Chapter 164: I Know
Xiao Bai was refining medicine.
On the first floor of the attic, Xiao Xun'er was sitting alone at the table, her chin resting on her hand, fiddling with a strand of black hair hanging down from her shoulder.
Suddenly, there was a sound of a door opening, and Xu Su walked in with three people, one of whom was Tu Shan.
"Xun'er, they said they wanted to see Xiao Bai for something, and I can't make the decision, so I had to bring them in. It's up to you!" Xu Su walked to Xiao Xun'er and smiled softly.
"Looking for Brother Xiao Bai?" Xiao Xun'er looked at Tu Shan with curiosity: "What's the matter?"
Tu Shan shook his head with a wry smile, turned to a young man beside him, and said: "Muchuan, you tell her!"
"It's like this, Miss Xun'er. This morning, a team of old students came to our freshman area, collecting tribute fees from the freshmen, two days of fire energy from each person, saying that this is the case every year when new students enter the inner courtyard!"
"We are new here, and since it is a rule that has always existed, we didn't say anything and paid the fire energy to them!"
"But not long after the first team of old students left, more old students came in one after another, blocking the entrance to the passage and asking us to pay again. Including the first team, there have been five groups now. If this continues, the little fire energy we got by following Boss Xiao will be eaten up by these old students!"
The freshman named Muchuan, with red eyes, clenched fists, gritted teeth, and said angrily.
"Oh?" Xiao Xun'er's expression remained calm, her eyes widened slightly, and she said, "So you came to Brother Xiao Bai to ask him to help you?"
Muchuan's mouth was slightly bitter, and he sighed, "I asked a friend to find out. Although the freshmen in previous years also paid the so-called 'freshman tribute fee,' they only had to pay it once. They didn't come in batches like us, like hungry wolves pouncing on their food!"
"According to my friend, this year's situation is because Boss Xiao has caught all the old students, so that we freshmen have a lot of fire energy in our hands. Many old students feel unbalanced, but they dare not trouble Boss Xiao. They are unhappy and take it out on us freshmen, so this situation has occurred!"
"So you are blaming my Brother Xiao Bai?" Xiao Xun'er's eyes were slightly cold, with golden light flashing in them, and she said coldly.
Everyone in the room felt the temperature around them rise sharply, and an inexplicable momentum pressed on their hearts. They almost couldn't breathe and looked at this girl, who was as pure as a green lotus, with horror.
All along, Xiao Bai's brilliance in Jia Nan Academy was too dazzling, so they all ignored the two girls around him, even thinking that they could enter the inner courtyard because Xiao Bai was too powerful, and the academy did so for his sake!
Unexpectedly, this beautiful girl who circled around Xiao Bai and didn't show off would be so powerful!
Everyone realized that how could a girl who could make a genius like Xiao Bai fall in love with her be simple?
"No... no!" Muchuan waved his hands hurriedly and said, "We don't mean to blame Boss Xiao!"
Seeing that the oppressive momentum was slowly withdrawn, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Boss Xiao defeated the arrogance of the old students by himself, so that all the freshmen could hold their heads high in the hunting competition. We all admire him so much, how could we blame him?"
"We also understand that in the inner courtyard, it is inevitable to be bullied by the old students if we are not strong enough. This time, we came here not to ask Boss Xiao to stand up for us and avoid harassment in the future!"
"Instead, we want to borrow Boss Xiao's prestige to help us avoid this kind of exploitation. We just want the same treatment as the freshmen in previous years. If we continue to be exploited like this, I'm afraid we won't even have the fire energy to enter the Tianfen Refining Qi Tower, let alone practice in the inner courtyard!"
Muchuan said, carefully glancing at the green-clothed girl at the table. Seeing that her expression did not change, he gritted his teeth and said, "If it really doesn't work, we would rather give the 'freshman tribute' to Boss Xiao than let those bastards get it cheap!"
Xiao Xun'er tapped the table lightly with her jade fingers and pondered, "Keep the fire energy in your hands! If Brother Xiao Bai takes it, wouldn't it be no different from those old students?"
"As for what you want, I'll make a decision after I ask him!"
Just as Xiao Xun'er finished speaking, a clear voice rang out in the room: "I know!"
"Boss Xiao!" When Muchuan heard the voice, he knew who it was instantly. Just as he was about to make a request, the voice sounded again: "No need to say anything, go back!"
Hearing this, Muchuan swallowed back the words that were about to come out. While he was shocked by this method, he was also extremely nervous. He didn't know what this meant. Was he agreeing or not?
He couldn't help but look at Tu Shan. Seeing this, the latter shrugged and gave him a helpless look. He didn't know either!
