Chapter 75: Are You Trying to Assassinate Me?

After three rounds of drinks, Li Luo felt it was about time, so he suggested calling it a night. After all, the grand examination had just concluded today, and everyone was exhausted from the long day; it was time to head back and rest.

The others heard this and, though they felt a bit unsatisfied, nodded in agreement.

Slap!

However, at that very moment, a crisp slapping sound suddenly came from outside the curtain, followed by a voice: "Do you not have eyes when you walk?"

Simultaneously, the curtain was pulled aside, and a student from Nanfeng Academy stumbled backward, clutching his face, and landed on his backside, looking quite dazed.

Behind him, a young man walked out. He looked at the many boys and girls in the room and smiled, "Sorry, I've interrupted your celebration."

"This little fellow wasn't watching where he was going and stepped on my foot," he said, pointing at the boy sitting on the ground, his face still wearing a smile.

"And so you hit him?" Lu Qinger frowned slightly and said coldly.

When Mo Ling saw Lu Qinger, his eyes brightened slightly. He had vaguely noticed this girl's outstanding appearance and cold temperament from above, but seeing her up close, she was indeed a top-tier beauty. Such looks and temperament would be considered first-class even at the Astral Sage College.

He looked at Lu Qinger and smiled, "Apologies, my hand moved faster than my brain."

"Are you all students of Nanfeng Academy? It seems your results this year are quite good. I am a student of the Astral Sage College; in the future, I'll even be your senior," Mo Ling said with a smile.

The students of Nanfeng Academy present were startled upon hearing this, their eyes looking at the person before them with some wariness. This person was actually a student of the Astral Sage College?

Li Luo stared at the man and said, "It seems you've come with ill intent?"

"Actually, I just wanted to come and see the first-place winner of this year's grand examination in Tianshu Prefecture."

Mo Ling’s gaze swept over Li Luo, and he immediately revealed a nonchalant smile: "But honestly, to be able to take first place in the grand examination with only an Eight-Seal Resonance Power, the quality of this year's Tianshu Prefecture is quite questionable."

The crowd glared at him in anger.

"This person is here to cause trouble," Lu Qinger whispered to Li Luo.

Li Luo nodded with a solemn expression, then took the initiative to step forward, walking up to Mo Ling, and said in a deep voice: "Friend, we are complete strangers; there is no need to come here looking for trouble, right?"

Mo Ling looked innocent and smiled: "What are you saying? I just wanted to greet everyone as a future senior."

"What did you say? You want to assassinate me?" Li Luo’s voice suddenly rose.

Mo Ling was stunned and said: "What assassination?"

Does this guy have a problem with his brain? Where in my words was the word 'assassinate'? I just came to disrupt your atmosphere to vent some frustration for Song Qiuyu.

"Protect the Young Mansion Master!"

And just as he was stunned, several figures suddenly flashed out from behind some screens in the room. Resonance power surged from their bodies; they were all at the Resonance Master stage.

These were Li Luo’s bodyguards.

As the Young Mansion Master of House Luolan, even though the current situation was relatively poor, having some bodyguards for protection when going out—there was absolutely nothing wrong with that logic, right?

These bodyguards wouldn't normally act, but once they encountered an assassination attempt targeting Li Luo, they would immediately move to provide support.

For instance, right now, when they heard the word 'assassinate', they rushed out without hesitation and lunged directly at Mo Ling.

Seeing this, Mo Ling’s expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly said: "I didn't! I just came to say hello!"

He hadn't expected that even though he hadn't done anything to Li Luo yet, this guy would immediately call his bodyguards to attack.

However, the bodyguards ignored his words, and fists and kicks imbued with resonance power slammed into him. Seeing this, Mo Ling hurriedly circulated his own resonance power to meet them in a rush.

But his strength was at most comparable to one bodyguard; now facing a group beating, within a few short breaths, fists and kicks landed on his face, and he began to scream repeatedly.

The surrounding Nanfeng Academy students were also stunned. This Young Mansion Master truly maintained his usual unconventional style; when it came to fighting, he either reported it to the teachers or called his bodyguards to jump in. If you wanted to challenge him to a duel, you would have to meet various harsh conditions...

But this time, this unconventional style made them feel very satisfied.

Meanwhile, upstairs, Song Qiuyu and Tifa Jingming were also shocked by this scene, and they hurriedly put down their wine glasses and rushed down.

"What are you doing?!" their shouts came.

