Chapter 602

Qi Yue gave a weary smile. "It's nothing."

This time, before Tang Ruan's team could even start fighting, the battle was already over.

Qi Yue's team fought far too quickly.

【Battle ended. You have achieved victory. You may stay and interact with the audience, or click to return.】

The battlefield zoomed in on the spectator stands.

Apart from Zhao Huai and the others applauding, there were over a hundred people clapping.

Looking toward the other side, there were more than ten members of the Qi family watching.

Besides Qi Hengyi and Qi Hengren, there were also some Qi family juniors.

But without exception, they all had their brows tightly furrowed, clearly very dissatisfied with this result.

Zhao Chi had originally wanted to speak, but they directly teleported away.

These people... wouldn't they also file a cheating complaint, would they?

But with the prior precedent, they probably wouldn't.

Beside the Qi family members were over a dozen Xiao family personnel.

They had clearly come to support Qi Yu, wanting to see Qi Yu give Zhao Chi a beating.

But the result disappointed them.

The Qi family collectively teleported away; the Xiao family clearly hadn't reacted in time and remained in place.

Zhao Chi pointed at Xiao Rui and said: "Xiao Rui, don't forget about signing the duel agreement."

Xiao Rui's fingers visibly trembled.

He stammered, not knowing how to respond.

If before, when he had fought Zhao Chi and lost, he still felt it was because he had been careless,

but this time, as a spectator, he had of course clearly seen the gap between them.

Neither Xiao Rui nor Qi Yu attended the Eighth Academy.

They both studied at academies in the county.

And because they were from the same village, the two of them were on good terms, and had a certain understanding of each other's strength.

If defeating one person could be Zhao Chi's luck, then defeating two, and both by complete victories, could no longer be luck.

This was a gap in strength.

Xiao Qiqian said: "Zhao Chi, what happened before in the review room was our fault first. So we won't hold your rudeness against us. Let's consider this matter settled. Do you agree?"

Zhao Chi: "..."

With Xiao Qiqian saying it like this, Zhao Chi really had nothing to say.

This counted as them taking the initiative to admit fault.

And it was Xiao Qiqian who said it.

Zhao Chi had never wanted any grudge with them in the first place.

It was just now because the other side had bullied him too far, so he had gone in with the aim of mutual loss.

Since the Xiao family now wanted to take the initiative to make peace, there was no need for him to keep holding on to this grudge.

Zhao Chi nodded. "Alright, then... the duel agreement was something Xiao Rui took the initiative to sign with me. If we put it that way, it doesn't count?"

Xiao Qiqian forced out a faint smile.

He smiled without reaching his eyes: "Of course it doesn't count. He was just joking."

Xiao Rui quickly said: "Right, I was just saying it for fun. Don't take it seriously."

Zhao Chi nodded. "Okay, I understand."

Xiao Qiqian said: "I wish you smooth battles ahead. Let's go."

With that, the Xiao family teleported away one after another.

Zhao Chi was about to click to return.

But suddenly he sensed a flash of gold at the top of his vision.

He quickly looked up—Zhao Quan!

Zhao Quan sat in the topmost row of seats, still wearing that soft-gold armor, with one leg crossed over the other, smiling and applauding at Zhao Chi.

Zhao Chi felt his hair stand on end.

As for those Xiao family people, Zhao Chi dared to clash directly with Xiao Qiqian and the others,

because although the Xiao family was strong, the Zhao family was roughly on the same level as them.

Added to the fact that the Xiao family was in the wrong, and Zhao Chi was the one being bullied, he dared to face them head-on.

But against nobles like Zhao Quan, Zhao Chi had absolutely no way to deal with them.

The two sides were not on the same order of magnitude.

Zhao Quan could easily snuff out the entire Zhao family.

It wasn't that Zhao Quan's own strength was great, but that the power of Zhao Quan's identity was too vast.

Although up until now, Zhao Quan had never bullied Zhao Chi, and had even given him a silver treasure chest.

Zhao Chi still instinctively wanted to keep his distance from him.

But now it was impossible to just walk away.

Zhao Chi could only nod and smile.

Beside Zhao Quan sat that female noble, Zhao Tan.

Unlike Zhao Quan's relaxed ease, Zhao Tan's posture was slightly constrained.

She sat quietly and obediently.

Behind them was the noble Zhao Mu.

Zhao Mu had several dozen black-armored soldiers guarding the surroundings.

Zhao Chi didn't quite understand what there was to protect in this virtual space.

Perhaps it was just their habit.

These black-armored soldiers were different from the ones who had killed Zhao Ji earlier.

From their bearing alone, one could sense their superior strength.

And the epaulets on their shoulders also bore very clear equivalent tier markings.

The gap between noble and noble, and between black-armored soldier and black-armored soldier, was enormous.

At this moment Zhao Quan turned his head and said something.

Zhao Tan immediately stood up.

She walked down step by step from the steps nearby.

Zhao Chi knew she was coming for him, so he absolutely could not return to his territory now and could only wait as she drew closer step by step.

Zhao Tan was a very beautiful female noble.

She looked very young, with the delicate features and fair, tender skin characteristic of nobles.

Her figure was also well-proportioned, similar to Qi Yue's.

Nothing stood out too dramatically, but the whole tended toward perfection.

She walked quickly, but she had clearly undergone specialized training—there was an indescribable elegance to her bearing.

Zhao Chi turned his head to look at Zhao Huai and Zhao Jiao.

Both of them were also staring in this direction, but clearly had no particularly good way to respond either.

At a time like this, the advantage of having elders present became apparent.

Soon, Zhao Tan walked up before them, with only a half-person-height low wall between the two.

Zhao Tan said: "His Highness Zhao Quan is very satisfied with your two battles. He has wagered heavily on you, all the way to the quarterfinals. If you really can make it into the quarterfinals, His Highness Zhao Quan has additional rewards for you. Don't disappoint him."

What could Zhao Chi say?

He could only nod and say: "I'll do my best."

Zhao Tan nodded: "Additionally, His Highness Zhao Quan will continue to keep an eye on you. If you perform well, after you graduate he will recommend you to serve in the Noble Forbidden Guard. Keep it up, Zhao Chi. We all think very highly of you."

"I'll do my best."

Zhao Tan gave a light laugh, quite charming and lovely.

"You may go back now and prepare well for the next match."

"Alright, thank you."

Zhao Chi smiled back at Zhao Tan, then nodded to Zhao Chi, and clicked to return.