"Xia Xiao!"

Si Ying glared at Xia Xiao's back with a terrifying tone that made everyone dare not look directly at him.

Xia Xiao was in trouble. What he said before might cost him a huge price, such as his future or even his life.

Everyone who heard about Xia Xiao for the first time thought so, but Lin Tian had a vague feeling that it was not necessarily the case. Xia Xiao looked young, but he was actually calm and steady. He would definitely not speak out, unless... he had a trump card! Lin Tian did not dare to speculate blindly, but just looked at Xia Xiao. Would he dare to stop? Or would he run away with his tail between his legs?

Finally, under Lin Tian's gaze, Xia Xiao stopped. He knew that Xia Xiao, who was never afraid of fighting, would never run away.

The young man's face was as cold as ice. He turned around from behind the girl and looked directly at Si Ying. The latter came forward angrily and said:

"Do you know that you just insulted the royal family and touched the holy power?"

Facing the aggressive Si Ying, Xia Xiao was too calm, even as indifferent as an adult facing a spoiled child.

"You misunderstood."

As soon as Xia Xiao said this, Si Ying sneered and said sarcastically:

"Now you know how to admit your mistake? Where's your prestige just now?"

"Well... I mean, I didn't mean to insult the royal family, let alone His Majesty. I just wanted to insult you!"

Puff——

Even though Su Huan had a cold personality, she still smiled. Her smile was stunning, but everyone was worried that it would bring disaster early, so they lost interest in appreciating it. One person stood in front of her, panicking and reminding her:

"Miss Su, hush——"

Many people wanted to make Su Huan, an icy beauty, smile, but all failed. Little did they know that extraordinary people can only be pleased with extraordinary things, such as what Xia Xiao said at this moment!

Cough cough!

After hearing what the man said, Su Huan coughed twice and became serious.

"Excuse me."

When the people in front of him retreated to his side, Su Huan saw Xia Xiao again. I didn't expect him to become so powerful, not bad!

Su Huan was now looking forward to it. What would it be like when Xia Xiao went to the temple to redress the injustice of the Xia family? It must be thrilling and exciting!

"Do you know what you're talking about?"

Si Ying took a step forward, his face very close to Xia Xiao, he looked down upon the latter, like a lion glaring at a lamb. But this lamb was a little different, he just showed a look of disdain, then stepped back.

Xia Xiao didn't want to get too close to Si Ying for fear of being smelled.

"Put that aside, who can you scare?"

Xia Xiao looked at Si Ying in silence, full of disdain. With a cold snort, he and Shu Shuang walked out of the palace together. When passing by Su Huan, Xia Xiao raised the corner of his mouth and looked at her. Although it was only a brief moment, Xia Xiao saw the joy in Su Huan's eyes.

"Xia Xiao, we'll meet in Wanling Valley—"

Facing Si Ying's roar, Xia Xiao did not answer, but just bathed in the sun and returned the same way. The two figures were long and gloomy, and it seemed that there was more to them than this.

When they returned to the accommodation building, Huiyue was lying on the bed. Seeing the two of them coming back, she felt that it was a little inappropriate for her to do so, but they didn't mind.

"Want to go out for a while?"

Seeing Xia Xiao’s suggestion, Huiyue naturally would not refuse.

The lunch at the accommodation building was good, and they were very satisfied after traveling for half a month. After that, they felt a little sleepy while walking, and they really slept after eating and drinking. However, they cherished this leisurely afternoon walk, which they did not usually have.

“There are people everywhere.”

The palace was quieter than the city, but there were still many people there, all of them young. One could tell at a glance that they were all here to participate. They were all very restrained and didn't dare to offend anyone at will. The rules of Wanling Valley were very simple, as long as you entered and exited, you could form a group and ambush, so if you offended anyone, you would be in danger of being eliminated.

Walking to the easternmost part of the palace, Xia Xiao stopped and looked at the square.

The square is very spacious, and can accommodate 10,000 people. On the easternmost side, there is a platform 100 meters wide, with nine steps on the high square, which looks quite grand. It has existed for thousands of years since the founding of the competition. It has been worn smooth by time, and there is a striking groove in the center. Xia Xiao stared at it for a few minutes, and always felt that he had seen it somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for the time being.

