Chapter 116: Are You Trying to Provoke Me?

Facing Si Tianming’s bitter smile, Jiang Qing’e was noncommittal, saying, "Leveraging influence to get things done—that is where Li Luo is clever."

Regarding their back-and-forth, Si Tianming was utterly helpless. In the end, he could only give Li Luo a warning before leading his people away, feeling somewhat aggrieved.

Seeing Si Tianming’s departing figure, Jiang Qing’e said to Li Luo, "Is the registration finished?"

Li Luo raised the jade tablet in his hand, indicating that everything was in order.

"Then let’s go. We’ll head straight to the Freshman Hall; the Teacher Selection Tournament will begin there," said Jiang Qing’e.

"Are we going together?" Li Luo smiled.

"Things have already reached this point, so there’s no use in trying to cover one's ears to steal a bell," Jiang Qing’e smiled, then winked at Li Luo and said, "However, I’m actually quite looking forward to this kind of opening. You, of all people, are in need of some whipping; perhaps this pressure is a good thing for you."

"What’s so good about it," Li Luo muttered discontentedly, then followed Jiang Qing’e as they walked forward.

"What was that about with Duze Honglian?"

"Just a defeated opponent who has been challenging me for three years. She probably couldn't find any breakthrough point with me, so she came to find trouble with you instead."

"That’s truly lacking in morality. I’m still just a child."

"A child? I feel that the rumors about me competing with Duze Honglian for a husband won't be so easy to put to an end within this Astral Sage College."

"Sigh, this is the sorrow of the weak; they can only attack others with words."

"Heh, this attack of yours will make her feel a hundred times worse than if you had just given her a sound beating."

As the three spoke, they headed into the college, leaving behind many complex gazes.

And in the crowd, the sisters Bai Doudou and Bai Mengmeng also witnessed this farce.

"Is that Jiang Qing’e? She’s so beautiful," Bai Mengmeng said with some wonder, her voice soft and sweet.

"A Ninth-Grade Light Resonance..."

Bai Doudou’s expression was somewhat solemn as she said, "She lives up to her reputation. That Light resonance power just now was so overbearing and thick that it was startling. Duze Honglian’s strength is clearly so formidable, yet her defense was still easily shattered by Jiang Qing’e."

"That Li Luo, he’s the Young Mansion Master of the House of Luolan, right? He actually has a marriage contract with Jiang Qing’e," Bai Mengmeng giggled and said, "But he really is good-looking."

Bai Doudou rolled her eyes at her sister and warned, "You stay far away from that guy. Don't get involved with him in any way."

Bai Mengmeng said softly, "Sister, what are you saying? I have no interest in him at all. My dream is to research formulas for spirit liquid and light."

Hearing this, Bai Doudou nodded. Her sister’s personality was too soft and cute; if anyone bullied her, she would only hide away in grievance. That Li Luo did not look like someone easy to deal with, so it was best not to have any contact with him.

"This classmate, you are Bai Mengmeng, right?"

Just then, a gentle and magnetic voice suddenly came from behind the sisters. The two turned their heads and saw a youth with bangs, his brow seemingly carrying a hint of melancholy.

"Hello, my name is Yu Lang. I wonder if I could be friends with you?" the melancholy youth said to Bai Mengmeng with a sunny smile.

Bai Mengmeng glanced at Yu Lang’s face and silently hid behind Bai Doudou.

Bai Doudou said coldly, "Get lost."

"I don't mean anything else; I just simply wanted to get to know her and make a friend," Yu Lang explained sincerely.

"I’ll give you three seconds to disappear from my sight, otherwise I’ll make sure you can't even participate in the Teacher Selection Tournament." Bai Doudou’s voice was calm, devoid of anger, but it was precisely this calmness that made one’s heart turn cold.

Thus, less than a second after her voice fell, it was as if a wind had swept past; Yu Lang’s figure vanished without a trace.

Bai Mengmeng: "..."

Bai Doudou snorted coldly and said, "Cowardly rat, daring to hit on my sister right in front of me?"

"It’s 'cowardly rat'," Bai Mengmeng couldn't help but cover her forehead and said, "Also, sister, Mom and Dad have already said many times that I hope you can change this catchphrase. You’re a girl; saying that all day long sounds so unpleasant."

"It’s all the same," Bai Doudou said dismissively, then took her sister’s hand and turned to leave.

Li Luo followed Jiang Qing’e and Yan Lingqing, amidst the countless gazes along the way, to the venue of the Teacher Selection Tournament.

This was an extremely spacious giant hall. The hall was circular with an open-work dome, revealing the azure sky. Around the hall were tiers of spectator stands arranged in a staircase pattern.

At this moment, the plaza of the giant hall was already packed with a sea of people, a dense black mass. At a glance, it looked like there were several thousand people.

"Your freshman jade tablet will have your position in the plaza. You just need to find your spot and wait for the Teacher Selection Tournament to begin," Jiang Qing’e said to Li Luo.

