After the welcoming banquet.
Bai Luo and the others settled into the rooms Xu Jiujiu had arranged at the Star Luo Grand Hotel.
He would attend this Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament as a special guest of the Star Luo Imperial Family.
Though his age would have made him remarkably young even among the tournament's contestants, he was attending not as a competitor, but as an honored guest.
When the news spread, hardly anyone raised questions or objections.
The reason was simple: Bai Luo's achievements were far too dazzling.
Although Bai Luo was not renowned for his combat strength.
His medical skills had long since become famous across the land, especially within the core circles of Soul Masters and nobles.
Across the vast continent, those willing to forge a connection with him were as countless as ants in the earth or grains of sand in the desert.
Life was precious, after all. Everyone wanted a safeguard for their lives, and naturally, no one wished to offend him.
Xu Jiujiu had been appearing at the Star Luo Grand Hotel with remarkable frequency lately.
This aroused considerable curiosity.
Some noblewomen who had heard that Bai Luo was staying at the Star Luo Grand Hotel and hoped to approach him had been firmly barred from entry by the princess.
Though they resented it, there was nothing they could do but swallow their anger.
After all, while they were nobles, the imperial family was the greatest noble house in the Star Luo Empire.
Before Xu Jiujiu, a favored imperial princess who wielded real power, these noblewomen clearly could not act as brazenly as they usually did.
As expected, Xu Jiujiu came to the Star Luo Grand Hotel again that day.
Unlike usual, however, Xu Jiawei accompanied her.
Normally, Xu Jiawei would not come along