xuan-tier Instructor.
Xiao Wu had no idea what she was thinking. Seeing as he couldn't beat her, he could only turn his gaze toward the breakfast shop by the roadside.
Although his mission had failed this time, he believed that as long as Big Brother Xiao Ling held off this so-called instructor, he could quickly deal with Wu Ming.
Instructor Ruo Lin had been keeping an eye on the little fellow. Now she followed his gaze and saw a white-robed youth eating tofu pudding.
When she looked his way, Xiao Ling swallowed his food and shook his head helplessly. There was no denying that Instructor Ruo Lin was a stunner. She was the very embodiment of the saying that women were made of water.
Whoever married her would surely enjoy the pleasure of riding every day.
With that thought, Xiao Ling looked up at Instructor Ruo Lin, who was watching him curiously, and said in an even tone,
"Instructor Ruo Lin, are you bullying my Xiao Clan because you think we have no one to stand up for us? Since when could a prospective Outer Academy disciple who hasn't even seen the academy gates represent Jia Nan Academy?"
"Could it be that Jia Nan Academy has been going downhill these past few years?"
"Holy crap..."
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