Chapter 40: Narrow Road of Enemies

  The Tianqi Wine House belongs to the Tianqi Pavilion, a renowned enterprise. Speaking of Tianqi Pavilion, one must mention a person, Wei Tiandragon. This man was able to turn Tianqi Pavilion into the largest commercial pavilion in Jinshui Domain within just three years, with its affiliated industries flourishing all over Jinshui Domain, earning the admiration of many people. It's undeniable that this person is indeed talented. Putting aside other aspects for now, the unique "Snowflake Brew" in Tianqi Wine House alone has captivated many people, and its exquisite taste makes one linger and forget to leave.

  Apart from that, the "Monster Eight Delicacies" of Tianqi Tavern is also a dish that makes people praise it endlessly. The Monster Eight Delicacies are eight dishes, their deliciousness is such that even if you're full, you can't help but want to take another bite, and people from other cities often come here via the teleportation array just to enjoy them.

  Inside the wine tower, it's like a vast blue ocean, sitting inside is like sitting in the middle of the blue sea, making people feel carefree and joyful. Everyone knows that Tianqi Wine Tower has decorated an illusion array called "Blue Sea Fantasy". Asking a master to set up this array costs a lot, and the spirit stones needed to maintain its operation are even more frighteningly expensive. In addition to the Blue Sea Fantasy Array, the wine tower also has the Great Cool Breeze Array and the Great Clear Wind Array. With these two arrays covering it, the inside of the wine tower is indeed refreshingly cool.

  It's already noon, time to eat, and the Tianqi Tavern is packed with people. Some are playing finger-guessing games, others are chatting, creating a lively atmosphere. In the second-floor hall, by the window, two girls sit at a table, drawing attention from everyone. The girl on the left wears a white dress as snowy as snow, her black long hair naturally falling to her waist, framing a perfect and flawless face that is exceptionally beautiful.

  Across from her sat another girl, who was somewhat ugly in comparison, with a face full of freckles. However, her fiery red hair was very eye-catching, and even more eye-catching was her unconventional dress sense - she only wore a tube top, revealing her shoulders, collarbone, and navel, and even wearing just a black long skirt couldn't conceal her enchanting figure.

  Many people in the hall knew that stunningly beautiful girl, who was none other than Xue Yurou, the young mistress of Jinshui Domain. As for the person sitting across from her, however, no one knew anything about her background.

  "Fall cherry blossoms, do you often come here to eat?" Xue Yuwen had also heard of Tianqi Wine House, but she was always elegant and disliked going out, so this was her first time coming.

  "Yes, the Monster Eight Delights here are very authentic." Luo Ying was eating a plate of one of the eight delights, savoring every bite, and said: "I guess the owner of this restaurant must be from Daidu, otherwise he wouldn't be able to make such authentic Monster Eight Delights."

  Listening to their conversation, it seems that they haven't known each other for a long time, and indeed, the two met in the forest of Lingjing a month ago. At that time, Luo Xing was testing his formation inside, while Xue Yuxuan was investigating the whereabouts of the Blue Mouse. Although they didn't hit it off immediately, they got along pretty well. After learning that Xue Yuxuan was an array master and also a beginner array master, Luo Xing would often go to the domain to find her, and over time, they became familiar with each other.

  "Hmm, haven't you found the sapphire mouse yet?" Luo Ying seemed to really enjoy eating, without any of the reserve that a woman should have.

  "It's found, but only one was found." Xue Yiwan held the jade cup with snowflake wine and put it to her lips, taking a light sip, seemingly not bad in taste, and couldn't help but take another sip.

  "Aren't there two? I remember you said that Xiangxiang and Chouchou are a pair, so why did you only find one?"

  "This is also very strange, um...very strange."

  Although it has been many days since she left, the scene in the small forest still makes Xue Yiwen unforgettable. Especially that damned Chen Luo, who not only absorbed a large amount of Huoyun spiritual energy but also snatched five bottles of Huoyun essence. What's more, this damned guy even used despicable means to snatch away that extraordinary Huoyun crystal in the end. This made Xue Yiwen very angry, and she suspected that her other treasure, the blue rat, might have gone missing because of him too.

  "By the way, Luojing, I remember you said you were temporarily living in Xiaojin Gou Academy, do you know Chen Luo?"

  At the mention of Chen Luo's name, Luo Ying's expression paused for a moment, nodded and said: "I know him, more than that, I live with him."

  "Live together?" Xue Yiwen was taken aback for a moment.

  "You think he's gone somewhere, but he just lives in the same yard." Sakura pouted and asked, "Why are you asking him?"

