Chapter 99: Making Things Difficult

  Xiao Yan slowly walked towards the tent, with Xiao Yu gnashing her teeth in anger at the detestable back view, she didn't expect this guy to be so uncooperative.

  A few people walked towards the green big tent, and saw in the tent's shadowy place, more than ten men and women were divided into several small circles, chatting with each other. Looking at their casual expressions here, they should be students of Canaan Academy like Xue Ni.

  Outside the shadows, a dozen or so young men and women sat on the ground under the scorching sun, their faces dripping with sweat due to the high temperature. However, their expressions were filled with nervousness, looking like they had just passed the peripheral test as newcomers.

  In the tent, several idle chatting girls suddenly looked up at Xiao Yu and others who were walking slowly over, their faces showing surprise and delight. A group of women laughed and swarmed over, instantly surrounding Xiao Yu, chattering and laughing non-stop.

  The sudden wave of sound attacks made Xiao Yan's brain suddenly swell, his eyes scanning the faces of these young and beautiful female students, looking at their surprised expressions, Xiao Yan found that Xiao Yu seemed to be in a very good relationship with the people in the college.

  "Oh dear, please, can't you guys be more reserved?!" Xiaoyu said helplessly as she pushed away several friends who kept sticking to her.

  "Yu'er, you've gained a lot of weight in the past two months, honestly tell me, is it... hmm?" A woman with a beautiful face said, her palm secretly touching Xiao Yu's chest before placing it on his fragrant shoulder, teasingly.

  On the side, Xiao Yan helplessly sighed and looked at Xiao Yu's gaze, which inexplicably became somewhat strange. These friends of yours, why do they all seem like female wolves?

  "Get out, ****! Don't flirt with me here." The pretty face blushed as she pushed away the woman in her arms and looked at another woman who was about to pounce on her. Xiao Yu hastily retreated a step back, pointing at Xiao Yan and the others, and hurriedly introduced them before dispersing the women's flirtatious intentions.

  "Hehe, what a beautiful little beauty." The gaze swept over Xun Er and Xiao Mei, the two women's outstanding looks unexpectedly made these women exclaim in surprise.

  Everyone's gaze slowly shifted to Xiao Yan, and as for Xiao Ning, because of her relationship with Xiao Yu being siblings, she was fortunately ignored by these women.

  Xiao Yan was two or three years younger than Xiao Yu, but after more than a year of hard work, he had already grown to be as tall as Xiao Yu. Although his face was slightly delicate, there was a hint of maturity and sophistication in his eyebrows that didn't match his age. This conflicting visual impact made the women involuntarily take a few more glances at him.

  "Hehe, what a handsome young man. Yuer, is this your cousin? Not your own brother, right? Be honest, have you been stealing from yourself?"

  Listening to these women bring up such a bold topic in front of the people involved, even Xie Yan's calm heart couldn't help but twitch. The corner of his mouth also involuntarily twitched slightly as he looked at Xie Yu with an increasingly sinister gaze.

  Xiao Yu listened to the teasing of these women, her pretty face full of shyness and helplessness. Just as she was about to explain, she caught a glimpse of a man's figure out of the corner of her eye, hastily walking towards this side.

  Her face changed slightly, Xiao Yu's eyebrows furrowed lightly and then relaxed, a hint of blush appeared on her cheeks, and she said with a pout: "You guys should stop teasing him, he's had thin skin since childhood."

  "Huh..." Upon hearing this, the girls were taken aback and stared at Xiao Yu's unprecedented shy appearance. They exchanged awkward glances with each other, originally just joking around, but unexpectedly Xiao Yu came out to explain seriously, and her tone... was as if she was helping her lover get out of trouble.

  Xun'er and several others were also stunned by Xiao Yu's intimate tone, exchanging glances with each other in confusion. When did the relationship between Xiao Yu and Xiao Yan become so good?

