A spirited yet urgent young girl's voice came from outside the door, and Jiang Xinran's identity was recognized by Jiang Feng through her voice.
Jiang Feng got up and opened the room door, and standing right outside was Jiang Xinran dressed in a long blue dress.
A few days unseen, she was still just as pretty, with large, bright eyes blinking quickly.
Upon seeing Jiang Feng, a flash of joy instantly appeared on Jiang Xinran's pretty face.
"Jiang Feng, I heard someone beat you up, are you okay?" Jiang Xinran grabbed Jiang Feng, nervously circling around him to inspect him thoroughly, touching here and pinching there for fear that something might be wrong with Jiang Feng's body.
"I'm fine, don't worry about me, look, you're about to cry." Jiang Feng let out a chuckle, looking at Jiang Xinran who was worried sick for him, and a surge of warmth welled up in his heart.
"You're still making fun of me, what's going on with you? I just heard people say you were slapped into a pulp of meat, almost scaring me to death?" A hint of a cry laced Jiang Xinran's voice.
"What the hell, patted into a pulp of meat? Tell me, who is spreading wild rumors outside?" Jiang Feng asked righteously upon hearing this.
"Alright, alright, as long as you're fine." Jiang Xinran's eyebrows arched up, her pretty face filled with grievance as she said, "I ran all this way to see you, and you actually block me outside the door, not even letting me in?"
"Look at what you're saying, come in quickly, come in quickly." Jiang Feng pulled Jiang Xinran into the room with a tug.
The moment she stepped through the door, Jiang Xinran saw the impending massive cocoon on the bed, and couldn't help asking in confusion, "What is this?"
"Dragon Baby, it's evolving." Jiang Feng explained.
"Evolving! No way, Dragon Baby only hatched a few days ago." Jiang Xinran said in surprise.
"A Level Five Magical Beast eating a Fifth Order Magic Crystal every day, with such a massive amount of Spiritual Power, even a pig would have evolved by now." Jiang Feng replied.
"A pig? That would still have to be a divine pig, otherwise it would definitely be blown apart by the Spiritual Power contained in the Magic Crystal." Jiang Xinran corrected.
After observing with curiosity for a while, Jiang Xinran couldn't make out anything special, so she came over to sit beside Jiang Feng, turned sideways to look at him, and said, "Guess what good news I brought you today?"
"Do I even need to guess? I can tell at a glance that you advanced to the finals." Jiang Feng said indifferently, "With your strength, is advancing hard?"
"I didn't expect you to trust me so much. That's right, I advanced, and today the group matches for our branch hall have already finished. I advanced with the fourth-place spot in my group, you know." After confirming that Jiang Feng was fine, Jiang Xinran's gloomy mood instantly recovered, and she spoke with a proud and pampered look right now.
"Oh, you're not cutting it, huh? I thought you were first place." Jiang Feng said indifferently.
"The top three are all Fifth Order, so I am the number one person beneath the Fifth Order." Jiang Xinran slapped Jiang Feng on the shoulder with some dissatisfaction.
"However, I'm about to break through to the Fifth Order soon too. Maybe before the Demon Hunt Squad finals end, I'll be a Fifth-Order Archmage." Jiang Xinran's pretty face was filled with excitement.
Looking at the lively young girl before him, Jiang Feng smiled slightly and said, "Uncle will be proud of you."
"That goes without saying." Jiang Xinran clenched her small fists and said proudly, "I passed the preliminary round of the Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament and am already a member of the Demon Hunt Squad, Dad will definitely feel proud and honored."
"Right, right, I also ran into that green-haired guy from the Aimei City auction house. I didn't expect him to actually be a Fifth Order expert. Not only that, I also bumped into Lin Jialu. The two of us were opponents, but running into me is her bad luck. Although we are both Ice Mages, her cultivation is too weak."
"And, and..."
Jiang Xinran was like an endless chatterbox, and once she got into the swing of things she couldn't stop, wanting to share all her experiences from these past few days with Jiang Feng.
