Chapter 311: Drawing the Snake Out of Its Hole

Over here, the young girls and boys have taken a bunch of junior disciples out for a social gathering, while the other competitors glanced over but didn't pay much attention.

After all, the junior disciples were only here to watch the fight and broaden their horizons; whether they were there or not made no difference.

In any case, Lu Xingzhou and Miss Qingli were still present, both watching the others' matches with serious attention.

Yet, as everyone watched the matches, they felt a bit uneasy in their hearts.

The match between Miss Qingli and Xiang Guang just now was too overwhelming... even the offensive and defensive exchanges before the final clash of souls had made many elders of the First and Second Ranks tremble with fear, let alone the final Soul-Freezing Ice Soul technique, which was far beyond what Miss Qingli's cultivation should have been capable of.

Of course, the opponent's magical treasures and whatever else they used were equally beyond what that level of cultivation should possess.

After witnessing such a freakish-level match, watching the ordinary disciples' duels... the old men all had a thought cross their minds: these shouldn't be competing together.

In fact, the disciples currently fighting in the arena were also listless, unable to muster any spirit. Having just seen such a high level of play, they knew that if they went up, they would be instantly defeated, and their morale was gone...

Lu Xingzhou also felt like he had just watched the Olympics and was now watching a school sports meet...

But his mind wasn't on the arena; his eyes kept glancing toward the direction of Golden Wind Island.

Over there, a few people were gathered together, whispering with grave expressions, seemingly discussing something. Obviously, they had originally believed they could absolutely defeat the Tianyao Holy Land, establishing their Golden Wind Island's reputation in a single battle, but they lost cleanly two to zero, and Lu Xingzhou hadn't even taken the field, which was hard for them to accept.

In reality, they were already famous throughout the Eastern Sea... it was just that the gap between their actual results and their expectations was too large to satisfy them.

It could be seen that the few people were arguing; the elder leading them couldn't suppress the three "young people," obviously because they were actually of the same generation.

Lu Xingzhou smiled: "They are probably arguing about whether to make a big move."

Ye Tinglan rested her chin on her hand, propped by her elbow on the chair armrest, and looked at him with a smile: "What do you guess they are arguing about?"

A mature older sister is good; she won't dwell on what was said to Yuan Muyu just now. Important matters come first.

Lu Xingzhou said: "People with less hostility would probably think that fighting their way up from the losers' bracket could also bring glory, and even more fame."

Ye Tinglan nodded slightly: "If it were me, I would most likely choose that. Starting anew from the losers' bracket, fighting all the way up, meeting the Tianyao Holy Land again in the finals, and defeating them... that would maximize the legendary status... making it hard for Golden Wind Island not to rise from then on."

"That is the righteous way of thinking, but that can probably only be realized in storybooks. Qingli's performance just now was too strong; they probably don't have the confidence to defeat her now, so they will most likely look for outside-the-box tricks." Lu Xingzhou said: "If the hostility is heavier, they would probably feel that the disciples' strength has already been displayed, and the reputation they wanted to gain has already been achieved; lingering on the disciples' matches isn't very interesting. Whether Golden Wind Island can truly rise ultimately depends on the Super-Rank."

Ye Tinglan said: "So they will come after me."

"Yes, as long as they can injure you, first, they will truly spread their fame throughout the Eastern Sea, and second, your need for recovery will cause chaos within the Tianyao Holy Land, making it unable to effectively suppress their actions going forward."

Ye Tinglan had a slight smile. Who would have thought that bringing a lover out to win face in the tournament would end up with bringing a strategist to deal with the changing situation...

If Lu Xingzhou weren't standing here, who would dare to think that in a mere tournament for new disciples, the opponent's target would be the Tianyao Holy Master? If they were suddenly attacked during the return journey, causing chaos on the spot, not to mention whether I would be injured myself, at least the sect disciples brought along would be hard to fully protect, and I would probably blame myself for the rest of my life.

Now, everything is sorted out clearly, with no more worries, while the opponent most likely still doesn't know their plan has been seen through; the hunter and the prey have switched roles.

The Tianyao elders beside her looked at each other in silence. No wonder the Holy Master and her sister fought over a man, and it was said they even fought with the Demon Emperor... it seems it was worth fighting over.

"So, what are your plans now?" Ye Tinglan asked.

Lu Xingzhou said: "I want to draw the snake out of its hole."

"How do you draw it out?" Miss Qingli immediately thought of the fake rape scheme back in the Frost Country; now, in the eyes of the Ice Prison Sect, even rape has become adultery, so this guy's plan to act and draw out the snake is absolutely unreliable.

Could it be that he wants to go out alone with the master to do this and that, luring the opponent to attack...

Lu Xingzhou knew that Bai Mao's mind had gone astray now and helplessly said: "What I'm thinking is that Mr. will secretly send a message to the sect right now, asking the sect's Super-Rank to come out and provide support, such as Elder Feng? Then directly find an excuse, saying the sect has an urgent matter, and lead the group back first, leaving a representative to preside in their place. They will definitely follow us and act on the way back, not knowing we have already arranged support."

Miss Qingli: "... What if they don't follow?"

"If they don't come, then we will just return directly. Afterwards, we will gather our superior forces and directly raid their Golden Wind Island. That is certainly better than letting them set up their defenses first, where our response might not be good."

Ye Tinglan pondered for a moment, then turned to ask the elder beside her: "Have the disciples been moved?"

The elder responded in a low voice: "They went to the island in the east. We immediately sent people to secretly evacuate everyone, so the opponent should not have noticed."

"Very good." Ye Tinglan directly activated a communication jade talisman to communicate with the sect.

After waiting a moment and confirming that the support team had already set out on the way, she raised her voice and said to the other "organizing committee" elders: "The sect has sent a message with an urgent matter summoning us back. For this tournament, the Xian Sect of Tianyao will withdraw first; we hope you will forgive any inconvenience."