  Although Xue Yaoyao is a goddess-like existence in the eyes of many people, she doesn't have many friends and even fewer close friends. This time when she met Luo Ying, she wanted to share her frustrations and discontent with someone, so she told him about Xiao Conglin's experience.

  "You're saying this guy stole the Huoyun Lingqi? And also stole the Huoyun Jinghua, and... and also stole that extraordinary Huoyun Crystal?" Luoshan was a genius student at Central Academy, so he naturally knew the value of Huoyun Jinghua and Huoyun Crystal. He said indignantly: "This guy is hiding deeply enough, I thought he had an innocent-looking face, but it turns out he's quite shameless."

  "Originally, snatching the spiritual treasure was everyone's business, but that guy is really... too detestable. How can one person be so shameless?" Just thinking about Chen Luo's use of the Great Round Tiger's Fist against her made her furious.

  "Isn't that right?" Luo Ying seemed to realize something and asked in confusion: "Chen Luo, that guy hasn't even opened up his Spiritual Sea, but you're a fifth-turn beginner wizard with an exceptionally solid Spiritual Sea like a boulder. He can't possibly surpass you, can he?"

  "This is also what I find most incomprehensible."

  After leaving the small forest, Xue Yi had been entangled in a problem. Does Chen Luo understand array methods? Her inner self did not think that Chen Luo understood because if this guy understood array methods, it would be too frightening to quietly and soundlessly break through her own array methods. But if he didn't understand, first the Soul-Confusing Array, then the Stone Room Array Method, could they all just be coincidences?

  And what about his soul, how could it possibly withstand over ten resonances? Xue Yiwen also thought this was impossible, as it defied common sense. How could a mere apprentice's soul be strong enough to rival that of an intermediate wizard? But if his soul wasn't that strong, then he should have died from absorbing so much Huoyun spiritual energy already. Even if one's own soul could withstand eight resonances, they wouldn't dare do such a thing.

  Perplexed, curious!

  Xue Yaowei now had an urge to tear Chen Luo apart and see what was going on.

  "What a Chen Luo, actually hiding so deeply, hum! Xiang Wei, don't get angry, wait until we go back, I'll help you teach him a lesson. Fire Cloud Essence and Fire Cloud Crystal are such precious things, can't let him have them so cheaply." The more he thought about it, the more unhappy Luo Chen became, and he suddenly lost his appetite for dinner, saying angrily: "Damn it, I originally thought that guy was a sheep, now it seems he's actually a wolf!"

  "Luò yīng little sister, you don't have to..." Xue Yaru was saying, when she suddenly stopped. The expression on her perfect face froze instantly.

  "What's wrong?" Seeing her expression was off, Lu Ying felt puzzled and confused.

  "It's him." Xue Ya murmured silently.

  He? Lu Ying's curiosity got the better of her, and she turned to look, seeing two people walking up from the stairs, a middle-aged man and a young boy. The middle-aged man was unfamiliar, but the boy was slender, wearing a simple blue shirt, his hair casually tied back, looking neat and clean. He had a pale, delicate, and slightly feminine face, who else could it be if not Chen Luo?

  "What a coincidence! It's really a narrow road for enemies!" Lu Ying angrily shouted and yelled out Chen Luo's name.

  Chen Luo was admiring the Blue Ocean Fantasy Formation in Tianqi Wine House when he heard someone calling his name. He looked over and saw Luo Ying, raising an eyebrow slightly. But when he saw Xue Yuwen, his expression changed subtly, as if he hadn't expected that these two people would know each other.

  "Do you know each other?"

  "What? Is it strange?"

  Xue Xiang stared at Chen Luo, frowning and not speaking, while Luo Ying had an air of a big sister, with her hands on her hips, one foot stepping on the stool, beckoning to Chen Luo with her finger, and said: "I heard that when we were in Xiao Cong Lin..."

  As soon as Xiao Conglin spoke, Chen Luo immediately interrupted him and said lightly, "Sorry, I have something to attend to right now." Seeing him quicken his pace towards a private room, Luo Xue's mouth corners rose slightly in anger, just about to chase after him when he was stopped by Xue Yingwen.

  "Luoying, what are you doing? He might really have something to do." Xue Yawan said after persuading her back, "Besides, the treasure hunt is everyone's business, and it's also my fault for being too careless. Let's not look for him anymore, let's eat first."

  "You, Xiang Wei, with a temperament like yours, will be at a disadvantage in the Central Academy."

  Xue Ya knew that Luo Ying was a student of the Central Academy, and she was also very curious about the Central Academy. She asked some questions about the academy, and Luo Ying replied: "All the apprentices in the world regard the Central Academy as a dream palace, but when you enter it, you will find that it is actually a very annoying, chaotic and perverted place."

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