"A fight to the death, do you dare?"
As Shi'er Luoyue spoke, the surrounding noise instantly fell silent.
A fight to the death!
No one expected a conflict to escalate to such a point.
"Is that guy serious?"
"Although there are martial arts spars at the Genius Gathering, a fight to the death is a bit too vicious."
"Isn't this young man with white hair being too impulsive?"
"What kind of grudges could possibly warrant settling things with a fight to the death?"
...
Many of the young talents present began to discuss amongst themselves.
Bai Ting was also quite surprised, wondering if this white-haired guy before her had gone mad.
Suddenly proposing a fight to the death.
She would never agree to such an unreasonable request for a fight.
Yet, Bai Ting did not want to back down in front of this arrogant fellow.
Shi'er Luoyue had no such reservations. She harbored only hatred for the people of the Four Great Families, with no affection whatsoever.
Even if Bai Ting and Liu Mu Ming were on good terms with Luo Fei and the others, that was of no concern to her.
Shi'er Luoyue wanted the Four Great Families to pay a price.
Therefore, this fight to the death was serious, not a joke!
"What? You don't dare? Or is that the extent of the Four Great Families' courage?" Shi'er Luoyue's lips curled into a mocking arc, her eyes filled with unrestrained arrogance.
Sensing the opponent's taunt, Bai Ting naturally became indignant. She stepped forward and retorted without hesitation: "What is there to not dare? I, this young lady, am afraid of nothing! As for you, provoking me time and again, even if you are Luo Fei's friend, it won't save your life!"
"Too much nonsense, let's go outside and fight!"
"Bring it on, who's afraid of whom!"
Just as Shi'er Luoyue was about to leave her seat to fight Bai Ting in an open space in the garden, she felt a hand press down on her shoulder, pushing her back.
"Boss, you're finally here! If you hadn't come soon, something big would have happened!"
Seeing Xin Ci appear just in time, Luo Fei burst into tears, wailing.
"Stop, I was only gone for a moment. What kind of trouble did you get yourselves into?" Xin Ci rubbed his temples in exasperation, his expression somewhat speechless.
Mo Qian quietly approached Xin Ci's ear and explained everything that had just transpired.
After hearing Mo Qian's account, Xin Ci's brows furrowed, and his gaze fell upon Shi'er Luoyue.
Shi'er Luoyue, with Xin Ci's hand on her shoulder, felt extremely displeased and wanted to get up. However, she discovered that Xin Ci's strength far exceeded her imagination, rendering her immobile.
In her anger, Shi'er Luoyue glared fiercely at Xin Ci and said, "Let go of me!"
"You're just causing trouble, aren't you? There will be plenty of opportunities for you to throw a tantrum later. Can you not stir up trouble at a time like this?" Xin Ci looked into Shi'er Luoyue's eyes and said word by word.
"Hmph, fine, fine."
Shi'er Luoyue appeared very unconvinced, but Xin Ci had helped her before. She decided to give this guy some face and temporarily spare Bai Ting and Liu Mu Ming.
Seeing that Shi'er Luoyue had quieted down, Mu Qing'er, in the consciousness space, finally breathed a sigh of relief and transmitted her voice to Xin Ci: "Sigh~ Finally, this ingenious girl has calmed down a bit. With her temper, it would have been troublesome if she had actually fought Bai Ting."
"It's a good thing I returned in time, or they would have started fighting," Xin Ci also secretly wiped a cold sweat.
"But next, you still have to deal with Bai Ting's matter!" Mu Qing'er reminded him.
At the same time, Bai Ting looked at the beautiful woman who had suddenly appeared, mistaking her for Shi'er Luoyue's helper. She snorted, "What, are you going to gang up on me with two against one? Even so, this young lady is willing to accompany you!"
Xin Ci had already transformed into a woman at this moment, so Bai Ting didn't recognize her.
However, Liu Mu Ming was different. He naturally knew that the woman who had suddenly appeared was Xin Ci.
So, Liu Mu Ming quickly approached Bai Ting and whispered, "Bai Ting, don't get it wrong, this is Xiao Xin Xin..."
"What Xiao Xin Xin? Good heavens, Liu Mu Ming, you're looking for other women behind my back again."
"No, she's Xin Ci."
"Xin Ci?"
Only then did Bai Ting recall her experiences at the Four Symbols Academy in Dongzhou. She glanced at the beautiful woman before her.
Then, she turned back to Liu Mu Ming and asked in confusion, "Isn't Xin Ci a man? Are you lying to me again?"
Liu Mu Ming listened, feeling helpless. He quietly leaned close to Bai Ting's ear and whispered, "Oh, my little ancestor, have you forgotten? The Xin family has been hunting Xin Ci for the past three years. How could he dare appear in his original form? Of course, he had to disguise himself."
Hearing this explanation, Bai Ting finally began to understand.
Seeing them conversing, Xin Ci also realized that Bai Ting and Liu Mu Ming knew his true identity.
Xin Ci sighed and explained, "Liu Mu Ming, Bai Ting, as you can see, there's a reason for my appearance. You can probably guess the reason, so please keep it a secret for me for now."
"No problem, who are we to each other? You say so, Xiao Xin Xin." Liu Mu Ming, as usual, habitually reached out to hook Xin Ci's shoulder.
Xin Ci swayed slightly, avoiding Liu Mu Ming's gesture, and gave him a look, saying, "I told you before, don't call me Xiao Xin Xin, that disgusting nickname."
"If I don't call you Xiao Xin Xin, what should I call you? I can't just say your name, can I? After all, I know your current situation, brother." Liu Mu Ming said with a flirtatious tone, his eyes mischievous and not at all serious.
This guy was still as annoying as ever.
Xin Ci frowned and said, "My name is Mu Ci now. You can call me by this name."
"Okay, Xiao Mu Mu." Liu Mu Ming continued to act in a way that courted disaster.
Xiao Mu Mu?
Hearing this moniker, not only Xin Ci, but even Mu Qing'er in the consciousness space, clenched her fists.
"It seems that after this trouble is resolved, I want to beat this guy up once," Mu Qing'er thought to herself.
Bai Ting also understood Xin Ci's current predicament and didn't say much.
After a brief period of catching up, Bai Ting wanted to pull Liu Mu Ming back to their seats.
But Liu Mu Ming looked reluctant to leave, saying to Bai Ting, "Bai Ting, there's no need to leave so soon, is there? Look, Luo Fei, Mo Qian, and Xiao Mu Mu. It's rare to see these friends from the Four Symbols Academy. Shouldn't we stay a bit longer?"
"I have no issues with Luo Fei and the others, but I find that hateful white-haired man very displeasing. Didn't you see how he treated us earlier? If it weren't for Luo Fei and the others, I would have already dealt with that arrogant white-haired punk."
Bai Ting was still angry about the conflict that Shi'er Luoyue had caused earlier.
She would never want to be in the same place as that displeasing person, Shi'er Luoyue.
Liu Mu Ming looked helpless and could only follow Bai Ting back to their seats.