  Standing by. Xiao Yan coldly glanced at the woman's performance, his mouth twitching. Just as he was about to speak out and expose her, unexpectedly, Xiao Yu's eyes moved quickly and she stretched out her jade-like hand, grasping his wrist, and with one palm intimately patted away the dust on Xiao Yan's clothes.

  "Ah..." Looking at Xiao Yu's sudden movement, the people around her were stunned. When had they ever seen Xiao Yu treat a man like this?

  "Xiao Yu, it's been a long time since we last met." Just as everyone was stunned, a man's voice suddenly rang out.

  As they listened to the sound, everyone turned their heads, and a young man wearing a grayish-white shirt was standing behind them with a smile on his face. The young man looked quite handsome, but that brilliant smile always made Xiao Yan and others feel a bit fake.

  Xiao Yu's face flushed with embarrassment, slowly withdrawing as she turned around, her arm still linked with Xiao Yan. She glanced at the young man and said lightly, "Luo Bu, long time no see."

  "Heh heh." The young man, known as Luo Bu, smiled and nodded slightly. His gaze seemed casual as he glanced at the two hands clasped together, but a hint of chilliness and anger flashed in his eyes as they met Xiao Yan's.

  "Hehe, are these few people you've brought along?" Lu Bu asked with a smile as he walked up.

  "Hmm." He nodded casually and Xiao Yu introduced Xiao Yan and the others once again, smiling: "I brought them here to test the terrain."

  "Oh, I see." He smiled and nodded, then pulled out a fist-sized red crystal ball from his pocket and tossed it up in the air, laughing: "Just in time, too - Yolyn gave me this test crystal earlier. Let them try it out. The other test crystals have all been taken to the front testing channel already; if you don't use mine, you'll have to wait a while longer."

  Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu hesitated slightly before nodding and explaining to Xiao Yan in a soft voice: "This crystal test is very simple. As long as your strength reaches the eighth stage of Dou Qi, it will automatically light up, and then you'll pass the initial test." "Let go!" Xiao Yan said indifferently, glancing at her.

  "Oh." Xiao Yu smiled and nodded, very obediently releasing her hands. As he gazed at her demure appearance, the young man named Luo Bu, who was holding a crystal ball, suddenly clenched his fist tightly.

  "Xun'er, you try first." Rubbing the wrist that Xiao Yu had grabbed a bit red, Xiao Yan smiled at Xun'er.

  Smiling, Xun Er and Xiao Mei, Xiao Ning three people took the lead to move forward, their palms stayed on the crystal ball for a moment. After the crystal ball lit up, they retreated back.

  Seeing the three people succeed, Xiao Yan also reached out and casually touched it, achieving the same effect.

  "Don't worry, if they haven't reached the boundary, I won't take the initiative to bring them in." Xiao Yu said calmly as he looked at the four people's success.

  "Hehe, it's not that I don't believe you. It's just the rules." With a hint of apology, Xiao Yu smiled and put away the crystal ball, pointing to the men and women sitting on the ground outside in the scorching sun, and said with a smile to Xiao Yan and the others: "Congratulations on passing the initial test, now please stay outside for half an hour."

  "Rob, what do you mean by this?" Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu's eyebrows rose and she coldly scolded with a frosty face.

  "Xiao Yu, you're also an old student now, you should know this is the rule when enrolling, haha, nowadays new students are getting more and more impatient, so at the time of enrollment, we need to dampen their enthusiasm a bit, it's good for their life in the academy later." Luo Bu said with a smile.

  "Hmph, Luo Bu, you say these things to those ignorant newcomers, I don't even bother with you, but spare the people I bring from your rotten rules!" Xiao Yu said coldly.

  "This is fair."

  Luobu's mouth twitched. Xiao Yu scolded him in front of everyone, not giving him any face, which made him feel a surge of anger and resentment in his heart.

  "Luobo, don't make trouble, you also know that these rules are not that important. Why bother making a fuss?" The women beside them also couldn't help but frown at this guy's behavior of treating chicken feathers as if they were imperial edicts.

