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Chapter 340 Old Friend

"Senior, how did I perform today?"

The girl was wearing the red and gold uniform of Feng Zhao Academy. Her attire was stunningly gorgeous, with golden chains adorning her arms. Her skirt fell to her knees, revealing her straight, white legs. Paired with black boots, she exuded a sense of elegance and grace.

Hearing the words, the man turned around and looked at the smiling girl. He was slightly stunned and then showed an expression of appreciation.

"Excellent, Junior Sister Yin. That move you just made was so cool!"

The man was full of admiration, and seeing the girl's reserved yet proud expression, he couldn't help but reach out and touch her head.

Yin Zhaoque was slightly stunned, but before she could react, the man reacted first, quickly let go of her hand, took a step back and apologized to her.

"No, sorry. I couldn't help it... No, it wasn't!"

The man was speechless and a little flustered. He tried to explain, but because his thoughts were too confused, he couldn't find a decent reason for a long time, and his earlobe was bleeding.

Yin Zhaoque looked at him quietly, and suddenly burst out laughing.

"It's okay, Senior Yuli." Yin Zhaoque smiled gently, inadvertently revealing the delicate and small earrings on his ears. The black and gold glass-like ornaments sparkled with charming brilliance.

Qing Yuli noticed the brilliance, was slightly startled, then laughed: "You are still wearing it."

"Hmm?" Yin Zhaoque seemed to have just remembered the earrings after hearing him speak. He smiled and touched the delicate pendant. "After all, it's the first gift senior gave me. How could I give it up so easily?"

When Qing Yuli heard this, her eyes became as gentle as water, she pursed her lips and smiled softly, seeming to be very happy.

Yin Zhaoque's dark eyes moved slightly, glancing at his bare fingers, and a thought came to his mind: "Senior, is there anything I can do later?"

"Ah, I was invited to practice with the eldest prince and others." Qing Lili replied.

"Hmm?" Yin Zhaoque turned his head slightly, pretending to be disappointed. "Why don't you invite me to join you when you have time? I thought I was the best."

"Of course I do... No, I should be considered the best." Qing Lili quickly explained, "I thought you didn't have time, so-"

"Just kidding." Yin Zhaoque smiled playfully, "Can I come with you?"

"Of course, if you have time."

Qing Yuli remembered that she had been missing for the past few days and was a little worried whether she could participate in today's training. Fortunately, she came.

"Of course I-"

Yin Zhaoque was about to agree when he suddenly heard a light cough.

Yin Zhaoque suddenly turned around and saw the familiar figure in the distance. The corner of his eye twitched and there was a hint of impatience in his eyes.

Qing Yuli didn't hear the latter part and looked at her in confusion.

Yin Zhaoque took a deep breath and maintained a gentle smile on his face. "I just said it casually. Go ahead, otherwise Yin Fangyun will start to make irresponsible remarks again."

Qing Li was startled for a moment, then remembered that they really didn't have a good relationship, so she gave up the idea of continuing to invite him: "Then I'll go first."

"Yeah, bye."

Yin Zhaoque watched him go away, then turned around and said with a changed expression: "Why are you looking for me?"

"You change your attitude faster than a book." Yin Xihui sneered, "Didn't you find it annoying when you came to me before..."

Yin Xihui recalled the scene he had just seen and looked thoughtfully in the direction where Qing Lili had left: "Did I disturb you?"

"You ask even though you already know the answer." Yin Zhaoque sneered.

"You weren't like this when you came to see me a few days ago." Yin Xihui laughed without any guilt, "How do you feel?"

"What can I do?" Yin Zhaoque rolled his eyes. A folding fan suddenly appeared in his hand. He fiddled with it for a while, then thought of something and said, "That light-type one is a bit troublesome."

"Any more?"

"Haven't you already investigated everything? Why are you still asking me?" Yin Zhaoque sneered, "I asked for your academy's information but you refused to give it to me."

"Please, I collected all these by myself. If you really want them, can't you just look for them yourself?" Yin Xihui spread his hands, looking helpless.

"Stop pretending." Yin Zhaoque gave him a cold look. "Yin Fangyun has already reached the upper level, why haven't you? Have you been slacking off these days?"

"...Please, I have tried my best. I haven't slept well these days because of your encouragement." Yin Xihui rubbed his eyebrows and felt annoyed when talking about this.

"Then why haven't you made a breakthrough yet? I made a breakthrough in less than a year using my elder brother's method." Yin Zhaoque said.

Yin Xihui couldn't help but twitch his eyes. "Listen to yourself, are you talking like a human being? It hasn't even been two months since we met here. How could it be so fast?"

"But the competition is about to begin. Even though you won't be in the first round, it's less than a month away. Can't you make a harder effort and make a breakthrough?" Yin Zhaoque blamed.

Yin Xihui: "How long did it take you?"

Yin Zhaoque: "Nine months."

Yin Xihui: ...

"You took nine months to break through, and it took me two months? Are you human? Not to mention that I just broke through to the intermediate level not long ago." Yin Xihui said irritably.

"What you said, aren't you a genius? As a dignified prince, this little thing should be nothing to you, right?" Yin Zhaoque said with a smile, crossing his arms.

Yin Xihui: ...

Yin Xihui countered, "According to what you said, as a member of the royal family and the eldest princess of the empire, how can I compare with you?"

"Don't give me that. We have similar resources." Yin Zhaoque stopped pretending and rolled his eyes.

"Don't you feel guilty when you say that?" Yin Xi chuckled, "At least you've got royal resources."

"Yes, speaking of which, I'm really confused. Is your mother mentally ill?" Yin Zhaoque couldn't help but say, remembering something. "This is the first time I've seen someone working together with their rivals to suppress their own son."

