Chapter 884

Come, Miss Ye, I raise a cup to you, thank you for curing my hair loss.

On the ninth floor of Tongtian Lou, Huo Luo raised his wine cup, his face full of gratitude.

Hair loss is a tradition in their family.

His father is now completely bald, his uncles are much the same—either bald or nearly bald. The worst is his younger brother, who at eighteen has not a single hair left on his head.

He thought he would join the bald ranks in a few years, but unexpectedly he hasn't been losing hair lately, and he seems to have seen hope again.

Ye Qingran also gave face, raising her cup and clinking it with Huo Luo's.

Huo Luo downed the wine in one gulp, his move very handsome, however...

Cough cough cough...

He was choked, his face turning bright red.

You can't drink alcohol? Ye Qingran exclaimed in surprise.

No... Huo Luo waved his hand, People in our family generally can't hold alcohol. I'm relatively better; a cousin of mine gets drunk from a single drop.

Ye Qingran and her group exchanged glances.

Hair loss and inability to drink—this Huo Luo emissary's family seems rather fragile, doesn't it?

I'm curious, what else is your family unable to do?

Huo Luo thought, Not many—seafood allergy, pollen allergy, cat hair allergy... He counted them off on his fingers, as if listing treasures.

The crowd: '......'

The situation's development gradually became absurd.

Oh, I also have a problem: I can't stay in the sun too long, or my whole body turns red and itches unbearably.

After hearing that, Ye Qingran and her group were speechless.

Ye Qingran really wanted to ask, how has your family been passed down?

So fragile, yet they haven't been eliminated—it's also a miracle.

Seeing Ye Qingran's group getting along so harmoniously with the emissary from Xuyu, the people of Tongtian Lu all felt extreme envy.

Know this: if you get on good terms with the emissary, a single word from him lets you freely come and go in Xuyu!

The faces of the Lan family looked rather grim.

Especially Lan Chuzhuang and his family of three, their expressions grew worse one after another.

Especially Lan Ling Wang, standing aside, felt isolated.

Emissary, our Lan family may not go up Tongtian Lou, but these people are not at all from Tongtian Lu, and they have no right to sit on the ninth floor of Tongtian Lou!

Lan Ling Wang pointed at Ye Qingran and the others, speaking with righteous indignation.

Huo Luo blinked, his tone flat, Aren't they from Xuanmiao?

That sentence left Lan Ling Wang speechless.

Lan Ling Wang, look at the emissary's breadth. The quota for going to Xuyu was originally for the whole Xuanmiao Continent, but your Tongtian Lu's hundred families have monopolized it these years. We don't pursue your responsibility, yet you still have the nerve to say such things?

Bai Bing retorted without courtesy.

Lan Ling Wang's face darkened.

Is what she said true? Huo Luo frowned slightly, becoming serious.

This...

Lan Ling Wang couldn't answer, only able to look pleadingly down at Lan Chuzhuang and Lady Lan.

Your Excellency Emissary, the Tongtian Grand Assembly is about to begin, please take your seat. Lan Chuzhuang spoke timely, choosing to skip the topic.

The so-called Tongtian Grand Assembly is actually just announcing next year's list of those who may go to Xuyu.

Those selected are without exception the objects of envy for the people of Tongtian Lu.

Those whose names were called walked up the Tongtian Tai one after another, receiving everyone's fervent gazes.

Just this process alone took considerable time; finally, all three hundred chosen lucky ones stood on the Tongtian Tai.

They were full of vigor, their talents on full display, their eyes shining brightly.

The people below, their eyes filled with envy.

Once they go to Xuyu, they will receive better cultivation, rise smoothly, and surely achieve great things.

Your Excellency Emissary!

On the Tongtian Tai, a voice rang out, so abrupt that it instantly drew everyone's attention.

One person stepped forward, standing at the very front of the three hundred.

She was a young woman, quite pretty.

What is it?

Huo Luo asked.

Just now Ye Qingran and the others said that Tongtian Lu has monopolized all the quotas these years, never giving other regions of Xuanmiao a chance to go to Xuyu; I disagree with that view.

Huo Luo nodded, Please continue.

The young woman curled the corner of her mouth, First, let me introduce myself: I am Wang Xuexue, from Western Extremity Shengyu. I am not from Tongtian Lu, yet I obtained the opportunity to go to Xuyu—is that not enough to explain everything?

Wang Xuexue's voice was loud and clear, reaching everyone's ears.

Isn't this Wang Xuexue not from our Tongtian Lu? How can those people still blame us?

Who knows? Perhaps it's just envy of the wealthy and strong at work.

Hearing some murmurs, Wang Xuexue's smile deepened.

Oh, I forgot to mention—this time, besides me, there are several others who are not from Tongtian Lu but received the quota to go to Xuyu.

After Wang Xuexue finished speaking, several more people stepped out, male and female, each introducing themselves in turn, emphasizing that they were not from Tongtian Lu.

Seeing this, Lan Chuzhuang revealed a smile like an old fox.

Fortunately, he is old and scheming; upon learning that a divine envoy would descend, he made preparations in advance, taking a portion from the Lan family's quota and giving it to the people of Western Extremity Shengyu.

Thus, not only does it keep the Lan family from exposing their sharpness, it also lets the divine envoy see that, under their Lan family's jurisdiction, the Heaven-Reaching Path is not so domineering.

This can be called killing two birds with one stone!

"Divine Envoy, Sir, we of the Heaven-Reaching Path intend to uphold the principle of fairness; each year's selection looks over the whole Xuanmiao Continent, seeking the most promising people from various places to go to the Xuanmiao Continent. However, because the people of the Heaven-Reaching Path are more outstanding, they also occupy most of the quotas..."

Lan Chuzhuang clasped his fist and bowed slightly, explaining in an orderly manner.

Speaking, he glanced disdainfully at Fu Hanxiu and Ye Qingran.

Hmph, a bunch of youngsters who've just grown hair, delusionally think they can fight him?

He has lived so many years; from a young age he has been immersed in the circle of scheming, and has long learned to be worldly wise.

Hua Luo nodded, thinking there was nothing wrong with Lan Chuzhuang's words.

Clap clap clap~

Ye Qingran clapped her hands hard three times.