Chapter 123: Everyone is envious, are they in sync?

"Well, Lin Xiuya, are you secretly saying bad things about me?"

Hearing the girl's words, seeing Zi Yan's gaze and a fist sticking out from his sleeve, Lin Xiuya's voice gradually became smaller, and he quickly changed the subject and spoke out.

"No, how dare I say bad things about Senior Zi Yan?"

"Oh, is that really the case?" Zi Yan looked at Lin Xiuya hesitantly.

Lin Xiuya quickly patted his chest to express his opinion.

"of course it's true!"

"Hmph, I don't believe you guys! Xiao Ming, tell me, what did Lin Xiuya say to you just now?" Zi Yan came to Xiao Ming and asked.

"Well, he said, Zi Yan, you are a devil!" The boy's answer immediately made Zi Yan unhappy. She raised her fist and planned to teach Lin Xiuya a lesson.

"Damn you Lin Xiuya, you're asking for a fight!"

It’s so abominable. You actually said bad things about me in front of my man. Damn second place, you are simply courting death!
"Xiao Ming, you have caused me so much suffering. My life is over!"

Lin Xiuya closed his eyes in despair and did not try to dodge. After all, Zi Yan was a Dou Wang powerhouse and her speed was too fast. He, who was at the peak of Dou Ling, could not compare to her at all. Lin Xiuya would not try to do anything in vain.

It’s better to just let Zi Yan beat him up, so that today’s incident will be over.

Unexpectedly, after a while, the fist still did not land on his face. Lin Xiuya opened his eyes in confusion. When he opened his eyes, the scene he saw almost made Lin Xiuya doubt his life.

What the hell, Zi Yan’s hand was actually held by Xiao Ming. She pouted her cute little mouth. Although she was a little angry, she didn’t resist?

What on earth had happened? I had only been in seclusion for a few months, and as soon as I came out, the world had changed. The situation in the inner courtyard was unpredictable? No way...

Lin Xiuya was confused and asked in surprise.

"Xiao Ming, what are you doing?"

"What's wrong? Isn't it just normal hand holding?" The boy's indifferent words made Lin Xiuya speechless.

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Xiuya spoke frankly.

"Um, aren't you afraid that Senior Sister Zi Yan will get angry and beat you up?"

"I'm not afraid, because Zi Yan is my girlfriend, why would you hit me?" Xiao Ming asked curiously.

"What? Senior Sister Zi Yan is your girlfriend, that's impossible!" Lin Xiuya was shocked.

But seeing that Zi Yan's pretty face was slightly red, but she did not shake off the boy's hand to deny it, he knew that she tacitly agreed to this statement. Lin Xiuya naturally would not doubt it, and he felt it was very outrageous.

"Junior brother Xiao Ming, you really are this!" Lin Xiuya couldn't help but give a thumbs up to express his admiration for this junior brother.

On the side, the other top ten masters who were watching the fun also felt unbelievable after hearing the conversation between the few people. "What, Senior Sister Zi Yan is his girlfriend, how could it be possible?"

"Damn it, is this the benefit of being a scumbag? Not only does he have beautiful girlfriends like Han Yue, Xun Er, and Hu Jia, but now even a proud person like Zi Yan has been captured by him. I hate him so much!"

"How can it be repaired? I envy the separation of the mass and wall!"

Their eyes were fixed on the young man, full of envy.

This is natural. Although Zi Yan is domineering and unreasonable in the inner courtyard, her stunning face and loli-like body make her quite popular in the inner courtyard. However, she is not as popular as Han Yue, who is recognized as the most beautiful woman in the inner courtyard.

But if you take strength into account, Zi Yan is the undisputed most beautiful woman in the inner courtyard.

Therefore, after learning that Zi Yan became Xiao Ming's girlfriend, they were all very envious.

"Ahem!" Seeing that Lin Xiuya and the others had gone off topic and time was almost up, Elder Su Qian coughed, signaling everyone to be quiet, and then spoke loudly.

"Okay, now that we have all the members and the time is almost up, we can start this year's Strongest Ranking Competition smoothly."

Su Qian smiled faintly and said, "But before the competition, I still want to remind you again that although the atmosphere in our Canaan Inner Court is more open compared to the Outer Court, it is not really without scruples."

"Therefore, I still hope that you will try not to kill anyone during the competition. You are all students of Canaan College, not those guys in the Black Horn Region who live with their heads on the line. So, I hope that you will control your actions!"

After hearing Su Qian's words, some contestants nodded slightly, but more of them held a disapproving attitude. What a joke! In such an important competition, in order to be able to consistently enter the top ten, everyone would give their all. When giving their all, the strength is difficult to control and unexpected problems are inevitable.

His eyes swept across the faces of the contestants. Seeing their attitudes, Su Qian sighed lightly and shook his head helplessly. The atmosphere in the inner courtyard was becoming more and more fierce.

In the arena, some rookies who originally did not know how to fight have become prairie wolves with rich combat experience. Their methods of hunting sheep have become perfect, and each one is more ruthless than the other. It is now difficult to curb their ferocity.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. You won't like it if I talk too much. Let's get back to the competition. Regarding this year's strong list competition, the rules are the same as before. The opponents will be determined by drawing lots." Elder Su Qian shook his head and said in a deep voice.

As soon as he finished speaking, he waved his sleeves lightly, and a ripple of fighting spirit was emitted. With a whoosh, a piece of torn black cloth not far from Xiao Ming and others fell down.

A huge stone platform was revealed underneath, and on the platform sat a wide wooden tube filled with a number of bamboo sticks, which were obviously the props for drawing lots.

"There are a total of fifty bamboo sticks in the tube, in two colors, red and blue, and the numbers are from one to twenty-five. For example, if you draw the blue number twelve, then your opponent is the holder of the red number twelve."

Elder Su Qian briefly explained the rules of the draw. It was not complicated and easy to understand, so even newcomers who had never participated in the Power Ranking Competition could understand it at once.

"Okay, no more nonsense, let's start the drawing of lots!"

Under the instruction of Great Elder Su Qian, the contestants walked to the stone platform in an orderly manner, drew bamboo sticks from it, and stepped back after reading out their numbers.

Hu Jia drew the number fifteen with a red background, Xun'er drew the number ten with a red background, Zi Yan drew the number twenty-five with a red background, Han Yue drew the number twenty with a red background, and Xiao Ming drew the number five with a red background.

Well, I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or not, but the five people’s lots are all five or multiples of five. The girls couldn’t help but feel surprised when seeing this, and they believed more in the fate between themselves and the boy. Maybe this is telepathy!

(End of this chapter)