"This year's Ranking of the Year is really prosperous. Even the assessment in the Starlight Illusion World is so difficult."
"Yes, the difficulty has increased too much this time. Have you seen it? If you want to pass the third level, you need to at least reach the peak of the middle stage of the Mortal Realm. If the previous years were weaker, those who have achieved great success or above in the early stage of the Mortal Realm can participate.
Qualified."
"Indeed, if nothing else, look at the aura of the warriors who have passed the assessment and entered the southern gate of Xingxiu City. In the past years, almost every one of them has the strength to enter the prestigious list."
"Not much to say, let's find a place to stay first. I'm really looking forward to the competition in three days."
At the gate of the south city, a large number of warriors who were entering the city were talking and excited.
Not long after, Duke Dongfang Xuanyuan and others also found Lin Xiao and others.
"Sister." Dongfang Yueming shouted excitedly when she saw Dongfang Yueling.
Dongfang Yueling smiled and said: "Perform well, and my sister will come over to cheer you on the day of the competition."
"Little sister Yueming, your sister was ranked third on the list back then. You have to work hard this time." Baili Xuan, who was wearing a golden robe on the side, said with a smile.
"You are..." Dongfang Yueming frowned.
"This is His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince of the Empire." Dongfang Xuanyuan said.
"Fourth Prince." Everyone present was shocked, and Lin Xiao's heart seemed to be filled with thunderbolts.
"That's him. Is it because the eldest brother offended him that the Luoshan Sect's people issued an order to Black Dragon Village to kill him?" Lin Xiao's eyes narrowed.
When Baili Xuan arrived before, he took a special look at Lin Xiao. From the other party's eyes, Lin Xiao felt a hint of hidden hostility and murderous intent. Lin Xiao was still confused before, but now that he knew the other party's identity, he felt
But I understood it all at once.
"It seems that the death of eldest brother is indeed inseparable from the fourth prince."
I have never met this fourth prince before, and it is obviously impossible for the other prince to be hostile to me for no reason. Then everything is very clear. The death of my eldest brother that year is likely to be directly related to the other prince.
Thinking of this, Lin Xiao clenched his fists slightly under his sleeves, and endless murderous intent arose in his heart. No matter who harmed his elder brother back then, Lin Xiao would not let him go unpunished.
"Okay, let's find a place to live first." Under the leadership of Dongfang Xuanyuan, a group of people slowly headed to the center of Xingxiu City.
Xingxiu City is very big, not even weaker than Xuanyi County City. It is not crowded at all with so many warriors squeezed in at once, but if you want to live in a good place, you have to look at your strength and status.
The location of the Ranking Competition is located in the center of Star City, and the buildings in that area are the most luxurious and magnificent, but there are not many of them, so only the truly top-notch ones are eligible to stay.
But Lin Xiao and the others don't have to worry. As disciples of the eight major counties and contestants who have passed the pre-selection assessment, they will definitely have a share in the most luxurious and middle-class buildings. In addition, all of them have passed the Starlight Illusion World assessment.
The warriors who can participate in the Ranking Competition don't have to worry about their faction. In Xingxiu City, all players are respected, and they don't have to worry about having a place to live.
As for the other warriors who come to visit, it is a bit difficult to find a more luxurious building. Everything depends on their strength and status.
Not long after, under the leadership of Prince Xuanyi, everyone came to live in a large courtyard in the central area of Xingxiu City.
"Father, now that everyone has settled down, I will go back to the Imperial Capital first and come back when the Ranking Competition starts in three days." Dongfang Yueling said goodbye.
Prince Xuanyi nodded: "That's fine. Remember to say hello to your mentors for me. When I have some free time in a few days, I will visit you personally."
"I will." Dongfang Yueling smiled slightly, then turned and left, heading towards the distant sky.
Upon seeing this, Baili Xuan quickly said to Dongfang Yueming and other contestants: "Everyone, please work hard and strive to get a good ranking for Xuanyi County in this Fengyun Ranking Competition. Dongfang Xuanyuan County Prince, Xiao Wang will not bother you anymore.
Say goodbye first."
With a hand in hand, Baili Xuan also left the courtyard and flew away, chasing Dongfang Yueling who had left earlier.
Before leaving, he glanced at Lin Xiao with a half-smile, and there was a hint of haze in his eyes.
"Prince Dongfang Xuanyuan, I have something to discuss with the prince." The old man in gray robe who had been following the fourth prince Baili Xuan did not leave at this moment, and said expressionlessly to Dongfang Xuanyuan.
Dongfang Xuanyuan was startled, then he held his hand and led the other person into the living room: "Please"
"Everyone, this courtyard is the residence of our Xuanyi County disciples. Let's each find our own place." Bai Hongfei smiled at everyone, and then walked into the living room.
The group of disciples immediately dispersed.
The entire courtyard covers a huge area, like a prince's mansion. There are empty houses everywhere as you enter and exit. Dongfang Xuanyuan County Prince and others naturally live in the deepest mansion, while Lin Xiao and other contestants found their own houses.
Live in a house.
Without hesitation, the first thing Lin Xiao did after settling down was to take a shower and change into neat clothes.
In the reception room deep in the mansion.
The old man in gray robe has left, leaving only three deputy camp leaders including Dongfang Xuanyuan and Bai Hongfei. Their faces are ashen and there is anger gathering in their eyes.
"This fourth prince is too presumptuous. We respect him as a prince, but what does he think of our Xuanyi County? Not mentioning what happened to Lin Xuan back then, but now he wants us to disqualify Lin Xiao from the competition. It's simply ridiculous."
