âShh, be quiet. Do you want everyone to hear you?â Sun Teng raised his eyebrows and reminded him.
âIâm not drooling. Donât wrong me. My image canât be destroyed in your hands,â Lan Lie whispered with a very serious expression on his face.
âDo you have an image?â Sun Teng asked in puzzlement. The first time he met Lan Lie, he was on the streets. Moreover, he was being chased and beaten by his father at the time. The image of the father and son back then was still deeply imprinted in his mind, and it was still so clear. So he didnât think that Lan Lie had any image left to speak of.
âOf course I do. Iâm a handsome and peerless beautiful youth loved by everyone!â Lan Lie said narcissistically.
Before he could finish speaking, Leng Wudi and Sun Teng turned their heads to the other side.
âYou⦠really donât give me any face!â Lan Lie said angrily.?Boohoo⦠These two detestable fellows!
âThe Sun family probably hates Leng Ruoxue and the others to the core now!â Leng Wudi ignored Lan Lieâs anger and began chatting with Sun Teng.
âYes, isnât that obvious?â Sun Teng nodded. Sun Meilin was the prettiest among the many girls in the Sun family. The Sun family had always regarded her as the most important chess piece. Otherwise, why would they spoil her to the heavens! But this chess piece was already stinky now, soâ¦
âI wonder who the Sun family will marry her to?â Leng Wudi asked curiously.
âThat will depend on who is the most useful to them,â Sun Teng said lightly.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âHey, stop talking about that woman, okay?â Lan Lie protested. He hated that woman who made him lose his appetite.
âThe competition is about to begin!â Lan Lie added.
Leng Wudi and Sun Teng looked toward the inner area. As expected, the host was already standing on a high stage, trembling with fear. His face was very pale, and his body was swaying like a willow in the windâ¦
At the seats of Leng Ruoxue and the othersâ¦
âWhatâs wrong with this host?â Leng Qingtian asked in puzzlement while looking at the obviously abnormal host.
âWho knowss,â Leng Ruoxue said without much interest.
At the same time, the host spoke.
âUh, today is the first round of the group round robin. The competition officially begins,â the host said a few words briefly and then ran off the stage impatiently and disappeared.
âIs there a man-eating tiger behind? Why did he run away so quickly?â Old Zao asked in bewilderment. It was too strange!
âProbably!â Leng Ruoxue teased.
âLeng Ruoxue, my aunt wants to see you and that puppy.â Zhou Kun appeared in front of Leng Ruoxue and the others, slightly gloating.
âPresident Zhou, canât you see that the competition has already started? Iâm sorry, this young lady isnât free,â Leng Ruoxue said without giving him face, not even bothering to look at Zhou Kun.
âHmph! Leng Ruoxue, you will regret it if you donât go,â Zhou Kun said fiercely. Then he flicked his sleeves and left.
âIâm afraid youâll regret it if you go!â Old Zao couldnât help muttering.
âSun Meilinâs mother is here. Little Snowy, you have to be careful!â Lan Ming said with a solemn expression. Sun Meilinâs mother was notorious for being sinister and cunning. Moreover, her methods of dealing with people were extremely vicious.
âHer mother? Is her mother very fierce?â Leng Ruoxue asked curiously.
âHow should I put it? Her mother and President Wu have a very close relationship, so⦠staying in the Mystic Association Headquarters is like staying in her home,â Lan Ming said uncomfortably. He believed that Leng Ruoxue would understand what he meant.
âLittle Snowy, donât be scared. Sheâs just an old woman. Iâll resolve her with a sneeze,â Icy promised and patted his chest with his little paw.
âLittle Lan Lan, did you hear that?â Leng Ruoxue smiled and caressed Icyâs soft fur.
âYouâre amazing, okay!â Lan Ming said helplessly.?Alas! What a powerful puppy!
âItâs good that you know.â Icyâs proud little tail perked up. He was so smug!
Lan Ming turned his head to Old Man and reminded, âBy the way, Old Man, you and Sun Meilin are in the same group. But she has lost so much face, so who knows if sheâll still participate in the competition. You have to be careful if she participates.â.
âYes, when will I be appearing?â Old Man asked.
âYouâre third,â Lan Ming said as he looked at the schedule. There were a total of five groups now, and there would be ten matches every day added together, so they were arranged to compete on the same arena. This way, the audience wouldnât miss any exciting matches.
âLittle Snowy, youâre in the same group as Old Zao. Ye Chen and Feng Jing are in the same group, and Leng Qingtian and Lin Liang are in the same group,â Lan Ming continued with a helpless expression.
âOh, that means we can advance as long as we defeat the other two opponents!â Leng Ruoxue said understandingly. This saved a lot of trouble. Not bad. She was very satisfied with this arrangement.
âLittle Snowy, your other two opponents arenât weaker than you. If they have any secret weapons, Iâm afraid it wonât be easy for you to obtain victory,â Lan Ming analyzed. He wasnât worried about the strength of Leng Ruoxue and the others. What he was more worried about was that those two people would be bribed by Zhou Kun and the Sun family. That would be very disadvantageous for Leng Ruoxue and the others.
âOld Man Little Lan Lan, youâll age faster if you think too much!â Leng Ruoxue teased happily.
âYouâ¦â Lan Ming didnât know what to do with Leng Ruoxue.
âLittle Lan Lan, whoâs my first opponent?â Old Zao was very curious. Hehe, wouldnât he be able to fight less since he was with the girl? That was great.
âSun Zhou Cityâs Fan Qun,â Lan Ming said. Two of the top twenty were from Sun Zhou City. One was Sun Meilin, and the other was Fan Qun. Although Fan Qun wasnât as strong as Ni Tao, he was much stronger than Old Zao. For this reason, Zhou Kun probably found a way to get Fan Qun into this group!