Chapter 330: Lin Suo

The next day.

When Li Luo arrived at the Long Baoxing, he immediately spotted a hulking, menacing figure that stood out amidst the bustling crowd.

Qin Zhulu.

He stood there like a pillar, looking deep in thought.

"What are you doing?"

Li Luo walked up and asked.

Qin Zhulu's vacant eyes finally flickered. He looked at Li Luo, said nothing, but his tense body seemed to relax significantly.

"You came here but didn't go in to find Lu Qinger..." Li Luo was a bit puzzled.

Just then, a dainty maid from the firm hurried over and said respectfully, "Young Deputy Prefect Li Luo, the Young Lady asked me to wait for you here. If you arrived, please follow me."

At the same time, she glanced at Qin Zhulu with a strange expression and whispered, "This guest arrived earlier, but when I tried to speak to him, he ignored me."

Li Luo couldn't help but laugh out loud. No wonder this guy was standing there like a post; it turned out he had been intimidated by the young lady.

Qin Zhulu gave Li Luo an annoyed glare and said with a menacing air, "You go in front of me."

Li Luo smiled and nodded at the maid. She quickly led the way, and he followed, with Qin Zhulu trailing closely behind, step for step.

Entering the rear hall, the noise faded away.

Then Li Luo noticed two figures ahead. One was no stranger—it was Zhu Xuan, who had also qualified for the Golden Dragon Dojo. The other was someone he had never seen before; he looked rather thin, with an ordinary face and a smile on his lips.

When Li Luo saw Zhu Xuan, the latter also heard their footsteps, turned his head, and let his gaze linger on Li Luo.

He gave a faint smile and stood there waiting for Li Luo and Qin Zhulu to walk up.

"Junior Li Luo has been quite the talk of the academy lately," Zhu Xuan said with a smile.

Li Luo said modestly, "You flatter me. I only earned a hundred thousand points. I imagine Senior Zhu Xuan, having struggled in the academy for nearly two years, must have earned just as many by now."

*Screw your mother, I haven't seen that many academy points in nearly two years.

Zhu Xuan cursed inwardly, but his face remained completely composed.

"By the way, why didn't Senior Ye Qiuding come?" Li Luo didn't dwell on the topic and asked curiously, scanning the room.

"Ye Qiuding was heavily contaminated by evil thoughts in the Dark Cave and also suffered serious injuries, so he is still recovering. I'm afraid he won't be able to make it to this Golden Dragon Dojo," Zhu Xuan said.

"That is truly a pity," Li Luo expressed his regret.

Zhu Xuan chuckled and retorted sarcastically, "I heard that half of the injuries on Ye Qiuding were inflicted by you, Junior Li Luo."

"Senior Zhu Xuan, please don't spread rumors. Why would I slash Senior Ye Qiuding for no reason? At that time, I was slashing an Other, not a person," Li Luo explained earnestly.

Zhu Xuan could only sneer, but he couldn't argue that Li Luo had been ruthless; given the circumstances, Li Luo was indeed in the right. Ye Qiuding could only be called unlucky.

"By the way, who is this?" Li Luo's gaze shifted to the unfamiliar youth beside Zhu Xuan.

Seeing Li Luo look over, the thin youth gave him a slight smile.

"Lin Suo. Since Ye Qiuding couldn't come, he is taking his place," Zhu Xuan said simply.

He then lost interest in talking to Li Luo and walked straight ahead, with Lin Suo following him.

Li Luo watched their backs, his gaze lingering on the youth named Lin Suo, because for some reason, he felt a sense of danger from him.

"This person has a strong killing intent. He must be a ruthless character," Qin Zhulu, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up.

Li Luo glanced at him. Qin Zhulu had followed his father through battles on the frontier and was quite sensitive to killing intent. Since he said so, it was clear that Lin Suo was no ordinary person.

He wondered who had recommended him.

Li Luo frowned, but eventually shook his head. He followed the maid through the corridor and finally pushed open the door to a magnificent hall.

In the hall, Zhu Xuan and Lin Suo were already there.

At the same time, Li Luo also saw Yu Hongxi and the vice president of the Long Baoxing, named Ning Que.

Standing beside them were Lu Qinger and Ning Zhao, respectively.

When Lu Qinger saw Li Luo arrive, her beautiful eyes immediately brightened, and the smile on her lovely face deepened.

Yu Hongxi glanced at her daughter out of the corner of her eye and felt a slight headache. The girl's expression clearly showed she was interested in Li Luo, yet she would stubbornly deny it whenever asked.

Originally, she had planned to arrange for two outstanding peers to accompany Lu Qinger to the Golden Dragon Dojo, hoping that after interacting with other talented individuals, Lu Qinger would stop thinking about Li Luo. She never expected that Li Luo would pass her test and even secure a spot for the Golden Dragon Dojo.

This kid was truly troublesome.

Thinking this, Yu Hongxi showed nothing on her face. Instead, she nodded gently at the arriving Li Luo and Qin Zhulu, her demeanor dignified and graceful.

"Sorry to trouble the four of you to come to the firm today."

Yu Hongxi smiled slightly. Her voice, while not as light as a young girl's, possessed the unique charm of a mature woman.

"I invited you here because of the Golden Dragon Dojo. Counting the days, it will open in just a few more days."

"According to the rules of the Golden Dragon Dojo, those who enter must form teams of three. So, including Qinger and Ning Zhao, there are exactly six of you, which can form two teams."

"These two teams must have Qinger and Ning Zhao as their cores, because the Golden Dragon Dojo is actually a trial and test for the internal members of the Long Baoxing, and the four of you are there to provide support."

"Of course, although you are there to support, you can compete for the opportunities within the Golden Dragon Dojo based on your own abilities. Except for the 'Golden Dragon Mountain-Visiting Token' which you cannot obtain, there is no difference."

"Golden Dragon Mountain-Visiting Token? What is that?" Li Luo asked curiously.

Yu Hongxi looked at him and said, "The core of the Long Baoxing headquarters is called 'Golden Dragon Mountain'. You can think of it as a sacred cultivation ground exclusive to internal members of the Long Baoxing. Golden Dragon Mountain will periodically issue 'Golden Dragon Mountain-Visiting Tokens' to various branches of the Long Baoxing. These 'Mountain-Visiting Tokens' will appear within the Golden Dragon Dojo. Simply put, I invited you to provide support because you can assist Qinger or Ning Zhao in obtaining a 'Golden Dragon Mountain-Visiting Token'."

Li Luo and Qin Zhulu exchanged glances, both seeing the envy in the other's eyes.

This internal benefit of the Long Baoxing was just too good, wasn't it?!

There was actually such an exclusive, high-end sacred cultivation ground?!

Given the wealth and power of the Long Baoxing, one didn't need to guess how grand and magnificent that so-called Golden Dragon Mountain must be. It was definitely a higher-level place of cultivation than the Astral Sage College.

This was truly a direct path to the top.

"Do you have any questions?" Yu Hongxi asked.

Li Luo raised his hand, looking sincere.

"President Yu, I would like to ask, is it still too late to join the Long Baoxing now?"

(I posted a picture of Yu Hongxi on WeChat today. President Yu is very beautiful, everyone go take a look.)