ASER - Chapter 125

Chapter 125: Academy F5

Yuan Shu: "Damn! Who are you trying to humiliate? Zhongchuan Mingxiu, aren't you supposed to be insidious? You retort!"

Zhongchuan Mingxiu: "Classmate Yuan Shu, be friendly, don't slander me. When it comes to this kind of humiliation, it should be our number one, Classmate Tuoba, who steps up."

Tuoba: "I'm a straightforward person, not good with words. Song Ling, you should speak, after all, you're formidable."

Tian Zhongxiang: "That's not good, is it? Tuoba, you're the class monitor. How can you let Song Ling speak? Why don't you just go up and fight? Didn't you used to claim that fighting can solve everything? Otherwise, Bai He, you do it. Overcoming the strong as the weak is your specialty."

Bai He: "I can't even beat you, what 'strong' am I supposed to overcome? Better let your brother go, he's thick-skinned and can take a beating."

Zhongchuan Mingxiu: "Then let the person most familiar with her come and simulate her way of retorting. Aren't all the people in your team..."

Cheng Zhang: "Like you? After all, you used to calculate everything flawlessly... though in the end, you were the one who missed something."

Several people began to discuss calmly, but subtly, they all wanted to push someone they disliked or wanted to test to go up and die.

Full of subtle barbs and sarcasm.

So, who was unanimously decided upon?

The group of people all turned to look at Yuan Shu in unison.

Yuan Shu: "???"

Damn it, what the hell!

I'm just a money-burning good-for-nothing... What are you looking at me for?

Of course, we're looking at you, because we didn't take it seriously at all.

After all, everyone had been baptized by someone's venomous tongue. What did this count as?

Only you, repeatedly fought and lost against Chen A'Diao, and repeatedly lost and fought again.

Before Yuan Shu could react, the people from Yunzhou Academy became displeased. What did they mean? What were they discussing? So lacking in fighting spirit? Cowering like this.

"Forget it, it's not interesting."

"Let's go, let's go, let's eat. If I'd known, I wouldn't have said anything. You too, why bother with Danzhou Academy? The teacher said, don't look down to find opponents..."

Who could tolerate this?

With the arrow nocked on the bowstring, Yuan Shu, the only one in the group who truly couldn't resist provocation, exploded, "That's right, we just can't beat you!"

Tuoba and the others: "..."

The people from Yunzhou Academy: "?"

Yuan Shu: "So what! Our principal and class teacher are awesome, they took us directly to fight in B Zone! Hey, you guys haven't been to B Zone, have you? Or did you go and then run away? But we're different, we can lie down and win under the teacher's protection! Hmph hmph hmph!"

Damn!

The attack hit the mark.

Someone from Yunzhou Academy jumped up, "Relying on teachers is also called skill? Our principal and teachers even went to A Zone! Did we mention it?!"

You did, you just mentioned it.

"If you have the ability, let's compete with personal capital!"

Yuan Shu heard this and immediately added: "You're talking about capital with me? I am the sole heir to a hundred-billion-asset family!"

With a slap, he threw out several Huayao Bank black cards.

The people from Yunzhou Academy: "..."

This battle wasn't easy, for a moment they couldn't find a match. Damn!

"Hehe, what's so great about relying on money? If you have the ability, let's fight! Rely on combat power!"

Yuan Shu was momentarily speechless. Relying on resources, he had only reached C7. He really didn't dare to compare with this B-rank opponent. Was he going to admit defeat just like that?

Fight then, fight!

Tuoba and a few others were about to step forward.

Song Ling suddenly whispered: "Equivalent cultivation level?"

This sentence seemed to imply something.

Cheng Zhang reacted and was about to speak.

Huh? Rao Xueya suddenly said slowly: "Equivalent cultivation level? If it's an equivalent match, we can. We can place bets... The loser pays. Want to try?"

They had suffered a blow before because their cultivation was indeed one level lower, but they had also figured out some things – their actual combat power was very strong.

There were also people from other academies at Station No. 1, so...

Song Ling was skilled in mental secret arts; she had probably sensed the strength and weakness of these people and was hinting for them to PK and scam some money.

"Let's go then, are we afraid of you?!"

"Not knowing the immensity of heaven and earth!"

The people from Yunzhou Academy were delighted upon hearing this and, full of vigor, were about to go compete. The people from Sea-Sky One Hue really knew how to do business; the manager immediately had someone arrange the hotel's fighting arena.

