Chapter 79

Everyone listened to these words without reacting, but Chen Changsheng was somewhat surprised — the 'four' and 'nine' in this sentence naturally referred to the rankings on the Green Cloud List — Guan Feibai was ranked fourth, could Luo Luo be the ninth on the Green Cloud List? He had only seen the Green Cloud List rankings once on the stone wall outside the ancestral temple, but he couldn't remember who was ranked ninth.

"In the inn outside the Heavenly Book Mound, I told you that besides Xu Yourong, there are two people on the Green Cloud List I don't want to provoke."

Tang Sanshi said beside him, "One is the wolf cub from the north, and the other... a mysterious girl. Of course, she has never been a mystery to you, so... thinking about it is quite tasteless. By the way, when can you let me find a sense of superiority in front of you?"

Only now did Chen Changsheng remember that Tang Sanshi had once mentioned a mysterious girl from the demon race, who was ranked higher than Zhuang Huan Yu on the Green Cloud List — many people had already guessed that this girl should be the princess of the demon race. Then he recalled that on the first night of the Qingteng Banquet, when he asked Luo Luo why she knew Zhuang Huan Yu, Luo Luo replied that it was because their positions were too close, making it hard not to know each other.

What positions? Now, it was clear that it wasn't about being neighbors — the Hundred Grass Garden's neighbor was the National Teaching Academy, not the Heavenly Dao Academy.

The position referred to the ranking on the Green Cloud List.

Even if Luo Luo didn't care about worldly affairs, she would know the name of the person ranked just below her on the Green Cloud List.

Chen Changsheng finally understood why a proud person like Tang Sanshi would leave Guan Feibai to Luo Luo.

Luo Luo's expression remained unchanged. She gripped the handle of the Rain Whip with her right hand and said to Guan Feibai, "If we only look at the rankings, why hold the Qingteng Banquet, and what would be the point of the Imperial Examination? Who is stronger and who is weaker, ultimately, must be determined through a fight. Otherwise, how could Tang Sanshi have defeated your junior brother earlier?"

Guan Feibai said coldly, "That's because someone gave him guidance."

Tang Sanshi, hearing this, became furious and said, "It sounds like your senior brother didn't open his mouth!"

Gou Hanshi extended his hand to stop Guan Feibai and said to Luo Luo calmly, "Your Highness is right."

Then he turned to Guan Feibai and said, "Junior brother, you must take this competition seriously and not tarnish the reputation of our school."

Guan Feibai said no more. After a moment of quiet contemplation, he drew his sword and said to Luo Luo, "Please, Your Highness, give me your guidance."

Although the Great Zhou was strong and the capital was vast, among the young generation, no one could match this person except Xu Yourong. If it were just pride, being consumed by anger every day, how could he qualify to be a disciple of the inner sect of Lishan, let alone one of the Seven Laws of the Divine Kingdom?

When he held the sword in his hand, his expression became calm, and all his pride disappeared.

That pride was all focused on the long sword in his hand.

It was a very ordinary sword.

The Lishan Sword Sect naturally placed great importance on a disciple with Guan Feibai's astonishing talent. Even if they wouldn't give him a law sword from the Discipline Hall like they did to Qijian, they would certainly give him a very sharp treasure sword. However, he refused to accept it. He insisted on using this ordinary sword because he had once sworn not to change his sword until he surpassed his senior brother Qiushan Jun.

Everyone knew that Qiushan Jun's sword was named 'Reversing Scale,' but only his close disciples knew that the sword he usually used was very ordinary, made by a common blacksmith in a town at the foot of Lishan, worth only three taels of silver.

He regarded Qiushan Jun as his life idol and the goal he must surpass, so he only used an ordinary sword.

The sword was ordinary, but the person was not. The people on the stone steps in front of the hall looked at Guan Feibai as he slowly walked to the center of the square, their expressions slightly different.

As he walked, the proud and cold young strongman's aura gradually became calm and faint, but the sword in his hand became increasingly powerful.

He focused all his mind and spirit on the sword.

"Are you not worried?"

Tang Sanshi looked at Chen Changsheng's side face and found his expression unchanged, somewhat surprised. Just by watching Guan Feibai walk the dozen steps to the square in front of the hall and seeing his ability to condense his aura into his sword, he knew he definitely wasn't a match for him. Even though Princess Luo Luo was ranked higher than him on the Green Cloud List, how could she possibly defeat this person?

Chen Changsheng looked at the scene and said, "Luo Luo will definitely win, what's there to worry about?"

Tang Sanshi was speechless, thinking that it was just because she called him 'Sir.' This guy looked dull and steady, but where did this self-confidence and narcissism come from?

Everyone, like Tang Sanshi, saw the powerful aura and unfathomable realm that Guan Feibai displayed and believed that Princess Luo Luo had no chance at all.

Only Chen Changsheng knew what Luo Luo had learned during her months at the National Teaching Academy.

Ninth on the Green Cloud List? That was in the past. Now, even he couldn't be sure how strong Luo Luo had become.

