Li Xuantong.
When that name rang out from Luo Li's rosy lips, the originally noisy plaza instantly turned deathly silent. The expressions of the surrounding Goddess Luo Association members stiffened, before dense shock and disbelief gushed out from their eyes.
Li Xuantong?
The second on the Heavenly Ranking, Li Xuantong?
Hiss.
Everyone looked at each other, before fiercely inhaling a mouthful of cold air in their hearts. Li Xuantong was a genuine influential figure amongst the students of Hokuang Reiwon. Unlike them, who had just arrived at Hokuang Reiwon, Li Xuantong had long since stood at the peak of countless students, and was revered and looked up to by countless students.
Such an elusive great person had actually appeared in front of them in such a clear manner?
Mu Chen stared at the handsome, long-haired youth before him. Although he was slightly startled by the other party's identity, there wasn't the slightest reverence or fear in his black pupils, only calmness.
"You've indeed come to Hokuang Reiwon."
Li Xuantong faintly smiled, before his gaze swept across Mu Chen, who was standing beside Luo Li. A strange light flashed in his eyes, causing others to be unable to fathom what he was thinking.
Luo Li lightly nodded her head, before quieting down, without any intention of starting a conversation.
"You're still the same as before."
Li Xuantong helplessly smiled, before his expression gradually turned solemn. Staring at Luo Li, he said, "You shouldn't have come here."
"That's my business." Luo Li's slender brows faintly knitted together as she replied.
When the crowd by the side heard the conversation between the two of them, they felt somewhat puzzled.
From the looks of it, it seemed that Luo Li and Li Xuantong knew each other.
"That news is true, right?" Li Xuantong pursed his lips as he slowly said, "I truly never imagined it.
Even you have times when you feel impulsive. "
Luo Li turned silent, her eyelids slightly drooping. However, her glass-like pupils were still as bright as ever.
She had never regretted what she had done.
"Is it because of him?" Li Xuantong's gaze finally landed on Mu Chen's body as he faintly smiled and said.
Luo Li's eyes narrowed slightly. She took half a step forward and was just about to stand in front of Mu Chen when a hand suddenly reached out and grabbed her slender jade hand.
She tilted her head in surprise.
Then, she saw Mu Chen smiling at her and shaking his head.
At this time.
He obviously wouldn't stand behind her and let her accept those doubts. That wasn't something a man could do.
Mu Chen held Luo Li's hand.
Then, he looked up at Li Xuantong and said, "I am Mu Chen.
Greetings, Senior Li Xuantong. "
Li Xuantong stared at Mu Chen without saying a word. However, the students in the square could feel an oppressive feeling slowly spreading out from Li Xuantong's body, causing the flow of air in the square to slow down.
Some of the students who were closer could not help but back away a little. Only then did the oppressive feeling in their hearts ease a little.
Mu Chen's gaze was calm as his figure did not move. Although the Li Xuantong before him was giving him a pressure akin to a tornado that was wreaking havoc in the heavens and earth, he did not retreat in the slightest.
That oppressive feeling left as quickly as it came. However, when it dissipated, even Zhou Ling and the rest felt their backs drenched in cold sweat. Soon after, their hearts were secretly shaken. Just how strong was Li Xuantong?
He didn't even need to make a move, yet he had already exhausted them.
Li Xuantong's eyes were suffused with a layer of indifference. He looked at Mu Chen and said, "If it wasn't for your actions just now, I wouldn't even have the interest to talk to you."
"That's my honor."
Mu Chen gave a noncommittal smile. Although Li Xuantong appeared to be mischievous, he had a prideful aura that had seeped into his bones. Clearly, with the latter's ability, he possessed the qualifications to be prideful.
"However." Li Xuantong slowly withdrew his gaze and said, "For your own good and for her own good, you should leave her."
A chilling intent abruptly flashed within Luo Li's glass-like eyes. Just when she was about to speak, she was stopped by Mu Chen. Looking at Li Xuantong, Mu Chen smiled and said, "I'm afraid that I can't do as you say. You can treat me like a toad, but I want to eat the meat of a swan. I know that it'll be extremely difficult, and I might even be covered in cuts and bruises.
He held Luo Li's slightly ice-cold, yet extremely delicate and slender hand as he smiled and said, "There are some things that are indeed worth chasing. No matter how difficult the road is, I will still walk it."
Li Xuantong frowned, his voice slowly turning cold as he said, "You don't even know what she's shouldering and enduring. This world has never been fair, so she cannot be the same as ordinary girls."
"She came to Hokuang Reiwon for you, right? Do you know how precious time is to her?
Such precious time has been wasted because of you. You enjoy the time you spend with her, but do you know what price she has paid in exchange for it? "
"Your actions are merely illustrating the meaning of selfishness."