Tian Zhongye: "Wait, aren't we eating?"

This person was an anomaly; from beginning to end, he hadn't figured out what was going on and was just thinking about eating.

But with his reminder, the others reacted.

The people from Danzhou: "Right, right, right, let's eat first."

Their mental fortitude wasn't weak, able to switch gears freely. Then, a large group of them went over to order and eat, as if nothing had happened.

The people from Yunzhou Academy: "???"

No, you're doing this on purpose! So cunning, advancing by retreating, and then brushing it off by eating?

The people from Yunzhou Academy held their breath, but it wasn't good to tell others not to eat, otherwise it would seem like they were overly eager.

They were the second in the Five Prefectures; they had to have magnanimity.

Then let's eat!

Song Ling hadn't planned to participate from the start, only giving others a reminder. At this moment, she was buying some food at the back.

It was originally a commotion caused by a group of students. Many cultivators, some in their twenties or thirties, even forties or fifties, were watching the excitement. Some were even discussing whether the two academies would end up fighting.

While Song Ling was buying things, she inadvertently glanced at a spot and was stunned for a moment.

Huh?

A'Diao noticed. No way, was this girl's mental secret art so strong that she could perceive my strength and disguise?

But soon she realized it wasn't that.

Toilet: "She probably thought of Chen A'Diao, that glutton."

A'Diao: "..."

A'Diao glanced at the things on the table, feeling a bit strange: Coincidentally, everything I ordered is what I usually love to eat. So, she figured it out? That's a bit far-fetched. Otherwise, her sensitivity would be heaven-defying.

Fortunately, Song Ling turned her head, then ordered some dried seafood, as if she planned to take it away later.

Oh, so that's how it is.

A'Diao breathed a sigh of relief and was about to continue eating.

People from Linzhou Academy arrived.

The students from Danzhou Academy hadn't even finished ordering when they turned their heads and saw the students from the other two academies enter the next round of verbal sparring between noobs. Moreover, the mental fortitude of the Linzhou Academy students was even worse than Danzhou's; they were about to fight on the spot. Fighting was one thing, but they didn't even mention betting money.

So childish, really.

Truly not steady at all.

Song Ling glanced at her group of classmates who looked disdainful yet utterly clueless about their own standing, and helplessly pressed her temples.

Why did it feel like A'Diao wasn't here, yet was everywhere?

She always had this illusion.

A'Diao sipped her spicy soup and sighed: F4, huh? Just missing Hanzhou Academy to join the table as a substitute.

Toilet: "Why do I feel like you're up to no good?"

A'Diao: "What are you talking about? With my current status as the second young master of the Zhao Clan's direct line, would I bully them? Don't I have standards?"

Toilet: "..."

But the situation was quickly brought under control... Someone who could suppress these students arrived.

Li Zhaowu arrived.

Her cultivation had reached A-rank. A direct descendant of the Li Clan, the hegemon of Yunzhou, was indeed extraordinary.

The people from Yunzhou Academy immediately became much more obedient, but this person surprisingly ignored the chatter from the three academies and, upon seeing A'Diao, thought of coming over to greet her.

In fact, she had reached A-rank, and her peak combat power was close to the Transcendent rank. With some treasures, she might even be able to contend with ordinary Transcendent rank cultivators. But she was shrewd and thought, if she was already A-rank, what level was this Big Brother Zhao?

Was he stagnating due to his age, or had he utilized the resources of a mysterious and powerful family to continue advancing by leaps and bounds?

She needed to probe for an answer... At least for now, she still saw this person as before, an ordinary big brother in shorts.

The more low-key, the less ordinary.

Li Zhaowu was walking with a supermodel's T-step, about to approach A'Diao, when she was suddenly stopped.

"Younger Sister Zhaowu, long time no see. I didn't expect you to reach A-rank, but only A1?"

A'Diao heard the cultivators nearby gossiping that this person was Dongguo Yaoyun, the second-ranked from Linzhou Academy. However, their number one also had the surname Dongguo. The two Dongguos dominated Linzhou Academy, thus the strength of the Dongguo Clan was evident.

However, in terms of family strength, the Li Clan was generally stronger than the Dongguo Clan, just as Yunzhou was stronger than Linzhou.

It was just that in terms of family status, Li Zhaowu was inferior to him.

