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Chapter 169 The Final Battle of the Assessment

"Those people...were all shills?" Having successfully left the crowd, Lu Yunshi finally found an opportunity to ask the question that had been on his mind.

"Haha, the boss saw through it. It was indeed a shill. I signed contracts with some bosses in Holy Academy City to cooperate with them, and the money I get will be split 30/70."

"The three of us?" Lu Yunshi asked. "That's quite a sum."

"What? Seventh brother?" Sixth brother looked at him with a "you still can't imagine" expression.

"..."

"Phew~ This feeling is so strange." Lu Yunshi shook his head. Why is it that every time he wakes up after being injured, the people or things around him go crazy?

Before long, the two arrived at the final arena for this academy assessment.

Lu Yunshi didn't think much of it and went straight into the rest room to take a nap, since there was still an hour before the fight started.

This must have been the easiest fight he'd ever had; he didn't need to think about winning or losing at all.

On the other side, two middle-aged men entered the academy. They stared at the illusory images of two people floating in the sky and fell silent for a moment.

One of the two men was Lu Yuan, Lu Yunxi's father, and the other was Lu Qing, Lu Yuan's good friend and an old servant of the Lu family.

Lu Yuan rubbed his eyes first, then tugged at Lu Qing's arm. "Am I blind? No, are we still fighting that alien spirit and haven't even gotten out yet?"

“Yes, that would be dangerous,” Lu Qing nodded in agreement.

After they finished speaking, they stared at each other in silence for a moment. Lu Yuan took a deep breath and admitted the reality. "It really wasn't fake after all. So that Lu Yunshi really did get into the top two in the average student assessment, and he's even vying for first place?"

"Patriarch, before we proceed, let me ask you this: is he really Lu Yunshi?" Lu Qing clearly still didn't believe it.

Lu Yuan didn't reply, as the matter was beyond question, but he suddenly thought of Lu Yunxi. "Then my daughter..."

Thinking of this, Lu Yuan immediately went to the side and asked a student from the academy. He was surprised to learn that Lu Yunxi had stopped at the top four, but he was also delighted.

"Patriarch, it seems you won't have to listen to the elders' nagging anymore. Miss is much more capable than expected," Lu Qing said with a smile.

"As expected of...her daughter, she actually made it into the top four." Lu Yuan nodded, a pleased smile on his face.

"I believe that Miss will continue to shine and take on the family's responsibilities in the future."

Lu Qing continued, but as soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yuan's expression turned serious. Seeing this, he quickly shut his mouth, and after two seconds, Lu Yuan finally spoke.

“I have made mistakes before, and I don’t want to make the same mistake again. That child… I don’t want to force her to do anything anymore. Otherwise, why would I have let Lu Yunshi, a mere Body Tempering cultivator, help her? I was just trying to fool him. Now that Yunxi has achieved so much, I am naturally happy, but… I don’t know if she is happy.”

“If it weren’t for the patriarch’s efforts in managing the clan all these years, Miss wouldn’t have had such a carefree life. Sooner or later, Miss will find out about the patriarch’s intentions,” Lu Qing comforted her.

"I hope so."

Lu Yuan smiled and looked up. No matter what, he would still be happy for Lu Yunxi's achievements. However, when he saw Lu Yunshi's face, he couldn't smile at all.

"How did that brat do that?"

"Why don't we go take a look? I'm also quite interested in this young man who has never left Miss's side," Lu Qing suggested.

"Hmm... let's go see what he's capable of."

After an unknown amount of time, Lu Yunshi stretched and got up, slowly pushed open the door and walked out. He was greeted by a large number of voices calling his name. The huge sound wave made Lu Yunshi want to go back to the lounge immediately.

"Speaking of which, what should we eat tonight?"

With this thought in mind, Lu Yunshi walked towards the stage. Along the way, he also saw his group of brothers, including Lao Ba and Lao Jiu. After finishing their tasks, they finally made it up the mountain in time to witness Lu Yunshi's final battle in the assessment.

After giving them a smile, Lu Yunshi jumped onto the stage and walked towards the center. The judge looked at Lu Yunshi's figure and was filled with admiration.

This was a huge upset, but they relied on their own strength, so there's nothing more to say.

Soon, another figure appeared; it was Frost.

At this moment, Shuang frowned slightly, as if she was thinking about something.

As soon as the two appeared together, the noise immediately subsided, and no one dared to make any noise that might disturb them.

Before long, Lu Yunshi and Shuang finally met, with only ten meters between them.

"Thank you so much this time."

Upon hearing this, Shuang snapped out of her thoughts and shook her head slightly. "It's nothing. I just gave you a chance. Besides, your compatibility with that power is surprisingly high. I find that very strange and it's something worth studying."

"Haha." Lu Yunshi laughed twice. "Regardless, I still need to thank you. I'll treat you to a meal later, and I'll invite Lingling along. Right now, let's not waste our time; that's a complete waste of effort. This battle, I..."

"Wait!" Shuang suddenly spoke, stopping Lu Yunshi from saying what he was about to say. Then, looking puzzled, she came up to Lu Yunshi and took out a booklet.

"Could you help me figure out what this is? I've been thinking about it for a long time but I still can't figure it out."

"Let me see?" Lu Yunshi leaned closer to examine the booklet in Shuang's hand, then his eyes widened immediately. "This...this isn't..."

Isn't this the same emotional notebook he saw before?

"I came across the word 'love' by chance before. It says that 99% of love exists between men and women, and a small number exists between men. But I've never been able to figure it out. Compared to the more defined friendship, love is more ambiguous for the Holy Race. Many books also give strange explanations."

"This seems to be more profound and complex than friendship, so I asked Lingling. Lingling said that love is something even more powerful than friendship. I asked her what it was, but she couldn't answer. She just blushed and said some strange nonsense."

Shuang explained the reason with a serious expression, but Lu Yunshi, who was listening nearby, was sweating profusely. Why was he looking at his own love letter? How did this thing get exposed?

"On the way, I suddenly saw someone selling this. They said you love Lu Yunxi very much, and this is proof of your love for her. I thought I might get some inspiration from it, so I bought it. But after reading it... I still don't understand what these meaningless sentences made up of words have to do with love? And what is love itself?"

“Meaning…” Lu Yunshi looked at the booklet in Shuang’s hand with a look of disgust. Of course he knew the contents of what he had written; it was something he himself didn’t want to read again.

"It means...it means..."