The Emperor God Wife Is Naughty
59. Ye City

Under the dark sky filled with stars, Xie Ran was at the side of the campfire in a daydream while playing sparks through the wooden twigs. Everyone was asleep, only he was awake.

Then, a white cat appeared and jumped onto his lap. A snow-white cat with three beautiful tails.

"You're lost?" Xie Ran lifted the cat up and looked at his round blue eyes. His eyes were clear like Xiao Caihong's.

Recalling Xiao Caihong, the snake was still on Xie Ran's arm as a bracelet. Usually any animal will be afraid when it feels the presence of a small snake. I don't know why this cat is different.

"Are you a high-level spiritual animal? Not even afraid of the little snake in my body." Xie Ran rubbed the cat's fur that was so soft on his hands.

Smiling rubbed the white fur, until not realizing the presence of Qu Xuanzi standing behind him looking at the cat with narrowed eyes.

"You really like Ann Rou."

Xie Ran slightly flinched and turned his head. "Ann Rou?" He looked in all directions intending to see the infuriating woman, but there was no one here. "Where?"

"In your hand."

Xie Ran had just realized it. He saw a cute cat that had watery round eyes and was very cute. Is this cat really the incarnation of that rude woman? Impossible!

But after a rethink, it might have been because the cat was completely unafraid of Xiao Caihong.

Xie Ran stood up and raised him parallel to his head staring at him with sinister narrowed eyes. "You tricked me!"

The cat's big eyes were increasingly teary-eyed for mercy, but after realizing Xie Ran was untouchable, he lowered his head into a limp cat that hung in Xie Ran's hands.

"I'll go now, you take good care of yourself."

Qu Xuanzi's words made Xie Ran take his eyes off the limp cat. Xie Ran almost forgot that Qu Xuanzi was going to leave. But isn't tomorrow? Forget it, Xie Ran doesn't matter what it is now the day after tomorrow or next month.

"Just go to the tournament, nothing will happen."

"I'll probably be back after the tournament, or even longer. About pagoda...."

"I'll handle it. There's Ann Rou, Long Huo, and Long Yun, I'm not weak either." He insisted he wanted to finish faster. Then, he realized something and looked at Qu Xuanzi mockingly. "Are you worried about me?"

The man tapped Xie Ran's forehead slowly. "Redirecting the topic."

"I didn't switch the topic," Xie Ran's martial arts clasped his chest in annoyance as his forehead was tapped. "Sucks, go there! Don't come back!" he flicked his hands in annoyance and threw away his face. What Celestial Emperor? The man was just a bully disguised as a cold and majestic man.

Qu Xuanzi remained flat, yet there was a barely noticeable smile. He gently rubbed Xie Ran's head and said, "I'll be back."

Xie Ran only glanced at her glance and was indifferent again. The man's mood seems to be good. Xie Ran could see it clearly even though the face remained stiff.

Xie Ran did not want to care anymore as Qu Xuanzi went away. After all, he will return to the Pendant World to restore the situation.

After a while after Qu Xuanzi disappeared in a faint golden light, Xie Ran turned his head towards his departure. His face faded and sighed.

"You win. Hurry back."

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The trip takes about a month before the official event starts. Ye City was in Tai Ah County and was quite far away in the West. This city was a city filled with genius cultivators, just like Tianshang.

The location of the tournament changes every year based on the agreement of the City Lord and the Head of the Academy respectively. Last year Tianshang Academy hosted the tournament and became the most vibrant tournament event of all time.

This year was in Ye City, the advanced apothecary city and was highly viewed by Zhongbu Empire. Mei Liena was also from this city, just that she was in a lower medicinal family despite having a golden age in her time.

The big city gates surrounded by concrete were filled with hordes of chariots and a sea of humans flocking into the city. They line up and in the data until the queue is quite long even though it has gone through another door. Ye City this time will be very dense.

As soon as it was the turn of the Tianshang Academy entourage to enter, they were welcomed by the people and county officials of Ye City. Tianshang Academy was the strongest and honorable academy, even until the City Lord himself welcomed it.

Xie Ran and the comrades just stood still on the spot looking at the welcome of City Lord Ye on the 4 deans.

In short, Tianshang Academy received preferential treatment as an honored guest as well as the winner of last year's tournament. They provide the best facilities and the best lodging for the group as a form of respect.

Especially after hearing that the famous Ninth Princess was a participant in the Tournament. They immediately flocked to greet him especially the men who wanted the title from the empire by marrying a certain Princess.

The seven people were just stunned to see him. Isn't this treatment too special? If they had known that Zhong Xiaorong had been betrothed since in the womb. Somehow their expressions.

"Yan Yao, don't you feel anything?" Zhou Kui was intent on ridiculing.

"What?"

Liu Chang clucked. "He's your fiancee but approached by many men. Aren't you upset?"