Although Dongguo Yaoyun had a smiling face, he was looking down on Li Zhaowu, seemingly teasing and humiliating her through casual talk, using status, gender differences, and other miscellaneous things.

But Li Zhaowu was no pushover either, and responded with a smile: "Second Brother Dongguo, have you become a Forbidden Master?"

"Not yet. If I advance, I will definitely congratulate you, sister. After all, it's my joyous occasion, and also yours."

Li Zhaowu didn't take the bait and changed the subject: "Sometimes I really envy you. Your older brother is number one, so someone can protect you. Unlike me, the number one in our school, Classmate Duan, doesn't like me... Right, Classmate Duan? I wonder who between you and Big Brother Dongguo will be able to enter Lushan Academy."

Dongguo Yaoyun's eyes flickered with displeasure, but he also glanced at Duan Fei. The latter ignored them and went to order food on his own.

It was currently the peak period for cultivators returning. These people had braved the elements and fought to the death outside for many days; it was only natural for them to want to replenish themselves with food upon their return. So, it wasn't strange for these heaven's favored children to run into each other.

In terms of presence, it really took the top figures from each academy, like Li Zhaowu and her peers, making their grand entrance to command the scene.

However, at this moment, A'Diao looked at the crowd of customers in the shop and then at so many high-quality heaven's favored children from the Five Prefectures. She, who had originally planned to just watch the excitement while eating, suddenly felt like a cunning merchant encountering a naive rich girl, instantly spotting a business opportunity.

But she was very hesitant.

Be low-key? I should be low-key. After a big shot rises, aren't they supposed to pretend to be a pig to eat a tiger? It's not good for me to get involved in such low-level squabbles.

It lacks class.

She struggled internally for 0.01 seconds.

Cough! She deliberately coughed.

"Big Brother Zhao? You're here too."

Hang Xiujin, who had just arrived at the restaurant with Chi Cheng and wanted to leave upon seeing the situation was not right, spotted A'Diao at a glance. Her eyes lit up. After all, it was a life-saving grace. The intelligent and kind-hearted young girl subconsciously stepped forward to greet her, her words respectful and grateful.

Li Zhaowu turned her head and saw. It was probably her true nature acting up, and she already had the intention to probe, so her eyes flashed, and she swayed her hips as she walked over.

"Big Brother Zhao, you know our family's Younger Sister Xiujin? You really have good taste... No wonder you don't like me. That's right, an unremarkable woman like me who looks improper is naturally unlikable."

In the crowd, Tian Zhongxiang and others, who were not part of any "F5 Academy" and were just quietly eating melon (watching the drama), suddenly felt something was subtle.

Tian Zhongye: "Why do I feel like these words sound a bit familiar?"

Rao Xueya: "Language is an art."

Making tea is also an art.

So...

Suddenly transforming from an even more unremarkable man in shorts into the center of the crowd, A'Diao was calm, calmly feigning aloofness: "Miss Zhaowu, please conduct yourself with dignity."

Li Zhaowu: "..."

I hold a cup of tea and lament my impropriety, hoping you would deny it, and you actually tell me to conduct myself with dignity? What did I even do!

From Li Zhaowu +144444!

From Dongguo Yaoyun +77777!

He was displeased, so he glanced at A'Diao. He sensed that his Spiritual Power cultivation was only A-rank. He looked quite old, much older than them, had no noble aura, and wasn't familiar at all. Definitely not from a noble background, and with no great prospects. Why was this cunning Li Zhaowu so close to him? Was she using him to humiliate me?

A woman's tricks, ha!

Dongguo Yaoyun smiled, walked over, and tapped A'Diao's table with his fingers, "Younger Sister Zhaowu is truly well-connected. I wonder who this Excellency is? Forgive my poor eyesight, I really don't recognize him. Could he be a teacher from Yunzhou Academy? No, Yunzhou Academy has strict requirements; instructors now basically need to be A7-rank or Forbidden Masters, unlike Danzhou and Hanzhou."

The people from Danzhou Academy: "???"

Their knees felt a bit sore.

Damn, our class teacher has an aura of two point eight meters!

Before the people from Danzhou could react, A'Diao smiled faintly.

If someone familiar with her were present, they would definitely get the meaning of this smile.

For example, Toilet: Here it comes, here it comes, she's about to start her performance. Getting my little stool ready, behaving myself.

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