Yin Xihui didn't want to discuss this further: "Aren't you going to skip the first round?"

"Yeah, the first match is so risky, it definitely has to be handed over to those two idiots, Yin Fangyun. And they just happen to love the spotlight." Yin Zhaoque mentioned his brother and sister with some disdain, "But I'm surprised you're so indifferent."

"What's so surprising? I don't like being beaten up by a group of people." Yin Xi said darkly.

Yin Zhaoque snorted and laughed.

"Your senior should have reached the Earth Realm, right? Is he your team leader?" Yin Xihui thought of something and looked in the direction where Qing Lili left.

"Not really, he is here to ensure our safety." Yin Zhaoque slowly turned his head and his tone became calm.

Yin Xihui glanced at her and said with an inexplicable smile: "Good taste."

"Do you need to say it?" Yin Zhaoque sneered.

Yin Xihui nodded his arm, his eyes deep, and said nothing more.

Yin Zhaoque suddenly thought of something and leaned closer, his tone seeming to carry a deep meaning: "However, I did hear that you were very close to that girl from your enemy family... and you even let her live in your palace before."

"It's simply... a beautiful girl hidden in a golden house." Yin Zhaoque looked at him with a half-smile.

"Really?" Yin Xihui chuckled without panicking, "She won't affect our engagement."

"……hope so."

Yin Zhaoque paused and looked at him deeply.

The two chatted about some random things and finally came to a consensus. Yin Xihui had no intention of staying any longer, and Yin Zhaoque did not try to persuade him to stay, but watched him go away with a cold look.

"...Tsk." Yin Zhaoque frowned slightly, crossed his arms and pointed with his index finger.

"what happened?"

A voice came from behind him. Yin Zhaoque recognized the person but did not turn around.

"...Do you know what's going on with that girl from our enemy's family?" Yin Zhaoque asked.

"The enemy doesn't know much about it, but I've seen that girl once before." Luo Shaoqin glanced at her, "Why, do you mind?"

"What's there to mind... You know that." Yin Zhaoque frowned slightly and pursed his lips for a moment, "I hope he can understand clearly."

Luo Shaoqin looked at her and said nothing.

"By the way, you said you came here to find an old friend. Did you find him?" Yin Zhaoque asked him.

"...Not yet." Luo Shaoqin frowned slightly when he said this, "No rush."

Yin Zhaoque glanced at him, seeming to be thinking about something.

"Where were you just now?"

As the battle between Feng Zhao and Qing Hui ended, many people left the venue, seemingly having gotten what they wanted to know.

Qin Xiao and a few others stayed because they were bored. Except for Lan Huaiqiu who was staring at the field without blinking, the other three were distracted.

Miao Kaijie is analyzing Chen Yao's attributes and weaknesses.

Mo Hanyu looked at Qin Xiao from time to time, gazing at his profile with admiration, and suddenly smiled sweetly as if he thought of something.

Qin Xiao...

Qin Xiao was in a daze.

Qin Xiao wasn't good at analysis or planning battles. He relied on his beast-like instincts and his uncanny, ever-changing skills in battle. However, he definitely couldn't use blood magic in this tournament, as it would be a bit troublesome.

Qin Xiao propped up his head and looked at the people fighting below. Compared to Feng Zhao Qinghui and the others, it was just a small fight.

Lan Huaiqiu obviously felt the same way, frowning and looking solemn.

Her thoughts were different from Qin Xiao's. She saw herself among the people in the arena at this moment.

Compared to the previous scene that looked like a fight between gods... it was really a bit outrageous.

No wonder when she asked senior Xia Wule, she gave her a negative answer.

The few of them were immersed in their own world and didn't notice when Yin Xihui came back. They sat beside them and looked at them with some confusion.

The first one to discover it was Miao Kaijie. As Miao Kaijie asked the question, several people reacted and looked at him.

"I chatted with someone." Yin Xihui smiled. "What did you gain?"

"Hmm..." Miao Kaijie thought for a moment, "Chen Mo's brother's attribute... the key point seems to be the drum."

"What do you mean?" Lan Huaiqiu didn't understand.

"It means his attribute form is more important than his system." Qin Xiao also saw this and immediately understood what Miao Kaijie meant. "For our ordinary attributes, system is more important than form."

"For example, Senior Xia, her attribute is the Fire Phoenix. But how many times have you seen the phoenix appear when sparring with her?"

Lan Huaiqiu thought about it and it seemed that he had indeed only seen it a few times.

"She can summon and use fire even when she's not summoning a phoenix, but she can't make the phoenix appear without the flames. This is because her fire element takes precedence over her attribute's form."

"There are also instances where both are equivalent, such as some artifact-type ones, like Xu Junyi, who I fought before. His attribute is the Thunder Axe, and both the lightning and the axe can be manifested separately - the same goes for you."

"But this--" Qin Xiao suddenly got stuck.

Mo Hanyu glanced at him and continued, "Chen Yao, he is also in the artifact attachment system, but he seems to be more artifact-oriented than light-oriented."

"I don't know if you've noticed, but every time he attacks, the drum sounds first, and then his beams of light spread out. Whether it was the rain of light arrows just now or that huge diamond-shaped protective shield, the drum sounds always sounded first."

"But I'm not sure if he will hold back. Just like when he had an earlier fight with Mo Hanyu's brother and the others, he will definitely hold back." Miao Kaijie said with a smile.

"Actually, my attributes are like this." Yin Xihui suddenly spoke, crossing his fingers and placing them on his knees. "The elements must be attached to the arrows and cannot be summoned individually."

"But I can absorb other people's attributes and even skills, and store them in arrows." Yin Xihui chuckled, "I wonder if he can do that."