  "Haha, sorry, they passed the test in my hands. According to the rules, during this period of time, I should temporarily be in charge of them." Luo Bo said with a radiant smile, looking at Xiao Yu who was about to get angry again. His tone suddenly changed: "Alright. For your sake, not all of them need to go out. Let's just let one person represent? Hmm...let me see, let this little brother go out, haha, after all, he's a big man, doesn't need to be afraid of getting sunburned." Luo Bo's finger slowly moved over the few people and finally stopped in front of Xiao Yan with a smile.

  Xiao Yan slightly raised his eyes and gazed at the young man in front of him with a faint smile.

  "Scram, Xiang Ye won't go out, I'll go find Master Ruolin myself and tell her not to bother with you here!" The sexy long legs took a step forward, Xiao Yu blocked in front of Xiang Ye and said coldly.

  "Hey, Rob the elder brother, it seems like there's some trouble on your side?" Just as several people were entangled in a stalemate, another group of men emerged from the shadows of the tent, chuckling.

  "There's nothing, it's just that this newborn doesn't want to go out and get some sun." Luo Bu packed up the crystal ball and smiled casually.

  "Hey, it's been a long time since I've seen such an arrogant newcomer. Brother Rob, do you need our help?" Upon hearing this, a young man with a golden star on his chest burst out laughing at Rob, with a hint of flattery in his smile.

  Smiling, he nodded and looked at the gloomy Xiao Yu, hesitated for a moment, then suddenly smiled: "Alright, if you don't want to go out, then don't. But after all, there are so many new students outside looking on, if they don't come out to show off a bit, others might not be too happy either."

  As he spoke, Luo Bo patted the young man beside him on the shoulder and smiled at Xiao Yan: "Since you don't want to go out, then come and spar with Ge Ruo. Of course, you don't need to defeat him, just as long as you can hold on for twenty rounds under his hands."

  Upon hearing this, the women beside Xiao Yu suddenly scolded Luo Bu, and now they also understood that this guy was jealous of Xiao Yan and wanted to avenge his personal grievances.

  Compared to the angry rebukes of the other girls, Xiao Yu was eerily silent, slightly tilting her head, her eyes fixed on Xiao Yan. She clearly knew Xiao Yan's current strength and that he absolutely wouldn't be weaker than her. Dealing with a one-star warrior wasn't difficult at all.

  Ignoring Xiao Yu's gaze, Xiao Yan gazed calmly at Luo Bu in front of him with a radiant smile on his face. A hint of chill flashed through his dark eyes, he didn't want to make things worse, but this guy was deliberately trying to provoke him, constantly pressing him.

  "Heh heh, come on, kid. Let me teach you how to show respect to your seniors. Otherwise, you'll suffer in the academy later and it'll be on us." The young man named Goradi took a step forward, smiling maliciously at Xiao Yan.

  He slowly let out a breath, under the gaze of everyone, Xiao Yan helplessly shrugged his shoulders, took two steps forward, and when he reached Xiao Yu's side, suddenly stretched out his arm, tightly wrapped around that soft waist, pulling her into his embrace.

  Xiao Yan suddenly launched a surprise attack, and Xiao Yu was stunned at first. Then her face was filled with blushes. Considering that Luo Bu was on the side, she had to stop struggling, gritting her teeth in hatred, constantly cursing this guy who took advantage of her in public.

  Xiao Yan's actions made the surrounding women stunned again, and also made Luo Bu's face suddenly gloomy. He turned his head and whispered to Ge Rong: "Be careful with your next move!"

  Upon hearing this, Ke'er smiled secretly and nodded slightly.

  The three people beside Xun'er looked at the two of them with their strange behavior and couldn't help but shake their heads in dismay.

  "This is interest." His palm lingered on Xiao Yu's waist, stroking it twice, as Xiao Yan coldly chuckled in her ear.

  After finishing speaking, Xiao Yan also didn't look at the blushing face of Xiao Yu, and proactively released his hand, twisted his neck, and slowly walked towards the gloomy Goro who was staring at him.