Chapter 395: Big Shots Gather

The long-awaited Ticket Match has arrived as scheduled.

On this day, the Holy Profound Star Academy became the focal point of attention for the entire Great Xia; numerous factions within Great Xia City mobilized, leveraging various connections to secure viewing positions, while other factions across the Great Xia, unable to reach the scene, could only watch glimpses of the battles within the Holy Profound Star Academy from specific locations in certain cities, using projection devices.

It can be said that for this Ticket Match, countless Great Xia people are now eagerly awaiting it; such influence is truly rare.

And the atmosphere within the academy had already boiled over the moment the first ray of morning light pierced the clouds and poured down, with waves of noisy, lively sound spreading out and shooting straight into the sky.

The location for the Ticket Match was set at the academy's rear mountain, where towering peaks rise up, while countless viewing stands were carved into the cliff faces, with layers of stone steps extending up and down; looking down from above, one could see the battlefield beneath the mountains.

There was no specific arena, but rather various different terrains, including mountain forests, lakes, and even swamplands.

When Li Luo, Bai Bai Mengmeng, and Student Xin Fu arrived here, they saw that the layered viewing stands were already teeming with people, countless figures gathered within, their roaring cheers completely enveloping the mountains that were usually quiet.

"Li Luo!"

At the entrance, Li Luo suddenly heard a familiar voice; following the sound, he saw the pretty figure of Lu Qing'er waving at him, and standing beside her was actually Yu Yu Hongxi, her red dress bright and captivating, full of charm.

However, what surprised Li Luo was not Yu Yu Hongxi, but that besides this mother and daughter, a group of figures with impressive aura stood around them.

To Yu Yu Hongxi's right was Zhu Zhu Qinghuo, the Lord of the Extreme Flame Mansion whom he had seen before, and behind him stood Senior Zhu Zhu Xuan.

The Du Ze Duze Honglian siblings were also there, but what caught Li Luo's attention was a middle-aged man standing before them, dressed in black robes, with a somewhat cold expression; his slightly gloomy eyes made people feel uncomfortable, and standing with his hands behind his back, he exuded a subtle yet heavy sense of pressure.

Although Li Luo had never seen this person before, he instantly recognized his identity.

The Lord of the Du Ze Mansion, Du Ze Yan.

Si Si Qiuying's figure was also in the crowd; before her stood a man in golden robes, roughly the same age as Du Ze Yan and the others, but his appearance was far more refined and scholarly; Li Luo had a slight impression of this person, who should be the Lord of the Jin Que Mansion, Si Qing.

Wow, the group before him were all top-tier big shots from the Great Xia; three of the five Mansion Lords had come out, showing just how eye-catching this Holy Profound Star Academy Ticket Match was.

Originally, these big shots were talking amongst themselves, but Lu Qing'er's greeting caused their voices to pause, and then various different gazes turned toward the young man walking over.

Facing the gazes of these big shots from all sides, Li Luo showed no fear; after all, he was the Young Lord of the Luo An Mansion; although his strength couldn't compare to theirs, in the absence of the Mansion Lord, he was the Acting Mansion Lord, so he absolutely could not bring shame to the Luo An Mansion.

And seeing Li Luo arrive with a calm expression, the eyes of the three Mansion Lords present all showed a slight change, because the young man's appearance clearly revealed the shadows of those two people.

Thinking of those two... their pupils couldn't help but shrink slightly.

Back when Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan were around, the entire Great Xia's Marquis Realm seemed to be suppressed under their control.

"President Yu, three Mansion Lords." During their momentary distraction, Li Luo had already approached, smiling as he greeted them.

Zhu Zhu Qinghuo, Lord of the Extreme Flame Mansion, gazed at Li Luo and said with a smile, "Nephew Li Luo, in less than a year, you have become the number one of the One-Star Court at the Holy Profound Star Academy; it seems it won't be long before the Luo An Mansion gathers both a dragon and a phoenix again. Hehe, this reminds me of Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan back in the day; the Luo An Mansion truly has immense fortune."

