On the other side, the Platinum Bishop Salas's face was much uglier.
Ning Fengzhi's mention of his daughter being in this team was clearly a warning to him not to covet it.
Moreover, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had always maintained good relations with the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family.
After confirming this matter,
Emperor Xueye's eyes clearly showed a hint of joy.
He did not show any anger because of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team's defeat.
Instead, he smiled and asked Ning Fengzhi:
"Oh? So, these geniuses were trained by your sect?"
Ning Fengzhi shook his head.
"Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School does not have such ability, but I was fortunate enough to invest in Blue Tyrant Academy some time ago."
"Invest?"
Emperor Xueye was stunned for a moment, then became interested.
"I wonder if Sect Master Ning could introduce us."
Ning Fengzhi laughed heartily.
"Haha. That's naturally no problem, but Your Majesty, please don't rush. Once they win the championship, Your Majesty will naturally be able to meet them."
Emperor Xueye raised an eyebrow:
"Oh? It seems Sect Leader Ning has a lot of confidence in this team's strength."
Ning Fengzhi smiled mysteriously.
"Let's wait and see."
"Alright, then I'll wait and see."
After saying that,
Emperor Xueye glanced at Salas and got up to leave.
Xue Qinghe quickly followed.
Xue Ke lifted her skirt and ran over quickly, taking Xueye's arm.
Ning Zhiyuan followed behind Emperor Xueye with a smile and walked out of the VIP seats.
The Platinum Bishop Salas sat in his seat thoughtfully, seemingly pondering something.
"Father, Father, I want to go down and take a look."
Xue Ke's face showed a hint of pleading as she grabbed Emperor Xueye's arm and shook it.
"Hmm, granted."
Xueye nodded slightly and smiled as he agreed to Xue Ke.
"Great! Father, I'll go down first then!"
Xue Ke's face lit up with a smile as she lifted her skirt and rushed down the steps of the audience seating area.
Xue Qinghe frowned.
He glanced at Xue Ye and Xue Beng beside him without making a sound, but held back.
The increasingly strong and undisguised evil aura emanating from Xue Beng made him nauseous.
At this moment, Emperor Xue Ye suddenly ordered,
"Qinghe, you should go and take a look too. Protect Xue Ke. As for later... well, we'll talk about it when you get back."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I'll go right away."
Xue Qinghe bowed calmly
and quickly caught up with Ning Fengzhi and the others, who had already walked quite a distance away.
"Husband, you guys are so amazing!"
Liu Erlong came up to Ye Qiu and gave him a good wash, offering him some dragon milk
. "Erlong, it's all thanks to Xiangxiang, okay?"
Ye Qiu reached out to push her away, but even touching the soft edges made his heart flutter.
"Haha. Yes, Xiangxiang is the real hero."
Liu Erlong winked at Ye Qiu coquettishly, laughing heartily.
"Sister Erlong, don't tease me. My contribution is very small, not at all."
Bai Chenxiang knew this too.
The opponents were too weak; she only had the advantage of speed and cultivation.
"Xiangxiang, you're too modest, aren't you?"
"Alright, we should go have a big meal, or Xiao Lan will be unhappy."
Liu Erlong put her arm around Bai Chenxiang's shoulder and was about to leave.
"Hmm, let's leave quickly to avoid being surrounded."
Ye Qiu called out to everyone, leading Xiao Wu and the other girls, quickly entering the exit passage and quietly leaving the Soul Arena.
Because they left quickly, when they walked out of the Heavenly Dou Great Soul Arena, the audience was just beginning to disperse.
Today was only the beginning; tomorrow would truly kick off this preliminary round.
At that time, the round-robin tournament would begin in full swing, lasting for a whole month.
"Ye Qiu!"
As soon as they stepped out of the Great Soul Arena, the women heard a pleasant, excited female voice calling out to their man.
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Ye Qiu was stunned.
He hadn't expected Xue Ke to chase after him.
Turning his head, he saw Xue Ke, with short silver hair, delicate features, and wearing a long palace dress, rushing towards him, lifting her skirt.
"Is that Princess Sister?"
Xiao Lan tilted her head, looking at the crown on Xue Ke's head, wanting to wear it.
"You bad guy, isn't this the woman you're keeping outside?"
Ning Rongrong pouted, looking at Ye Qiu resentfully.
The others' gazes were no different
. "Ahem."
Ye Qiu coughed awkwardly twice, not denying it, after all, he couldn't pretend not to know Xue Ke.
"Ye Qiu, Sister Erlong, Little Sister Xiao Lan."
Reaching closer, Xue Ke stopped at the right moment, looking at the women in front of her with their different postures.
She greeted Ye Qiu and Xiao Lan softly.
Looking at Ye Qiu, she suppressed the urge to pounce on him; her rushing over like this was already causing trouble for Ye Qiu.
"Hello, Princess Sister."
Xiao Lan greeted her.
Princess?
Jiangzhu, Bai Chenxiang, and the other girls looked at Xue Ke with surprise.
"Xue Ke, we were just about to have a big meal, why don't we come together?"
Liu Erlong already knew of Xue Ke's existence and had already swallowed her jealousy.
Xue Ke hesitated for a moment and looked at Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu smiled gently, stepped forward, and took Xue Ke's soft hand to ease her slightly rapid breathing.
"Let's go together!"
"Yes, thank you, Sister Erlong."
Xue Ke was overjoyed and held Ye Qiu's hand tightly, nodding to Liu Erlong.
"Rongrong."
The group was about to set off again.
Another voice came, but this time it called Ning Rongrong.
The voice was very familiar; it was Ning Rongrong's father, Ning Fengzhi.
At this moment, Ning Fengzhi was standing in a corner not far from the entrance, waving at them.
"Daddy."
Ning Rongrong excitedly ran over and threw herself into her father's arms.
"Uncle Ning."
Ye Qiu greeted him, then his expression changed.
Xue Qinghe emerged from behind Ning Fengzhi, coldly watching Ye Qiu and Xue Ke's clasped hands.
Xue Ke, seeing Xue Qinghe behind Ning Fengzhi, immediately pulled her hand back,
feeling uneasy.
Ning Fengzhi, holding Ning Rongrong's hand, walked over.
"Rongrong said you're going to have a big meal, why don't we, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, host?"
"Great! Great!"
Xiao Lan jumped up excitedly.
Having eaten at so many places, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's feast was still the best, the most abundant, and the most complete.
Ye Qiu gently tapped Xiao Lan's head.
"Ye Qiu, what are you doing? Is it not good to eat at my house?"
At this moment, Ning Rongrong suddenly protected Xiao Lan, scolding her playfully.
"Of course not, I'm teaching her manners."
Ye Qiu rolled his eyes at her.
"Then, Uncle Ning, we'll be intruding."
"Haha, no need to be polite, we're family."
Ning Fengzhi laughed heartily.
"Qinghe, you should come too."
"Yes, teacher."
Xue Qinghe nodded slightly, smiling at Ye Qiu.
"Brother Ye Qiu, you can come to my Crown Prince's residence for a meal next time. I'll treat you well."
Ye Qiu didn't dare meet his gaze directly. He understood; Qian Renxue was implying he should come and receive his punishment
.