The other beautiful girls seemed to look toward Xu Yuan after hearing their teammate's words.
When they saw what Xu Yuan looked like, the other beautiful girls wholeheartedly agreed with the one who had just spoken.
"Don't be silly," the beautiful girl at the head of the group chided softly. Then she turned to Xu Yuan and his companions and nodded politely. "Sorry, my teammates were rude."
Xu Yuan returned her smile. "It's all right."
Xiao Wu wasn't having it. She stepped in front of Xu Yuan, puffed out her cheeks, and glared at the girl who had spoken. "My Xu-gege is handsome, not like a girl!"
Ning Rongrong nodded along. "Exactly! Our Xu Yuan is dashing!"
The seven girls burst into laughter. The blue-haired girl at their head held back a smile and introduced herself. "We're students from Skywater Academy. My name is Shui Bing'er."
With that, Shui Bing'er held out her hand to Xu Yuan.
Xu Yuan raised his hand and gently shook Shui Bing'er's, introducing himself. "My name is Xu Yuan. I'm from Blue Tyrant Academy."
Shui Bing'er's hand paused slightly in his. A trace of surprise flashed through her eyes. "Blue Tyrant Academy? Dean Liu Erlong's academy? I've heard a lot about Dean Liu's forthright nature. I didn't expect her students to be so gentle and refined."
She admired Liu Erlong quite a bit—or, to be precise, she admired all powerful women. She dreamed of becoming one of them.
After all, powerful women were as rare as phoenix feathers across the entire Douluo Continent, let alone female Titled Douluo.
"Teacher Liu really has taught us a lot." Xu Yuan withdrew his hand, glanced over the other girls from Skywater Academy, and smiled as he introduced the people beside him.
When the girls from Skywater Academy learned