Chapter 1060: Can

When Xi Chan first saw the face of that familiar boy, she could hardly believe her eyes, and for a moment she froze—until the boy walked over with a smile, at which point she finally confirmed she wasn't hallucinating.

Her beautiful eyes instantly lit up with delight, not for any other reason, but simply because meeting this former student after a year was truly a joyful thing.

At that moment, Li Luo walked over, ignoring the two beside him, and smiled at Xi Chan. "Senior Xi Chan, it's been a long time."

Xi Chan's eyes shimmered with warmth, her voice softening. "Li Luo, what are you doing here?"

She had known Li Luo had come to Tianyuan Outer Shenzhou, but Tianyuan Outer Shenzhou was so vast and boundless—she never expected him to appear at the Tianyuan Ancient Academy.

Li Luo smiled. "I happened to have business here at the Tianyuan Ancient Academy. When I heard from a friend that you'd come too, I rushed over to see you."

Xi Chan suddenly understood, studying the boy before her. In roughly a year, Li Luo had grown a little more mature; his former naivety had faded, replaced by confidence radiating from his brow—this surprised and pleased her slightly. It seemed that even in this land teeming with prodigies, Li Luo had not lost the fiery spirit he carried at the Sacred Mystic Star Academy.

While she gazed at Li Luo, the two men beside her grew increasingly annoyed.

Elder Wang Ling frowned, glancing at Li Luo. "You're not a student of our Tianyuan Ancient Academy?"

"No, I'm a student of the Sacred Mystic Star Academy," Li Luo replied casually.

Wang Ling and Chen Yin, the instructor from Shengze Academy, exchanged glances and both chuckled. "So Senior Xi Chan brought a student along too."

They found it amusing, yet also baffling—what use could this mere child possibly be?

But Wang Ling didn't bother pressing further. He turned back to Xi Chan, speaking with sharp pressure. "Senior Xi Chan, are you truly not reconsidering? This may be your last chance. If you achieve nothing today, prepare to leave. Our Tianyuan Ancient Academy cannot allow outsiders to linger here indefinitely."

Xi Chan's gaze turned icy once more.

But before she could speak, Li Luo laughed. "I heard that in remote, lawless places, people sometimes commit 'extinction of entire households.' I never thought I'd witness something similar here, in an ancient academy."

"Elder, are you not afraid this filthy conduct will tarnish the reputation of the Tianyuan Ancient Academy?"

Li Luo offered not a shred of respect to Elder Wang Ling, whose face darkened instantly. He snapped coldly, "Senior Xi Chan, is this how the Sacred Mystic Star Academy teaches its students? No sense of hierarchy or deference? If you spoke like this outside, you'd be dead before you finished your sentence."

"Enough, Senior Xi Chan. My patience is exhausted. You have until today to leave immediately!" He swept his sleeve aside, voice cold.

Xi Chan clenched her jade hand, fury swirling in her beautiful eyes—but beneath the anger, she felt powerless. In Daxia, she had been a respected Marquis-level powerhouse. Yet here, within the vast Tianyuan Ancient Academy, her Marquis-level strength meant nothing.

"Heh, Elder, you've got quite the authority," Li Luo laughed again, his tone laced with mockery.

Repeated provocation from a junior infuriated Elder Wang Ling. He waved his hand, ready to summon the academy's enforcement squad to expel the two.

But at that moment, Senior Zong Sha and Jiang Wan Yu hurried forward. Seeing the tense atmosphere, they said, "Elder Wang Ling, you cannot drive away Brother Li Luo."

Wang Ling's face darkened. "What nonsense are you spouting?"

He was furious. He was an elder of the Tianyuan Ancient Academy—if he couldn't even expel two students from a Sacred Academy, his status would be mocked.

Senior Zong Sha sighed. "Brother Li Luo is of the Li Li Tianwang lineage. Moreover, he is the direct grandson of the Dragon Fang Line's patriarch."

Jiang Wan Yu added, "His father is Li Tai Zhu Xuan. His grandfather is the Dual Crown King. His ancestor is Li Li Tianwang."

As their words fell, the air before the courtyard froze for several breaths. Not only Wang Ling and Chen Yin froze, their faces stiff with shock and disbelief, but even Xi Chan's beautiful eyes widened slightly.

Silence lingered briefly. Wang Ling's expression shifted—he didn't bother asking if this was true, for there was no reason for the two to lie.

If Li Luo truly belonged to the Li Li Tianwang lineage, he had no choice but to rein in his arrogance. After all, that was a Li Tianwang-level power—and Li Luo was direct blood of the Dragon Fang Line's patriarch.

With such a background, even the Tianyuan Ancient Academy could not bully him at will.