Li Xuantong sneered, "Therefore, you are not worthy."
Mu Chen's brows were tightly knitted together at this moment. He could feel the slender jade-like hand in his hand gradually turning ice-cold as he asked in a low voice, "What do you mean?"
"For the sake of these two years of freedom, she has paid an entire price." Li Xuantong's eyes flashed with a heartache and anger as he said in a low voice.
Clang!
However, before his voice could fade, the clear sound of a sharp sword being unsheathed suddenly rang out, as the Spiritual Aura that blotted the sky started to fluctuate wildly.
An indescribably sharp sword light soared into the sky, causing everyone's vision to blur. In the next instant, they saw that Luo Li had already appeared in front of Li Xuantong. The black longsword that was rarely unsheathed was unsheathed at this moment, its tip suffused with an exceedingly sharp sword light as it stopped in front of Li Xuantong. The tip of the sword vibrated, as if even space itself was being sliced apart.
"Li Xuantong, although we can be considered friends, if you interfere too much in my matters, I don't mind taking action against you. Therefore, don't force me." Luo Li's glass-like pupils surged with a chilling aura, as her voice turned ice-cold.
Li Xuantong looked at the faintly trembling tip of the sword in front of him, but did not make any attempt to dodge. He stared at the exquisite face of the young girl. After so many years, this should be the first time he had seen her so furious over something.
However, it wasn't because of him.
An undetectable gloominess flashed across Li Xuantong's eyes, as he slowly said, "Is it worth it for him?
You know your situation. If this goes on … "
Luo Li looked at Li Xuantong, but did not say anything. Her slightly sharp and exquisite white chin gently nodded, as a gentleness flashed across the depths of her glass-like pupils. She did not think too deeply about whether it was worth it or not. She only knew that because of his appearance, her originally monotonous world now had some moving colors. Even when she was cultivating, she was able to feel a sliver of anticipation in her heart.
She only knew that when she was together with him, she would be able to gently laugh.
Mu Chen tightly pursed his lips. He slowly walked forward, his finger blocking the front of the longsword, and pressed it down. His black pupils looked towards Li Xuantong, "Senior Li Xuantong, I don't know exactly what kind of compromises she made to come to Hokuang Reiwon. However, when she said in the Spiritual Road that she would stand behind me, and block the cold arrows for me, I knew that she would stand behind me. Therefore, I will stand in front of her, no matter what I have to endure."
Li Xuantong indifferently looked at Mu Chen, and shook his head, "The current you, even I don't acknowledge you. What qualifications do you have to stand in front of her and endure for her? You're still too far away from those things."
"That's why I'm becoming stronger."
A smile surfaced on the handsome face of the youth. His smile was firm and unwavering. Perhaps he was not strong enough now, but he believed that there would be a day when he would possess such qualifications.
"Having confidence is a good thing. However, the reality is crueler than you think."
Wrinkling his brows, Li Xuantong stared at Mu Chen and said, "I won't change my mind just because of your words. In my eyes, you're not worthy of her paying such a huge price. Therefore, I will obstruct her."
"If that's the case."
Mu Chen smiled as his black pupils gradually turned cold, "Then, I can only defeat you, Senior Brother, so that you won't interfere in this matter."
"You're quite arrogant."
Li Xuantong faintly smiled, "However, I've said it before. The current you still doesn't have the qualifications. If you want to have the qualifications to challenge me, at least wait until you become the top freshman. If you can't even do that, then there's no need to challenge me. I can't afford to lose that face."
Luo Li's eyes were slightly cold as he stared at Li Xuantong.
"Luo Li, this is a problem between men. If he dares to stand out, I at least have to approve of his courage. If he doesn't even have this courage, no matter how much you fall out with me, I will directly kick him out of Hokuang Reiwon. Therefore, you shouldn't interfere in this kind of matter. If you can't even get past me, what will you do in the future?" Li Xuantong saw the expression in Luo Li's eyes and shook his head as he spoke.
Mu Chen pulled Luo Li's small hand, looked at Li Xuantong, and softly said, "Then senior, please wait. I will take away your position on the Heavenly List."
Li Xuantong indifferently smiled, no longer saying anything. He waved his hand at Luo Li, turned around, and slowly walked away.
"I will go to the Freshmen Competition tomorrow. I hope you can impress me a little bit. Luo Li's taste shouldn't disappoint me. Otherwise, I'm afraid you won't be able to do anything in Hokuang Reiwon in the future."
(Many readers are asking for a story about Lin Dong going to the Ice Spirit Clan to save Ying Huanhuan. If I have time, I will write one and try to post it on my WeChat account for free. Oh, everyone is welcome to add my WeChat account. You can just search for Silkworm Potato on my WeChat account.)