MM Racing Chapter 160 Withdrawal from the Competition
Chapter 160 Withdrawal from the Competition
Chapter 160 Withdrawal from the Competition
Hearing what the speaker said, Xiao Yan breathed a sigh of relief. On the other side, Xiao Qiu'er immediately deactivated her Martial Soul Possession form. Clearly, she also knew that since the speaker had spoken, there was no chance of fighting tonight.
Xiao Yan was all too familiar with the old man's voice, and slowly bowed to the shadowy figure in the void.
"Dream Education Committee, I'm sorry to bother you."
The person who arrived was none other than Meng Shenji, who happened to be the unlucky member of the Education Committee who was in charge of keeping watch at Tiandou Academy today. The three members of the Education Committee took turns staying at the academy to rest.
Xiao Yan was worried that the fighting would wake up the Education Committee members from their rest, but he didn't expect them to come anyway.
"Hmm. Xiao Yan, it's been a few months, and you've improved again. Is this the effect of your fourth soul ring? Not bad." Meng Shenji slowly emerged from the black shadow, showing no signs of morning grumpiness, perhaps because he's getting old and has a light sleep.
"Yes, it's all thanks to this fourth soul skill that I have my own combat ability." Xiao Yan replied with a bow, still feeling quite fond of this unpretentious elder.
Meng Shenji glanced at Xiao Qiu'er, who remained silent beside him, but she kept her head down, not wanting to look at him.
"Qiu'er, you've only been at the academy for two months, and you've been focused on training. It's normal that you don't know Xiao Yan. But if I tell you his name is Xiao Yan, you'll definitely know who he is. After all, he's a prominent figure at our Tiandou Academy. However, you should change your habit of not liking to stay in the dormitory. After all, you're a girl. What if someone bullies you if you're always out in the middle of the night?"
Today, I even had a falling out with Xiao Yan.
Meng Shenji spoke slowly, his tone friendly, but clearly carrying a hint of discipline. In his view, the amiable Xiao Yan would never provoke a young girl like Xiao Qiu'er, so it could only be that Xiao Qiu'er had taken the initiative to provoke him.
Thinking of this, he remembered that when Xiao Qiu'er joined the Royal Fighting Team's reserve team, she disobeyed the orders of Yu Tianheng, the main team captain, and the two sides fought fiercely. As a result, Yu Tianheng was beaten down by her absolute strength.
Xiao Qiu'er, who had originally wanted to argue with Xiao Yan, remained silent. However, she had clearly adopted a docile posture in front of the old man, showing no sign of her previous unwillingness to give up when she failed to achieve her goal.
"Hmm—Soul Masters, two Soul Masters. Counting Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan, our Royal Fighting Team members can finally put together a Soul Master team." Meng Shenji looked at the young man in front of him and rambled on.
The old man was clearly very satisfied with the facade of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy.
"Xiao Yan, by the way, my memory is terrible. I was so excited to see your soul power improve that I forgot to introduce you. This student is Xiao Qiu'er, who just enrolled in our Heaven Dou Academy two months ago. It's quite a coincidence, she shares your surname. You two could be considered to have become friends after a fight." Meng Shenji tried to smooth things over between Xiao Yan and Xiao Qiu'er, hoping they could ease the tension between them.
But actually, this was no big deal for Xiao Yan. He wasn't even worried that Xiao Qiu'er would tell anyone about what she had seen tonight. He felt that with the girl's stubborn personality, she wouldn't go that far.
"Yes, Meng, but I have met Senior Xiao before, right? Senior Xiao, he was the one who gave me directions back then."
"Oh, so you shouldn't have made a move then." Meng Shenji was a little confused.
"Well, it was pitch black here at the time, so it's normal for me to be alert when someone gets close."
Xiao Yan nodded. As expected, Xiao Qiu'er did not reveal any information about herself, and she even kept quiet about coming here to bury the soul beast's corpse.
So he chimed in, "Yes, it was pitch black on the back of the mountain at the time. I never expected to run into someone at this hour."
Meng Shenji nodded. By the moonlight, it was impossible to tell whether his expression was one of belief or doubt, but in any case, the old man did not pursue Xiao Yan and his group's motives.
He opened his mouth and yawned, apparently because he was sleepy.
"Young people are great, so full of energy. Well then, I won't disturb you any longer. Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, those of you who want to cultivate can continue cultivating, and those of you who want to sleep can go to sleep."
"By the way, Xiao Yan, Xiao Qiu'er is the captain of your substitute team. You two should talk more when you have time, but just don't do it in the middle of the night."
"Captain?" Xiao Yan felt strange when he heard this. He had given the captaincy of the Royal Fighting Team to Yu Tianheng, but when did a captain appear on the substitutes? It couldn't be that Xiao Qiu'er beat Yu Tianheng into submission, but couldn't let her be the main captain, so she made one on the substitutes.
Xiao Yan thought about it and realized that her attitude towards him just now seemed quite reasonable. However, he wondered what the reason was. He might have to ask Xiao San when he had time. He hadn't heard Xiao San and Xiao Wu mention anything since he returned from Soto City.
"Wait a minute, Commissioner Meng." Seeing that Meng Shenji was about to escape, Xiao Yan called out to stop him.
He hadn't yet told the teachers and education committee members of Tiandou about doing things for Xue Qinghe. Now, it just so happens that the national competition is about to start. Although he has made it clear that he is willing to give up and join the substitute team, whether he participates or not is a different matter from whether he plays. As a substitute, he can choose not to play as a starter, but if he rashly does not participate, he may not want to stay in Tiandou Royal Academy.
Now that he doesn't have much power, the academy's so-called only protective umbrella is still somewhat useful.
"What's wrong, Xiao Yan?" Meng Shenji stopped in his tracks and looked at the young man in front of him.
Xiao Yan glanced at Xiao Qiu'er beside him and realized that he could only speak of this matter tactfully, since it was Xue Qinghe's private matter and he couldn't bring it up in public as he was going to Xingluo to do things for the Crown Prince.
With Xiao Qiu'er standing by, if Xiao Yan were to directly say that he wouldn't participate, the Dream Education Committee might lose face. So, it was Xiao Yan who started to stammer.
Xiao Qiu stretched, but the moonlight didn't quite outline her figure. She shook her head and muttered to herself, "It's a bit chilly up here. I'll be going now, Meng Jiaowei."
Xiao Yan was somewhat surprised. Just moments ago, the other party had been incessantly trying to demand the secrets he possessed, but now he was being so sensible.
Watching the figure walk down the hillside, Xiao Yan then said, "Commissioner Meng, I may have some personal matters to attend to in this year's National Soul Master Competition, so I cannot participate."
"Oh? Xiao Yan, have you thought this through? This national competition only happens once every five years. Although we don't expect you to win the championship for our Heaven Dou Academy this year, with your talent, you definitely can in five years. Are you really going to give up this opportunity to watch the most outstanding young soul masters on the entire continent up close?"
"Commissioner Meng, I've thought it through. If I have enough time and can get back, I'll take the time to participate in the finals." In Xiao Yan's view, given the current situation, Xue Qinghe has agreed to open the entire Tian Dou national treasury to him. Once this opportunity is gone, it won't come again. Where else can he find such a good opportunity?
Meng Shenji looked at Xiao Yan with a very firm gaze.
"You brat—be careful." Meng Shenji sighed and waved to Xiao Yan.