His words caused Du Ze Yan of the Du Ze Mansion's eyes to chill slightly; the decline of the Luo An Mansion had made the other four Mansions the biggest beneficiaries, so they were probably the least happy to see the Luo An Mansion rise again; if the Luo An Mansion truly produced another Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan, would they be suppressed for many years again?

Li Luo also glanced at Zhu Zhu Qinghuo; how could he not detect the malice hidden in the other's words? This was clearly trying to put the Luo An Mansion on the grill; although the Luo An Mansion was already being watched by all sides, Zhu Zhu Qinghuo's words were undoubtedly trying to add more fuel to the fire.

Truly a treacherous old dog.

"Zhu Zhu Qinghuo, you are thinking too far ahead; right now, Li Luo is only at the Image Master Realm. I think you were psychologically scarred by Li Taixuan back then?" At this moment, Mansion Lord Si Qing, standing before Si Si Qiuying, spoke with a smile.

Hearing this, Zhu Zhu Qinghuo's expression changed, and he sneered, "As if you weren't beaten by Dantai Lan."

"When one's skills are inferior, there's nothing to be done," Si Qing said with a smile.

Li Luo remained calm; he was neither angered by Zhu Zhu Qinghuo's provocation nor moved by Si Qing's intervention. The relationships between the five Mansions were complex; regarding the Luo An Mansion's current situation, the other Mansions had all played a part. The Jin Que Mansion's relationship was indeed slightly friendlier, but mostly due to interests; the Jin Que Mansion needed a Luo An Mansion to draw the fire of the Extreme Flame Mansion and the Du Ze Mansion.

If one felt grateful to the Jin Que Mansion for this, that would be far too childish.

"Enough. Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan might not even be dead," Yu Yu Hongxi said calmly at this moment, stopping the undercurrents swirling between the three Mansion Lords.

And the killing power of her words was considerable; immediately, the atmosphere became momentarily stagnant. Zhu Zhu Qinghuo and Du Ze Yan's eyes clearly shifted, and finally, they lost interest, because everyone understood very well that the main reason the Luo An Mansion had managed to limp along these years was this very point.

They knew best how terrifying those two were; the Marquis Battlefield was indeed terrifying, but if those two could emerge, the Great Xia would surely face a massive upheaval.

Additionally, they felt somewhat surprised by Yu Yu Hongxi's intervention; in the past, Yu Yu Hongxi had been quite cold toward the Luo An Mansion, and the two sides had little interaction; why, since Li Luo came to Great Xia City, had the interactions between the two sides increased?

Was it because of Lu Qing'er?

However, since Yu Yu Hongxi had spoken, they naturally could not say much more, and then lost interest in staying there, heading toward the arena one by one.

After they all left, Yu Yu Hongxi finally looked at Li Luo and said, "Li Luo, your growth is astonishing, but to protect the Luo An Mansion, this is not enough."

Li Luo nodded and smiled, "I know, but I will work hard."

Yu Yu Hongxi said calmly, "Compared to Li Taixuan, you are too reserved; perhaps this is because of your Empty Image back then, so you like to hide your sharpness, but the moment you arrived in Great Xia City, you could no longer hide; and since you cannot hide, then you might as well reveal all your sharpness."

"Furthermore, although Jiang Jiang Qinge's talent is astonishing, I feel you are not weaker than her, so try harder; your Luo An Mansion always has strong women and weak men; at least in your case, let's swap positions, shall we?"

After speaking, she left directly.

Lu Qing'er gave Li Luo an encouraging smile: "Li Luo, do your best today!"

Then she chased after Yu Yu Hongxi.

Li Luo watched the direction Yu Yu Hongxi had left, his expression somewhat strange.

This Yu Yu Hongxi, it seemed like she was helping him, yet it also felt like she was stirring up trouble between him and Jiang Jiang Qinge.

This woman is truly complex.