Chapter 1434: The Story of Xi Chan

Under Guo Guo Jiufeng's arrangement, Li Luo and his group found a place to settle within the tower region of the Eastern Region of Outer Shenzhou to rest and recover their state.

"By the way, Vice Dean Guo Guo Jiufeng, is the Ancient Light Academy located in the Inner City of Tianjing City? If I wish to seek someone out, how should I go?" After settling everyone, Li Luo asked Guo Guo Jiufeng again.

"The Ancient Light Academy? You want to find Jiang Jiang Qinge, don't you?"

Hearing this, Guo Guo Jiufeng immediately understood, then sighed, "Jiang Jiang Qinge's reputation in this Tianjing Tower is now quite considerable. On the Tianjing List, she has already ranked within the top twenty."

"The Tianjing List? What is that?" Li Luo asked in confusion.

"Inside the Tianjing Tower, many geniuses and instructors from the Academy Alliance gather to cultivate hard year-round. To temper them, the Academy Alliance holds a sparring match every month. This Tianjing List is the ranking. As far as I know, in the short few months since Jiang Jiang Qinge came to the Tianjing Tower, she has already defeated many famous instructors and advanced to the top twenty of the Tianjing List at the fastest speed."

Guo Guo Jiufeng said this with some regret, "Pity. If Jiang Jiang Qinge were also in your Saint Zhu Xuan Star Academy team, our Eastern Region of Outer Shenzhou achieving first place in Outer Shenzhou this time would have required almost no effort."

Jiang Jiang Qinge is currently Unparalleled Third Rank; her combat power is so fierce that even Guo Guo Jiufeng feels awe.

Li Luo smiled, "A mere dispute between Saint Academies of Outer Shenzhou; why would Sister Jiang Qinge need to act? Having me is enough."

Guo Guo Jiufeng smiled. Li Luo is Unparalleled Second Rank, naturally also brilliant and talented, but within this Tianjing Tower, that one-rank difference between him and Jiang Jiang Qinge has a significant impact.

At the very least, Unparalleled Third Rank Jiang Jiang Qinge has already defeated several famous Seventh Rank Marquis Instructors.

"You don't need to go find Jiang Jiang Qinge these two days. The Tianjing Tower is about to open, and the teams of the four Ancient Academies are all undergoing secret training. If you go to the Inner City now, you probably won't find her."

"Wait three days until the Tianjing Grand Meeting opens; all teams will appear, and you will naturally see her." Guo Guo Jiufeng suggested.

Hearing this, Li Luo could only temporarily suppress some of the longing in his heart and nodded in agreement.

Guo Guo Jiufeng then took his leave and departed.

Li Luo turned and entered the small green building. He did not go to rest but went to Instructor Xi Chan's room. He knocked politely, and only after a voice from inside invited him in did he push the door open and enter.

Entering the room, Li Luo saw Instructor Xi Chan leaning by the window, her beautiful eyes somewhat absent-mindedly gazing at Tianjing City. At this moment, she had removed the thin gauze covering her cheeks, revealing that fair, cold, and pretty face.

On her fair and exquisite profile, there was also a black curse mark. The curse mark looked like a black fish, its tail flicking slightly, as if it were a living creature.

The well-fitting academy uniform wrapped her slender and exquisite delicate body, extending her charming curves, while also fully displaying that intellectual and elegant temperament.

Instructor Xi Chan turned her head to look at Li Luo and smiled, "I haven't thanked you yet for today's matter."

What she referred to was naturally the group of Xi Chi they had met earlier.

Li Luo said sincerely, "During the Luo Lan Manor ancestral sacrifice back then, you blocked the Lord of the Lanling Manor for our Luo Lan Manor. You were even willing to resign your position as an academy instructor. This kindness is enough for me to remember for a lifetime."

Looking at Li Luo's eyes filled with sincere emotion, Instructor Xi Chan also felt somewhat gratified, then said softly, "You want to ask about the Xi family matters, don't you?"

"Instructor, you also know my current strength and background. That so-called Xi family poses no threat to me." Li Luo said.

Xi Chan fell silent for a moment, then said, "I indeed come from the Xi family of Xuanling Outer Shenzhou. The Xi family is a top power in the Eastern Sea of Xuanling Outer Shenzhou, possessing a Dual-Crowned King Ancestor."

When speaking of this Xi family, a thick look of disgust appeared in Xi Chan's eyes.

"The Xi family is divided into the Main Family and Branch Families, and I am from the Xi Branch Family. The Xi family has had a rigid and twisted family rule since ancient times."

