A Decisive Battle Begins (5)

Zhang Lexuan is a very sensible girl.

Ye Qingcang did not introduce the identity of Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena.

Zhang Lexuan, being quite perceptive, didn't ask.

Maintaining this tacit understanding, the two walked from the entrance to the Soul Arena, which was basically set up. After grabbing a busy Outer Court student and asking about the location of Jiang Nannan and the others, Zhang Lexuan quickly led Ye Qingcang and the others to find Jiang Nannan and the others. At the same time, she focused her attention on the silver-haired girl holding the golden kitten and looked her up and down.

Just like two men who, when they get together, will instinctively address each other as brothers.

When two women get together, they subconsciously compare themselves to each other.

Not exploring does not mean not comparing.

This wave is considered an inequality-based instantaneous event.

In fact, Jiang Nannan and the others had expected Ye Qingcang to come, but they really didn't expect Ye Qingcang to arrive so early, even when the Two Worlds Soul Master Exchange Competition was still being prepared.

However, this was a pleasant surprise, not a shock.

Jiang Nannan was like a Little Rabbit.

With her hands behind her back, she walked with light, graceful steps.

In a few swift movements, he jumped in front of Ye Qingcang.

He first glanced at the silver-haired girl standing behind Ye Qingcang, comparing her to Zhang Lexuan in his mind, just like he did with Zhang Lexuan, before looking at Zhang Lexuan, nodding in acknowledgment, and finally opening his arms to hug Ye Qingcang, his voice soft and sweet, unusually coquettish, saying, "You came so fast... I thought I could only see you at the opening ceremony before the official start of this Soul Master Competition!"

Jiang Nannan was never the kind of strong woman.

Rather, she falls somewhere between a lady from a prominent family and a girl from a modest family.

She's still a bit short of being a true lady of high society.

She's still a bit short of being a true lady from a modest family.

The former, such as Wang Dong'er.

The latter is Xiao Xiao.

It's worth mentioning that Xiao Xiao was also present at the moment. She watched Jiang Nannan hug Ye Qingcang, and Ye Qingcang hugged Jiang Nannan back. She unconsciously bit her lip, but this little action was so subtle that it went unnoticed by Tang Ya, Bei Bei, Huo Yuhao, and others standing nearby. However, it still couldn't escape the notice of Zhang Lexuan, Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and even Ye Qingcang, who were standing to the side.

Zhang Lexuan's gaze was slightly strange.

It's less a matter of helplessness and more a matter of interest.

Attracting bees and butterflies is different from flirting.

Attracting attention is a passive process.

The act of flirting is an active one.

Ye Qingcang wasn't flirting, so it's no wonder he's attracting attention. But seriously, isn't his ability to attract women a bit too strong? How come even a little girl is involved? Little sister, are you really sure you're an adult?

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion didn't seem to feel anything.

She didn't understand the meaning of that expression.

I just felt that expression was a bit strange.

That's why I paid extra attention to it.

Even if she understood, it didn't seem like a big deal to her.

In the Star Dou Great Forest —or rather, in the understanding of the beast race—the strong have the right to choose better things, whether it's food, shelter, or even companions. Even Di Tian, the leader of the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, has more than one companion. His first wife is Bi Ji, and his second wife is Zi JI. Whether Di Tian has other companions is unclear, but judging from Di Tian personality, it's not that he doesn't want to find someone, but rather that his standards are too high. Besides Bi Ji and Zi JI, no one else can catch his eye. Furthermore, some Hundred-Year Soul Beast are no longer monogamous. In human society, it's said that emperors can have Inner Palace of three thousand beauties. Although she finds it hard to imagine—can a male really meet the needs of three thousand females?—the existence of such stories suggests they must be true.

Stories are often embellished later.

It differs to some extent from the true story.

Of course, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion understood this kind of thing after reading the storybook that Xiong Jun had bought. But the Three-Eyed Golden Lion also knew that no story is made up out of thin air. Maybe there were no three thousand concubines in the Inner Palace, but there were definitely three hundred concubines in the Inner Palace. In any case, there were definitely not three people.

In her understanding...

Ye Qingcang was indeed the most outstanding human being she had ever met.

This kind of human being is liked by others.

It's perfectly normal.

There's nothing to be surprised about.

Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena held the same view.

This is a difference in mindset.

Not to mention, dragons are inherently lewd.

If she weren't injured and had important business to attend to, she would love to transform back into the Dragon God she remembered and start Inner Palace of three thousand beauties.

How did the Nine Great Dragon Kings come about?

This shouldn't need much explanation, right?

As for Ye Qingcang, he did not ignore Jiang Nannan's feelings because of this. To put it bluntly, Xiao Xiao only had a good impression of him, which had nothing to do with his status. He also did not have any special thoughts about Xiao Xiao. Perhaps he had been eating too well and had become picky about food.