Watching Luo Luo walk to the center of the square, watching her dress gently flutter in the night breeze, he suddenly felt a strong desire.

These days, only he and Luo Luo were at the National Teaching Academy. The things Luo Luo learned and the progress she made all came from him. Even if he wanted to be humble and not take credit, he couldn't — in other words, Luo Luo was truly a student he had taught.

He really wanted to know, if Luo Luo and Xu Yourong were to fight now, who would win?

He had not yet completed the bone marrow washing and could not practice, so it seemed he would never have the qualifications to face that girl directly.

But Luo Luo was his student.

If Luo Luo could defeat her, would it mean something?

This thought suddenly appeared and was hard to erase from his mind.

After all, he was still a young man, in the prime of his youth, how could he not have a competitive spirit?

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Just as everyone thought the second match between the National Teaching Academy and the Lishan Sword Sect would start, a voice rang out in the night.

Miss Mo Yu said, "What kind of status does Your Highness have? Even the slightest danger cannot be accepted."

Everyone fell silent. This was a concern everyone had earlier, and the Lishan Sword Sect had already raised it. Luo Luo herself didn't care, but that didn't mean the Great Zhou court could ignore it. What about this match?

Gou Hanshi felt the gazes from the hall and understood the intentions of these important figures. After a moment of silence, he said, "Only the moves, no true energy."

Guan Feibai raised an eyebrow slightly but said nothing.

Everyone knew that the demon race excelled in insight. As the only daughter of the White Emperor, Luo Luo's talent was naturally extraordinary. If the demon race could practice human cultivation methods, her bloodline talent should be comparable to Xu Yourong and Qiushan Jun. Why was she only ranked ninth on the Green Cloud List?

If she successfully practiced the secret techniques of the White Emperor clan after adulthood, her strength and realm would naturally be different. But now, she was still a minor and could not use human cultivation methods to circulate true energy. In terms of the quantity and purity of true energy, she would definitely not be a match for the Lishan Sword Sect disciples who practiced profound cultivation methods.

By proposing to only compare moves, Gou Hanshi was essentially giving up Guan Feibai's greatest advantage.

Miss Mo Yu's words and the gazes of the important figures in front of the hall were, in a sense, unfair.

But Gou Hanshi said it himself, and Guan Feibai agreed with silence, showing the confidence of the Lishan Sword Sect and the pride of the Seven Laws of the Divine Kingdom.

Luo Luo did not expect such a change and habitually turned to look at Chen Changsheng.

Chen Changsheng remained silent. He knew that Gou Hanshi's proposal was a forced choice under the pressure of human strongmen. This method of comparison seemed to favor Luo Luo, but only he knew that it was actually disadvantageous to her — because he had already solved the problem of Luo Luo's inability to circulate true energy due to the unique meridians of the demon race.

With the bloodline talent of the White Emperor, although it had only been a few months, the amount of true energy in Luo Luo's body had already accumulated to a terrifying degree.

In terms of overall strength, she might have already surpassed Guan Feibai, at least not weaker than him. It was because of this that he was very confident that Luo Luo would not lose in tonight's match.

Now, the match only compared moves, not true energy, and the one who truly lost the greatest advantage was not Guan Feibai, but her.

Luo Luo looked at Chen Changsheng.

Everyone also looked at Chen Changsheng, somewhat puzzled, wondering why he was hesitant to agree to a proposal that seemed to favor the National Teaching Academy.

Gou Hanshi thought this young man was too proud to accept such an arrangement and said, "You know very well what this proposal means."

He was not talking about the trend of victory or the advantages and disadvantages, but about him and Chen Changsheng.

Only comparing moves, not true energy, if the previous match had continued, he and Chen Changsheng would have had to speak.

The last two matches between the National Teaching Academy and the Lishan Sword Sect would be combined into one.

Gou Hanshi was going to use this match to bring the National Teaching Academy back to its original state.

Chen Changsheng looked at Luo Luo and nodded.

Luo Luo calmly bowed and then turned.

At this moment, people were no longer as shocked as they were in the hall earlier — she actually respected and obeyed this ordinary young man so much — or rather, that emotion had weakened somewhat because in the previous match between Tang Sanshi and Qijian, Chen Changsheng had already proven a lot.

Luo Luo walked to the square.

Guan Feibai raised his long sword with a cold expression and held it horizontally in front of his chest.

His heart was as calm as ice, and he saw no weak and cute little girl, nor the demon princess whose actions affected the continent's situation, only an opponent.

Luo Luo raised her Rain Whip, and the whip head whistled through the air, then stopped in the night.

The two were about ten yards apart. Unless true energy was used to attack with sword qi, there would be no danger.

Seeing this, Mo Yu nodded in satisfaction, and the other important figures in front of the hall finally felt at ease.

As long as Princess Luo Luo was not injured, no one cared about the outcome of the match between the National Teaching Academy and the Lishan Sword Sect.

No, the