Yan Yao shook her shoulders. "He can handle it himself." He knew very well who Zhong Xiaorong was. The princess always beat anyone who bothered her even herself.

While Xie Ran and Mei Liena could not help, it could only help to finish the snacks in Mei Liena's hands as the men approached the princess. It was actually not just approaching the princess, many women felt flying when they saw the handsome faces of Pei Xi, Zhou Kui, Yan Yao, and Liu Chang.

In the end, Zhong Xiaorong who was originally standing at the front shrank to the very back where Xie Ran and Mei Liena were. He was afraid to see those strange people.

"You guys are so comfortable here." Zhong Xiaorong complained. He snatched the food in Mei Liena's hands and ate it himself ignoring Mei Liena's protests.

"It would be better if we went straight to the inn rather than waiting for another one. The Dean also did not forbid," Pei Xi said making Zhong Xiaorong very grateful.

"Good." Mei Liena agreed-uponly then pulled the two girls following the direction Pei Xi was going.

"I have something else, you can go first." Xie Ran stopped his steps and turned away in the other direction without waiting for his friends to answer. They could only look at Xie Ran's departure and sigh while continuing the steps to the inn.

Xie Ran was not without reason to leave his friends. He saw the movement of Bao Jun — Dean of the Department of Magic — go with Tang Zhi to somewhere.

It seemed that it was indeed true, Tang Zhi was one of them. But why did the lowly Devil not mention his name?

The more thought out, the more Xie Ran wondered what role Tang Zhi had between the accomplices of the demon lord. He walked around the densely packed Ye City and lurked from afar.

He followed silently and disguised himself as a passing commoner so that he was not aware of it at all. Once at a fairly quiet intersection, unfortunately they disappeared like swallowed by black fog made Xie Ran stop his steps.

Xie Ran clucked bitterly. If he could also disappear like them and trace their whereabouts. They can know everything they plan.

"Something's gonna happen." He thought and turned away. Whatever happens, he has to be ready.

But Xie Ran had not been able to get out of the intersection, he found several Devils clustered around him. He smiled faintly on his flat face and snorted as he said, "I'm used to trapping people, but now I'm the one being framed. How embarrassing that is."

Black blood splashed out in various directions accompanied by an agonizing myris groan. With just one strike, the lowly demons lost their hearts. The road filled with black blood stains accompanied by smoke made by the devil to paralyze Xie Ran, but the smoke boomerang their death.

Xie Ran came out in one piece. His hands were full of black blood stains that dripped onto the ground forming traces of droplets like ink. Xie Ran's cold face turned calm again.

"Make me upset, '" he muttered calmly as if all the corpses and blood were not the cause and did not see it.

Ann Rou and the two dragons in the Pendant could only shudder at her. If Xie Ran's killing intent came out, no one would be able to stop him other than a certain master teacher. Unfortunately the man was not around and they could only watch the Xie Ran massacre.

"I suggest not to interfere, I don't tolerate any mistakes." Xie Ran slightly looked behind him and left. He was lazy to face the two demons who were monitoring him in the dark.

Just as he was about to go far away, a blade full of dark energy shot out at a terrifying speed. Xie Ran felt it for sure, turning to the side dodging the knife and kicking the knife to turn towards the darkness while a white beam appeared forming a big cat with a terrible roaring cat sound.

Ann Rou was so angry after recognizing the owner of the knife she knew. But Xie Ran stopped his attack, causing Ann Rou to sit down obediently and lower her killing intent.

"No need to be chased, they're gone." Xie Ran regained his composure after a moment of feeling a slight killing intent appear. Fortunately, he was able to control it and calm down.

"Miao~" Ann Rou returned to being small and ran to Xie Ran's arm. Ignoring how annoying Ann Rou was in human form, Xie Ran understood the shape of this fat kitten and carried it around while rubbing its soft white fur.

"We're back."

Xie Ran returned after washing his hands and changing clothes contaminated with black and smelly demon blood. After that, he went to the inn to meet with his friends.

After entering the inn and looking for his room, when he was about to enter the room, he met Mei Liena and Zhong Xiaorong.

"There's a smell of blood. Xiao Ran, are you okay?" Mei Liena when smelling the smell of blood instantly worried thinking Xie Ran was attacked and severely injured.

"I'm fine." Xie Ran shook his head softly with his innocent face as if he did not understand Mei Liena's intentions.

"Liena, Xiao Ran might have just finished hunting and found a fairly strong animal. The time was also right if Xiao Ran hunted for practice. Didn't we?" Zhong Xiaorong revealed a reasonable answer to the smell of blood on Xie Ran's body.

Xie Ran nodded slowly making Mei Liena believe Zhong Xiaorong's words. Zhong Xiaorong smiled triumphantly as if to say that he was very smart. It made Mei Liena twist her eyeballs.

