Chapter 208: Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan's Request

When Li Luo completed his small breakthrough, some commotion also arose in the banquet hall, with gaze after gaze staring in astonishment at Li Luo's figure.

No one had expected that Li Luo would actually break through at this moment.

"This bastard, always like this!"

Duze Duze Beixuan's face was ashen, his teeth somewhat clenched. Back during the ranking battle, it was also Li Luo who broke through at the last moment, withstanding their side's killing blow.

Wang Wang Hejiu frowned and said: "It's still a little different. Last time, Li Luo's breakthrough was on the spur of the moment, but this time... I feel like he had been planning it for a long time."

Duze Duze Honglian also nodded and said: "Li Luo's breakthrough this time was extremely smooth. Clearly he had already had premonitions of a breakthrough beforehand, but he had deliberately suppressed it..."

"This kid is really cunning. Could he have known in advance that Yu Yu Hongxi would use the Green Wind Gang to test them?"

Duze Duze Beixuan said: "Could it be that Lv Qing'er told him in advance?"

"That possibility can't be ruled out." Wang Wang Hejiu let out a helpless sigh.

"Did Li Luo get insider information in advance?"

On the other side, the Eldest Princess was also speaking in a low voice to Jiang Qing'e in a teasing tone. Clearly, she too had sensed that Li Luo's breakthrough this time had been overly smooth and logical.

This was clearly a long-planned breakthrough.

Jiang Qing'e smiled and said: "If I said it wasn't, would you believe it?"

The Eldest Princess lightly bit her red lips, a posture with quite a beguiling air to it. If a man were here instead, his blood would probably be boiling, but for Jiang Qing'e, it held no attraction.

"If anyone else said this, I really wouldn't quite believe it, but if it's you, then I really have no choice but to believe it." The Eldest Princess smiled.

Jiang Qing'e's character was excessively proud; she disdained to lie. So since she had said so, the Eldest Princess really did believe that Li Luo had not known in advance that Yu Yu Hongxi would test them in this manner.

Then by that account, it was Li Luo himself who had prepared for this.

He truly did not know what method Yu Yu Hongxi would adopt to deliver the Golden Dragon Secret Key, but he had secretly held back a trump card. In this way, no matter what method Yu Yu Hongxi chose, he would ultimately have an unexpected, brilliant move to play.

The Eldest Princess stared at Li Luo's handsome, young face and laughed with great interest. This Li Luo seemed rather different from his parents and Jiang Qing'e...

The first three were all dazzling like the great sun, fond of crushing everything with an overwhelming momentum, but this Li Luo was skilled at hiding his light beneath a bushel. Originally you thought he was nothing worth mentioning under the brilliance of Jiang Qing'e, but before you knew it, you would find he always brought people a sense of pleasant surprise.

Yu Yu Hongxi gazed at the gradually weakening Green Gang Wind in the cyan jade bottle in her hand, then looked at Li Luo, who had ultimately withstood this wave of Green Wind Gang, her expression calm.

She turned her head to glance at Lv Qing'er. At this moment, the latter's eyes could not conceal the joy welling up within them.

Yu Yu Hongxi sighed somewhat helplessly in her heart. She truly had not expected that Li Luo would still have such a trump card hidden... And as the operator of the test, she knew best that this time she hadn't even told Lv Qing'er the method of the test in advance, worried that this daughter of hers would directly leak the information to Li Luo.

In her prediction, the Green Gang Wind she released should have been just enough to eliminate Li Luo.

But what she hadn't expected was that although Li Luo didn't know the method of the test, he had still hidden a brilliant move...

Was this deliberately guarding against her? Or was it unintentional?

Yu Yu Hongxi took a deep look at Li Luo. This kid seemed harmless on the surface, but in truth was quite adept at concealing himself. With personalities like Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan's, how had they produced a son so utterly different from them?

After all, if one really had to talk about personality, it was merely a disciple like Jiang Qing'e who was instead cut from the same cloth as the two of them.

When the Green Gang Wind in the cyan jade bottle had completely dissipated, Yu Yu Hongxi put it away, then looked at the four figures standing in the field and smiled: "Congratulations on standing to the end."

She flicked her finger, and four beams of golden light shot out from her sleeve, falling directly toward the four people in the field.

Li Luo and the other three hurriedly reached out to catch them. The golden light transformed into a key shaped like a golden dragon, landing in their hands. The touch was cool, faintly emanating a peculiar energy fluctuation.

"The Golden Dragon Dao Field will open one month from now. When the time comes, bring this item to the Golden Dragon Treasure House, and I will send you into the Golden Dragon Dao Field," Yu Yu Hongxi said.

Li Luo and Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan's group of four all nodded in acknowledgment.

"Rest for a while first." Yu Yu Hongxi smiled elegantly, simultaneously ordering the Golden Dragon Treasure House's experts skilled in healing to step forward and treat the four's injuries and change their clothes.