Li Tianwang lineages were masters at this: when the young were bullied, the elders appeared; if the elders were bullied, the ancestors came out… layer upon layer. Even the Tianyuan Ancient Academy would find itself humiliated—and when that happened, not just Wang Ling, but even Vice Dean Wu Yu would be left with a massive headache.

Wang Ling cleared his throat, breaking the silence. "I never expected the direct heir of the Dragon Fang Line would be a student of the Sacred Mystic Star Academy. Truly unexpected."

"Still planning to drive us out, Elder Wang?" Li Luo smiled.

Wang Ling's face twitched. "We're not driving you out—we're merely enforcing academy rules. But rules are rigid; they can be adjusted. Since Brother Li Luo is a distinguished guest of the Li Li Tianwang lineage, we will of course treat you with proper hospitality."

Earlier, facing the isolated, powerless Xi Chan, Wang Ling had relied on force. But now, that force meant nothing against Li Luo's status—and so Wang Ling abandoned it instantly.

"The Sacred Mystic Star Academy is suffering great hardship. The Tianyuan Ancient Academy, due to manpower shortages, cannot assist—but must you still obstruct us on resource allocation?" Li Luo pressed.

Wang Ling replied, "Brother Li Luo, resource allocation is a major matter. Every Sacred Academy wants more. Everything must follow the rules."

Now he spoke with rigid formality, as if he had never oppressed Xi Chan. Resource allocation was an internal Tianyuan Ancient Academy matter—and even if Li Luo was of the Li Li Tianwang lineage, he had no right to interfere.

So Wang Ling's stance was clear: you're of the Li Li Tianwang lineage, you're the Dragon Fang Line's direct heir—I'll give you face, won't harass Xi Chan further. But if you think you can use that status to seize resources for her, sorry—our Tianyuan Ancient Academy isn't some trivial faction. If you insist on meddling based on your pedigree, you'll only provoke the academy's higher-ups.

After all, though the Li Li Tianwang lineage is a Li Tianwang-level power, you've overestimated your ability to change the Tianyuan Ancient Academy's rules.

Li Luo smiled faintly. "Since Elder now insists on following the rules, then let's follow them. The Sacred Mystic Star Academy will participate in this academy-level review—and we'll earn our resource allocation through our own strength."

Wang Ling's eyes flickered with odd amusement. "Brother Li Luo, every Sacred Academy participating in the academy-level review brings at least four academy-level students, because the review is a four-person team format. But your Sacred Mystic Star Academy… seems to have only you."

"What's wrong with one person?"

Li Luo asked, puzzled. "I fight four alone—can't I?"

Everyone fell silent. Even Senior Zong Sha and Jiang Wan Yu stared at Li Luo, wondering how he managed to say the most arrogant thing with the most humble expression.

Chen Yin, the instructor from Shengze Academy, chuckled. "So Brother Li Luo intends to represent the Sacred Mystic Star Academy alone in the academy-level review?"

"Instructor, are you deaf? Do I have to repeat myself?" Li Luo smiled. This man had tried to bully Senior Xi Chan with underhanded tactics—he owed him no courtesy.

Chen Yin's eyes flashed with anger, but he only grunted in frustration. Li Luo's identity forced him to swallow his irritation.

For the first time, he understood the helplessness and humiliation Senior Xi Chan had endured under their bullying.

"Elder Wang, does my competing alone violate any rule?" Li Luo fixed his gaze on Wang Ling.

Wang Ling hesitated several breaths, then said, "The academy-level review has no rule prohibiting single competitors… Fine. If you insist, then do as you wish."

Saying this, he turned to leave.

"Wait."

Li Luo called out, stopping him.

"What now?" Wang Ling frowned.

"How many vice deans currently manage affairs in the academy?" Li Luo asked.

Wang Ling didn't want to answer, but after a moment, he said, "Two. Vice Dean Wu Yu and Vice Dean Qing Man."

"We wish to meet both vice deans."

Wang Ling refused outright. "The two vice deans are occupied. They have no time to receive students from the Sacred Mystic Star Academy."

Li Luo slowly withdrew a letter from his sleeve. The letter bore the clan emblem of the Li Li Tianwang lineage—and behind it, faintly, a dragon's mouth opened and closed, revealing sharp dragon fangs.

"I'm not here in the name of the Sacred Profound Star Academy to see the two Vice Principals."

"This is a visiting card from the Dragon Fang Branch of my Li Li Tianwang lineage. Please pass it along to the two Vice Principals and see whether they'd like to meet."

Wang Ling stared blankly at the visiting card Li Luo handed over. A strange, oppressive aura emanated from it, leaving him at a loss for a moment.

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