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When Yu Tian Xiang's words came out, Lu Que wasn't the only one confused. Zhuge Yan, Duanmu Ye, and Lin Qingyu also looked at each other in dismay. Especially Duanmu Ye. He had been drinking tea with Lu Que all afternoon. If Lu Que went to register, how could he not know?

"Register?" What's your name? " Lu Que asked in confusion.

"It's like this." Seeing Lu Que's confused look, Gu Qingcheng explained to him, "Every year, when the competition for the first position starts, the students who want to compete for the position will have to go through the 'Enlightening Mind Staircase' to register for the position of the first seat. After the first seat agrees, the student's name will appear on the jasper shadow wall outside the entrance of the academy."

"Earlier, when Qingcheng and I were passing by that shadow wall, we saw that the first name had already appeared on it. It belonged to you, little brother. That's why I'm here to ask you." Yu Tian Xiang continued.

Yu Tian Xiang and Gu Qingcheng both knew Lu Que's character. When the two of them passed by the image wall, a golden name suddenly appeared on the screen, and when the two of them saw that Lu Que's name was displayed on the screen, they were filled with disbelief. With their understanding of Lu Que, it was impossible for him to register for the top seat.

"How is that possible?" Lu Que was also stunned. He had no idea how such a thing could have happened.

"Me and Lu Que have been drinking tea here for a whole afternoon. How could Lu Que register? "Could it be a mistake?" Duanmu Ye was getting a little anxious. Although he wanted to participate in the main event, the person who was registering was not Lu Que himself. Either the academy had made a mistake, or there was some sort of conspiracy.

"Little brother, did you really not register yourself?" Lu Que's astonishment and Duanmu Ye's anxious expression were all captured by Yu Tian Xiang. At this moment, she couldn't help but frown. Initially, she thought that Lu Que had gone to register himself. She thought that this cousin of hers had finally been enlightened and that was why she brought Gu Qingcheng here. But now, it didn't seem like this was the case.

"Really, I've been here all afternoon and haven't been out." Lu Que quickly shook his head. Even though he had met his father and uncle Baili in the Chief Valley and was interested in the position of the Chief, he had not even considered whether he should participate.

But the students who are participating in the competition are all chosen by the leader himself. Others don't have such authority. Could it be Chief Luo?" Without a doubt, Zhuge Yan knew a bit more than others about the matter of his grandfather, Zhuge Xinghe, being the head of the academy. Zhuge Yan undoubtedly knew a bit more than others about the matter of his grandfather, Zhuge Xingzhi, being the head of the academy.

"However, Lu Que did not personally apply for the Ascension Peak. Even the Head of the Guards could not write his name on the screen. This is not in accordance with the rules." Gu Qingcheng had also spoken. Recently, the imperial city had been filled with all sorts of strange things. In the morning, the Imperial Palace had even sent out orders to exterminate the Dark Phoenix. They couldn't help but think about it too much.

"It doesn't conform to the rules." The few of them saw a figure flying down like a giant bird, and when it spoke, it was still on top of the sexual peak. When it spoke, it was already on the seventh courtyard, and its figure seemed to be leisurely strolling in the air without any signs of smoke or fire.

"Chief Luo." The people who came were the head of the academy, Luo Canglan. A few of them hurriedly went forward to greet him.

"Lu Que, although the name was written by this old man, the person who signed up was not this old man. Take a look at this first." As he spoke, Luo Canglan retrieved a bamboo tube from his bosom and handed it over to Lu Que.

Lu Que took the bamboo tube and took out a folded book. He opened the book and saw that it was written in his mother's handwriting.

He saw the words written in the book, "A hundred years after hearing the song of the phoenixes, because of the ancient art, then opened the painting of the Mountains and Seas, unable to overcome the desire. Mister Luo was just as bold as he was back then. Today there is the son of the Great Wei Empire, Lu Que. Although he may have a natural personality, but he has yet to understand his own heart and wants to advance into the illusionary heart. " The signature was that of Yu Chuqing, the coadjutor princess of Dagong. She had even added an additional seal to it.

Lu Que could not help but smile wryly when he saw the contents of the book. His mother had really put in a lot of effort just for his sake. Even though his mother was only controlling the Phoenix Soaring Army now, she was in a state of semi-concealment. However, this seal could still be used to control sixteen of the eight guards. Officials below the third rank had the right to do so.

