Chapter 638: Beyond Foolish

All this time.

Li Dabao had always maintained a submissive and ingratiating attitude toward Zhao Ruier.

Even before entering the Divine Fire Alliance, when she was still Li Dabao's maid, Li Dabao had always let her have her way.

When had he ever shown her such an expression?

Although her horizons had broadened after joining the Inner Sect.

She already looked down on Li Dabao, and even wished to never see him again.

But whether she wanted to see Li Dabao was her own business.

That Li Dabao would suddenly make such an expression at her was something she found hard to accept.

Her delicate brows furrowed.

She changed direction and walked toward Li Dabao.

Seeing this scene.

The crowd gathered nearby was taken aback.

Then, they revealed looks of interest.

It was rumored that Li Dabao and Zhao Ruier had a deep connection before joining the Divine Fire Alliance.

After joining the Divine Fire Alliance.

Li Dabao had used that connection to constantly pester Zhao Ruier.

It was only after Zhao Ruier joined the Inner Sect.

That she could no longer endure Li Dabao's pestering and deliberately distanced herself from him.

According to normal logic.

Senior Sister Zhao should have acted as if she didn't see Li Dabao when encountering him this time.

Yet at this moment, she had actually walked up to him.

Could it be...

That she wanted to draw a clear line between them in public?

Thinking of this.

Expressions of schadenfreude appeared on the faces of the crowd.

Under the gaze of the crowd.

Zhao Ruier moved with light steps and arrived before Li Dabao.

The two of them: one was plain-looking, of average height, and round in build.

The other had a tall, exquisite figure, like a Fairy descending to the mortal world.

Standing together now, they formed a stark contrast.

"You came here today, presumably because you found out I was heading to Ziling Hall to sign up for the Sect Grand Competition five years from now, and you specifically waited on this path to see me, right?"

"Li Dabao, I have already said it: you and I are ultimately not people of the same world, so why must you be so persistent?"

"Deliberately showing me that kind of expression to try and attract my attention?"

"This kind of behavior is very low-class."

Zhao Ruier's voice was cold, her gaze indifferent.

It was as if a Fairy from the nine heavens were looking down upon a common mortal.

Hearing her words, Wang Jianqiang was stunned, then reacted.

He couldn't help but feel a sense of absurdity.

He had only thought of Li Dabao's idiotic actions after seeing Zhao Ruier, and it was merely an involuntary, genuine expression.

He hadn't expected Zhao Ruier to notice it.

And even misunderstand that he was doing it to attract her attention.

This imagination...

Is a bit rich.

He shook his head, "Senior Sister Zhao, you must have misunderstood something; I was just walking around and happened to run into you."

He curled his lip, turned his head, and walked toward the outside of the Square.

If it were normal times, he might have been interested in exchanging a few words with a beauty of this caliber.

But now that he had snuck into the Divine Fire Alliance alone, he needed to keep a low profile.

He felt it was best not to have any interaction with Zhao Ruier.

Zhao Ruier watched Li Dabao's back, her brows tightly furrowed.

Senior Sister Zhao?

All this time, Li Dabao's form of address for her had been Ruier.

In the past.

She had been very repulsed by Li Dabao using this name for her.

But repulsion was one thing.

That Li Dabao had taken the initiative to change how he addressed her made her feel very uncomfortable.

It was as if he were taking the initiative to draw a line between them.

A moment later.

She regained her composure.

A flash of disdain crossed her eyes.

Playing hard to get, are you?

What a childish thought.

She shook her head and continued walking forward.

After Wang Jianqiang left the Square.

Recalling the Sect Grand Competition that Zhao Ruier had mentioned.

His heart stirred.

After making some inquiries, his eyes suddenly lit up.

This Sect Grand Competition is scheduled to be held in five years.

It was ordered by the General Alliance Leader personally.

At that time, the top geniuses from the seven branches of the Divine Fire Alliance will gather together to compete against one another.

The top ten in the Grand Competition will earn the qualification to enter the Heavenly Fire Immortal Gathering.

The Heavenly Fire Immortal Gathering is the grandest event in the entire Tianhuo Domain.

It is held once every hundred years.

At that time, the upper echelons of all the top powers in the Tianhuo Domain will gather together.

The host of the Heavenly Fire Immortal Gathering is not fixed.

