The battle between Ning Xiaochuan and the Princess Lanfei drew countless eyes, making all the students lose interest in the fights on the martial grounds. Instead, they stared at the two of them, wanting to know what exactly had happened between them.
There were many whispers of criticism, and the looks people gave them grew increasingly strange. Everyone thought the Princess Lanfei had tried to molest Ning Xiaochuan, only to meet his fierce resistance. In the end, the two young experts had come to blows.
"Truly, morals are declining with each passing day. Women these days are far too fierce."
"The key is that the Princess Lanfei is too domineering. She is royalty, after all; it is perfectly normal for her to keep a male concubine. She simply chose the wrong person. A man like Ning Xiaochuan, so faithful to love, would naturally resist to the death."
Hearing these words, Ning Xiaochuan remained quite composed, but the Princess Lanfei could no longer endure them. She shot Ning Xiaochuan a vicious glare and said coldly, "We will fight again during the final battle! What are you looking at? Do you believe I will gouge out all your eyes? Whoever dares speak another word of nonsense, I will cut out his tongue."
The Princess Lanfei sent several more martial artists flying before striding away.
Ning Xiaochuan watched the Princess Lanfei's departing back and let out a deep breath.
"Brother Chuan, what exactly happened?" Murong Wushuang asked.
Ning Xiaochuan shook his head. "Nothing. I merely suffered heavy losses."
After saying this, Ning Xiaochuan entered another stone chamber and continued cultivating, no longer dwelling on what had just happened.
The first day of battles on the martial grounds came to an end. All the martial artists returned to their stone chambers in an unending