Although Mother's words were very polite, at the end, she sealed the treasure seal, telling Luo Canglan: "If I want my son, Lu Que, to participate in this year's fight for the top seat, you have to agree to it, and if you don't, you have to agree to it."

And now, Luo Canglan gave the book to him to tell him that this was your mother's intention and had nothing to do with me. Whether you participate or not was also why Lu Que was smiling bitterly.

"I'll have to trouble Chief Luo. Since it's Mother's will, as the son of a human, I will naturally comply. I will participate in this competition." After saying that, Lu Que bowed towards Luo Canglan.

"In that case, this old man will not disturb you youngsters anymore." When they reached the entrance, Luo Canglan's footsteps paused for a moment before he said, "Tianxiang, Qingcheng, this is Golden Scale Valley after all. The two of you must leave before nightfall. I don't want to hear anything bad spread to my ears. Do you understand?"

"Yes, thank you for your reminder, Chief." Seeing the two of them agree, Luo Cang Lan nodded her head in satisfaction and left.

Seeing Luo Canglan leave, everyone stared at Lu Que not knowing what to say. They had once tried to persuade Lu Que, both openly and covertly, but Lu Que had never taken the position of the head to heart. Now that the letter from the Grand Princess had come, Lu Que had no choice but to go.

Seeing the expressions on everyone's faces, Lu Que naturally knew what they were thinking and smiled bitterly.

"Little brother, there is still some time before Soo Man. Since you've decided to participate in the chief competition, you should prepare yourself for it in this period of time." Yu Tian Xiang thought about it for a moment, then continued, "The books in the royal family's library about the illusions of the Mountains and Seas will be delivered to you in a few days."

"Thank you, sister Tian Xiang, but there's no need." Lu Que shook his head, because he was definitely not the only one participating in the Main Mountain's competition. Others could not see the records of the Imperial Book Collection Vault, and since he wanted to win, he had to do it fairly and honorably, not to mention that with the records of the 'History of the Nine University', he would be able to go anywhere without returning to the mountains, not to mention the Mountain Sea Diagram, even if there was any danger, he still had the God Resisting Cauldron on him.

Yu Tian Xiang understood Lu Que's meaning and didn't say anything further. Gu Qingcheng, on the other hand, was looking at Lu Que with admiration. In her opinion, this was what a hot-blooded teenager should do.

"Elder sister Tian Xiang, elder sister Mo Qingcheng, are the two of you participating in the Championship?" Back then, Yu Tian Xiang was able to flee for three days and three nights under the pursuit of the Scarlet Dwellers before finally reaching the Eight Peak Ten Valleys. This showed that her cultivation was definitely not low, at least in the upper levels of the Blood Enchantment Realm.

This sister of hers really liked to pinch people's faces. Lu Que could even block a few of the moves from the assassin who tried to kill him, but he had never been able to avoid this sister's two fingers. Furthermore, when Lu Que broke through her five spleen-earth orifices, he discovered that within Gu Qingcheng's body, other than the power of the blood element, there was also a trace of a hidden aura.

In Lu Que's opinion, apart from Gu Shuixue, who was about to leave the Phoenix's Cry Palace, these two sisters had the highest cultivation bases. Even Yun Xian Si was slightly weaker than these two, but Lu Que didn't know what Meng Cang and Su Duo's cultivation bases were.

"Us?" Yu Tian Xiang and Gu Qingcheng looked at each other, before shaking their heads with smiles on their faces.

The reason why Yu Tian Xiang didn't participate was because the Great Gan Imperial Family rarely participated in the struggle for the position of the main leader. If the royal disciples participated, it would inevitably cause other people's hearts to be filled with misgivings, and even deliberately give way, resulting in them losing the fight for the position of the main leader. Not to mention this sort of matter, when royal juniors participated in this matter, victory didn't necessarily rely on true skill. Once they lost, they would lose even more face.

Gu Qingcheng had originally planned to sign up for the competition if Lu Que refused to participate in the end. She didn't mind if he took the top seat, but the top student of the previous year, Shang Qingchen, was also a female. She also wanted to see those arrogant male students being pushed down by the female students.