Li Luo, however, politely declined the Golden Dragon Treasure House's healers. These injuries were all superficial, already healed under his own treatment, with no real damage.

He went to a side room and changed his clothes. A moment later, when he walked out of the room again, he found a figure standing at the doorway.

That head of fiery red hair—it was Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan.

Li Luo glanced at him. He had no intention of engaging him, so he planned to leave directly.

But Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan turned and walked over, just happening to block Li Luo's path.

"Something you need?" Li Luo raised an eyebrow slightly and asked.

Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan's face couldn't really be called handsome, but between his brows there was a kind of confidence and domineering air. Having long occupied the top spot of the Two-Star House had clearly added to his presence.

Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan smiled slightly: "Junior Li Luo, I've heard of you for a long time. Seeing you today, the rumors are indeed true."

Staring at the Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan before him, Li Luo smiled and said: "I think waiting for me here, you probably aren't just here to say these rather pointless things, right?"

Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan's expression was sincere: "Junior Li Luo is right. I am indeed waiting for you because I have something I hope you can agree to."

Li Luo neither agreed nor disagreed: "Let's hear it."

Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan said quite frankly: "It's actually nothing too big. This time all four of us obtained the Golden Dragon Secret Key, and it's said that when we enter the Golden Dragon Dao Field, it might be in a team format. If Lv Qing'er asks you to team up, I hope you can decline, because I want to team up with her."

"This is actually also some intention of President Yu. She gave me a hint, and my father is also very much in favor of it. I know Junior Li Luo is on quite good terms with Lv Qing'er, so if she asks you when the time comes and you can decline, I would be very grateful."

He looked at Li Luo and revealed a smile: "Our Extreme Flame Prefecture will also be grateful to you."

Li Luo's expression didn't show much surprise, clearly having had some guesses about this. He smiled and said: "President Yu's hint—didn't you perhaps misunderstand her meaning?"

Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan smiled: "Junior Li Luo, that's not the point."

"As for my request, I sincerely hope you can consider it."

"The current situation of House Luolan Prefecture isn't particularly good. Duze Prefecture has been pressing you relentlessly, already pushing you into a rather sorry state. And if at this time Extreme Flame Prefecture also steps in, I think for House Luolan Prefecture, this would probably be a disastrous result." Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan stared at Li Luo, very sincere.

Li Luo was briefly stunned, then smiled and said: "This is a threat, isn't it?"

Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan said helplessly: "I just hope Junior Li Luo can give my proposal proper consideration. I think, doing a small favor to make a friend—you wouldn't refuse that, would you?"

"Or should I say, perhaps you also harbor some intentions toward Lv Qing'er?"

Li Luo shook his head. He looked at Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan and held up two fingers: "I have two points. First, between Extreme Flame Prefecture and House Luolan Prefecture, the grievances are no fewer than with Duze Prefecture. Do you think Extreme Flame Prefecture doesn't want to take this opportunity to kick House Luolan Prefecture when it's down? You very much want to, it's just that you're being held in check by House House Jinque. So please don't stand here pretending Extreme Flame Prefecture is some great benefactor."

"Second, Lv Qing'er is my friend. If she needs my help when the time comes, I will help her with everything I have. You want me to turn her down... sorry, who do you think you are?"

Li Luo looked at the smile gradually fading from Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan's face and said coolly: "Besides, for something like this, you should go directly to Lv Qing'er and say it. If you're truly sincere, she might not refuse to consider it. You come over here trying to negotiate with me using these chips that sound utterly stupid—has your brain been burned out by your fire aspect?"

The smile had already completely vanished from Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan's face. He stared at Li Luo for several breaths, then nodded and said: "Junior Li Luo is far more unyielding than I imagined."

"Fine then, more words are useless. I hope that one day in the future, Junior Li Luo won't regret today's impulsive moment."

He waved his hand and turned to leave directly.

【2】 Clearly the negotiation had fallen through.

【3】 Li Luo paid no heed to the harsh words this fellow had left behind; the grievances between the Extreme Flame Manor and the House Luolan Mansion ran deep, and the two sides could never become friends—there would inevitably come a day when they faced each other.

【4】 But then, had the House Luolan Mansion seen few hard times over these years?

【5】 As he was thinking this, he turned and walked away, but after only two steps he saw, behind that wall pillar, Lv Qing'er's bright, sparkling gaze fixed on him.

Clearly, the negotiations had fallen apart.

Li Luo paid no heed to the harsh words this fellow had left behind. The enmity between the Extreme Flame House and the House Luolan House was no shallow matter—the two sides could never possibly become friends, and in the future there would inevitably come a time when they faced off.

Still, were the House Luolan House's difficult years over the years ever few?

As he was thinking this, he turned and walked away, but after only two steps, he saw that behind that wall pillar, Lv Qing'er's gaze was shining brightly as she looked at him.