In short, whatever the reason, he had no intention of actively pursuing Xiao Xiao, nor did he do anything that could be easily misunderstood. From his perspective, he was definitely innocent.

Jiang Nannan is his girlfriend.

Beside him was his fiancée, Zhang Lexuan.

He would definitely prioritize the feelings of these two people.

Then, it wasn't Xiao Xiao next, but rather the feelings of the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion, and Huo Yuhao. Finally, the feelings of Xiao Xiao, Tang Ya, Bei Bei, and others were listed last, with everyone else at the bottom.

Therefore, Ye Qingcang calmly withdrew his gaze.

He embraced Jiang Nannan openly and honestly.

After hugging for a while, he gently nudged Jiang Nannan's shoulder. Seeing that Jiang Nannan didn't resist and got up, he patiently explained, "Mainly because everything went very smoothly. I was also very lucky to meet such understanding people who saved me a lot of unnecessary trouble, naturally saving me time... By the way, what have you all been doing together?"

"It's all about the seating..." Jiang Nannan sighed, pointing to the various private boxes on the top floor of the huge venue, where nearly a thousand young people who clearly came from different powerful factions sat. She smiled wryly, "Actually, Mu En didn't want to create any special arrangements. Unfortunately, it was even more impossible to have those self-important nobles, sects, and academies share the same seats with the rest of the audience to witness this grand event. So, in the end, it was Dean Yan who made the decision to set up these private boxes... and that's where the conflict came from!"

"There's nothing we can do about it."

"If we force everyone to be treated equally."

"What if other audience members say something unpleasant?"

"It criticizes these nobles, academies, and sects."

"If another bloodshed breaks out then, it will be even more uncontrollable."

"It would be better to minimize the conflict."

"Let these people solve it themselves."

"Whose private room is above whose? Whose private room is bigger? Whose private room is closer to whose? And those who specifically request that their private room be opposite their arch-rival's private room..."

"In short, let these people make a scene."

Zhang Lexuan shrugged and added from the side.

It must be said that this is indeed a good method.

The only drawback is that someone needs to be in charge of the overall situation.

In case of irreconcilable conflicts.

There always needs to be someone whom everyone can trust to step forward and act as a peacemaker.

And this role is currently being played by the Shrek Academy.

That's the only minor flaw.

"Look, that's the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School over there."

"From our side."

"Ning Tian, Wu Feng, Nanmen Yun'er."

"These three junior high school girls were probably sent out by their elders to gain experience."

"All matters, large and small, concerning the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School here are decided by these three."

"And over there."

"The White Tiger Duke's Mansion".

"They insist on being on par with the Star Luo Imperial Family family."

"And it has to be the kind across the hall."

"They clearly have ill intentions."

"They came specifically to stir up trouble."

"Dai Yueheng is a talented person, but his younger brother and sister-in-law are hard to say. Anyway, Xiaotao's evaluation of them is not very good... But considering that in her words, Dai Yueheng is only so-so, it's hard to say whether this evaluation is really that bad."

"Xiaotao's standards are getting higher and higher."

"Senior Brother Yan... the Dean is also very troubled by this."

Because of Jiang Nannan and the others' special status, they had been standing at the highest point of this Soul Arena before Ye Qingcang arrived. After Ye Qingcang arrived, he naturally stood at the same high point. In fact, it should be said that he stood on the corridor outside the top-floor private rooms, looking down and providing Zhang Lexuan with a favorable objective environment to point and comment on what was below.

As for the last line, "Senior Brother".

It was something Zhang Lexuan just said offhand.

Yan Shaozhe is Mu En's disciple, and Zhang Lexuan herself is an orphan taken in by Mu En. More than half a year ago, when Ye Qingcang first came to the Shrek Academy, Mu En decided to take Zhang Lexuan as his goddaughter after discussing some secrets with Ye Qingcang. He just said that he did not take action because the timing was not right.

That's why Mu En came up with this idea at the time.

The reason was that he knew his health was failing.

It's estimated that it will fall within ten years.

It's so rare to see a God Trial Taker like Ye Qingcang.

They are still willing to help the Shrek Academy's God Trial Taker.

Naturally, the goal is to bind Ye Qingcang firmly to the Shrek Academy's Chariot.

The same applies to the reverse.

They simply wanted to tie Shrek Academy to Ye Qingcang's Chariot.

Jiang Nannan is a student from the Outer Court.

The so-called core disciples of the Spirit Department.

Even after entering the Inner Court.

It's also impossible for them to actually reach the Poseidon Pavilion.

Because the higher-ups at the Shrek Academy all have extraordinary relationships, either master and disciple, fellow disciples, or father and son, mother and daughter.

Therefore, no one is more suitable than Zhang Lexuan.

Because Zhang Lexuan was cultivated by Mu En.

Knowing them inside and out.

If Zhang Lexuan hadn't grown up too fast...

