55 The Rules Are Fake, But Liking Him Is Real
In just a few breaths, Yan Zhen once again obtained a perfect score, receiving cheers from the entire crowd.
When Lan Guang took the stage, his face was flushed red. He chose to win with speed, and his final score was only slightly lower than Yan Zhen’s.
Due to Yan Zhen losing too many points in the theoretical test, their overall scores for the four items happened to be the same.
The scoring instructor called them over and asked if they wanted to be tied for first place or engage in an extra duel. The two unhesitatingly chose the latter.
Therefore, after the combat test ended, under the gazes of numerous students, Yan Zhen and Lan Guang once again ascended the stage.
“Don’t think that just because you could withstand a palm strike from my brother, you can act arrogantly. My brother wasn’t using his full strength. Otherwise, with your mere five or six-star cultivation, do you think you could still be standing here?”
“Are you brothers the only ones in the Silver Moon City Lord’s Manor? Despite being the rulers of a city ranked in the top three of the kingdom, how can your minds and horizons be so narrow?”
“The small Martial Tang City dares to look down on my Silver Moon City?”
“No, it’s looking down on you.”
Lan Guang couldn’t argue and furiously launched an attack with great speed.
Yan Zhen had never fought someone who specialized in speed. For a moment, he suffered a few heavy losses. Then, he reacted, mobilized his spiritual power, captured Lan Guang’s figure, and punched him off the stage.
To be honest, as fellow seven-star mystic disciples, Lan Guang was only slightly stronger than Liu Xing. The current Yan Zhen could completely defeat him in an instant. However, the script, perhaps to increase the word count or for some other reason, insisted on letting him be toyed with for a few rounds before realizing he could use spiritual power to counter. It was truly ridiculous.
One couldn’t expect a feel-good novel to be too logical. As long as it made sense, it was fine.
Successfully securing first place in the monthly test, the system task was completed. Yan Zhen flipped open a new special card while listening to the cheers from the crowd below (mostly girls).
[Special Card: Stop Fighting: After activation, it can prevent the two people in a duel from attacking each other for a short period. The duration increases with the host’s realm.]
Hmm… It seemed useful, yet also not.
Right! Later, there would be a scene where the National Preceptor and the Ninth Sword Immortal’s sister would tear into each other. In order to stop them, Yan Zhen directly inserted himself into the battle between the two women, nearly losing his life. With this special card, he could prevent them from accidentally injuring him when they fought seriously.
It was a specialized card for stopping fights. Not bad.
Yan Zhen happily put away the card and jumped off the stage.
With this, the monthly test concluded. The ranking rewards would be distributed later.
Today, everyone would return to their own homes and find their own mothers.
…
At the restaurant’s private room, Instructor Yu Xuan treated them to a celebratory meal.
“The monthly test has ended successfully. Everyone has achieved excellent results, especially Yan Zhen, who obtained first place in the intermediate class. It’s truly remarkable. The instructor is very happy. In short, congratulations to you all. Cheers!”
“”Cheers!””
Six cups clinked together—oh, Xiao Xinyan had come too.
Actually, her results weren’t very good because she had just entered the advanced class. Compared to the other senior students, she was slightly inferior.
But she couldn’t decline the instructor’s invitation.
At this moment, Xiao Xinyan couldn’t feel happy at all. She only felt awkward, sensing that Instructor Yu Xuan’s praise didn’t include her existence. Even hearing a few gentle words of comfort didn’t improve her mood.
Of course, apart from Instructor Yu Xuan, no one cared about her feelings.
Even in the previous life, after many years of interaction, Mi Xue’er still didn’t get along with her. Yan Meng’er also had no common topics with her. Only Yan Ruyu could be considered to have reconciled with her, but unfortunately, Yan Ruyu hadn’t awakened her previous life’s memories.
As for Yan Zhen, he currently only cared about the crucial plot that was about to unfold. How could he be concerned about this lowly sow?
The group ate and drank. Suddenly, Yan Ruyu stood up and left her seat, obviously going to the restroom.