Jiang Feng also patiently listened to her recount, responding with a few words every now and then.
Not knowing how much time had passed, Jiang Xinran suddenly yawned, and as sleepiness washed over her, she finally finished talking.
She walked over to look out the window, and the edge of the sky was already faintly blushing; dawn was about to break.
"Ah, it's dawn, I..." Jiang Xinran was somewhat embarrassed on the spot, not expecting to talk for a whole night without a single pause in between, no wonder she suddenly felt her mouth was dry now.
Jiang Feng got up to pour her a cup of water and said, "Do you have a match today? If not, just rest here for a while. I'll be cultivating and won't disturb you."
"No way, I can't sleep. A single man and an unmarried woman staying in the same room-what if you have bad intentions, what can I do? I'm a mage, and you're a knight." Jiang Xinran shook her head.
"Then go back to your own hotel?" Jiang Feng retorted, exasperated.
"There's no need for that. You cultivate and I cultivate, making it sound like someone isn't diligent. Don't even think about trying to secretly work hard behind my back." Jiang Xinran said with a charming smile, thinking she had seen through Jiang Feng's little thoughts.
"Fine, fine, fine, whatever you say. I'm going to cultivate." Jiang Feng sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and began to cultivate.
Seeing this, Jiang Xinran also sat cross-legged opposite Jiang Feng. After casting one final glance at Jiang Feng's handsome face, the corners of her lips couldn't help curving upward slightly as she closed her eyes and began to cultivate as well.
A long while later, Jiang Feng's room door was knocked on once more.
The two of them finished cultivating at the same time, and Jiang Feng got up to open the room door. Standing outside was Yang Wenzhao.
"Granduncle-master, will you still be participating in today's match?" Yang Wenzhao asked.
At this moment, Jiang Feng's face was pale, as if his injuries had not yet fully healed, and his voice sounded somewhat weak, "I'll forfeit the remaining matches of the preliminary round. In this state, I'm powerless to do anything. I'd better properly recover from my injuries and prepare for the finals."
Yang Wenzhao nodded and said, "Granduncle-master, properly recover from your injuries, I'm off to the match."
"Go on, advance congratulations on winning first place in the preliminary round." Jiang Feng smiled faintly, offering a sincere congratulation.
These words made Yang Wenzhao feel even more guilty; had it not been for him, Jiang Feng would not have been beaten into such heavy injuries. If not for that, with Jiang Feng's strength, he surely would have taken first place in the preliminary rounds.
Carrying a heavy heart, Yang Wenzhao headed toward the Knight Trial Grounds.
Jiang Feng endured the pain to give up the one thousand System Coins he would have obtained from the next two matches. After all, he had been at death's door just yesterday; it was impossible for him to be full of vigor and vitality today.
He turned back and asked Jiang Xinran, "Hungry? Let's go grab a bite."
"Alright, I really am hungry." Jiang Xinran stood up and suddenly asked in confusion, "How come your complexion changes so fast? One moment it's pale, and the next it's rosy again."
"Uh, never mind that, eating is what matters."
Jiang Feng led Jiang Xinran to the hotel restaurant for a hearty meal, and after seeing her off, he returned to his room to continue cultivating.
Having cultivated for a while this morning, Jiang Feng sensed a clear increase in his Spiritual Power. The healing magic released by Yang Haohan last night had left a massive amount of Light Element Spiritual Power inside Jiang Feng's body.
Now that Jiang Feng's injuries had recovered, the residual Light Element within his body was gradually absorbed by him, causing his Spiritual Power to soar rapidly.
As time passed, Jiang Feng's cultivation rapidly climbed toward the third level of the Fifth Order.
Finally, he seemed to sense a bottleneck, but the next moment, his Spiritual Power broke through the barrier, and Jiang Feng advanced to the third level of the Fifth Order.
After the breakthrough, Jiang Feng's Spiritual Power still climbed steadily, finally resting at two thousand five hundred and twenty, not far from the fourth level of the Fifth Order.
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