Chapter 149: Personal Charm

The sudden appearance of Du Ze Duze Beixuan, Qi Luozhi, and the four of them—Xin Fu and Bai Bai Mengmeng—immediately ignited the atmosphere in this area. No one expected that a confrontation originally between Li Luo and Wang Wang Hejiu would ultimately evolve into a standoff between two small squads.

"Tsk tsk, could it be that these two Purple Radiance teams are clashing right here?"

"This is quite a spectacle!"

Many onlooker students whispered among themselves, wearing expressions eager for the show.

"Wang Wang Hejiu, shameless, ugly, and a pest with no use!" Just then, a voice suddenly rose from the crowd.

As soon as this voice fell, another direction echoed with agreement: "Wang Wang Hejiu, shameless, ugly, and a pest with no use!"

Everyone was stunned, then burst into uproarious laughter.

Wang Wang Hejiu's face grew somewhat gloomy; his gaze swept over the crowd as he shouted sternly, "Who is it? Dare to step forward and say it?!"

"I don't dare!" The first voice to respond replied without hesitation.

Veins throbbed on Wang Wang Hejiu's forehead; his physical power surged, and anger churned in his eyes.

Li Luo couldn't help but laugh. Although the voice just now had been deliberately suppressed, how could he not recognize it? It was none other than that fellow Seeing Yu Lang.

The second one to echo was obviously Zhao Kuo.

Just as Wang Wang Hejiu grew angry, his expression suddenly stiffened, for he sensed a sharp, extraordinary gust of wind suddenly descending from the sky.

Buzz!

A long spear pierced the center of the arena; the spear shaft vibrated, emitting a humming sound.

"Hmph, who dares bully my sister?!"

A cold, sharp voice followed, and a figure descended from the sky, landing beside the long spear. She grabbed the spear shaft and pointed the spear tip at Qi Luozhi on the arena's edge.

That was Bai Bai Doudou.

A murmur of surprise rose from the surroundings; no one expected that Bai Bai Doudou would also get involved.

Upon seeing Bai Bai Doudou, Wang Wang Hejiu's expression grew somewhat Solemn; he said coldly, "Bai Bai Doudou, this matter has nothing to do with you."

"If anyone touches my sister, then it does." Bai Bai Doudou replied coldly.

Wang Wang Hejiu's cheek twitched. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly sensed a ferocious aura carrying immense pressure appearing. He raised his head to look at a certain high platform on the right, where he saw Qin Qin Zhulu standing there, arms crossed, looking down with a blank expression.

He did not speak, yet that pressure caused even Wang Wang Hejiu to feel extreme wariness.

Hush.

The murmurs from the surroundings became even more intense; even Qin Qin Zhulu had appeared!

Wang Wang Hejiu turned toward Li Luo with a somewhat gloomy face. The latter sighed and said, "See? This is personal charm. If we come to the academy to cultivate and end up making heaven angry and people resentful, wouldn't that prove we are failures?"

Wang Wang Hejiu said calmly, "Li Luo, no need for empty words. I hope we won't meet during the ranking battle at the end of the month."

He turned his gaze to Lu Qing'er, his voice softening slightly: "As for you, student Qing'er, I will not give up."

"Additionally, someone with an engagement like you shouldn't provoke others. Even for Qing'er's reputation, you should stay far away from her. Otherwise, if you end up offending the Fish Guildmaster and the Golden Dragon Treasure Hall, you won't have a good outcome."

This Wang Wang Hejiu was no good sort either; even though he was currently at a disadvantage and intended to retreat, he still left a thorn behind in a sour tone before turning and leaving.

Du Ze Duze Beixuan cast a cold glance at Li Luo and also turned to leave.

Qi Luozhi on the periphery had already withdrawn from the crowd long ago.

Thus, the commotion ended anticlimactically, starting strong and finishing weak.

The crowd felt somewhat regretful; unfortunately, they failed to witness the exciting duel between these Purple Radiance students in advance.

Li Luo watched their departing backs, then turned his gaze to Bai Bai Doudou and that Qin Qin Zhulu. He wasn't too surprised that Bai Bai Doudou had intervened, as she did so entirely because of Bai Bai Mengmeng; she was obviously a sister-protecting maniac.

However, Qin Qin Zhulu was truly unexpected.

While Li Luo was pondering, Qin Qin Zhulu had already turned and left.

"Your captain seems to care quite a bit for his teammates," Li Luo sighed to Lu Qing'er.

Lu Qing'er shook her head and said, "Then you are underestimating him too much. Do you know? In just these three short days, he submitted eighteen applications to Instructor Cao Sheng requesting to switch to a different group... but all were ultimately rejected by Instructor Cao Sheng."

"Yesterday during cultivation, Instructor Cao Sheng asked him to spar with Yin Yin Yue, and the result was that he jumped out the window and ran, nearly making Yin Yin Yue cry from anger."

Li Luo looked utterly bewildered. Did Qin Qin Zhulu fear women to such an extent? This simply refreshed his understanding.

"I truly worry about the future of the Great General's Mansion," Li Luo sighed. That Great General must also have a headache; doing nothing wrong, yet the Great General's Mansion might face the threat of destruction.

It would be more straightforward if a super-strong enemy appeared and wiped out the Great General's Mansion.

Lu Qing'er didn't care much about why Qin Qin Zhulu had appeared. Instead, her gaze shifted, looking at Li Luo before her; her beautiful eyes sparkled with light: "The Young Mansion Master looks very handsome today."

Li Luo waved his hand indifferently and said, "No need to mention what everyone already knows; it's tedious."

"Then I wonder, what is the Young Mansion Master's opinion on Wang Wang Hejiu's final words just now?" Lu Qing'er took off the coat wrapped around her waist and put it on, adjusting her collar as her black hair swayed in the wind, then spoke in a somewhat casual tone.

"What words?" Li Luo was stunned, then said seriously, "That kind of person has a dirty mind; whatever he thinks is improper, and the friendship between us is sufficient to withstand any influence."

He paused, then asked, "Won't your mother beat me up because of this? That would be too narrow-minded; how could she command such a huge enterprise as the Great Xia Golden Dragon Treasure Hall?"

Lu Qing'er glared at him: "Don't speak ill of my mother."

Li Luo sighed and said, "If you also think our friendship will affect your reputation, then I will be more careful in the future."

"I don't!" Lu Qing hurriedly said.

"But your question just now has already revealed the hesitation in your heart; it seems I overestimated the friendship between us," Li Luo said sadly.

"I really don't!"

Lu Qing'er felt somewhat aggrieved and said, "Alright, I was wrong; I shouldn't have asked."

Li Luo then smiled happily and said, "Since you admit your mistake and correct it, I won't hold it against you. I'll go find Seeing Yu Lang, Zhao Kuo, and the others first; we'll have dinner together tonight, and I'll give you a chance to treat."

Then, as if remembering something, he added, "If your mother really wants to beat me up in the future, you must stop her."

Having finished speaking, he ran off quickly.

Lu Qing'er watched his back, frowned and thought for a moment, then bit her lip in some annoyance.

It seemed she had been tricked by that annoying Li Luo again!

(One update today. Yesterday, I posted a picture of Seeing Yu Lang on WeChat; it was quite fitting. If you are interested, you can take a look, but yesterday's WeChat chapter was paid; you can also wait for me to release it later.)