Mu En even planned that if Zhang Lexuan became Super Douluo and reached level 95 or above before his death, he would skip over the two candidates, Yan Shaozhe and Xuan Zi, and directly hand over the position of Sea God Pavilion Master to Zhang Lexuan, so that Zhang Lexuan, whom he had officially adopted as his goddaughter, could represent Shrek Academy and be bound to Ye Qingcang.

Whether you call it Zhang Lexuan's dowry or not.

Whether you say it was Ye Qingcang's help or not.

This was the biggest trump card that Mu En left for the Shrek Academy at that time.

This is enough to ensure that Shrek Academy will prosper for another ten thousand years.

As for what will happen ten thousand years from now.

That's not something an old man who's only lived for a little over two hundred years can worry about.

In short, he did his best.

He trusted his judgment.

I also believe that Ye Qingcang is someone I can entrust with something.

Although this entrustment is not gratuitous.

The cost was set from the beginning.

Therefore, even after becoming God Trial Taker, Mu En remained a man of his word. Taking advantage of his status as God Trial Taker, he publicly announced that he would adopt Zhang Lexuan as his goddaughter. To outsiders, this might seem like a favor casually bestowed by a God Trial Taker in his excitement, but only a few knew that it was Mu En's response, a response to Ye Qingcang.

Therefore, Zhang Lexuan and Yan Shaozhe are now...

They are indeed senior and junior classmates.

That address of "senior brother" is absolutely correct.

However, in public, Zhang Lexuan would still give Yan Shaozhe face; otherwise, it would be easy to damage Yan Shaozhe's dignified image.

That is precisely why.

With this identity, Zhang Lexuan was able to stand in the top-floor corridor and point and comment on the heirs of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the heirs of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, the legitimate children of the Star Luo Imperial Family, the titled Douluo of the Body Sect, and the direct descendants of various forces, introducing them to Ye Qingcang and the others in turn.

"What about Dou One?"

Ye Qingcang's gaze followed Zhang Lexuan's finger.

They saw Ning Tian and the others mentioned earlier.

They also saw Long Aotian, the Young Sect Master of the Body Sect.

There are also people from the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Dou Ling Empire.

Even the Jing Hongchen family, who led the team, were among them.

Ju Zi didn't see it, but Xu Tianzhen did. She was standing with the Ming Sect's group. Judging from the looks of it, she should be the leader of the younger generation of the Ming Sect, because in front of her was a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties. His aura was at the Soul Douluo, so he should be the leader of the Ming Sect this time, and he had also joined in.

But after wandering around for a while...

I didn't see any of Dou One's men.

Ye Qingcang thought he had overlooked something.

I asked, puzzled.

Zhang Lexuan smiled slightly upon hearing this, a smile that was quite rare, "His Holiness the Pope of the Spirit Hall had already determined the locations of the VIP boxes when this Soul Arena was completed. There are five VIP boxes on the top floor in total. One is for the academy, one is for the Spirit Hall, and one is the one that Mu En and His Holiness the Pope have designated for you. The remaining two boxes are for other forces to compete for... The major forces in the Dou One Continent have already sent people to take a look, but after hearing your name, most of them did not dare to compete for the remaining two VIP boxes. The other forces have also made their choices. Those who are still here arguing are actually the ones arranged by their elders, which is a task for them to practice. The people who really want to grab them and are capable of grabbing them are not here."

"It looks like the competition for this last spot will be fierce."

Ye Qingcang nodded thoughtfully.

He made a joking remark with a smile.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was completely bewildered and couldn't help but ask, "Why is this the last one? Didn't you say there were two private rooms?"

"There will be a Sun Moon Empire."

"The probability should be 100%."

Jiang Nannan glanced at the golden lion cat, whose breed she didn't know, but decided to just treat it as a lion cat.

Then, he answered with great confidence.

This confidence was given to her by the Ju Zi.

Moreover, if we think about it from another perspective, the Sun Moon Empire could not possibly be subordinate to anyone, much less be on par with the Three Great Empires on Dou Two's side.

The Sun Moon Empire is comparable to the Shrek Academy.

Currently, they are in a relatively weak position.

But this advantage only came from Mu En.

Therefore, even if it's just to give them face, the Sun Moon Empire should at least have a private room.

Don't say it's unfair.

Strength is the greatest form of fairness.

And so, while strolling around and chatting,

Before we knew it, night had flown by, and it was time to check in. Even inside the Soul Arena, we could hear the commotion Soul Arena. The noise of hundreds of thousands of people gathered together was considerable. Even if each person just whispered a single sentence, it would amount to hundreds of thousands of sentences, not to mention the sheer volume of people buying tickets.

You want tickets, and I want tickets too.

To avoid the situation where someone becomes deaf.

Everyone had no choice but to raise their voices.

Then, the sound completely spiraled out of control.

It must be said that this is indeed a unique entrance ceremony for the Soul Master Competition. However, there is no need to worry too much. Once the competition officially begins, the soundproof barrier will be opened, and no outside noise can be heard, so it will not affect the viewing experience.