At the same time, resonance power surged from their bodies, and they were about to intervene.

Li Luo waved his hand at this moment, and the several bodyguards retreated, leaving Mo Ling on the ground clutching his head, his face covered in bruises.

"Young Mansion Master Li Luo, you really have quite the imposing manner, calling your bodyguards to beat people at the slightest provocation?" Song Qiuyu’s pretty face was somewhat livid as she spoke.

"Brother." Tifa Qing also saw Tifa Jingming rushing over and exclaimed.

Lu Qinger said beside Li Luo: "That is Song Qiuyu, Song Yunfeng’s sister, and that is Tifa Jingming. It seems this person came to cause trouble mostly because of Song Qiuyu."

Li Luo looked at Song Qiuyu and the other, smiling: "Are you accomplices with this person? He just tried to assassinate me; was it instigated by you?"

Good fellow, he slapped a huge accusation on them the moment they met.

Song Qiuyu said angrily: "What assassination? Don't spit blood! He is our friend and only came to greet you as a senior."

Mo Ling also crawled up, his bruised face staring at Li Luo with eyes spitting fire: "When did I ever say I wanted to assassinate you?"

At this moment, he was filled with anger and grievance. Damn it, his methods hadn't even started yet, but who would have expected this Li Luo to immediately accuse him of assassination and call his bodyguards to attack.

Simply shameless!

Li Luo pondered: "I heard you just say you wanted to..."

Mo Ling roared: "I said I wanted to greet everyone as a senior!"

"Is that so..."

Li Luo clapped his hands and said: "Today I ruined many people's plans, so I was worried someone would be unable to let it go and come to assassinate me, so I was a bit on edge. It seems I misheard."

Mo Ling was trembling with rage.

"How about this, today's bill is on me as an apology," Li Luo smiled.

Song Qiuyu’s pretty face was cold. With their status, who would care about the bill for one table? Li Luo’s action was clearly intentional; he obviously saw that Mo Ling wanted to cause trouble, so he simply found an excuse to strike first.

"Do you think I care about your pocket change?" Mo Ling gritted his teeth.

Li Luo smiled slightly and said: "If not, what else can you do?"

Song Qiuyu was silent for a moment. Originally, they had intended for Mo Ling to disrupt the atmosphere and provoke Li Luo. If the latter could be goaded by his anger into foolishly competing with Mo Ling, then they could make him suffer today. But what they hadn't expected was that this Young Mansion Master didn't seem to have that kind of youthful impulsiveness, especially in front of some pretty young girls.

This boy was not very arrogant.

And with things having turned out like this, they realized they couldn't really do anything to Li Luo. Could they really all jump him and beat him up? Not to mention the many bodyguards nearby, if it really blew up, there would be no point.

Thus, in the end, Song Qiuyu just gave Li Luo a deep look, didn't say another word, and instead helped Mo Ling up and turned to leave.

Tifa Jingming’s gaze lingered on Li Luo for a moment, then he smiled, nodded at Tifa Qing, and stepped forward to follow them.

Although Song Qiuyu and the others had left, the atmosphere here had been ruined, and the crowd lost interest and began to disperse one after another.

Li Luo and Lu Qinger stood below the Qingfeng Pavilion.

"Song Qiuyu is studying at the Astral Sage College's Resonance Refining Institute. Coming back this time, I'm afraid she's targeting your Xiyang House," Lu Qinger said.

Recently, due to the spirit liquid provided by Li Luo, the quality of Xiyang House's products had greatly improved, and market sales were excellent, almost leaving Songzi House gasping for air.

"Is it because of the Tianshu Prefecture's Spirit Liquid and Light Festival next month?" Li Luo pondered.

In this Tianshu Prefecture, there was an annual ceremony regarding spirit liquid and light. At that time, all the spirit liquid and light houses in the prefecture would participate. During this ceremony, each house would engage in various maneuvers to win attention and capture the spirit liquid and light market.

Li Luo also knew that their Xiyang House was likewise preparing for this.

And Song Qiuyu returning at this time was surely aimed at this ceremony.

Li Luo’s brows furrowed slightly. Currently, under his support, the Tianshu Prefecture branch of Xiyang House was thriving, with a massive amount of gold flowing in daily, providing him with the funds to purchase Grade Six spirit liquid and light.

At a time like this, how could he possibly be willing to let this Song Qiuyu interfere with his biggest source of funding?