However, Ling Xiaoyou simply could not cross into the space where Bai Shuanglian was located, and this thought could only remain a wish.
Although there was a tiny bit of regret, Bai Shuanglian’s injuries would likely vanish once she returned home.
Thinking of this, for some reason Ling Xiaoyou became happy again; seeing the screen display Bai Shuanglian’s victory, a smile couldn’t help but tug at the corner of her lips.
Judging by the fluctuation and control of Bai Shuanglian’s Spirit Power from the start, it seemed she had only ascended to the Nascent Soul Stage recently.
Li Xueman sat beside Ling Xiaoyou, watching the end of the battle with her, and sighed.
“Should we say she is truly worthy of being the number one person in the younger generation of the Bai Family? After only going through these battles, those unfamiliar powers are already within her grasp.”
“Surely if a few more days pass and she completely masters these powers, the bitter battle of today will not happen a second time.”
Hearing Li Xueman’s praise, Ling Xiaoyou couldn’t help but lift her chin and say,
“That is true, Bai Shuanglian is indeed very amazing, as if the champion this time will definitely be her as well!”
Hearing Ling Xiaoyou’s words, Li Xueman looked at her strangely but didn’t say anything, only taking another light sip of her hot tea.
Watching the host announce the end of the day’s matches on the light screen, it flickered and turned off.
“Elder, what should we do next? Are we heading straight back to the hotel?”
Ling Xiaoyou looked at the vanished light screen and turned to ask Li Xueman curiously.
“Yes, we can do that.”
Li Xueman put the lid back on her thermos and nodded.
“After all, there is nothing to do here, and returning to the hotel is a good choice.”
As she spoke, Li Xueman suddenly looked at Ling Xiaoyou, her expression shifting to a kind smile.
“However, for the upcoming matches, only you, Xiaoyou, will be participating. But we will all go to the viewing stands to watch your matches; after all, the view is much better there.”
Hearing this, Ling Xiaoyou nodded her head in understanding. She didn’t feel nervous at all, only a sense of calm; she even just wanted to let out an “Oh.”
Come to think of it, it was strange; ever since she slept with Bai Shuanglian last night, she hadn’t felt a single shred of nervousness upon waking up today.
‘Could it be that this method of Bai Shuanglian’s is truly this effective?’
Seeing Ling Xiaoyou’s expression turn pensive, Li Xueman knew that her little head had started fantasizing again, and her thoughts had drifted off somewhere.
Shaking her head helplessly, Li Xueman stood up with her cane and led the group out of the rest chamber.
As the others passed Ling Xiaoyou, they all gave this “Elder” a strange look, wondering what was wrong with her.
By the time Ling Xiaoyou snapped out of it, everyone else had already left, leaving only her behind.
Seeing this, she quickly ran out of the rest chamber to catch up.
“Did you come back to your senses, Xiaoyou?”
Seeing her catch up, Li Xueman said with a teasing smile.
“Hehe, I was just too focused on thinking about something,”
Ling Xiaoyou said while shyly rubbing her head.
Li Xueman didn’t ask what she was thinking about; she just sighed, patted her head, and continued to lead the group away from the arena.
Following Li Xueman out of this space, Ling Xiaoyou turned her head to look at the ordinary-looking sports field, still finding it hard to imagine that such a massive arena was hidden within a secret compartment in this space.
“Hmm? That is…”
Suddenly, Ling Xiaoyou’s gaze shifted and she saw someone she really wanted to see at this moment.
Bai Shuanglian!
Bai Shuanglian looked like her usual self now, and even the injuries she sustained during the battle had vanished without a trace.
Ling Xiaoyou figured this must be some kind of mechanism within the arena plane, which restored participants to their best condition upon leaving.
After all, this was just a tournament, not a real life-or-death struggle. Otherwise, just from today’s arena match alone, Ling Xiaoyou didn’t know how many enemies she had already killed.
‘Who is Shuanglian walking with?’
Ling Xiaoyou looked at Bai Shuanglian, then at the young girl walking beside her. This time, Ling Xiaoyou had learned her lesson and did not rashly suspect that Bai Shuanglian was out on a date with someone, instead observing the situation carefully.
Hmm… looking at that girl, she seemed somewhat similar to Bai Shuanglian, and she was clearly still very young, even younger than Bai Shuanglian.
That must be one of her younger clanswomen.
Just as Ling Xiaoyou was thinking this, perhaps because her gaze was too obvious, Bai Shuanglian suddenly looked in her direction, making eye contact.
Seeing it was Ling Xiaoyou, Bai Shuanglian’s cold expression immediately broke into a smile, causing her young clanswoman to be stunned; she had never seen her big sister make such an expression.
Ling Xiaoyou smiled back at Bai Shuanglian, then paused, looked at Li Xueman, and shyly scratched her head.
“Um, Elder, may I leave for a little while? Since I’ve finally come to the Imperial Capital, I want to go out and look around with a friend.”
“A friend?”
Li Xueman stopped, looked at Ling Xiaoyou, then shifted her gaze to Bai Shuanglian, as if she understood something, and nodded.
“You may.”
Hearing this, Ling Xiaoyou immediately became happy, waved a little hand at Li Xueman, and skipped toward Bai Shuanglian.
Seeing this, other companions who also wanted to walk around the Imperial Capital became restless and looked at Li Xueman. The bolder one among them spoke up at once:
“Um, Elder, if Elder Ling can go out shopping, then can we…”
Before she could finish her sentence, Li Xueman looked at them all and nodded.
“Yes.”
Hearing their team leader agree, the group cheered and immediately wanted to leave the team. But before they could take a few steps, they heard Li Xueman’s voice drift over:
“However, you must return before dinner, or don’t blame me for teleporting you all back.”
“Ah…”
Hearing this, everyone was collectively disappointed. If they had to return by dinner, how much longer could they even walk around?
“Elder, why can Elder Ling stay out for so long, but we can only leave for such a short while?”
Someone immediately stood up to question Li Xueman’s decision, and it was echoed by many others.
Li Xueman glanced at these fellows and said flatly:
“She can stay out this long because her strength is enough to handle many dangers, but you?”
“One by one, aside from knowing how to scare people, your combat power is as good as nothing, so I am not at ease with you leaving.”
“Moreover, I understand her personality; she won’t go around scaring ordinary people, but you?”
Li Xueman used the phrase “what about you” twice, rendering everyone speechless.
That was indeed the truth, and it couldn’t be refuted.
Everyone sighed in unison; although they knew it was discriminatory treatment, the inability to argue back felt too miserable.