When Medicine King Sun Ran arrived in the Divine Phoenix Empire, he said one sentence: “Luo Yu is not yet married.”
Just this single sentence was enough to stir up the entire imperial capital.
Not to mention that Ji Luo Yu herself was intelligent, graceful, beautiful and captivating. The fact alone that she was Medicine King Sun Ran’s disciple could make countless geniuses bow their heads in admiration.
Marrying her would allow one to draw closer to Medicine King Sun Ran. After that, whatever pills one wanted would be within reach. In this regard, there would surely be no worries at all.
Moreover, Ji Luo Yu was one of the persons in charge of the Tianlong Trading Company on the White Tiger Continent. Marrying her would forge a connection with the most powerful trading firm in the Mysterious Realm. From then on, one would practically be lying on a mountain of gold.
No matter how one looked at it, these young talents all felt this was an excellent opportunity.
So they came one after another to pay visits, hoping to meet Ji Luo Yu alone and build a closer relationship.
To their disappointment, Ji Luo Yu completely closed her doors to guests and gave face to no one.
Until today, when Ji Luo Yu came out to visit Ling Xiao and was seen by them. Word spread from one to ten, and ten to a hundred. In just half an hour, more than a thousand people had already gathered at the entrance of Qingxu Academy.
Of course, they would not barge in recklessly like those three Phoenix Sons had done. They came here only because they wanted to see Ji Luo Yu.
Yet after waiting for a long time with no sign of her coming out, some people began to grow impatient.
“What is going on? Miss Luo Yu has been inside for more than half an hour already, yet she still has not come out. Could Ling Xiao have kept her confined in there?”
The thought that Ling Xiao and Ji Luo Yu might be alone inside, chatting happily, filled these young men with envy, jealousy and hatred. Their words lost all restraint as a result.
“Keep your voice down. That Ling Xiao is not someone to mess with. We cannot afford to provoke him.”
Someone who knew Ling Xiao spoke up. This was normal. After all, Ling Xiao had done so many earth-shaking things in the imperial capital. If these people did not even recognise him, they would be far too uninformed.
Of course, there were also many who did not know him. These had rushed over from the Seven Martial Sect Islands and the Five Immortal Islands, or had been travelling outside and only recently returned to the imperial capital.
They were completely unfamiliar with Ling Xiao and had no interest in learning about him either.
When they heard someone being intimidated by Ling Xiao, one of them asked, “What exactly is this Ling Xiao? How can he scare you lot so badly that you do not even dare to provoke him?”
“He is not a thing!”
Someone answered.
“He is a monster, a bloodthirsty monster who kills without blinking!”
The person who spoke clearly harboured a grudge against Ling Xiao and wished he could paint him as some green-faced, fanged demon.
“Even if he is not a monster, so what if he truly is one? If he provokes me, I will still destroy him. You bunch of useless good-for-nothings, get out of the way. Can you not see that Young Master Qing Shan has arrived?”
Suddenly, an arrogant voice interrupted the crowd’s discussion.
Everyone turned to look. Their originally angry expressions instantly silenced when they saw the three people walking towards them.
Feng Ming Qing Shan, the eighth son of Feng Ming Wu Liang, at the Fourth Cave Heaven Realm, and one of the core Righteous Divine Guards.
He had once studied in Chang Le Immortal Island and had only recently returned to the imperial capital.
He knew his younger brother Feng Ming Hei Shan had been killed by Ling Xiao.
This was personally told to him by his father, Feng Ming Wu Liang. However, his father also told him not to seek revenge.
He had no intention of seeking revenge anyway.
He had never gotten along with the ninth and tenth brothers, and they were only half-siblings sharing the same father.
Today, he came for Ji Luo Yu.
The two men beside him were vice-commanders of the imperial palace’s forbidden guards, both martial artists at the Third Cave Heaven Realm.
The one who spoke first was the man with a headscarf. He appeared to be in his thirties, with a face full of cold indifference and arrogance.
“Young Master Qing Shan!”
The crowd lowered their heads and cupped their hands in greeting.
Although Feng Ming Qing Shan was not the heir, he was still a son of the Emperor, and his status was extremely lofty.
“Is Miss Luo Yu really inside?”
Feng Ming Qing Shan asked.
“Miss Luo Yu is naturally inside. We saw it with our own eyes. She has already been in there for more than half an hour. We are worried something might have happened to her.”
One of them said.
The claim of something happening was pure nonsense, just an excuse to stir trouble.
This was Qingxu Academy. What could possibly happen to Ji Luo Yu? Who could do anything to her?
It was simply someone looking for a pretext to go inside and find her.
“Miss Luo Yu is an honoured guest of our Divine Phoenix Empire. If anything happens to her, we cannot explain ourselves.”
Feng Ming Qing Shan seized the opportunity and used this reason to walk straight towards the interior of Qingxu Academy.
But he was stopped right at the entrance.
“You few useless trash dare to block me?”
Feng Ming Qing Shan glanced disdainfully at the several guarding martial artists, his expression filled with strong contempt.
Because these guards were all at the Heavenly Human Realm, and their cultivation was only around the Eighth Wilderness Heaven level.
He did not even need to act himself. His lackeys could easily deal with them.
Seeing this scene, the crowd secretly applauded in their hearts. They did not dare to barge into Qingxu Academy lightly because the Sword Phoenix Son had died after coming here.
Now that someone bold had appeared to confront Qingxu Academy, they could stand at the back and watch how things unfolded.
At this moment, everyone’s mood was rather good. After all, even someone of Feng Ming Qing Shan’s high status was being blocked. They themselves counted for even less.
“This is Qingxu Academy!”
One of the guarding martial artists said coldly, “If Young Master Qing Shan wishes to pay a visit, we can go and report it. But the consequences of forcing your way into the academy should be clearer to you than to us. A few days ago, Thunder Eagle Phoenix Son, Vermilion Bird Phoenix Son and Sword Phoenix Son came to cause trouble at Qingxu Academy. You should have heard about that.”
“Are you threatening me?”
Feng Ming Qing Shan’s expression immediately turned icy. Of course he had heard about the Sword Phoenix Son, but he considered his own cultivation superior to that sword demon’s, so he felt no fear at all.
“We would not dare threaten Young Master Qing Shan. This is simply the rule of Qingxu Academy.”
The guard replied neither humbly nor arrogantly.
“Seeking death!”
Feng Ming Qing Shan had suffered plenty of frustration during his travels outside. Upon returning to the Divine Phoenix Imperial Capital, he thought he could show off his might. Who would have thought he could not even enter the gates of Qingxu Academy? Rage surged in his heart, and fury rose to his胆.
He suddenly struck a palm towards that guard. Although he had no intention of killing, he could still bear the responsibility for injuring the guard.
“Bang!”
A figure arrived before him and blocked that palm.
Feng Ming Qing Shan immediately felt a sinister and evil aura enter his body, causing him to shiver all over.
Although he did not suffer any loss from this palm, he had indeed been blocked.
“Are all the sons of Feng Ming Wu Liang so rude and barbaric?”
The one who came was naturally Ling Xiao.
The one who spoke was also him.
And the one who acted was, of course, him as well.
To his left stood the charming and lively Ji Luo Yu. To his right stood the cold and silent Leng Mei. The sight made every man present emit waves of intense jealousy.
