As the referee declared his victory, Xiao Yu nodded to Yue Yao and was about to leave when Yue Yao suddenly called out to him.
"Junior Xiao Yu."
Xiao Yu turned back curiously to look at Yue Yao. A blush rose to her face. "Junior Xiao Yu, you're really handsome." She giggled at him. "Do you have a girlfriend?"
"Uh..."
For a moment, Xiao Yu did not know how to answer. He did not know if it was just his imagination, but Medusa's body wrapped around his forearm seemed to tighten slightly. Xiao Yu smiled faintly at Yue Yao.
"There's a girl waiting for me." With that, he turned and left.
Yue Yao stared blankly at Xiao Yu's departing figure. A moment later, a smile curled across her lips. "Then that means he doesn't!"
When Xiao Yu returned to the stands, Xiao Yu beside him curiously nudged him with her elbow. "What did Yue Yao want with you?" Her face was full of gossip.
Xiao Yu glared at her and said irritably, "Nothing. She was just being polite."
Seeing Xiao Yu's disbelieving expression, Xiao Yu did not bother explaining and turned back to watch the matches. Xun'er, sitting beside him, glanced at Xiao Yu, and a mysterious glint flashed through her eyes.
As they chatted and laughed, several more rounds of the selection matches passed.
"Next match: Xue Beng of Xuan Tier Class Three versus... Xiao Yan of Yellow Rank Class Two."
At the announcement from the stage, everyone turned their eyes toward Ruolin's section. After all, Xiao Yan had already missed the previous selection match. Moreover, because of Xun Er, Xiao Yan was rather well-known in the academy.
"I'm sorry, Instructor." Xun Er bit her lip and held onto Instructor Ruolin's arm helplessly.
Ruolin looked at the dejected Xun