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He thought that his younger brother should have some reservations towards Gu Mingyan.

They thought that they should call him over to test the waters and see if she knew that there was a connection between the Southern Viewing Academy and the crown prince, Xiao Ze. But now that Xiao Qiran had spoken, it made it difficult for him to reply.

Gu Mingyan was startled, then asked: "Under everyone's watchful eyes, why is he making a move against me?"

"Senior Xia wants to turn his back on the darkness, but worries that you are hiding your true strength." Xiao Qiran pushed the pastries in front of her, and seeing that she still had some doubts on her face, he continued: "Your aunt might want to help you make the connection, who would that be?"

Who was behind the aunt's Madam Liu?

Gu Mingyan thought about it carefully, the Madam Liu was currently maintaining a low-profile when making connections, and the person behind her was the empress.

"I know that, so what does it have to do with Leader Xia?" Gu Mingyan was aware that she was the empress, but he didn't know what Leader Xia was going to do.

"If your brother is hiding a secret, and you're not willing to give it to him, shouldn't you be careful of the enemy? Perhaps, it's better to eliminate the enemy from their roots."

The corner of Xiao Qiran's mouth raised slightly, as he turned around and knocked lightly on the armrest twice.

Shuang Hua, who was on the other side, hurriedly walked over and smiled: "Madam Xia came from a family with a weapon."

"In that case, I will not avoid it." Gu Mingyan finally understood. It seemed that this Senior Xia was trying to cooperate with Xiao Qiran, but because he was on good terms with the Madam Liu, it would be bad if the Empress knew that he had ulterior motives.

While Xiao Yiran was in a daze, Gu Mingyan had already stood up, but he did not leave.

"However, Your Highness, please be careful. Mr. Xu said that there's a student from the Martial Academy who came from the Nine Immortals Sect. He is the second from last row."

After she finished speaking, Gu Mingyan pushed the two powdered packets into the hands of the two people respectively, without leaving a trace behind.

"If the blood poison doesn't kill, then we can't be fooled."

After leaving these seven words behind, Gu Mingyan stood up with a calm expression. He beckoned to Shuang Hua with his hand, and calmly left.

Not far away, Xia Ziji saw Gu Mingyan return to his seat and his eyes slightly narrowed.

Xiao Qiran understood what Gu Mingyan meant, it seemed that the Nine Immortal School's secret was probably in the blood on's body, but it was instead Xiao Yiran who laughed softly, "I didn't expect Seventh Brother to believe her so much, even Mr. Xu was enticed by her."

"Trust me, there's no need to doubt me."

Xiao Qiran also raised his hand, and told Shuang Hua to bring the sweet and greasy pastries over.

When he arrived, Shuang Hua still warned Shang Rong, telling him to watch out for her.

Since he knew that Xia Ziji was going to make a move on him, Gu Mingyan had a plan. Seems like the people behind all of the matters in the academy were mostly the empress, and Xia Ziji had to make a move to test him. Firstly, he wanted to test if she knew any martial arts.

After she thought it through in her heart, she couldn't help but glance at Xiao Yiran who was on the stage.

The person who spoke to Xiao Qiran just now was only this Fourth Prince, and it was also him who had sent someone to call her just now. Perhaps, the matters yesterday were all due to him and Xia Ziji's plans to probe him, and just now, if not for Xiao Qiran speaking up, he would have truly hidden the truth from her, and even lied to her.

"The heart of a man is like a needle on the seabed."

Gu Mingyan could not help but mutter to himself. Seeing that the three of them were still making trouble beside him, Gu Mingyan waved his hand: "The Small Competition is about to start, the three of you sit at the side table. Do you understand?"

Bai Shao nodded obediently, and took the chance to cover their mouths. The two girls had no choice but to nod their heads, and the moment Bai Shao released them, they rolled together in laughter. They didn't look like ten years old, but a bunch of three or four year old kids instead.

Gu Mingyan could not help but laugh, and tapped the table with his finger.

I don't know if Gu Xu has any children of the same age playing together with him.

He couldn't help but let his imagination run wild. At the same time, the sound of gongs rang on the huge drill ground as the two students entered the arena together.

The two stood on opposite sides of the drill ground, bowing to each other at a distance of thirty steps.

Gu Mingyan came back to his senses and looked carefully, to see that the two of them had a curved blade in their hands, their eyes narrowed slightly, the two of them moved forward, their lower bodies collapsing, and their steps seemed to fly, as though they were walking close to grass, the grass fragments splashed and the two curved blades grazed each other, and with a clang, one of the curved blades left his hand, while the man knelt on the ground with his body leaning backwards, the other curved blade holding onto his neck feebly, yet they did not kill him.

In a split-second, Gu Mingyan's eyes lit up.

However, the Martial Academy was still calm and silent. The loser also had a calm look on his face as he left, and was not dissatisfied.

"The Martial Academy Small Competition is a competition of students' rewards and penalties. The first round is a sparring contest, and it does not count as many points. As such, the opponents all draw lots, so they only watch from the sidelines."

Shang Rong explained from afar.

"What about the second round?" Gu Mingyan's heart pounded and he felt that he could see the entire martial arts world.

"The second battle is between students and mister. As for the third match, it was mainly a competition between every group of Martial Academy, which was mostly a military strategy or strategy. The fourth round is the true competition between the martial arts students.

He never thought that this Martial Academy would not be some idiot.

Gu Mingyan secretly clicked his tongue, but maybe it was because the first group was too powerful, and the last few groups did not seem to care, but the three little boys and girls who were making a ruckus just now had already quieted down, and were staring at the drill grounds without saying a word.

Reaching the sixth group, Gu Mingyan saw Xia Ziji entering the stage with a long blade on his back, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

She wanted to see how Xia Ziji would take revenge on her.

Coincidentally, the person fighting against Xia Ziji was the one from the Nine Immortal School that Mr. Xu had mentioned.

She frowned and looked at the stage, only to see Xiao Yiran with a faint smile on his face.

"Fourth brother, if you hurt Leader Xia's son, aren't you afraid of causing trouble?" Xiao Qiran also frowned, since the Mr. Xu did not want Gu Mingyan to say anything, he did not wish for anyone to change the order of the battles.

But Xiao Yiran was still tricked just now, and the student who was supposed to be competing with Xia Ziji had already left the stage quietly.

"Since Senior Xia dares to provoke the Prime Minister's daughter and cause trouble, it would be better for you to solve the mystery of Xia Ziji." Xiao Yiran sipped a mouthful of hot tea as his eyes turned cold: "According to what I know, Madam Xia's homeland is also related to the Nine Immortal School."

"Crunch."

The empty porcelain cup in Xiao Qiran's hand shattered.

He glowered at Xiao Yiran: "Why didn't Fourth Brother say this earlier?"

"Boss Xia is interested in cooperating with Seventh Brother, how can I let you know?" Xiao Yiran's smile still did not decrease: "Even though you have the love of royal father, your power is still slightly inferior to mine. How about I personally push Senior Xia into your hands and make a strong opponent with me?"

"Thank you, Fourth Brother, for your good intentions." Xiao Yiran did not want to become the strongest after the Crown Prince fell.

However, since he was willing to give Boss Xia to cooperate with him, he naturally agreed.

He only hoped that nothing bad would happen to him.