"Okay! No need to doubt, Brother Xiao Bai has agreed, otherwise, he wouldn't care. Go back!" Xiao Xun'er saw the little movements of the two and said with a smile.
"But..." Muchuan was excited but a little hesitant. If he agreed, he could tell him how to solve it?
"Let's go! Since the boss has agreed, it will be solved naturally!" Tu Shan pulled the hesitant Muchuan and said in a low voice.
"Okay!" Muchuan smiled bitterly, shook his head, stopped Tu Shan from pulling him, bowed, and saluted, saying: "Thank you, Boss Xiao. If there is anything in the future, we, the freshmen, will obey Boss Xiao's orders!"
He didn't know where Xiao Bai was, so he had to bow to the center of the hall with another freshman who came with him. After hearing no sound, he and Tu Shan retreated.
Looking at the backs of the few people leaving, Xu Su sighed lightly: "I didn't expect that this inner courtyard would be so cruel. These old students are too much!"
"This world is like this. The strong prey on the weak. The academy is just letting students adapt in advance!" Xiao Xun'er glanced at her and asked in confusion: "Didn't your brother tell you this?"
"I said he did, but I always thought that this is still an academy. We are all classmates. It shouldn't be too much. I didn't expect..." Seeing Xiao Xun'er's strange eyes, Xu Su's face flushed and said embarrassedly.
".!" Xiao Xun'er.
Outside the attic, Tu Shan and the other two came out and stared at each other for a while.
"Brother Tu, Brother Mu, what should we do? Those old students are still blocking us!" The freshman who followed said with tears in his eyes: "Although Boss Xiao agreed, he didn't show up. We can't suppress those bastards just by talking!"
"Alas," Muchuan sighed and said with a sad face: "Forget it! Let's go back and see how Gangzi and the others are doing. He has a stubborn temper, so don't get into conflict with those old students!"
"Let's go!" Tu Shan patted the two on the shoulders: "Maybe the boss has already gone to Gangzi and the others!"
Hearing this, Muchuan and the others were in high spirits, looked at each other, and thought of Xiao Bai's magic. It was really possible. Suddenly, a hint of expectation rose in their hearts, and they rushed towards the passage of the freshman area.
A few minutes later, the three of them came to the passage. A large group of people crowded here, but it was silent.
At this time, the passage was blocked by a dozen old students wearing tower-shaped badges on their chests, and behind them, there was a large group of old students watching the excitement.
The old students who were watching had playful smiles on their faces. Obviously, they were happy to see this scene, because they had also gone through this step before, but not so cruelly!
No one spoke, but they were just waiting for a result, which was related to the attitude of these old students.
Suddenly, one of the ten old students saw Tu Shan and his group coming back and glanced around them with a fearful look. He found that it was still the same three people from before, and there was no black-clothed, white-haired figure. The smile on his face gradually spread, and he teased:
"It seems that what you said before, that he is your boss, was just your wishful thinking. He doesn't recognize you at all! Not only did you not invite him, but you came back in disgrace!"
A group of people heard him and followed his gaze, finding Tu Shan and his group. When they didn't find anyone else, the old students laughed even more unscrupulously, and the new students showed disappointment.
"Okay! You said you wanted to invite someone, and we agreed. Now you have no choice! Two days of fire energy per person, and you will be safe and sound in the inner courtyard. This deal is very cost-effective!"
A young man, about 23 or 24 years old, looked at Tu Shan and Muchuan, who looked unhappy, and said in a calm voice.
"Hmph! Don't bully us because we are freshmen and don't know the rules. There is indeed a tribute fee, but in previous years, freshmen only paid it to two forces at most. If other forces want to collect it in the future, they have to go to those two forces for it. It has nothing to do with the freshmen anymore!" Muchuan snorted coldly, his face flushed, and said angrily:
"But what about you? Since this morning, five waves have come. Where can we get so much fire energy to give you?"
"I don't care who you gave it to before!" A young man with a hooked nose came out, ignoring the eyes of the freshmen around him that seemed to be spitting fire, and said slowly: "But you must pay the tribute fee to my Mo Sect!"
"Mo Sect!!" Tu Shan exclaimed, with a look of fear on his face: "Are you from Mo Sect?"
"Oh!" The corner of the hooked-nose young man's mouth slightly raised an arc, and he smiled: "Good knowledge, you actually know our Mo Sect!"
"The Mo Sect is the top power in the inner courtyard!" Seeing the puzzled look of Muchuan and others, Tu Shan explained with an ugly expression: "Their sect leader is ranked second on the Strongest List and is a Nine-Star Dou Ling!"
