Chapter 36: Second Case 06: I Can’t Be Mistaken!

A few days have passed, all of the successful participants gathered at Xue Hu's arena. This arena is located right next to the main building of the sect. The whole setting was similar for gladiators to battling with each other while witnessed by spectators on the stone chair that circled around the arena. As a modern person who got reincarnated into another world, Liu Meifeng couldn't help but stare at the whole area with glimmering eyes; she couldn't help but feel excited. Suddenly, she got disturbed by another participant behind her, it was a bulky man with a faint scar on his left eye. No matter how many mirrors you brought, he still looked pretty scary.

"Hey, watch it!", he said in a harsh voice, then leave without paying any heed to Liu Meifeng.

Liu Meifeng felt bad and shouted, "Sorry!", so the bulky man could hear her. However, not only it was heard by the bulky man, but also everyone present. Realizing that she had accidentally got all the attention, Liu Meifeng walked back into the group awkwardly. However, this scene didn't escape from Zhao Yan's eyes; the head of Xue Hu's sect. He paid careful attention to Liu Meifeng and remembered the similarities with the sickly girl from many years ago. Particularly the Turquoise eyes that looked very appealing. There were not many mixed-race participants in Xue Hu sect, to be precise, Liu Meifeng is probably the only one who is a mixed-race.

"Hu Zhang, do you know about that kid over there?",

"Huh? Which kid?", Hu Zhang looked right and left, there were too many people in the area. He can't tell which kid piqued Zhao Yan's interest.

"Over there, the one with silky long black hair and Turquoise eyes.",

Hu Zhang searched for a kid with the description that Zhao Yan's mentioned. Within 3 seconds, he found Liu Meifeng, the one that stands tall and graceful, almost similar to Zhao Yan's daughter, Zhao Yu.

"Oh, yes I saw the kid. If I recall correctly his name is Xu Haoran, the one who ranked first on the test.",

Xu Haoran?

Zhao Yan blinked his eyes and looked over to Liu Meifeng, then to Hu Zhang, "Are you sure you're not mistaken?",

"Of course not, how can I be mistaken for a genius kid over there? I think he's a mixed-race, it's really rare for a mixed-race like him to survive this long.",

"Do you have any information regarding that kid?",

"If I recall, I think he's the only son of a fisherman at Qianghai kingdom. He had come here with his sworn younger sister, Gu Yunxi. The two came from a place named Weizhi village which I haven't heard of such village in the continent.",

Weizhi village? That village from a fairy tale?

Zhao Yan pinched his forehead and said in distress, "Gain more information regarding this g– boy, Xu Haoran later.", Hu Zhang didn't know the purpose of gaining more information about this kid named Xu Haoran, and he didn't dare to make presumptions against the leader. So, he just bowed and accepted the task.

On the other hand, Liu Meifeng who felt being watched realized that Zhao Yan is staring at her from the higher floor. Zhao Yan deliberately stared at her while leaning on the balcony to get noticed, but Liu Meifeng tried as hard as she could to not meet his eyes, especially with her true identity. She will be blacklisted from Zhao Yu's future spouse's list!

"Brother Xu, you don't look well. Are you perhaps nervous?", Feng Mingxu patted her shoulder and asked lightly. His expression was clearly worried and seemed not to be pretending. Liu Meifeng just nodded and scratched her cheek, "I'm not used to being watched by so many people… especially the elders.",

Zhu You nodded in agreement as he crossed his arms, "I know what you meant, and if you guys realized, for some reason the principal kept staring at me. Did I manage to gain his interest?",

"Definitely not.", both Liu Meifeng and Feng Mingxu said in unison. Zhu You felt annoyed and tackled the two of them as if they were brothers who brawl with each other. Soon, Hu Zhang announced the name of two participants regardless of their genders, to step into the arena. There was a short and cute girl with black hair and Jet eyes on the left side, no matter how you looked at her, she's too fragile. On the other side, there stood a man with a round belly full of fat, his eyes were slanted and showed a warm smile. He used a large axe while the short girl used dual daggers, both weapons match their holder's proficiency at this moment.

