Chapter 588: Dao Canon

"Yuzi..."

Watching Zhang Yu being "rescued" by the senior brothers who shielded him, and seeing Zhang Yu's figure being dragged farther and farther away, a trace of loneliness seemed to flash briefly in Bai Zhenzhen's eyes.

But the next moment, a smile reappeared on her face as she sent Zhang Yu a message: I told you, you can't get too close right now.

Zhang Yu looked at Bai Zhenzhen, who had been pushed away by a chaotic-colored stream of qi, and felt that the girl's silhouette now seemed infinitely lonely.

He replied: I'm not afraid.

Bai Zhenzhen: You're not afraid, but I am. What if I cut or kill you by accident?

Bai Zhenzhen: Wouldn't that be a pure loss? Letting someone else earn those nice spirit coins.

Bai Zhenzhen: Do you have any sense of economy? Why are you so impulsive, like some undergrad?

Zhang Yu: Ah Zhen, just wait. Someday I'll be so rich I can hold you all day without any trouble.

Bai Zhenzhen: Who wants you to hold me all day? Not working anymore?

Just as the two sides had lightning-fast exchanged a few rounds of conversation through the spiritual network, a real-world voice brought Zhang Yu's attention back.

"Junior brother, are you okay?"

"Did that woman hurt you? Do you want her to pay medical fees?"

As Ye Xingli spoke, she had already opened the camera skillfully, ready to collect evidence from Zhang Yu.

Zhang Yu helplessly explained: "It's fine, senior sister. Bai Zhenzhen and I are good friends; she didn't mean to hurt me just now."

Watching the students from Tianjian and Wanfa still confronting each other on the other side, he quickly sent a message in the school team group: Thanks everyone for the help.

Zhang Yu: But Bai Zhenzhen wasn't fighting me...

Zhang Yu: She's my best friend; she just cultivates the Extreme Emotion Sword Dao and can't fully control her emotions and sword qi...

Zhang Yu used the fastest possible, most concise words to explain the general situation between himself and Bai Zhenzhen.

As the misunderstanding was cleared up, both sides—originally at odds from Wanfa and Tianjian—relaxed, exchanged greetings, and withdrew to their respective camps.

On the way back, Yan Qianji's eyes flashed with shock as he looked at Zhang Yu, and he thought to himself: "I only heard that Zhang Yu had gotten tangled up with Wen Wuyun from Tianjian."

"And that he's the one chosen by the Transcendent Dharma Skeleton..."

"Under these circumstances, he actually dares to get close to Bai Zhenzhen, who cultivates the Extreme Emotion Sword Dao."

"He really isn't afraid of his whole family dying someday."

On the other side, Jiu Tianliu, though he hadn't intervened at all, had been observing Zhang Yu and Bai Zhenzhen the entire time.

In his eyes, Bai Zhenzhen's risk index kept skyrocketing, approaching a black hole of spirit coins with absolutely zero benefit—no matter how much money you had, it would all be wasted on her.

And Zhang Yu, who actively approached Bai Zhenzhen, had his potential rapidly decline in Jiu Tianliu's view.

"Getting close to this Bai Zhenzhen means annual insurance fees, medical fees, maintenance for artifacts and Dharma Skeletons, plus all kinds of compensation… in one year you'd probably spend over a hundred extra spirit coins."

"Really, too much money with nowhere to spend it."

Jiu Tianliu shook his head and directly sent a message in the group: Zhang Yu, during the Top Ten League, you are not allowed to approach Bai Zhenzhen again.

Jiu Tianliu: The league isn't just your problem.

Jiu Tianliu: Any injury you sustain, any extra spirit coin consumption, will affect the overall power of our entire team.

Jiu Tianliu: Do you understand?

Though he was unhappy with Jiu Tianliu's attitude, Zhang Yu knew that what he said made sense, so he directly replied: I will keep a certain distance from Bai Zhenzhen.

Zhang Yu: Everyone, rest assured. Today I just wanted to personally experience the influence of the Extreme Emotion Sword Dao.

Zhang Yu: In the coming matches, I won't cause any unnecessary losses.

Seeing Zhang Yu's reply, Dao Qiankun sensed the implication and thought to himself: "This kid Zhang Yu doesn't plan to cut off ties with Bai Zhenzhen, does he?"

"Does he mean he'll keep contacting her after the league ends?"

Obviously, many people in the alumni group understood Zhang Yu's meaning.

Jiu Tianliu didn't care about that; after the league ended, he had no interest in what Zhang Yu wanted to do.

Ye Xingli's brow unconsciously furrowed, unsure how to advise this junior fellow disciple of hers.

Dao Qiankun's eyes, however, showed a hint of thoughtful reflection: "In Kunxu these days, are there still people like that?"

But soon, this minor episode was temporarily forgotten by everyone as the messages in the group kept refreshing.

True Lord An Zhen: The Top Ten Tournament officially starts tomorrow.

True Lord An Zhen: The first match is a team competition, in which 100 students from the ten schools will collectively participate.

True Lord An Zhen: The specific content of the competition has not yet been announced, but coordination between contestants will definitely be involved.

Zhang Yu knew that the events of this Top Ten Tournament were like the college entrance exam questions—to prevent schools from making targeted preparations, the specific content was not announced in advance; only some general requirements were released.

Then True Lord An Zhen started discussing the arrangements for each team member in the group.

When it came to Zhang Yu, he reminded again: "You are responsible for the flying-sword communication support in the team. The most important thing is to maintain communication support for the entire team..."

In private, True Lord An Zhen sent a message to Zhang Yu: "If you face a situation where multiple contestants need support, remember... prioritize supporting Dao Qiankun, Jiutian Liu, and Yan Qianji."

Zhang Yu asked: "What if all three of them need support?"

True Lord An Zhen said without hesitation: "Dao Qiankun."

True Lord An Zhen sent a message to Zhang Yu: "Zhang Yu, remember that supporting Dao Qiankun to win first place is your top priority in this Top Ten Tournament."

Zhang Yu understood in his heart that True Lord An Zhen had probably said the same to the other team members.

After all, Dao Qiankun was the championship candidate promoted by Wanfa University and also the student who had received the most resources.

After again reminding each member of their responsibilities, True Lord An Zhen continued: "Everyone saw the situation with Tianmo, Youming, Baigu, and Hehuan today, right?"

True Lord An Zhen: These four schools have entered into deeper cooperation.

True Lord An Zhen: To respond to this change, the school leaders contacted leaders of other schools and decided to deepen our school's cooperative relationships with them, engaging in multi-dimensional mutual assistance.

As he spoke, a group invitation from True Lord An Zhen appeared.

True Lord An Zhen: This is the joint group of the four schools—Wanfa, Tianjian, Jingang, and Xianbing. All team members from the four schools will join it to share information.

At the same time, in the group of Tianjian University.