"If it stinks, I'll take another shower." Xie Ran immediately went inside before they asked anything. He thought that Zhong Xiaorong knew something and was helping to cover it up. But even so, he should not let Zhong Xiaorong know much because it was too dangerous.

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On the following day, the entrants were directed to the arena building and started the opening ceremony as well as the welcoming. Many students from various academies came in various uniform shades that looked beautiful and cool entered in groups into the arena building in the center of Ye City.

Xie Ran and his friends were outside the arena building waiting for the reserve members. Their clothes are uniform black with a sky blue pattern and added some of their distinctive accessories seven so as not to look the same.

Previously Xie Ran had given them a tool. Since the tournament is allowed to use any weapon in the fight as long as it does not cheat resulting in danger, he gives his friends a watch with the recently developed modern technology.

It just so happened that he had seven in the crate so just gave it to his friends and told them how to activate it.

This clock is called the control clock. It has a diverse system of functions if used properly because it is connected to a neural network that can make a person's reaction more sensitive. Since the clock is connected to the rest of the limbs after it is activated, it can create a hard transparent shield like a barrier surrounding their body during a fight, any impact would not hurt them until the protective layer was gone in a matter of time.

In addition, the clock also has the function of accelerating their movement. Xie Ran had given the shoe a pair with that watch and could control the speed to the maximum. As long as they can control it well, they will have no trouble.

There are many more functions of the black clock such as a phone without a network to the same clock, looking for detailed information, detecting all kinds of objects and measuring them quickly, and others.

They were silent like fools once the sound of the system sounded in their minds.

"Xiao Ran, is this a supporting spirit like in a weapon spirit?" Liu Chang was still stunned.

"Where did you get this rare artifact? It's too great." Zhou Kui asked.

Xie Ran scratched his non-itchy head. "From the 'shortcut' when running away from home."

"Wherever it is, we can fight better with this." Zhong Xiaorong did not want to think much and continued to explore the watch in his hand which brought up the holo screen.

"We should fight fairly without the help of the system. That clock I gave you to add to your skills, not your guidance in battle." Xie Ran reminded.

"I know."

Xie Ran did not believe in sneaky people like Yan Yao and Zhong Xiaorong. So he pressed his own clock that was connected to another clock to give an absolute order.

"Don't listen to the guidance command of the fight."

"All right, miss." The sound of the system sounding like women being heard by all of them made Yan Yao and Zhong Xiaorong falter while the others held back a laugh.

"Xiao Ran, you're bugging us." Yan Yao protested.

"I don't give for free." Xie Ran spoke indifferently and leaned against the wall. That cunning guy wants to play around with her? He was still cunningly inferior to Xie Ran.

Right after, seven reserve participants appeared to greet them. They — except Xie Ran and Pei Xi — greet them and walk together into the arena building.

Seven reserve participants included: Li Ke, Jiang Jun, Meng Ziyi, Murong Yi, Qian Jue, Mu Change, and Yu Yin. It consists of four girls and three boys. Five of them were sky rank while the other two earth rankers were named Mu Change and Murong Yi.

The Tianshang Academy team gathered on the prepared top floor podium. The three deans were already sitting quietly in place while the incoming disciples immediately bowed as greetings and sat in their respective places.

Xie Ran's gaze met with Bao Jun and smiled obliquely behind his flat face. It seemed like Bao Jun had indeed been aware of Xie Ran's strength since yesterday and would continue to pay attention to him. Xie Ran remained calm, in his shady eyes turning his gaze to the arena.

The podium hosts millions of spectators from different regions. Colors filled the podium with the cheerful cheers of the supporters as soon as they saw their idol enter the podium and sit at the top.

Above the arena, there was a beautiful white-winged woman flying in the air giving a word of welcome. The arena below is round and large, enough to accommodate thousands of people at a time accompanied by a barrier that protects the arena so as not to happen accidents.

The woman gave the words a sweet and festive welcome excitedly increasing the enthusiasm of the audience. The tribune is getting crowded when the announcement of the game will be carried out immediately with the old rules.

There were 20 major academies present and 100 minor academies. Everything will be treated equally in the arena where the match will be conducted in random selection. City Lord Ye would scramble the token inscribed with the name of the academy and select it with random mental strength.

The man in his 40s, City Lord Ye, in his chair immediately stood up as soon as the host called out the group match draw.

120 Gold tokens floated in the air and spun simultaneously like the wind at a speed that could not be predicted with the naked eye. The tokens were spinning as if they were carried away by a whirlwind.

City Lord Ye raised his hand. Tracing his mental energy and pulling two tokens randomly into his hand. The two rotating tokens underwent movement and were attracted like a magnet out of a vortex. It stopped in the big hands of that City Lord.

The young man next to him saw the two tokens smiling meaningfully and began to announce.

"Tianshang Academy against Ouyang Academy!"