Mount Luofu.
On the viewing platform.
Crown Prince Lu Qingxuan waved to Xu Yuan:
"Xu Yuan, come up here! I want a word!"
He had barely finished when a voice suddenly sounded in his ear:
"Don't let him come up."
It was Jiang Xueyao's voice.
What was going on?
Why couldn't Xu Yuan come up?
Lu Qingxuan was delighted at first, then puzzled.
He was delighted because Jiang Xueyao had reached out to him through Voice Transmission. Perhaps he could keep the conversation going and deepen their relationship step by step.
But what puzzled him was—
Why not let Xu Yuan onto the platform?
Appearing publicly beside him would greatly boost Xu Yuan's standing among the new students.
But Jiang Xueyao would never say something without reason.
Then—
"Come find me after the discourse."
Lu Qingxuan changed his invitation.
"Xu Yuan" nodded, cupped his fists in salute, and remained where he stood among the new students.
Only then did Jiang Xueyao and Yang Xiaobing breathe a sigh of relief.
But this couldn't go on...
The new students around them looked at Xu Yuan with curiosity and eagerness.
The Crown Prince had taken notice of him.
Win or lose, sparring with him would be a chance to show their strength.
Why wouldn't they?
Besides, the discourse was about to begin!
Yang Xiaobing swept her gaze around and quickly read the change in everyone's expressions. She murmured:
"This can't go on..."
She took out her phone and sent Xu Yuan a message.
Nine Nether Prefecture.
"Who knows? But for at least the next ten years, we'll play it safe. Most of our efforts will go toward exploring the Ruins," Xu Yuan said.
He felt a little guilty saying it.
Ten years later.
The one holding the reins of the All Things Unity