Stand on it and walk towards the easternmost part.

Half of the platform was suspended in the air, and there was a cliff below it. This Wanling City was built on the mountainside, and there was a cliff here.

Huiyue didn't dare to move forward and hesitated for a moment. Shushuang felt the coldness on her hand, so he stayed with her and stood there.

"Xia Xiao, be careful!"

When Huiyue reminded her, Shushuang said softly:

"It's okay, he'll pay attention."

"Is this the Wanling Valley below?"

"Yes, but it seems that I can't see anything."

Xia Xiao felt around the platform. No wonder there was no one here. It turned out that there was no protection. If he fell down, he would probably be smashed into a pulp.

Just one glance and Xia Xiao's scalp went numb. This height was chilling. The area below was filled with thick fog, which completely blocked everything.

The thick fog was wide and connected to the sky, making people curious, how wide is this thick fog? The mountains were hidden in it, with only the tops exposed. The sound of wind and the silence of birds, hidden mysteries. Faintly, Xia Xiao saw a few wisps of vitality flashing in the fog, which flashed in the fog and soon disappeared without a trace.

"Shu Shuang!"

Xia Xiao did not look away, but just called out.

Shu Shuang was extremely brave and moved forward without hesitation. Even though it was dangerous, she would go if Xia Xiao called her.

"Look at the thick fog. Is there any talisman formation?"

Shu Shuang was more proficient in the talisman array. Xia Xiao thought he had seen it wrong, but Shu Shuang stared at it for a while and said in surprise:

"Yes! And there are a lot of them. The talisman arrays are linked together, and there are probably tens of thousands of them."

Shu Shuang was not sure how many talisman masters were needed to perform and maintain a talisman array of this scale.

"It is said that there are many wild beasts and spiritual medicines in the Wanling Valley, and there are many relics of the Great Xia Dynasty here. Anyone who encounters them by chance can greatly increase their strength. There are some things!"

Xia Xiao said this, grabbed Shu Shuang's hand, and left the dangerous edge.

"Let's go and look somewhere else."

Xia Xiao had a reason to come out for a walk today, and it was definitely not just because he was bored. Shu Shuang roughly knew that he wanted to see the terrain of Wanling Valley from a high vantage point so that he could move around more easily.

So far, although many people have entered Wanling Valley, no one has ever revealed the terrain of Wanling Valley. He didn't expect that he would only see it in vain. Maybe Wang Chao set up the fog just to prevent people like him from being clever.

"Hey, leave now, this place is going to be blocked!"

Several soldiers came and drove Xia Xiao and the other two away from the square. They ran away laughing, like thieves.

They returned to their accommodation building in the afternoon.

Standing downstairs, Xia Xiao looked at the sky, revealing a hint of shock and curiosity.

In his eyes, dark clouds rose in the sky, followed by thick fog, completely covering this nameless mountain. The palace and the city were all filled with flowing fog, and visibility was extremely low. Even before night, lanterns and candles were lit everywhere, like balls of light of different sizes. At this time, people in the palace were not allowed to move around freely, especially not to go to the square!

Xia Xiao gradually became excited. People could really reach the realm of changing the world. But that realm was still too far away from him...

"Go back."

When he felt a touch of warmth on his hand, Xia Xiao followed it into the building and returned to the room.

Taking out a scroll of talisman formation techniques that his father had found for him, Xia Xiao began to memorize the sequence of hand seals.

In this way, two days passed, and the day after tomorrow would be the screening of Wanling Valley!

Although Xia Xiao was calm, he was still a little excited. He stayed at home for the past two days and practiced from morning to night. Shu Shuang was in her room with Hui Yue at first, but later she was not used to it and came to Xia Xiao. She always felt that it was better to be with Xia Xiao!

In two days, Xia Xiao completely mastered the handprints that he had become familiar with on the road, and his strength was also improving. Today would be the final preparation before the selection of Wanling Valley.

In the morning, Huiyue reminded Xia Xiao and Shu Shuang to change clothes in front of the mirror after breakfast. The clothes were prepared by Huiyue in advance, so Xia Xiao and Shu Shuang didn't have to worry too much. When they walked to the square, Xia Xiao remembered what the groove on the platform he saw that day was. But this time, he had changed!