A moment later, the two returned to their original positions. Jiang Xin glanced at Lan Zhao out of the corner of her eye, her eyes flickering slightly. Were the things he just said true?
For some reason, she secretly hoped that he had deliberately lied to Yao Guanglin, just to annoy her and make her angry at the things she had said.
No, we can't let Lan Zhao fall in love with Yao Guanglin. Otherwise, wouldn't she lose free resources and obedient slaves in the future?
In the past, Lan Zhao would use any good things she had to please him, and he would never complain no matter how much she scolded him. But ever since his sister Lan Xi appeared, he has started to change. Now that Yao Guanglin has come along, how can this be allowed!
"Brother Yu, let's switch seats."
Feng Yu's eyes were fixed on the arena. Hearing Jiang Xin's words, he nodded without thinking much.
"Lan Zhao, about this morning... I... I didn't mean it. I hope you can forgive Xin'er's unintentional mistake. Please don't do this anymore, okay?" Jiang Xin's voice softened as she spoke sincerely, but the determination in her eyes was undisguised.
Lan Zhao turned his head to look at Jiang Xin. If it were before, he would have immediately nodded and forgiven Xin'er for this. However, he had never been so clear-headed before. The determination in Jiang Xin's eyes did not escape his notice, and he smiled bitterly to himself.
I don't know whether to laugh at my own stupidity or laugh at the fact that everything I did was not worth it!
“Miss Jiang, you don’t need to apologize to me. Besides, I’m just an ordinary person and don’t deserve such an apology from you.”
Jiang Xin was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses and grabbed Lan Zhao's hand in a moment of panic: "No, Lan Zhao, I sincerely apologize to you, please don't do this, okay?"
Lan Zhao naturally shook off her hand and looked at her expressionlessly. She was only apologizing for her own selfishness, not for him. After forgiving him, she would continue to follow the same old behavior pattern, treating him like a fool. Ha!
Not far away, Yao Guanglin also looked over, her eyes filled with tension, her hands tightly gripping the hem of her clothes. When she saw the shape of Lan Zhao's mouth as he spoke, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
“Miss Jiang, I don’t blame you for what happened this morning. I only blame myself. But thank you for helping me see many things more clearly.”
"Since Miss Jiang is alright, please don't disturb me while I watch my sister's match. Also, don't do what you did just now; my fiancée will be jealous if she sees it."
After saying that, Lan Zhao turned around and sat down in the back, leaving Jiang Xin looking bewildered.
Jiang Xin clenched her fists. What did Lan Zhao mean? She had already taken the initiative to back down, what more did he want? In the past, he wouldn't even let her touch him, but now he dared to shake her off and even said that his fiancée was jealous. How ridiculous!
Jiang Xin grew angrier the more she thought about it and turned around to try to explain, only to find that he completely ignored her and wouldn't even look at her.
Thinking about how he had just said he wouldn't blame her for what happened that morning, did that mean he wouldn't tell the Lan family what she had said? Jiang Xin immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Although this was the result she wanted, for some reason, she still felt a surge of anger inside, with nowhere to vent it!
Suddenly, the field fell silent.
On the arena, Ji Jiuying aimed her Black Night weapon at Jiang Ling's chest.
"You lost."
Jiang Ling was completely stunned. When he learned that his opponent was her, he thought that since she was Lan Zhao's sister, he would just go through the motions and then defeat her. This way, he could save face and make up for what Xin'er had said that morning.
Unexpectedly, during the fight, he found that every move she made was so steady. But considering that she was still a freshman, Jiang Ling didn't pay too much attention. It was precisely because of his carelessness that he lost to Ji Jiuying in less than twenty moves. Even he was shocked by what he saw, let alone the audience below the stage.
It wasn't until Feng Qingxue's voice came that everyone's thoughts were brought back to the present.
"The Formation Sect's Lanxi wins; the next match will be between the Formation Sect's Lanxi and the Talisman Sect!"
"Holy crap, am I dreaming?! Jiang Ling actually lost to a freshman!"
"Could it be that Jiang Ling deliberately let us win?"
"It's possible. Think about it, Jiang Ling and Lan Zhaofengyu have known each other since childhood, so it's understandable that they would let him win."
The murmurs of the crowd made Jiang Ling's ears turn red. Only he knew that he had truly lost, and it was not a case of him throwing the game.
"However, what's the point of letting them win? After all, they're from the prefecture-level class; losing is only a matter of time."
"······"
Jiang Ling returned to his original position, and Jiang Xin asked in confusion, "Brother, what's wrong with you?"
"I..." Jiang Ling had no way to express his bitterness, as everyone on the field now thought he was throwing the game.
"I was careless!"
"What do you mean? Didn't you deliberately let them win?" Jiang Xin frowned, looking at the person on the stage in disbelief.
Jiang Ling nodded, and Feng Yu patted him on the shoulder: "You really underestimated the other party this time."
Gong Mingyue's eyes, hidden behind his mask, were fixed on the black figure below the stage, and a doting smile appeared on his lips.
"The little beauty could have easily beaten him, but these people really think that kid surnamed Jiang is going easy on her," Si Yu sneered.
Gong Mingyue said quietly, "Playing dumb to fool others has always been her style."
Si Yu nodded; even he had been fooled by her before.
At this moment, the person who came up to the arena was a woman with a gentle appearance, who looked like a young lady from a wealthy family who had lived in seclusion for a long time.
"Moonless".
After Yue Wushuang introduced herself, a giant boomerang that seemed out of place with her appearance appeared in her hand. As the boomerang moved away from her hand, it flew rapidly toward Ji Jiuying, forming a rotating golden halo in mid-air.
Ji Jiuying unleashed the Ice Crimson Sword, a powerful and domineering aura emanating from its blade. Everyone gasped, the innate power of the sword instilling in them an urge to kneel and submit. The sword's color shifted between icy blue and crimson red. When icy blue, they felt as if they were in an ice cellar; when crimson red, they felt as if they were atop a volcano. Even if they didn't recognize the sword, they should recognize the aura it exuded—clearly a divine weapon.
Ji Jiuying chose to use this sword for two reasons: first, she wanted to lure out the person behind it; second, she would leave the academy after the Heavenly Ladder Tournament, since she had already achieved her purpose in coming to the academy.
Her second uncle had been gone to the Sheng Tian Continent for some time now, but no news had come back. She couldn't help but worry. And Ying Yue, who had returned to the Cang Ming Continent, hadn't sent any news either.
"Holy crap, is that a divine sword in Lanxi's hand?!"
"What a cool sword!"
"······"
The people below the stage were buzzing with discussion, and this scene reminded them of the aura of the divine artifact that had appeared in the Xianfeng Mountains a few days earlier.
"Hey, do you guys remember the aura of a divine artifact that appeared in the Immortal Peak Mountains a few days ago?"
"Of course I remember!"
Everyone suddenly realized that Lan Xi had killed the two level-nine giant pythons! At the same time, they were secretly shocked by her strength.
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