Mu Xianling’s bluntness made Zhou Yuanlong’s face fall. He said grimly, "With my status, you should be honored that I’ve taken an interest in you. How dare you treat me like this? Believe it or not, once we’re at the West Mansion Headquarter, I’ll make you kneel and beg for mercy! You should know I have connections in the West Mansion. Dealing with you would be child’s play!"
Hearing this, Tang Yi frowned. "My friend," he said, "since the lady has no interest in being your friend, why bother pestering her and wasting your breath?"
Tang Yi’s words were tactful, but inwardly, he was growing impatient.
’Mu Xianling is my servant. You come over to hit on my servant, get rejected, and now you’re going to fly into a rage out of humiliation? What the hell is your problem?’
If this Zhou Yuanlong fellow didn’t know when to back off, Tang Yi wouldn’t mind teaching him a lesson.
Zhou Yuanlong was already furious, and Tang Yi’s words made him snap. His face contorted with rage as he snarled, "And who are you? What business is this of mine to you? Mind your own damn business!"
"Heh, minding my own business, am I?" Tang Yi’s eyes narrowed, and a powerful aura suddenly erupted from him.
Seeing Tang Yi’s reaction, Tang Piaomiao gave a slight shrug. ’This guy is screwed,’ he thought. ’This candidate named Zhou Yuanlong is about to have some seriously bad luck.’
"What? You want to start a fight?" Unaware of Tang Yi’s true strength, Zhou Yuanlong’s face hardened into a vicious expression when he saw Tang Yi preparing to act.
The two glared at each other, and it looked like a fight was about to break out at any moment.
"Brother Zhou, Brother Tang, there’s no need to resort to violence. Let’s just talk this out."
Just then, a group of people approached from a distance.
Tang Yi recognized them. In fact, it wasn’t just him; everyone from Fengyue City knew who they were.
They were Bai Ye and his group from Wind Rain City.
Bai Ye, Fang Tian, Liu Yu, and Hua Xiang—the genius candidates who had once clashed with Fengyue City—all followed Bai Ye and stopped in front of Tang Yi’s group.
When Bai Ye’s group approached, their eyes were filled with reverence as they looked at Tang Yi.
The strong earn respect no matter where they are.
"Brother Bai? What is this...?" Zhou Yuanlong was confused, wondering why Bai Ye would get involved in this messy affair.
Bai Ye smiled faintly and whispered something in Zhou Yuanlong’s ear. Whatever he said, it made Zhou Yuanlong’s eyes fly wide open.
"Is that true?" Zhou Yuanlong exclaimed.
"Absolutely," Bai Ye confirmed with a nod.
"Ah!"
Zhou Yuanlong gasped again. He knew Bai Ye wouldn’t lie to him. After all, Bai Ye was the number one genius of the Thirty-six Cities of the North District!
With that thought, Zhou Yuanlong quickly turned to Tang Yi. "So, you are Brother Tang from Fengyue City! Please forgive my ignorance; I was blind to your greatness. I was out of line just now. I hope Brother Tang can find it in his heart to forgive me."
"Hmph."
Tang Yi snorted but said nothing.
If Bai Ye hadn’t intervened, Zhou Yuanlong would have been on the ground by now.
Tang Yi didn’t go looking for trouble, nor did he kill wantonly, but that didn’t mean he was afraid of it.
’I don’t bother others if they don’t bother me. But if someone comes after me, I’ll just treat them as Experience Value!’
This was Tang Yi.
Seeing that Tang Yi was still angry, Zhou Yuanlong gritted his teeth, turned to Mu Xianling, and cupped his fists. "Miss, I was out of line earlier. I apologize. It was all my fault."
Zhou Yuanlong figured the root of the problem lay with Mu Xianling. As long as she let it go, everything would be fine.
"It’s fine. Just go," Mu Xianling said, waving her hand dismissively. She had no intention of making a big deal out of it either.
"Right, I’ll leave immediately."
Delighted that Mu Xianling wasn’t going to press the issue, Zhou Yuanlong turned back to Tang Yi and Bai Ye, cupped his fists again, and said, "Brother Bai, Brother Tang, well... I’ll take my leave now."
"Mm."
Bai Ye nodded.
With that, Zhou Yuanlong led the candidates from Yuanfeng City away.
As he left, Zhou Yuanlong shot a furtive glance at Tang Yi, a look of immense relief in his eyes.
When Zhou Yuanlong returned to his group’s area with the other candidates from Yuanfeng City, the one who had been standing behind him immediately asked in confusion, "Brother Long, what did Brother Bai tell you? Why did you suddenly..."
The candidate trailed off, mindful of Zhou Yuanlong’s pride.
"Why did I suddenly back down, you mean?" Zhou Yuanlong finished for him, not seeming to mind. "Guess what Bai Ye told me."
"What? Is that guy good friends with Brother Bai? Was that why he was backing him up?" the candidate guessed.
Zhou Yuanlong shook his head. "Bai Ye told me that fellow with the surname Tang is even more powerful than him!"
"What!" the candidate exclaimed, astonished.
’More powerful than Bai Ye?’
Bai Ye was the greatest genius in all the Thirty-Six Cities. It was common knowledge that his strength had already reached the level of a Nine-star Battle Grandmaster.
For Tang Yi to be even more powerful than Bai Ye... just what level of strength had he reached?
’No wonder... no wonder even a proud genius like Brother Long had to back down.’
’A man like Tang Yi...’
’...was not to be trifled with!’
"Now you get it!" Zhou Yuanlong said.
"I get it, I get it." The candidate nodded vigorously, asking no more questions.
"Brother Tang, it’s been a while." Once Zhou Yuanlong had left, Bai Ye turned to Tang Yi with a smile.
The other candidates from Wind Rain City also cupped their fists toward Tang Yi in greeting.
"What brings you all over here?" Tang Yi asked calmly.
"If we hadn’t stepped in, that Zhou fellow probably would have had his face beaten to a pulp, just like you once did to us, heh," Bai Ye said with a self-deprecating laugh.
Losing to Tang Yi had always been a sore spot for Bai Ye.
He had styled himself the number one talent of the younger generation in the Thirty-six Cities of the North District, yet he had ultimately lost to Tang Yi. Tang Yi was like an insurmountable mountain; it seemed that no matter what techniques Bai Ye employed, he could never overcome him.
"Heh, let’s not dwell on that." Tang Yi waved a hand dismissively. "So, tell me, why did you really come over? I doubt it was simply to lend a hand to that Zhou fellow. What’s it to you if someone else gets their face beaten in?"
"I really can’t hide anything from you, Brother Tang." Bai Ye laughed. "Allow me to be bold and ask: how much do you actually know about the West Mansion’s House Entrance Examination?"
"The West Mansion’s House Entrance Examination?" Tang Yi shook his head.
He only knew that after the qualification exam, they would all head to the West Mansion Headquarter to take the House Entrance Examination. As for what the examination actually entailed, Tang Yi had no idea.
And Wang Zongyao had never told him, either.
"In that case, I wonder if you have a moment, Brother Tang? How about you let me tell you a little about this West Mansion House Entrance Examination?" Bai Ye asked, looking at Tang Yi with a small smile.

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