It is held in turns by all the top powers.

The hosting time for this Heavenly Fire Immortal Gathering is set for six years from now.

The host is none other than the Divine Fire Alliance.

In every Heavenly Fire Immortal Gathering, the heaven-proud ones of each top power will engage in a competition.

Those who rank at the top of the competition will not only be able to show their faces before the many top figures of the Tianhuo Domain.

They will also receive extremely generous rewards prepared by the host.

It is a grand event yearned for by all the heaven-proud ones of the Tianhuo Domain.

Although this Heavenly Fire Immortal Gathering will not be held for another six years.

But according to custom.

Various details regarding the Heavenly Fire Immortal Gathering have already been leaked in advance.

This includes the rewards for the heaven-proud ones' competition.

In this Heavenly Fire Immortal Gathering, those who place in the top one hundred in the heaven-proud ones' competition.

Will all receive generous rewards from the Divine Fire Alliance.

Furthermore.

They can enter the Forbidden Land of the Divine Fire Alliance to cultivate for ten years.

In the past.

For every Heavenly Fire Immortal Gathering, the rewards for the heaven-proud ones' competition from each host were basically limited to the top ten.

Yet the Divine Fire Alliance is rewarding the top one hundred, which can be called wealthy and imposing.

Wang Jianqiang was not interested in the so-called generous rewards of the Divine Fire Alliance.

What truly surprised him was the opportunity to enter the Forbidden Land of the Divine Fire Alliance.

Ever since arriving at the Divine Fire Alliance, he had been looking for a way to openly sneak into the Forbidden Land of the Divine Fire Alliance.

But he had never had a clue.

Until now, he could be considered to have found one.

His heart felt a surge of joy.

He flew toward the direction of Ziling Hall.

Ziling Hall is precisely the place to register for the Sect Grand Competition.

When Wang Jianqiang arrived at Ziling Hall.

Zhao Ruier was just walking out from inside Ziling Hall, and the two ran into each other again.

Wang Jianqiang had always been a polite person.

He would always show a certain amount of respect when encountering a beautiful woman.

His gaze swept over Zhao Ruier in a gentlemanly manner.

Zhao Ruier's footsteps paused.

She stopped in front of Wang Jianqiang.

She looked at Li Dabao with a cold expression, "Didn't you say before that it was just a coincidence? What is this now? Is this also a coincidence?"

"I suppose so." Wang Jianqiang smiled.

"Li Dabao, that's enough."

"I have already said that this behavior of yours is very low-class and will only make me feel repulsed."

Zhao Ruier looked at Wang Jianqiang coldly.

Wang Jianqiang curled his lips, "Beauty, are you done? I still have to go register for the Sect Grand Competition. Please move aside."

Wang Jianqiang's indifferent expression and calm tone made Zhao Ruier's expression stiffen.

Immediately following.

Her attention fell on the content of Wang Jianqiang's words, and a look of astonishment appeared, "You want to participate in the Sect Grand Competition?"

"Otherwise?"

Wang Jianqiang rolled his eyes, "Do you think I ran over here just to see you?"

"I'm not that free."

As he spoke, he bypassed Zhao Ruier and walked into Ziling Hall.

Zhao Ruier looked toward the entrance of Ziling Hall, her face turning alternately green and white.

Immediately after, it seemed as if she had thought of something.

Her expression recovered.

A cold sneer rose in her heart.

There was indeed no threshold for signing up for the Sect Grand Competition.

But to have a brilliant performance in the Grand Competition, one needed at least the strength of a Core Disciple.

No one would want to bring humiliation upon themselves.

Therefore, almost all those who signed up were Core Disciples.

As for Inner Sect Disciples, there were a mere three or five of them, all of whom were among the top-tier in strength within the Inner Sect.

Just like her.

The reason she dared to sign up was that she had the confidence to break through to the Nascent Soul Stage within five years.

The other few Inner Sect Disciples also held the same thought.

Li Dabao was only at the Golden Core Late Stage of cultivation.

With such strength, he was only ranked in the middle tier within the Inner Sect.

What did he have to rely on?

It must be that his secret schemes had been exposed by her, and feeling that he could not save face, he had braced himself to find such an excuse.

Thinking of this, she shook her head.

To put on such a show in front of her, he had chosen an even more shameful path.

Truly foolish beyond compare.