The sudden sound by her ear made Lu Qing'er jump. She turned to face Li Luo with a happy gleam in her eye.
Her girlish smile was a stark contrast to the stony expression from before.
"Your flyswatter's too expensive. Trying to rip me off?" Lu Qing'er laughed.
"Can't be helped. Your fly's too big. I suspect it's perverted," Li Luo said with full seriousness.
The corners of her mouth twitched.
Mo Ling's face darkened. "Li Luo, trying to start something?"
"I'm just talking with a schoolmate. None of your business." Li Luo smiled.
"Well, I'm your senior. You're being rude," Mo Ling said coolly. "That attitude is going to make you pay when you're in the Astral Sage College."
"Then I guess I'll bring a few more bodyguards with me," Li Luo replied.
Mo Ling's eyes flashed. He knew that Li Luo was reminding him of the Tower Qingfeng incident. Still, he knew that there was no point in kicking up a fuss now. He swallowed his anger. "Laugh while you can, Li Luo. After today, the Inkwater Villa's spirit liquids and purifying lights will dominate the Tianshu Province, and your Suncreek Villa will be screwed."
He stomped off.
Li Luo shook his head. "How did you attract such a wasp?" he asked, turning to Lu Qing'er.
She glared at him. "Nonsense. I was just wandering around. No idea why he would come over."
She was annoyed that Li Luo had implied that she had invited him.
Li Luo hurriedly pacified her. "My bad, my bad. Sister Qing'er is as pretty as a floating lotus. You were unlucky to float into a pile of cow turd."
She rolled her eyes at him, slightly mollified. "The Inkwater Villa has established an alliance with the Song family. They will definitely make their move during the festival," she said with a hint of worry.
"Don't worry. I'm prepared," Li Luo said indifferently, waving it off.
Lu Qing'er was a little curious, but she did not press further. Instead, she stared closely at Li Luo. "You're a Ninth Seal already?"
"You're a Tenth Seal already?" Li Luo countered. Their physical closeness allowed him to detect the faint frost energy she was emitting. It was much colder than before.
Clearly, her resonant power had gotten even more robust.
She was a Ninth Seal before, and reaching the Tenth Seal by this month was normal.
She nodded slightly. She was holding a parasol due to the hot weather, and now she inclined it slightly to shade Li Luo as well. "I can probably reach the first tier of the Resonant Master Stage before I enter the Astral Sage College."
"Impressive." Li Luo whistled, giving her a big thumbs up.
"You should buck up too. Don't think we'll be anything special in the Astral Sage College just because we ranked first and second in the Tianshu Province. The other newcomers from stronger provinces will be really intense."
"I heard that there's a streaming competition when we get in, that decides what class we go to. It will be far harder than the College Final Examinations," Lu Qing'er told him severely.
Li Luo nodded. Of course he would not underestimate the other newcomers. He wasn't qualified to do so. The Tianshu Province was only mid-tier in Xia Kingdom. If he really thought first place in the Tianshu Province meant anything, then he would truly be a fool.
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