"Daughters of the Branch Family must marry men of the Main Family after reaching adulthood."

"This is because the Main Family possesses a Mi Fa that uses Branch Family daughters as cauldrons, borrowing the power of the same bloodline to strengthen their own affinity. This method is vicious; often, Branch Family daughters end up with short lifespans. Therefore, although the bloodline comes from the same source, the Xi Branch Family is like servants raised by the Main Family."

"The Branch Family attempted to resist, but they were all suppressed by the Ancestor."

"When I first reached adulthood, the Main Family set a marriage engagement, and that fiancé was that Xi Li."

"My parents, unwilling to see me fall into that fire pit, found an opportunity to send me away. I hid in the distant Great Xia Kingdom and dared not return for many years."

Xi Chan clenched her hands tightly. Green veins protruded on her fair backs of hands, showing how intense her inner emotions were.

"I never expected that after so many years, upon coming to the Tianjing Tower again, I would encounter people from that Xi family."

Li Luo frowned. This Xi family actually has such strange clan rules; it is truly quite twisted and perverted.

However, he finally understood why Xi Chan showed such disgust when she saw that Xi Chi.

"That Xi Li has been employed at the Xuanling Ancient Academy for many years; his strength and connections cannot be underestimated. If he finds out about me this time, he will definitely not let it go easily."

Instructor Xi Chan bit her red lips tightly, a look of determination appearing in her eyes: "However, if he wants to use me as a cauldron, I would rather die than comply with his wishes."

Li Luo smiled calmly, "Just a Seventh Rank Marquis Instructor from an Ancient Academy; he doesn't have the qualification to act pretentious in front of me. If he really dares to come and snatch people, I will dare to kill."

In his calm words, a certain grim killing intent flowed, quite formidable.

He is no longer the young lord of the Luo Lan Manor who was drifting in wind and rain back then. He has not only stepped onto the path of Unparalleled himself, but his background is also as solid as a mountain.

Therefore, even if that so-called Xi family has a Dual-Crowned King stationed there, he is still not afraid.

Instructor Xi Chan has a great debt to him. As long as she is unwilling, let alone a Seventh Rank Marquis Realm, even if their Ancestor comes, Li Luo will not yield.

Who can't call for reinforcements?

Li Luo's calm voice containing killing intent fell into Xi Chan's ears, causing some surging emotions to rise in her heart.

Who could have thought that the boy who needed her protection at the Instructor Selection Competition back then could now bring her such a strong sense of security.

Finally, Instructor Xi Chan said softly, "Li Luo, thank you."

Li Luo smiled and waved his hand, but his gaze turned to Instructor Xi Chan's fair and intellectual pretty face. To be precise, it was that black "Fish Demon Curse."

The somewhat eerie Fish Demon Curse, set against her fair and smooth skin, actually appeared somewhat seductive.

"This demon curse has not been removed yet?" Li Luo frowned and asked.

Instructor Xi Chan said, "Actually, previously at the Tianyuan Ancient Academy, Vice Dean Lan Lan Lingzi wanted to remove this "Fish Demon Curse" for me, but I refused."

"Why?" Li Luo was somewhat surprised.

Instructor Xi Chan said softly, "I have gotten used to this thing over these years, and it is also a kind of power. With the Tianjing Tower about to open, having more means is always good."

She smiled at Li Luo, "It just takes quite a bit of suffering when using it, but this Fish Demon Curse is not as intense as it was back then, and its threat has weakened considerably."

Li Luo was speechless. He didn't expect that over these years, Instructor Xi Chan had actually gotten used to this Fish Demon Curse. However, he didn't find it incredible, after all, he had seen people who fused alien powers even more terrifyingly.

Naturally, that was Li Li Lingjing.

However, the threat of this Fish Demon Curse now is indeed not as great as back then. If there is a recurrence later, Li Luo can first take Instructor Xi Chan to the Dragon Tooth Pulse and ask Tantai Lan to act, removing all hidden dangers for Instructor Xi Chan.

Thinking this, Li Luo felt relieved. He chatted and laughed with Instructor Xi Chan for a while longer before exiting the room and heading to his own room.

However, as he climbed the stairs, his steps paused.

At the corner of the staircase, a figure in a green skirt stood quietly. Her eyes, like an ice lake, seemed to be flowing with coldness and a faint aloofness.

Like a snow lotus in the depths of winter, coldly beautiful and aloof.

She watched Li Luo walk out of Instructor Xi Chan's room and asked casually.

"You were in there so long—what were you talking about?"