Xianyu hardly cared about a curse from an inorganic being.
Come on, he'd spent almost all of the past few thousand years in the starter village.
He was almost ready to delete his account. Couldn't he go out and see the territory he'd conquered with his own eyes?
Besides, he had to choose a suitable place to find release.
If he didn't follow Akivili to find a tree, who else could he follow?
Xianyu patiently tried to reassure Guan Liang:
"I told you, it was just an inorganic being's curse. How do you know it didn't rig the cards? Maybe that entire tarot deck was full of unlucky cards."
Guan Liang couldn't take in a word his superior said.
Still uneasy, he tapped away at his Jade Abacus, apparently determined to get a clear answer from the tarot reader on the other end.
Seeing that he couldn't persuade him, Xianyu gave up.
He looked at Hua and asked, "When does the competition start?"
Under the guards' protection, everyone remained unaware of the truth behind the explosion for the time being, believing it to be an accident caused by a gas leak.
To ensure everyone's safety, the Academy teachers were checking for hazards one by one.
Hua replied, "We'll probably have to wait another hour."
Intrigued, Xianyu asked:
"If you win, will I need to go onstage and give a speech?"
Hua answered instinctively, "...This is a sports meet, not a parent-teacher conference."
It's just an ordinary sports meet! Why would the parents need to make an appearance?!
Hua's expression froze.
Wait, I shouldn't have mentioned parent-teacher conferences.
My guardian is far too unreliable! If he went to a parent-teacher conference, wouldn't he bring a dozen towering bodyguards in black suits?!
*Then would he treat everyone there to a meal? And