Ning Rongrong still remembered them; they had met back in Suotuo City.
Liu Bai did not answer.
His gaze had already fallen on the person being beaten down.
Xue Beng.
Xue Beng was clearly in a sorry state at the moment, his clothes disheveled and his face mottled with bruises.
The next instant—
Dai Mubai threw a punch, Soul Power erupting.
Xue Beng was sent flying outright, rolling several times across the ground before landing right at Liu Bai and the others' feet.
"Ow—!"
Clutching his stomach, Xue Beng grimaced as he climbed to his feet.
The moment he looked up—
His entire body froze.
"Liu... Liu Bai?"
He blanked out for half a second, then his eyes suddenly lit up, like a drowning man grasping a lifeline.
"Brother Liu!"
"Brother Bai!"
"Help!"
"Someone broke into the academy and started fighting!"
His voice was miserable and frantic, drawing the attention of quite a few students nearby.
Dugu Yan was speechless at the sight. Releasing Liu Bai, she reached out and hauled Xue Beng up.
"Enough, enough."
"Stop embarrassing yourself here."
"Get up already."
Xue Beng staggered as she pulled him upright, his face still full of lingering grievance.
Only then did Dugu Yan lift her head and look toward the entrance of the training grounds, her gaze turning cold.
"I'd like to see—"
"Who has such nerve."
"To come to Heaven Dou Royal Academy and make trouble."
Although Xue Beng had a poor reputation at the academy, he was still a Heaven Dou Royal Academy student, and he had always been fairly respectful toward her, Liu Bai, and the others.
That was right. Though Xue Beng was a wastrel, he was no fool. Whenever he saw Liu Bai's group, he was always extremely respectful.
After all, Liu Bai had long