"The Teacher Selection Tournament starts right here?" Li Luo asked in surprise.

"No, this is just a teleportation area. When the tournament begins, you will be sent into a special zone through the teleportation array beneath the hall," Jiang Qing’e explained.

Li Luo nodded in realization.

"Li Luo, good luck. We’ll be watching you from here," Yan Lingqing made a cheering gesture at Li Luo, then pulled Jiang Qing’e up to the circular spectator stands of the giant hall.

Li Luo watched the two women’s graceful backs disappear into the flow of people, then withdrew his gaze and cast it toward the crowded hall plaza before him.

He took out his jade tablet and checked the position number on it.

"North Third Circle, Column 39, Row 56."

Li Luo distinguished some of the markings on the plaza, then followed the instructions, squeezed into the crowd, and began looking for his spot.

While searching, Li Luo discovered that the ground was covered in complex patterns, and from time to time, a circle about half a meter wide was partitioned out. He guessed these must be the teleportation circles, and the positions on their jade tablets were their respective circles.

After searching for a long while in this huge plaza, Li Luo finally confirmed his position. However, when he arrived, he found that this circle was empty, and people within a few meters were walking around it.

Li Luo looked over and saw a figure standing alone in the empty circle.

That figure, at a single glance, made one’s heart palpitate; a fierce aura rushed toward him, causing one to feel fear.

Looking at the fierce youth with shoulder-length hair, dark skin, and tiger-like markings on his face, Li Luo understood why people were walking around him. This person was none other than the one ranked first in freshman strength on the booklet Yu Lang had, Qin Zhulu.

"Such a heavy aura of ferocity."

Li Luo shook his head. When he saw him in the booklet earlier, he felt the fierce aura was heavy, but now that he saw the person himself, that aura had become even more intense.

No wonder no one dared to go up and provoke him.

Li Luo looked at the ground there and discovered that the spot where Qin Zhulu was standing was exactly his position.

So he hesitated for a moment, squeezed out of the crowd, and walked up amidst some admiring gazes from those around.

Li Luo’s approach immediately drew a cold, fierce gaze from Qin Zhulu. In that instant, Li Luo felt as if he had been targeted by some kind of ferocious beast.

But he did not fear, instead walking directly closer.

"This classmate," he gave Qin Zhulu a friendly smile and said, "Excuse me, you are standing in my spot."

Qin Zhulu looked down at the spot under his feet, was silent for a moment, and then remained standing there expressionless, like a wooden stake.

"This classmate, this is my spot," Li Luo saw this and could only remind him again.

Qin Zhulu’s face twitched slightly, staring at Li Luo, his voice low like a beast: "Are you trying to provoke me?"

Li Luo was a bit dumbfounded. What kind of logic is this? I’m just telling you that you’re standing in the wrong spot.

"I don't want to provoke you," Li Luo explained, "but this really is my spot. Take out your freshman jade tablet."

Qin Zhulu took his freshman jade tablet from his bosom and glanced at it.

Li Luo also looked and immediately said, "See, your position is South Sixth Circle, Column 76, Row 58. You just need to go find that."

Qin Zhulu glanced at Li Luo, silently stuffed the freshman jade tablet back into his bosom, and said in a low voice, "Are you trying to provoke me?"

What the hell, who wants to provoke you! You’re the one provoking me, okay?!

Li Luo was a bit stunned. Is this guy from the Grand General’s Mansion or a Savage’s Mansion? Does he not understand human speech?

Li Luo stared at Qin Zhulu for a moment and suddenly said, "You wouldn't happen to be unable to find your own position, would you?"

The division of positions in this giant hall plaza was indeed a bit complex. Li Luo had to search for a while just now. Could it be that this guy in front of him had no sense of direction and a more straightforward way of thinking?

The gaze Qin Zhulu cast at Li Luo suddenly became fierce, yet this fierceness instead made Li Luo feel that he seemed to have some inexplicable sense of guilt.

"He wouldn't be that bizarre, would he?"

Li Luo shook his head speechlessly and finally couldn't be bothered to waste any more words with him: "Give me your freshman jade tablet, let’s swap. You stand here, and I’ll go find my position myself."

He handed over his own freshman jade tablet.

Qin Zhulu looked at the freshman jade tablet in Li Luo’s hand, was silent for a few breaths, and then slowly took out his own tablet to make the exchange.

After completing the exchange, Li Luo’s gaze toward Qin Zhulu became somewhat strange. After this probing, he discovered that it really was this guy who couldn't find his position, so he just randomly occupied a spot.

Regarding Li Luo’s strange gaze, Qin Zhulu remained expressionless, not moving like a wooden stake, but for some reason, Li Luo felt that the color of his dark face seemed to have become even deeper.

Finally, he shook his head, took the jade tablet, and turned to leave.

As Li Luo walked away, Qin Zhulu turned his head, glanced at his back, and then slowly closed his eyes to rest.