Right now, Lu Que was participating in the fight for the main chief, but she did not want to participate anymore. She also wanted to see this nominal future husband of hers, other than writing on military strategies, those abilities that she had never revealed before, were not as amazing as her aunt had described. As for the dangers of the Mountain Sea Painting, it was nothing more than a Grand Illusory Heart Array.

"Tian Xiang and I will finish our work in the academy in two years at most. As for the position of the head, we old ladies won't fight with you young people anymore." Gu Qingcheng's bright eyes swept across Lu Que's body, her words containing a trace of resentment.

Recently, she had heard a rumor that caused her to be extremely worried. Her engagement with Lu Que was known by almost everyone in the capital. This news had been leaked by her, so it had not been a big deal in the first place. However, after the new students entered the school, some unpleasant words reached her ears.

Lu Que's father, Lu Chun, was born in the Humble Class and had been the banner and leader of the Humble Class for a long time. Although he had been conferred the title of Duke of the Kingdom, the children of the Humble Class were born with a sense of intimacy towards Lu Que.

Gu Qingcheng was three years older than Lu Que, so it was inevitable that some Humble Class students would secretly fight for Lu Que, and some of them were even more interested in the girl who had heard of Lu Que's talent. Rumors of old cattle eating fresh grass had naturally reached Gu Qingcheng's ears, causing her to feel depressed, but at the same time, there was nothing she could do about it.

Lu Que could naturally hear the displeasure in Gu Qingcheng's tone. He looked at her in confusion, unable to figure out how he had provoked her.

In the Phoenix's Cry Palace, Lu Que really didn't know many people. Other than the four girls in his yard, even Yun Xian, Bai Guang, and the others who had eaten together and traveled together at the Soundwave Lake only had a few acquaintances. Naturally, no one would tell him any news about the Palace.

Lu Que's confused look made Yu Tian Xiang smile. She stepped forward and took Gu Qing Mo's arm, saying, "Alright, those are just rumors. It's fine to listen to them. As long as you and your little brother don't think the same way, then that's fine."

As she spoke, Yu Tian Xiang brought her lips close to Gu Qingcheng's ear and said, "The Duke of Wei has already left White Smoke Mountain for the capital. When the marriage is settled, the gossip will naturally disappear. What do you think?"

Hearing this, Gu Qingcheng's face turned hot. She snappily glanced at Lu Que and said, "It's getting late and I'm getting a little hungry. Treat me to a meal. I want the best food."

"Ok ~ Ok." Although he did not know what had happened, Lu Que still nodded his head in agreement.

"My two sisters, can you call Miss Yun Shuang along?" Seeing that Lu Que was about to treat them to a meal, Zhuge Yan went up to the two girls and said shamelessly.

"Lady Yun Chang is not in the academy today." She had never heard of Zhuge Yan before. Zhuge Yan, who was known as a prodigal son at such a young age, was extremely concerned about any girl, and as if he had suddenly thought of something, he turned around and said to Lin Qingyu, who was about to speak but was too embarrassed to do so, "Qinglin went back to the Prince of Zhongyang Manor today and isn't at the Palace of Education."

"Then we should just go to the study palace and find a restaurant to have a meal there." When Zhuge Yan heard that Wu Yunchang was not in the academy today, she immediately lost her interest in eating outside.

"On what basis? Would you like to invite me or you? " Gu Qingcheng cast a sideways glance at Zhuge Yan, her tone filled with displeasure.

Zhuge Yan knew that this grandma was not to be trifled with, so he hurriedly corrected her words, "Naturally, it's to treat you, Sister Gu. We are all partners, and today, I just happened to come home and saw a merchant ship shipping a lot of precious seafood.

He then called for everyone to leave.

Seeing Zhuge Yan's smiling face, Gu Qingcheng's mood eased up a little. She deliberately walked a few steps behind Lu Que as she asked with concern, "The Mountain and Sea Painting is quite dangerous. How confident are you?"

"That will depend on luck. As long as we don't encounter that Earth Stage strange beast, there should be no problem."

Hearing Lu Que's answer, Gu Qingcheng nodded her head. She had personally witnessed Lu Que breaking through to the second stage of the Blood Meridian Realm and knew that even though his level was not high, his fighting prowess was not necessarily lower than those fourth or fifth stage Blood Meridians Realm cultivators. Moreover, Lu Que was someone with a good sense of foresight.

