"People weren't praising you. What are you getting so excited about?" said the girl beside Su A'lei, who looked a few years older than her, caught between laughter and tears.
This girl was the slender figure who had just leapt from among the trainees and caught Su A'lei. It was easy to see that the two were quite familiar with each other.
"How could such an exciting encounter be complete without my presence?"
Su A'lei stared excitedly at the two people in the distance, clenched her little fists, and started waving them. "Fight! Fight!"
"You said that out loud again," the girl who had caught Su A'lei reminded her.
"Huh? Did I say something?"
Su A'lei pointed at herself with a stunned expression.
The girl beside her nodded helplessly.
"Ahahahaha, is that so..."
Su A'lei laughed awkwardly, trying to ease the embarrassment, only for the atmosphere to become even more awkward.
Lin Xuan withdrew his gaze from Su A'lei and looked at Wang Chongtian. "So, she's your friend?"
After taking two deep breaths, Wang Chongtian said, "I don't know her!"
"Wang Chongtian, you heartless—mmph mmph mmph..." The moment Su A'lei heard Wang Chongtian claim not to know her, she was about to explode, but the girl beside her covered her mouth, reducing her outburst to muffled whimpers.
"Wang Chongtian? Xie Yi's teacher, Wang Chongzu, also came from the Lingnan Wang Family. They're both from the Chong generation too. Could they be peers?" Lin Xuan secretly guessed.
Naturally, Wang Chongtian had no idea what Lin Xuan was associating him with. He merely said calmly:
"I don't know how weaklings like you passed the assessment, but since you made it here, this is your opportunity...
Make the most of this hard-won opportunity. I won't compete with you for some meaningless