At 8:30 am on November 22nd, in the conference room of the Yingbin Mansion in Qiongfang City of the Yaozu.
At this moment, the conference room was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. The morning light outside the window reflected cold light through the glass, making the room completely silent.
"Everyone," the leader sitting at the head finally spoke, "I have to announce some sad news first."
When they heard the "bad news", everyone realized that the situation was not good and their expressions became serious.
"One of us, Tan Anqing from Mao City, was murdered last night."
"His attacker is suspected to be the wanted criminal Eight-Tailed Owl. We speculate that he is related to the demon tribe."
When the news came out, the whole audience was in an uproar.
The delegation had just arrived in the demon tribe's territory and hadn't even settled in completely when something happened to a member.
This means that this "friendly" exchange conference is more dangerous than previous ones.
At the same time, the external attitude of the demon race is probably no longer pacifism.
"From now on, everyone must not act alone and reduce unnecessary outings."
"Anyone who needs to leave the Foreign Guest House must report to me in advance. Do you understand?"
"receive!"
"yes!"
"Alright, let's put this matter to rest for now. Next, let's make pre-match arrangements."
Turning back to a relatively light-hearted topic, the tense atmosphere melted a little.
The exchange conference, whose full name is the Three-Ethnic Friendly Communication and Youth Discussion Conference.
As the name suggests, in addition to some lengthy communication meetings, a competition arena has also been set up.
Generally, there will be 10 official contestants from each ethnic group and 2 substitutes, all of whom are the best young people from each ethnic group.
Although this is not a world-class competition, as an official competition hosted by one clan and co-organized by two clans, its value is not low.
In order to save face, the human leaders often attach great importance to the results of the game.
Therefore, the development of tacit understanding in team competitions, division of labor tactics, and precautions for individual competitions have all been prepared in advance.
What needs to be discussed now is the confirmation and adaptation that will be carried out after arriving at the competition venue later.
The meeting room gradually became lively. Lan Xundong quietly approached Lin Shunan who was sitting next to him and leaned over to whisper.
"Your Mao City's Tan Anqing is dead, so there won't be any Mao City players in the entry-level competition. Are you okay?"
He and Lin Shunan both came from the academic clique and had close ties with the forces behind them. As an ally, he naturally had to care about each other.
"It doesn't matter. He's just a substitute anyway. Besides, his last name is Tan."
"That's right, the Maoshitan family is an ironclad family."
"Why did you guys grab the spot that should have been a substitute in the elite competition during lunch?"
"The situation in Huanshuizhou has changed. The seabed may become chaotic soon. As for the demon tribe's affairs, we just need to express our stance. We don't plan to get too involved."
"Under the sea? Over at the Dragon Palace? I see. I'll pass it on."
Due to the noisy environment, the two chatted briefly for less than half a minute before quickly parting ways.
Lin Shunan glanced at Lan Xundong, and when he saw that he had returned to his seat, he took out a small mirror.
Blood oozed from his fingertips, dripping onto the mirror, and then slowly outlined a small string of words.
"The demon is gone from the pond, and the sea is changing."
Let me report it this way first. I will have to find an opportunity to tell the spies the academy has stationed here about the specific matters.
Originally, Lin Shunan wanted to get rid of Tan Anqing by himself, but he ended up destroying himself. He was really a big help.
However, that eight-tailed owl was actually related to the demon race. No wonder he attacked indiscriminately in the secret realm and killed so many beastmen.
Lin Shunan put away the mirror and rejoined the lively discussion about the game.
Not far from him, two other people were quietly discussing Tan Anqing's death.
"Brother Lun, what do you say, Zishi?"
"Once An Qing dies, the noble families in Mao City will have no chance this time. The higher-ups told us to sacrifice pawns to save the chariot."
"Originally, Mao City was the territory of the academic clique. Tan Anqing couldn't escape, otherwise the one he sent wouldn't be a mid-level fourth realm cultivator."
"Okay, we're all family, so let's be more polite."
Guo Lun stopped Fang Muyu's sarcasm and glanced at her with some disgust.
Unlike the Fang family in the capital's sub-city, the Fang family in Wei City is just a branch.
The Tan family, which was able to take root in Mao City, where the academic cliques were at the forefront, was not a family that could be mocked at will.
Besides, you, Fang Muyu, are only at the peak of the fourth realm, and are no more than half as good as those in the middle stage of the fourth realm.
How dare you mock others?
"Be more restrained recently," Guo Lun reminded her, considering that they were also at a party with aristocratic families.
"We have just been caught by the reformists, and they will surely be eager to press their advantage."
"So we'll be keeping a close eye on you recently. You'd better behave yourself and don't fall behind."
Guo Lun pointed to the distance without leaving any trace, signaling Fang Muyu to pay attention there.
She glanced secretly, met someone's eyes, then curled her lips and replied reluctantly, "Oh, I see."
Sitting there were the four contestants from the reform faction.
They didn't care about the death of the young man from the aristocratic family. They were the only group of people in the audience who were actively discussing pre-match preparations.
After all, in both levels of competition now, the team leaders are all members of the reformist faction.
But their dominant position is only temporary. Only if the younger generation leads the team to win the championship can they consolidate their current advantage.
"Haomiao, you have recently been promoted to the peak of the fourth realm. You must ensure that your cultivation is stable before the competition."
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