Yan Meng’er, Mi Xue’er, and Instructor Yu Xuan’s minds all became active.
Yan Zhen silently estimated the time. After hearing the system issue a task, he also stood up, saying he needed to take a leak.
Walking out of the private room, Yan Zhen quickly heard the conversation between Yan Ruyu and Lan Kecoming from the corner of the corridor. He hurriedly took out a recording conch from his storage ring and infused it with profound power to activate it.
“Move aside, Lan Ke! If you keep blocking the way, I’ll have to take action.”
“Ruyu, I… I truly like you. Why can’t you accept my sincere heart?”
Lan Ke’s voice sounded a bit strange, probably because he was drunk. But Yan Zhen knew that this fellow was just pretending to be drunk, intending to take advantage of Yan Ruyu.
Among the three Nine-Star List powerhouses he would soon face, Xiao Mie from the Xiao Family was merely arrogant, Yu Yue from the Yu Family cared about his reputation, but only Lan Ke was a despicable scoundrel.
Hearing Lan Ke’s confession, Yan Ruyu remained unmoved and calmly said, “Sorry, Young Master Lan Ke, I already have someone I like.”
However, Lan Ke denied it, “Don’t lie. I’ve already sent someone to investigate. There’s no rule in your Yan Family requiring female cousins to marry the clan leader as concubines!”
“The rules are indeed fake, but my fondness for him is real.”
Yan Ruyu’s voice softened, but it was still clearly audible in the quiet corridor, “I’ve liked him since I was little, and I’ve continued to like him until now. I will keep liking him in the future. So, you should find your true love elsewhere and not waste time on me.”
“Impossible! I don’t believe it!” Lan Ke became agitated, looking like he was about to throw a drunken fit, “He’s just a yellow-haired brat. How am I inferior to him?”
“I just happen to like younger men. Moreover, Yan Zhen is also outstanding. You have no right to speak of him like that!”
“No, Ruyu, you’re mine. You’re mine!”
“Lan Ke, what are you trying to do? Don’t come over!”
Boom!
The collision of profound power generated an explosive sound. Yan Zhen quickly ran out from the corner and saw Lan Ke tightly grasping Yan Ruyu’s wrist, refusing to let go.
Yan Zhen’s expression turned solemn. He grabbed Lan Ke’s shoulder from behind and coldly said, “Let go!”
With a burst of strength, the sound of bones rubbing against each other came from Lan Ke’s shoulder. The intense pain forced him to release Yan Ruyu.
Lan Ke turned his head and, upon seeing Yan Zhen, his eyes instantly became gloomy. His nine-star mystic disciple profound power surged, breaking free from Yan Zhen’s hand. He then bent his elbow and rammed it towards Yan Zhen’s heart.
Yan Zhen stepped back, using his left hand to employ the ingenious force of the “Tai Chi Shock” to block the elbow strike. At the same time, he raised his right foot and kicked towards Lan Ke’s waist.
Lan Ke also used his left hand to block the kick. Taking the opportunity, he leaped to the left, creating distance.
Yan Zhen didn’t pursue. His gaze turned to Yan Ruyu.
“Are you alright, Cousin?”
“I’m fine.”
Yan Ruyu shook her head, her eyes reflecting his face as affection slowly brewed within them.
Yan Zhen took Yan Ruyu’s hand and pulled her behind him, coldly glaring at Lan Ke.
“Surnamed Lan, bullying girls is your forte?”
Lan Ke stopped pretending to be drunk, “Yan Zhen! This is a matter between Ruyu and me. It has nothing to do with you!”
“What an outrageous statement.” Yan Zhen found him truly disgusting. “Pretending to be crazy and foolish after getting drunk, taking the opportunity to bully the girl you like. So this is the true face of the Young Lord of Silver Moon City… I’ve recorded your entire conversation. Tomorrow, I’ll release it and let everyone see the real side of the Young Lord of Silver Moon City.”
Upon hearing this, not only Lan Ke but also Yan Ruyu’s faces greatly changed.
—The words she had just said about liking Yan Zhen were all recorded?
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