Finishing those words, he turned and headed out of the tower.
Luo Luo watched his fading back, feeling a little maudlin.
For those born to Royal families, not all are as lucky as she.
Of course, she also had her own misfortune or perhaps difficulties; they had just yet to arrive.
Tian Hai Sheng Xue was undoubtedly a clever person.
He had used a single match in the examination in exchange for some kind of future guarantee.
As with the last words between him and Luo Luo.
Why go this far?
He had to go this far.
The wooden shutters rolled up and sunlight once again came in.
Sound once again travelled into the quiet and secluded room; the sound of Tian Hai Sheng Xue’s footsteps.
Silence.
No one knew of what Tian Hai Sheng Xue and Luo Luo had discussed and in truth, even if they had heard their conversation, they wouldn’t be able to ascertain what sort of agreement the two had come to.
Those present were all important figures with sufficient intelligence, it was just, apart from Prince Chen Liu, none of the others had Luo Luo and Tian Hai Sheng Xue’s family background and therefore had difficulty understanding their biggest fears.
Everyone only saw Tian Hai Sheng Xue’s departure, giving up on this match.
Mo Yu glanced at the two Bishops of the Holy Church who had stern expressions upon their faces, thinking to herself that Tian Hai Sheng Xue was, in the end, surnamed Tian Hai, how could he be exploited by the you? Even his father couldn’t.
Tian Hai Sheng Xue directly left the Education Palace and no longer continued to participate in the examination, since his results in the Academic Exam will at least place him within the top 5, no one would dare to place him outside of the Three Grades.
The Li Palace clergy member stood atop the stone steps and announced: “Orthodox Academy, Her Highness, Luo Luo, winning without battling.”
Winning without battling?
This incredibly attention-grabbing match between strong fighters, didn’t even proceed? Tian Hai Sheng Xue actually withdrew from the tournament? The examinees outside of the tower were all greatly startled, not knowing exactly what had happened inside the tower.
Luo Luo returned to the woodlands.
Chen Chang Sheng looked at her, not understanding, and asked: “What happened?”
Luo Luo’s small face displayed some bewilderment, it wasn’t the bewilderment of not knowing something in full, but bewilderment from being emotional.
She looked at Chen Chang Sheng and said: “Sir, I’ve promised him that I won’t tell anyone, including you and my Royal Parents, I’m sorry.”
Chen Chang Sheng was stunned, replying: “It’s fine. If that’s the case, it’ll be better if you don’t say.”
The second round officially came to an end, following this was the third round, with duelling between the last 16.
This third round also had drawing lots, but it was different from that of the second round; for this round, the lot drawing was actually not as tense, examinees that have entered this stage are essentially guaranteed to rank within the Three Grades, all they needed was to wait for their overall ranking.
Examinees that have entered the Three Grades and are satisfied, will obviously not care about who they will draw; as for the others that have a higher aim, those wishing to enter the First Grade will inevitably meet a strong opponent, therefore they also didn’t mind who they drew.
For those who lost in the second round, apart from Su Mo Yu and Huo Guang, who had both sustained heavy injuries and couldn’t battle again, or Tian Hai Sheng Xue, who had conceded, they all remained at the match grounds, preparing for the subsequent second tournament; outside of the tower, there remained 61 examinees.
The gazes of the examinees typically fell upon the Orthodox Academy group that were by the woodlands.
Would the important figures from the Orthodoxy continue to manipulate the lot drawing; assigning tough opponents to Her Highness and Chen Chang Sheng? This was the only subject everyone present was curious of; after Tian Hai Sheng Xue’s departure, the only person remaining that could defeat Her Highness with a degree of certainty, is Gou Han Shi.
There was one more thing that made the examinees nervous, that was as to who would draw that wolf-tribe youth, Zhe Xiu’s name. Though it was already the third round and it didn’t matter who they drew, nevertheless, no one wanted to face Zhe Xiu.
Being disgracefully defeated would still be fine, but the most important point was that this youth is far too cold-blooded and brutal, getting heavily injured is not a good thing.
The clergy member quickly drew the slip with the fake name Zhang Ting Tao written upon it, Zhe Xiu’s opponent was going to be Guan Fei Bai.
Zhe Xiu’s face remained expressionless, making it seem especially cold, but from his peaceful gaze it could be seen that he was very satisfied with this opponent.