Chapter 2555
"It's pollen."
As blazing flames erupted on the Performance Stage, an old wizard from the O'Brien Family on Lishan Mountain nodded approvingly. "Tu Shan Chu Jiu never intended to run from the start. She used blooming peach blossoms to conceal her real method. That truly fits the Tu Shan Family's usual style..."
"Beauty often conceals unknowable dangers." Another elder of the Black Family shook his head slightly. "Like thorns beneath roses, or surging currents beneath waves."
An elderly, well-fed-looking woman from the neighboring Sima family had her attention fixed on the other young witch on the Performance Stage. "That little girl from the Jiang family has been quite proper. From beginning to end, she only used the Binding Spell and did not violate the requirements of the demonstration... even though the bamboo slip she drew was only a 'half-open topic.'"
"She did come from a prominent family," someone beside her agreed.
Just then.
A vivid red light rose from the edge of everyone's field of vision, crossed the narrow, tranquil Crescent Lake, and landed on the Performance Stage. A young male wizard in red robes stepped out of the light and caught the Young Lady of the Jiang Family, who had staggered back a step.
The lively discussions on Lishan Mountain immediately fell silent.
The atmosphere became somewhat tense.
The commotion on the Performance Stage immediately drew the judges' attention. It soon alarmed the elders and guests of the various families on Lishan Mountain, as well as the overseers of this spring hunt beyond the clouds above the mountaintop.
The great figures beyond the clouds merely lowered a few glances before immediately withdrawing them. Compared with ordinary wizards, Their vision was broader and loftier, and thus They saw more.
The more one knew, the more reverence