Along the way, there were old and new students whispering to each other as they stared at Lu Que's silhouette. Lu Que's name had only appeared on the screen for less than two hours, but almost the entire Phoenix's Cry School knew about it. Ever since the construction of the palace, there had not been any new students who had obtained the top seat. If Lu Que could really do it, then it would be a great honor for this batch of new students.

As they passed by the Wall of Shadows, they looked up and saw two golden words written in the middle of the Wall of Shadows. It was Lu Que's name. When Lu Que saw the various gazes on his surroundings, the corners of his mouth twitched unnaturally as he quickened his pace.

Just as they were about to leave the Academy, Cloud Thing and Su Duo were also talking about this matter in the Red Leaf Valley of the Academy.

"Zhensi, didn't you always hope to have a go at the top scorer's competition with Lu Que? Now that Lu Que's name has appeared on the screen, why are you still sitting here? " Su Duo was slightly older than Yun Ya Si by a few months. Although the two families had disagreements with each other, they were old friends after all, so they didn't have to worry about each other.

"What about you? Aren't you sitting here too? " Yun Xing Si played with a piece of jade in his hand without even looking at Su Duo.

"Mountain Sea Painting." Su Duo sighed, "No matter what Lu Que's cultivation level is, just his courage is too much. You can't blame that Gu family member for being so fond of him."

Yun Xianzi looked up in displeasure. "The Gu and Lu Family aren't engaged yet. The rumors outside are just rumors."

"What's the point?" Su Duo patted Yun Xing Si's shoulder, "If the two families didn't intend to do that, then with their strength, how could they let the news spread throughout the city?"

Su Duo saw Yun Ya Si's silence and continued, "With your concern for Gu Qingcheng, you should know more than me. A few days ago, they went to the Soundwave Lake together, and Lu Que even broke through his five orifices. Heart fire seven orifices, spleen earth five orifices, what next? Could it be kidney water and eight orifices? For me to do such a great service to you is a great blessing, as well as a great fortune for us. "

Yun Xing Si looked at Su Duo in surprise, "Brother Su, are you not going to participate in this round's leader competition?"

"I still want to participate. I also want to see the landscape painting scroll, but the position of chief …" Su Duo paused here. Even if this year's position of chief is not for Lu Que, next year will definitely be the end.

"Brother Su, I know that your Su family and the Lu family are on good terms, and the Su Army teachers and the Eldest Princess are sisters. But it shouldn't make you afraid before you fight, right?" Yun Xing Si looked at Su Duo with a puzzled expression. The Su Duo of today was completely different from the one he remembered.

"Intimidate before battle?" Su Duo looked into the distant sky and mumbled, "That would depend on who he is fighting against." For Lu Que to have such a reputation, other than his own talents and talents, who do you think is behind him? "

Yun Xian was stunned as he had not considered this question seriously. That's right, Lu Que was only in third place in the Crucible, but his reputation had already surpassed that of Ye Zhiqiu and Yan Zhengzheng. And this was done under such circumstances that Lu Que barely had the chance to leave the House.

"You said that. I didn't say anything." Su Duo looked left and right and continued, "Lu Que's potential is indeed terrifying. The Humble Class regards him as one of us, and the nobility do not regard him as an outsider. He also has half the royal bloodline, and his own talent is extraordinary. "It's a matter of time, but he's taking all the advantages and disadvantages into his own hands. The rise of power is just right in front of your eyes. Such a character can only be a friend, not an enemy."

"Even so, I still want to have a good fight with him in this competition." Yun Xin's expression was very ugly.

"Sigh ~ Why don't you understand? The news of him and Gu Qingcheng was spread all over the city. Do you think His Majesty wouldn't know? But did His Majesty say anything? You still don't understand the underlying meaning? "

"I only wish for a peace of mind. If I'm really not as good as him, I …" Yun Xin Si did not finish his sentence, but he felt as if his heart was about to explode.

"Sigh ~" Su Duo sat down and let out a long sigh. Looking at the soulless Yun Xing Si, he mumbled, "Extreme strength brings shame, while Extreme things bring injury, and the love between life and death."

Yun Xing Si sighed when she heard this and muttered, "Is it because of my deep love?" Gu Qingcheng's beautiful smile flashed in front of his eyes, as his heart grew even more downcast.