"What... what are we fighting? What's Tian Dou about..."
Bi Ji mumbled incoherently, replacing complex characters with "what," unable to form a complete sentence for a long time.
Chi Xiu, listening from the side, could have laughed himself to death, but he tried his best to hold it in.
"Lord Dragon God..."
"Call me Young Master."
"Young Master, did the Star Luo team win or lose?"
Bi Ji turned to look at Chi Xiu.
But soon, her beautiful eyes widened, her gaze shifting nervously downwards to the distance between herself and Chi Xiu, then subtly widening...
Bi Ji thought Chi Xiu hadn't noticed, so she stared straight ahead, pretending nothing had happened.
Chi Xiu also pretended not to see.
"The Star Luo team won... Can't you read?"
Bi Ji looked at him and shook her head. "I've slept for hundreds of thousands of years, the characters I know are probably from the last version."
Chi Xiu's lips twitched... He almost forgot that the silly goose next to him was a fossil goose that had lived for over four hundred thousand years.
"Master probably doesn't know as many characters as I do!"
Bi Ji suddenly said proudly.
Chi Xiu smiled at her.
"Are you trying to put someone down?"
Bi Ji realized who she was putting down and suddenly widened her eyes in fright. "No! I didn't say anything!"
...
When they returned to the Star Luo Royal Hotel, Bai Niao came to the living room with the results of the draw.
The results of the next round of draws were out.
"Your challenger is the Chen Jian Sect, but don't worry too much, it's a small sect that isn't very famous."
Chi Xiu noticed that Bai Niao seemed to want to say something but hesitated.
"What's wrong, Miss Bai? Is there anything else we need to pay attention to?"
Bai Niao shook her head and smiled. "Nothing... do you just want to know the results of the Star Luo team's draw?"
Hearing this, the seven members of the Tian Dou team exchanged glances.
Chi Xiu paused for a moment, then raised an eyebrow curiously: "It's not Purple Star Academy, is it?"
"It really is... Purple Star Academy."
Bai Niao replied with a strange expression.
"Holy crap!"
Sun Dabao opened his mouth in surprise, but didn't say what he wanted to say.
He habitually looked at Chi Xiu, because in his heart, only Chi Xiu's words represented the final decision.
Not only Sun Dabao, but the other five also seemed to want to say something, but all looked at Chi Xiu.
"I know what you want to say. If it were me, I wouldn't want to see my academy lose to the Star Luo team either."
Chi Xiu paused for a moment, then raised his head: "And you may not know, but Purple Star Academy is actually an academy founded by my family in Tian Dou City."
"I know!"
Ning Rongrong happily raised her right hand upon hearing this.
She and Chi Xiu were childhood sweethearts, so naturally she knew, but the other five looked at each other in shock.
Especially Sun Dabao.
He widened his eyes, so shocked that he stood up from his seat.
"Boss... so you're that incredibly mysterious young master from the Purple Star Sect?!"
"Surprised, aren't you?"
Sun Dabao's expression twitched. "No wonder Young Master Chi Lai is so humble when he sees you."
"He used to be all high and mighty in the academy, but ever since you enrolled, he's been holed up in his dorm every day, only eating and practicing his chain."
Chi Xiu was surprised to hear this. No wonder he'd hardly seen Chi Lai in the academy for the past six years...
Oh my god, has he become a hermit?!
The Grand Elder would be chasing after me with his Purple Star Greatsword!
"Chi Xiu, do you want the Heavenly Dou team to represent Purple Star Academy and accept the challenge from the Star Luo team?"
Bai Niao asked solemnly.
"Is this okay?"
"The rules don't explicitly forbid it, but if you win, you'll be at a disadvantage later on. The Star Luo team can only move on to the next round if they defeat you, since they decide when to challenge again."
Chi Xiu nodded in agreement. It was indeed true.
But as the young master of the Purple Star Sect, even if Purple Star Academy was bad, it was still his family's academy. Being thoroughly thrashed was unacceptable to him.
Just then, a voice rang out among the seven.
It was the quiet girl.
She had been diligently training her chain from beginning to end, silently doing her best to be a part of the Heavenly Dou team.
"Captain..."
Zhu Zhuqing raised her hand, her gaze resolute.
"I request... that our team represent the academy in welcoming the Star Luo team's challenge, is that alright?"
Chi Xiu looked at Zhu Zhuqing.
As expected, he saw a burning fighting spirit in the girl's eyes.
She wasn't warlike, nor was she just training; she wanted to prove herself to someone who was both a stranger and someone familiar.
Chi Xiu's gaze softened: "Of course, I approve your application."
He then looked at Bai Niao: "Miss Bai, I hope you can help pass on a message. Our team, representing Zi Xing Academy, accepts the challenge from the Xing Luo team. If we win, we will automatically concede defeat when they challenge us again."
Bai Niao narrowed her eyes: "Just... just to beat them once?"
Chi Xiu nodded.
Bai Niao's throat bobbed. She could see that Chi Xiu had hesitated before, but as soon as his teammates spoke, he agreed.
He really spoiled them.
"Then don't delay your own challenge."
"Don't worry, we'll deal with the Chen Jian Sect today."
"Alright, I'll go and pass on the message."
...
Wu Hun City.
Hearing the guard's message, Xue Ye's eyes lit up.
"Agreed! Of course we agree! What's wrong with agreeing?"
Tian Dou's side was in high spirits, even the light surrounding them was dazzling.
On the other hand, Xing Luo Emperor's side was deathly still.
Everyone was speechless, and the atmosphere seemed to be shrouded in gloom.
"This... isn't quite in accordance with the rules?"
Emperor Xingluo asked hesitantly.
Bibi Dong, her eyes closed, parted her red lips slightly: "The rules don't say it's forbidden."
Xue Ye chimed in, "That's right! And it's all clearly stated that even if our Tiandou team wins, we'll automatically concede the next match, so it won't affect your progress."
It would affect his pride... Emperor Xingluo gritted his teeth.
He finally gave up.
After all, in a duel between two teams, if one side was cowardly and dared not fight, it would be even more embarrassing than losing.
"Fine, then so be it..."
...
Soon, explosive news spread throughout Tiandou.
The Tiandou team would represent Zixing Academy to welcome the Xingluo team's challenge!
The seven of them would return to Tiandou tomorrow!
Many people had previously complained that they heard the matches on Xingluo's side were incredibly exciting, but they, the common people, could only understand the battles from a blank sheet of paper and imagine the scenes.
But now, they could finally see the Tiandou team's performance live!
Xueye was particularly cunning; he deliberately spread the word that all civilians, regardless of status, could watch the battle.
It was clear he wanted everyone to witness the duel between the two teams.
He wasn't even afraid to make a bold claim, simply because of his absolute trust in Chi Xiu.
The royal family acted swiftly, immediately sending people to Zixing Academy to expand the battle arena, transforming it into a large-scale arena capable of accommodating multiple spectators.
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