"Nine-Star Dou Ling!!" A group of freshmen looked at each other, suddenly shocked by the news and lost their voices.
"With such a high level of cultivation, does he still need this little fire energy? Why did he come to rob us of two days of fire energy?" A freshman said indignantly.
"Maybe it was his intention, maybe it was just his subordinates' intention, who knows?" Tu Shan shook his head bitterly.
"What should we do? Should we give it?" A freshman swallowed his saliva and said weakly.
"Give what!" Muchuan said fiercely: "Whether it is the first force or the last force, does it make any difference to us?"
"Anyway, we can't afford to offend them, so we might as well be tough!" He looked around and said: "Don't give any, it will be endless if you give more. They won't stop until they squeeze out the fire energy in our hands! You don't want to be without any fire energy when the Tianfen Refining Qi Tower is opened!"
"Then what should we do? Let them block here and can't get out!" A freshman asked.
"Wait!" Tu Shan and Muchuan looked at each other and said in a deep voice.
On the other side, seeing that the freshmen were very afraid of the Mo Sect, the young man with the hooked nose was very proud at first, but after hearing the decision of the freshmen, his face gradually darkened: "Boys, this is not the outer courtyard. In the inner courtyard, except for the arena, other places can't hurt people's lives, but it's still okay to spar!"
"If we don't keep you safe, I can't guarantee whether you will suffer some physical pain. Young people, why do you have to act impulsively for the sake of fire energy!"
"You!" The freshmen were furious, their eyes about to spit fire. Go to keep safe! Without you, I am really safe!
At this time, a mysterious and ethereal atmosphere gradually enveloped this place. Some old students with keen spiritual perception seemed to have noticed something and looked up, but they only saw white clouds floating in the blue sky. Apart from that, they didn't see anything and couldn't help scratching their heads in confusion.
"Keep them safe? I don't think you can even protect yourself!" An indifferent and high voice echoed in the ears of everyone.
"Who?" The young man with the hooked nose looked around in doubt, and the senior students behind him had the same expression.
"Boss!"
"Boss Xiao!"
Tu Shan and Muchuan were surprised. Although this voice was different from the warm and clear voice in the attic before, sounding cold and ruthless, lofty and ethereal, it was certain that it was definitely Xiao Bai's.
"It's really Boss Xiao!" The freshmen heard their exclamation and showed joy. Originally, the two of them had not invited anyone, but they didn't expect there would be such a turn of events.
"Devil... Xiao Bai!"
Hearing the cheers of the freshmen around him, the young man with the hooked nose had his pupils shrink sharply, revealing a strong fear. He knew the strength of Liu Qing and Lin Yan. He could handle one of them alone, but when they were together, they were no match at all!
Looking around, he did not find the source of the sound. The fear in the eyes of the hooked-nose young man became stronger, and he shouted loudly:
"Xiao Bai! We did not go to your attic to collect tribute fees. This matter has nothing to do with you. You'd better not interfere, otherwise, there are strong people in my Mo Sect!"
After waiting for a while, there was no response, as if Xiao Bai was afraid after hearing his words. The hooked-nose young man breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, he despised in his heart: "Bah! That's it. There is no backbone like these freshmen!"
A group of old students behind him also had this idea. They just wanted to see the style of the first freshman who was called the devil, but they didn't expect him to be a bully!
The happy smile on the freshmen's faces gradually solidified, and their eyes became uncertain!
Just when the hooked-nose young man was about to continue, suddenly, the hair on his body stood up, and his spiritual sense kept jumping, as if some great terror had come, and he felt an extremely strong sense of crisis.
This feeling was a bit familiar. He still remembered the feeling when he just entered the Dou Ling level and entered the back mountain of the inner courtyard to perform a mission. He was targeted by a fifth-level magic beast. It was exactly the same feeling when he was escaping from life and death.
"I will die!"
There was no time to think about it. The Dou Qi in his body started to work instinctively, and a khaki armor appeared, wrapping his whole body.
The old students behind him looked at the hooked-nose young man's sudden action strangely, not knowing why. The new students looked grim, thinking that he was going to take action, and were secretly alert!
Just when everyone had different expressions, there were faint rumbling sounds from all around, like thunder, resounding through the surrounding space.
Suddenly, a dazzling golden light appeared out of thin air, and everyone couldn't help but squint their eyes to look.
The golden light was like lightning... it was lightning. A bowl-thick golden lightning suddenly appeared in the air above everyone's head, accompanied by increasingly clear thunder, like a punishment from heaven, and it struck down in the horrified eyes of everyone.
And the target... was the hooked-nose young man!
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