The little girl was petite.
Yet her presence was incredibly powerful. She seemed to be the most eye - catching person in the whole venue. As long as she spoke, she could draw everyone's attention.
"Zhao Shuning."
"Boss!"
"Senior!"
Zhao Shuning gave a charming smile and landed steadily from the roof. Xie Yuan broke out in a cold sweat. He hoped that the Grand Master wasn't in the elegant pavilion at this moment. Otherwise, for Senior Zhao Shuning to jump down from the roof would be a great disrespect to him.
Just then, as if to confirm Xie Yuan's guess, a figure slowly emerged from the elegant pavilion.
Even through the window, one could feel the powerful spiritual energy of that person.
Xie Yuan covered his forehead.
It was over.
He thought he had awaited a savior, but instead, they had offended an even more important figure. He hoped that the Grand Master would be magnanimous and not haggle with Senior Zhao Shuning.
"Emperor, what is Miss Zhao up to?"
The man gave a gentle smile. Looking at the tiny figure, he then said, "Maybe, little Ning'er is looking for trouble."
Looking for trouble? Also, why did the Emperor change his way of addressing her?
When the words "little Ning'er" came out of the Emperor's mouth, why did it seem to be filled with boundless doting?
"Emperor, why do you look like you're just watching the show? Aren't you afraid that she'll get into trouble?"
Get into trouble?
The white - clothed man smiled faintly.
Little Ning'er was a troublemaker in herself. How could there be a question of getting into trouble?
However, this Nan Feng, despite his young age, had many schemes. If he dared to use any despicable tricks on little Ning'er, the Emperor would surely not let him off.
Bai Ze was lying on the ground contentedly.
Don't be fooled by the Emperor's air of being detached from the world, like an immortal living in the celestial palace, untouched by the mundane world. When it came to being ruthless, perhaps no one in the world could match him.
The ten fingers that held the long jade flute were stained with blood, from the divine beasts and demons in the otherworldly space to the royal family in the Eastern Ze Great Wilderness.
If anyone angered the Emperor, there would only be one outcome.
Previously, when he learned of Ye Ling's death, it was the first time the Emperor had lost his cool. He even made a shocking killing plan.
That was to let the blood of everyone in the Eastern Ze Great Wilderness accompany Ye Ling a hundred years later.
Thankfully, Ye Ling was still alive.
"Little Bai, do you think little Ning'er will blame me?"
Bai Ze lay on the ground, taking a long breath. Oh no, his Emperor was daydreaming again.
It was clearly something that could be resolved just by meeting, but the more the Emperor cared, the more cautious he became. He was so afraid that one of his actions would bring bad consequences to Miss Zhao.
"Little Bai, keep an eye on what's going on below later."
Bai Ze lowered his eyes and nodded.
Emperor, didn't you just say that you trusted Miss Zhao and would never interfere?
The contrast was too great.
Zhao Shuning landed on the high platform and walked to the side of Viper. For some reason, when this little girl walked beside him, Xie An actually felt inexplicably at ease.
"Who are you? How dare you participate in the disciples' joint competition?"
The girl gave a faint smile and said softly, "Zhao Shuning, a student of the Misty Rain Tower."
Zhao Shuning? When the blue - clothed youth heard this, his eyebrows furrowed slightly as if he was trying to recall something. Then, he suddenly seemed to understand.
"Zhao Shuning? The former leader of the third - level Water Cloud Society? The one who didn't want to accept tasks until she was promoted to the fourth level?"
"You must be Nan Feng?"
"I asked you first."
"What if I don't want to answer? How does it concern you?"
Zhao Shuning was not polite at all. This time, Nan Feng was even more furious. He was the lord of the Xuanguang Mansion. Even in the Wang family, he was respected by everyone.
In this small place south of the Huai River, first there was Xie Yu, then Viper, and now even an eight - year - old girl dared to shout at him.
What? Did they really think that he, Nan Feng, was just an empty - titled mansion lord? That anyone could step on him?
"Zhao Shuning, once you're on this competition stage, life and death are up to fate."
"This is also what I want to say to you. If anything happens later, please, Lord Nan Feng, don't pursue it afterwards."
"You'll only have the right to say this to me after you beat Xie An."
Zhao Shuning turned around and saw Xie An staring at her motionlessly. The string in her heart tightened. Could he have seen through her? Did he know that she was the girl with the jade token?
As soon as this doubt arose, Viper spoke, "Zhao Shuning, the habit of boasting is not good."
"We'll see who's boasting."
"If you want to fight Nan Feng, you're bound to die. Even I'm not very confident."
"That's you. You're exhausted now, and your spiritual energy is not as abundant as before. Leave the rest to me."
"But Zhao Shuning, you can't even beat me. How do you know that I'll definitely lose to you?"
Zhao Shuning smiled, "You won't fight me."
Viper was stunned, "Why are you so sure?"
"Because this is your last choice. If you die here, you won't be able to do many things in the future. All the promises you've made will turn into bubbles. Viper, you said you'd make the Water Cloud Society the number one gang in the world. You can't go back on your word."
The number one gang in the world.
Right, he had promised the senior.
This was his greatest pursuit in life. If he died on the arena now, or if he used a demon beast to defeat Nan Feng, which would lead to the extermination of the Xie family and his own death, then this wish would never come true.
Viper was so unwilling.
At this moment, he began to hesitate.
To be honest, Zhao Shuning actually felt sorry for him. Before, when she learned about Xie An's situation, she knew that every word Viper had said to her in the Dark Ze Land came from the bottom of his heart.
She knew that for Viper, that alchemist girl was all his pursuit.
To make Viper voluntarily give up the competition, the only way was to move him with the words of that "girl".
"Viper, you know what to do."
The words that were about to come out of Viper's mouth were finally swallowed back.
Sorry, Zhao Shuning. Just let me be a coward this once. I don't want to give up my promise with her. She's the first girl I've ever liked, the first girl I've ever wanted to cherish with my life.
I still want to see her, still want to be her most capable assistant.
Viper finally let go.
He said heavily to everyone, "I forfeit. The laurels of this competition belong to Zhao Shuning. Nan Feng, now the one qualified to fight you is Zhao Shuning."
Nan Feng looked at Viper disdainfully.
"Coward!"
These two words were deeply engraved in Viper's heart. His fists clenched so tightly that they creaked.
One day, he would return this insult to this young man named Nan Feng, doubled.