He turned and walked out of the conference room. It was not until he walked out of the door of the Education Committee building, turned a corner, and confirmed that no one was following him that the smile on his face slowly faded away and replaced with a cold look.
He stood in the shadow of the pillars and whispered to the entourage waiting beside him, "Go and tell Ma Kun to get ready. He will destroy the guy named Lin in the first round of the ring."
The attendant bowed his head in response and left quickly.
Xue Beng stood there, looking in the direction of the Heaven Class teaching building in the distance, with a cold arc at the corner of his mouth.
"Lin Yuan... don't you want to stand out? This time I will give you the biggest stage."
"I want to see if you can get off the stage alive."
That night, the old warehouse in the back mountain.
Ning Yuan sat cross-legged on the bed, holding the dark green token given by Dugu Yan between his fingertips, looking at the moonlight for a moment, and then put it in his arms.
Today's meeting in the canteen went smoother than he expected.
Dugu Yan, Yu Tianheng They took the initiative to throw olive branches.
He needs to maintain this rhythm.
Don't go too fast, too fast will look deliberate.
Don't be too slow, otherwise you will miss opportunities.
The line Dugu Yan has been set up. All that remains is to wait for the right time to let the line naturally extend to Dugu Bo.
While I was thinking about it, the night wind outside suddenly became stronger, making the window paper rattle.
Ning Yuan's eyes suddenly condensed.
Because he saw something more under the crack of the door.
A white envelope.
He walked over and bent down to pick it up. The moment his fingertips touched the paper, he felt a familiar touch.
The texture is firm and has a very light herbal smell. It is exactly the same as the one last night.
He opened the envelope and took out the letter paper inside.
There are still four words on it, written in sharp handwriting, as if carved with fingernails:
"The selection is fraudulent."
No signature, no signature.
Ning Yuan looked at these four words and was silent for a few seconds. Then he folded the letter again and put it in his arms along with the letter from last night.
He didn't light a lamp, and just stood in the darkness, looking through the holes in the window paper toward the brightly lit Education Committee building in the distance, and the corners of his mouth slowly curved.
Fraud?
Of course he knew it was a scam.
People like Xue Beng had been holding it in all night and made no move. The next day Education Committee suddenly decided to hold an open tryout. You could tell with your toes who was behind it.
But what Xue Beng doesn't know is.
This trial is exactly the stage he Ning Yuan needs.
Enter Heaven Dou Team, approach Qian Renxue, and finally contact Dugu Bo...
It all requires a convincing public appearance.
And Xue Beng had personally set up a stage for him, so of course he had to make good use of it.
"If there is fraud, there will be fraud."
He whispered something, turned around and walked back to the bed, sat down cross-legged, closed his eyes and practiced.
The night wind came in through the holes in the window paper, blowing the broken hair on his forehead and swaying slightly.
The oil lamp on the table danced and eventually went out.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy Central Square, the bulletin board is crowded with people.
"Heaven Dou Cup? What is this?"
"Is the academy going to hold an internal selection competition? Directly copy the format of the continent's high-level Soul Master Academy elite competition?"
"The first place reward... Jade Phosphor Bone Spirit Crystal? There is also an opportunity for one-on-one guidance from Elder Ke Qing?"
The news spread quickly as if it had wings.
In less than half a day, the entire Heaven Class knew about this important event.
That's why college Education Committee decided to start preparations for the elite competition two years later and hold an internal selection competition called "Heaven Dou Cup".
The top seven students in the final ranking will form Heaven Dou Royal Academy First Team, receive the highest resource allocation from the academy, and lock in the qualifications to participate.
Ning Yuan stood on the periphery of the crowd, his eyes fell on the lines of gilded characters on the bulletin board, and his fingertips gently rubbed his chin.
"Jade Phosphor Bone Spirit Crystal... Ten thousand years of Jade Phosphor Bone Spirit Crystal can improve the toughness, poison resistance and affinity of Soul Power of Plant-type Martial Soul..."
He silently recited the first line of the reward description, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
This thing was better than nothing to him, but what he really cared about was the second reward.
An opportunity for one-on-one guidance from Elder Keqing.
And Heaven Dou Royal Academy's guest elder is none other than Dugu Bo.
Isn't this an excellent opportunity for him to get in touch with Dugu Bo?
Originally, I didn't really want to participate in this competition, but since it was a reward, I had to fight for the first place.
"Do you want to sign up too?"
A cold voice came from beside me.
Zhu Zhuqing didn't know when he had stood next to him, his eyes also fell on the bulletin board, with a hint of teasing in his beautiful eyes.
"Well, I want to give it a try." Ning Yuan looked away, "What about you?"
"If you repay me, I will repay you."
Zhu Zhuqing's answer was crisp and clear, without any hesitation.
Ning Yuan glanced at her, said nothing more, turned around and walked towards the registration office.
At the same time, at the corner of the corridor on the third floor of the teaching building.
Yu Tianheng put his hands on the railing and looked at the cyan figure walking towards the registration office in front of the bulletin board in the distance, his eyes darkened slightly.
"He actually signed up."
Dugu Yan walked out of the shadow next to him, holding a cup of freshly brewed hot tea, leaning against the pillar, his vertical pupils falling in the same direction as Yu Tianheng's line of sight.
"I told you in the cafeteria last night that he didn't come here just for a bachelor's degree. How could a person who dared to sign up to compete on the second day after arriving at the academy miss such an opportunity?"
Yu Tianheng didn't look back and was silent for a moment before asking.
"How far do you think he can go?"
"Look at the group."
Dugu Yan took a sip of tea.
"If Education Committee didn't do anything, he would have no problem entering the semifinals with his ability."
"But if someone wants to get him out early..."
She didn't finish her words, but her meaning was already obvious.
Yu Tianheng turned around and met her eyes.
"Ma Kun was knocked down by him in three moves yesterday. Xue Beng will definitely not let it go."
"That's his own business."
Dugu Yan turned around with the tea cup in hand and spoke calmly.
"I have given him the opportunity. Whether he can seize it or not depends on him."
She took a few steps, paused again, and added without looking back, "But if he can really reach the finals... I wouldn't mind meeting him on the ring."
Yu Tianheng watched her back disappear at the end of the corridor, then turned to look at the figure queuing in the direction of the registration office, a thoughtful look flashed in her eyes.
The conversation in the canteen last night is still vivid in my mind.
Dugu Yan She said she wanted to find out about this guy Lin Yuan.
But based on his understanding of Dugu Yan, she rarely cared so much about a new student.
This one is called Lin Yuan, and I'm afraid it's more than just interesting.
He withdrew his gaze, turned around and walked towards the training ground.