Yuan Zhishi grasped the handle of the chair tightly with both hands, looking angry.
The gray-robed old man just now didn't say much, he just vaguely suggested that Lin Xiao should not be allowed to participate in this ranking competition, which made Yuan Zhishi, who was extremely optimistic about Lin Xiao, furious.
"It's too much." Bai Hongfei also had cold eyes, frowned and looked at Dongfang Xuanyuan, and said: "Prince, what should we do now? Lin Xuan was expelled from the genius training camp by us back then. Not long after he returned to New Acropolis, he
Although there is no direct evidence to prove that it was the fourth prince who did it, it is probably inseparable from him. Now the fourth prince has his mind set on Lin Xiao. After all, Baili Xuan is the prince. If he offends him,
That"
Wang An said angrily: "What can His Royal Highness do? He can still interfere with the affairs of our Xuanyi County. Yuan Zhishi is right. He wants us to disqualify Lin Xiao from participating in the Billboard Competition. It is simply ridiculous.
Lin Xiao is one of the most outstanding geniuses in our Xuanyi County over the years. I don't think I need to say more about this, but even if he is just an ordinary person, with all due respect, the Fourth Prince's control is too lenient.
Speaking of this, Wang An showed a hint of worry in his eyes: "To be honest, everyone, everyone knows what happened back then. Five years ago, we organized a genius training camp to go to the ancient ruins in the Cangxuan Mountains for training, and we happened to meet His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince.
His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince fell in love with Princess Yueling, and was extremely unhappy with Lin Xuan, who had a very good relationship with Princess Yueling at that time, so he made representations to our Xuanyi County in the name of ruining his experience. We had no choice but to remove Lin Xuan
Expelled from training camp.”
Wang An sighed: "I think everyone knows what happened to Lin Xuan in the end. It can be said that although Lin Xuan's death is not directly related to us, it was also caused by us. Now I am still worried that Lin Xiao knows
They will blame us when the truth comes out, but no matter what, Lin Xiao is the most outstanding genius in our Xuanyi County in the past thousand years. You must know that he has achieved such an achievement at the age of nineteen this year. He is no weaker than Luo Tiandu of Luoshan Sect.
Everyone is aware of the situation in our Xuanyi County over the past few years, and I am afraid it will be dangerous if it continues like this."
In the room, Yuan Zhishi and others were silent.
Indeed, the situation in Xuanyi County has been very bad in recent years. Compared with the emergence of geniuses in other counties, there are few outstanding young people in Xuanyi County. In addition, Xuanyi County has suffered many disasters due to its proximity to the Lianyun Mountains.
The struggle with Wuwei County may continue like this for dozens of years, and hundreds of years later it will completely become the weakest county in the Wuling Empire, and it will never be able to turn around again.
Under the expectant gazes of Bai Hongfei and others, Dongfang Xuanyuan was silent for a long time, and finally raised his head, his eyes full of determination: "Everyone, I understand what you said. It was indeed my fault that Lin Xuan's incident happened back then. I didn't take it.
The fourth prince is under pressure, but this time it is different. It is absolutely impossible for him to want Lin Xiao to withdraw from the Ranking Competition. If the fourth prince wants to cause trouble, just come to me, Dongfang Xuanyuan. The matter of my Xuanyi County is still in question.
It’s up to him to decide.”
Dongfang Xuanyuan's eyes were cold, and a powerful and domineering aura escaped from his body, making him look like a demon god.
The imperial capital is in a magnificent palace in the center of the imperial city.
"Ming Lao, what did Dongfang Xuanyuan say?" Baili Xuan asked indifferently, sitting on a magnificent grand master's chair.
The cold voice of the gray-robed old man sounded: "Back to Your Highness, Dongfang Xuanyuan didn't make it clear, but it seems that he is not very happy. I'm afraid..."
"Oh? Is he brave?"
"Your Highness, do you want me to..."
"No need." Baili Xuan waved his hand with a sneer at the corner of his mouth: "Now is the day of the Wind and Cloud Ranking Competition. Lin Xiao has passed the pre-selection assessment of the Starlight Illusion World and has been contaminated by the luck of the stars. If he takes action here, let
Father will definitely be furious if he finds out, and the gains outweigh the losses. It is better to wait until the Wind and Cloud Ranking Competition is over. With Lin Xiao's strength, he probably won't be able to make any waves."
Baili Xuan smiled coldly: "Our Martial Spirit Empire is so big, and there are so many genius disciples. After the previous ranking competitions, there are countless geniuses who have fallen. Although Lin Xiao seems to be not weak, but
I'm afraid that even the Tiangang rankings may not be able to enter. The empire has more geniuses than him, but only one less than him. Let's wait until the Hero Ranking Competition is over and the kid leaves the Imperial Capital area before we find someone to do it. The key is that this matter needs to be kept secret.
, don’t let Dongfang Xuanyuan and the others know.”
Gently stroking the emerald green jade finger on his right hand, Baili Xuan sneered repeatedly, his green eyes filled with indifference, as if Lin Xiao's life and death were not worth mentioning in his eyes.
However, in the eyes of Baili Xuan, who has the status of a prince, Lin Xiao, no matter how talented he is, is just an ant. He will be trampled to death. The only trouble is not to anger Prince Dongfang Xuanyuan. No matter how much he says Dongfang
Xuanyuan was also a feudal official in charge of a county.