When the bell rang, the two stood on their side and began to launch several attacks against each other. Just as everyone predicted, the short girl was proficient in speed, while the chubby guy was proficient in landing heavy attacks. For some reason, the spectators become high-spirited and began to put a bet on who is going to win the match. The teachers at this moment are aware of what's happening down there, but they paid no heed to their frugality and focused on observing the match between these polar opposite people.

Feng Mingxu who is calm on the surface surprisingly interested in the bet, he asked Liu Meifeng if she wanted to join him to put a bet. Liu Meifeng just smiled and refused politely, "Apologies, but I don't have much money to put on a bet.",

"Ah, that's a shame. What about brother Zhu? Are you interested in putting the bet as well?",

To everyone's surprise, Zhu You actually answered 'no' as well. Feng Mingxu felt dejected that his two sworn brothers didn't join him, so he walked towards the betting place alone. Liu Meifeng already knew Zhu You's identity, she expects Zhu You to be like those men who sat in the upper seat and loves to flaunt wealth since it matches with his character. However, to her surprise, Zhu You actually refused straightly and it made her curious about his reason.

"Why didn't you join brother Feng?",

"I just… don't like gambling.", Zhu You seemed to have remembered something, then he shook his head lightly and answered firmly.

Liu Meifeng smiled and patted Zhu You's shoulder, "You're a good man. Good men don't like to gamble.",

Zhu You grinned his teeth while patting his nose, "Heh, I may look like this, but I'm a gentleman!",

"Yes, brother Zhu is right.", Liu Meifeng faked her proud smile and applauded softly. However, Zhu You didn't realize that she was being sarcastic, so he thanked her.

On the other hand, Zhao Yu who had been eavesdropping on these 3 brothers laughed faintly. Zhu You is a good man with a dense head, of course, he won't notice that Haoran was being sarcastic just now. The girl beside her noticed her silent laughter and asked if there was anything interesting. Zhao Yu just shook her head lightly and refused to tell, since no one would understand what she felt anyway. The girl beside her was the third princess of Zuguo Kingdom, Li Shuyan. Li Shuyan and Zhao Yu have been childhood sweethearts since a few days after Liu Meifeng and Duan Gen left Zuguo kingdom. This of course is unknown to Liu Meifeng herself, but her main focus right now isn't the woman that has always been inside her heart. With a solemn face, Liu Meifeng paid attention to the two performances at the arena. Although, this is just a spar to show each student's skills. But these two people at the arena fought mercilessly as if they were natural enemies.

"I'm back, I'm pretty sure that the little girl will win this match.", Feng Mingxu came back and already put his bet towards the small girl in the arena. Liu Meifeng didn't mind him and kept watching the battle until the two were done.

Just as strange as it sound, Feng Mingxu's guess was right. The small girl in the arena used her speed to repeatedly avoid the chubby guy's heavy attack while parrying him. It was amazing, even the whole teachers were pleasantly surprised.

"Stop! The winner is Kang Sunxian.",

The spectators gave an applaud, they really didn't expect that Kang Sunxian would win. Surprisingly, the chubby guy didn't hold any grudges nor did he feel pissed. He just smiled and congratulate her, then left the arena. Kang Sunxuan was taken aback for a moment, then she ran towards the chubby guy and stopped him.

"Wait!",

The chubby guy stopped walking and turned around, only to find Kang Sunxuan was right behind him. He was confused and about to ask something, but then Kang Sunxuan gave him 2 brown pills to him and smiled, "Your hand was injured so you couldn't swing your weapon correctly, right? Here is a medicine to heal your wound, I tasted it myself a few days ago and it worked.",

The chubby guy flushed and bowed his head, "T-thank you, I didn't expect anyone could notice my injury…",

"No problem, let's have a rematch when you're all better, okay?",

"...Yes!",

After giving the medicine, Kang Sunxuan bid farewell and returned to her seat. The chubby guy stared at her gratefully before he went back to his seat. All these events were witnessed by Liu Meifeng, other than Kang Sunxuan, she also noticed that the chubby guy's hand was injured and probably an internal injury, she didn't expect that Kang Sunxuan would notice it as well and even give him a bone-healing pill to the chubby guy. Feeling relieved, Liu Meifeng sat down on her seat again. Gu Yunxi was concerned and asked if there is anything wrong with her. Liu Meifeng said no and looked back towards the arena.

"The next match will be… Ju Yi and Zhao Yu."

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