The Evil Emperor's Beloved

After listening to the fourth elder's story, everyone in the pavilion fell silent. Even Ye Yunxian, who was usually noisy, stood aside quietly without saying a word.

“Okay, everyone, don’t be nervous. There’s still a long way to go. Besides, we have several senior brothers leading the way, so there’s no need to worry too much.” Feng Xuanyi comforted to ease the atmosphere.

The fourth elder also nodded, agreeing with Feng Xuanyi's statement.

"In addition to me, the second elder of the Weapon Refining Academy and the third elder of the Formation Academy are also accompanying us in this Five Nations Competition."

"Originally, I didn't plan to come here, old man. This is for the Body Tempering Pill."

"Hey? Where is that brat Ouyang?" The old man finally noticed that one person was missing.

"Master, didn't he go to the palace with you? I thought he went out with you!?"

"No? No way?"

Feng Xuanyi had always believed that Ouyang Rui went to see Emperor Xuanyuan with his master.

The fourth elder waved his hands and said, "Forget it, it's not a big deal. This kid must have been attracted by some strange thing again!"

That’s right, Ouyang Chen, who is being missed by everyone, is chasing after the “strange thing” Leng Tianchang who is dressed in red.

"I want to tell you, what's wrong with you? Are you planning to follow me forever?" Leng Tianchang felt that he was already shameless enough, but he didn't expect to meet someone more difficult than him today.

This story begins early this morning.

Originally, Leng Tianchang and Xuanyuan Chen had agreed to go to the Treasure Pavilion together today to retrieve the items they had bought yesterday.

But before leaving, a servant from the palace came to report that Xuanyuan Chen had been called to the palace by Emperor Xuanyuan early in the morning.

Leng Tian fantasized that he might as well go to the Treasure Pavilion alone and take Xuanyuan Chen's things.

As luck would have it, at the entrance of an alley closest to the Treasure Pavilion, he ran into Ouyang Rui who was leaving the inn.

Logically speaking, such a situation would never happen to monks like them and they could completely avoid it.

The bad thing is that Ouyang Rui was only concerned with being angry at the old man. He had agreed to go to the Jing family's residence today so that he could see Jing Wenhao's soft and sticky sister, but what happened...

The old man was fooled away by the people sent by Emperor Xuanyuan early in the morning.

Just for his so-called imperial meal, Ouyang Rui was so angry that he wanted to go find Jing Wenhao directly.

Not only was he angry, he also walked out of the inn cursing, and then he bumped into Leng Tianchang, who was fanning himself in red clothes.

It's a collision, just apologize and it's over.

But Ouyang Rui only cared about the red dress she wore, and said, "Miss, I'm really sorry, did I hurt you..."

Before Ouyang Rui could finish his words, Leng Tianchang yelled at him, "What did you say? Who are you calling a girl? Are you serious?"

Ouyang Rui was also stunned by the yelling. It was the first time someone yelled at him like that in his life. He didn’t care. He raised his head and prepared to have a few rounds of yelling with the guy in red.

It just so happened that he was also feeling a little angry.

But when he looked up and saw the face of the person he bumped into, he was stunned.

Although the person opposite is a man, he is too good-looking. With the red clothes he is wearing, people will definitely believe that he is a girl.

So, the talkative Ouyang Rui let himself go, calling Leng Tianchang "girl" all the time, and then he followed Leng Tianchang wherever she went.

Anyway, his cultivation is much higher than Leng Tianchang's, and Leng Tianchang can't get rid of him at all.

Then Leng Tianchang seemed to have accepted his fate and just let him follow.

When he went to the Treasure Pavilion to pick up the items he had won at auction, Ouyang Rui helped him carry the things.

Going to Leisure Pavilion to drink tea, he also sat opposite Leng Tianchang. Ouyang Rui even turned into a servant and took the initiative to make tea for him, and handed the brewed tea to Leng Tianchang, motioning him to drink it.

After spending most of the day, Leng Tianchang was so annoyed by this guy that he lost his temper.

Xuanyuan Chen has not come out of the palace to meet him yet. Leng Tianchang guessed that he was also stuck with something.

In the end, he was so tired that he had to take Ouyang Rui to Fu Yue Lou opposite the teahouse to satisfy his hunger.

Leng Tianchang is ready to give up, which is considered a compromise.

The two entered a private room and sat opposite each other.

Leng Tianchang spoke up first, "You've been following me all the way, and I still don't know your last name or first name?"

Seeing that he was no longer so resistant to him, Ouyang Rui replied.

"Okay, okay, Ouyang Rui! May I know what your name is, young lady... no, may I know what your name is, brother?" Ouyang Rui had no choice but to get used to it after a while.

And he was not used to this flowery introduction at all. The secular world was full of rules and was troublesome.

"Leng Tianchang, from the Leng family in the Imperial Capital." Leng Tianchang did not hide it. The man opposite him named Ouyang Rui was obviously more powerful than him, and judging from his face, he did not seem to be from the Imperial Capital.

Leng Tian imagined that they were either participants from the other four countries, or... disciples who followed the elders from the academy.

When Leng Tianchang heard the name Ouyang Rui, he searched his mind but had not heard of this person before, nor was he on the list of the Five Nations Competition.

"Then I wonder how long you will follow me?" Leng Tianchang said bluntly.

"Hey, after spending most of the day with you, I found that you are quite interesting. I decided to make friends with you!"

"You won't suffer any loss by making friends with me, Ouyang Rui!" Ouyang Rui was very proud in his heart.

The child of heaven who was raised with love and care since childhood, had no idea that there is a saying that goes, "If you show kindness to someone without any reason, he is either a traitor or a thief."

Leng Tianchang narrowed his eyes and looked at him, waiting for his next words.

"Why are you looking at me like that? You really don't know me? This shouldn't be the case!"

Ouyang Rui touched his chin with a suspicious look on his face, "Looking at your age, you should be in this year's Five Nations Competition, right? Your Leng family is not a small family."

"Since you're participating in the competition, you should have some knowledge about the academy. You must be familiar with the last name Ouyang, right?!" After saying this, Ouyang Rui himself was unsure.

Leng Tianchang seemed to remember after being reminded by him that Xuanyuan Chen had mentioned to him that the dean of Yunhai College was surnamed Ouyang. Could it be...?

Ouyang Rui looked at the change in Leng Tianchang's expression after he heard his words. It seemed that he knew who he was!

He was confidently waiting for Leng Tianchang to shout out the words he imagined in surprise, but the result was...

"I'm not participating in the competition!"

"I'm not interested in the competition!" Leng Tianchang suppressed the speculation in his heart and replied.

"How could that be? Who wouldn't want to stand out through the competition and go one step further to one of the three major colleges?"

"I don't want to. I'm more interested in doing business!"

Ouyang Rui: ...There’s no room for chatting today.

Ouyang Rui was at a loss for words.

Doing business?! He really doesn't know how to do business.

But..., Ouyang Rui's eyes rolled.

"Do business. Doing business is good. Maybe you don't know that there are not only colleges on Huanyue Island where the three major colleges are located, but also local residents on the island. The population is also quite large."

"There are also alchemy shops, alchemy guilds, mercenary groups, and various vendors on the island... In short, apart from the academy itself, it is also a small world of its own. Everything that exists in the secular world can be found on Huanyue Island!"

"How is it? Are you interested? Hehe..." Leng Tianchang is a good person. He can trick him into going to Huanyue Island with him. If he can't go to the academy, he can do business on the island. In the future, they can meet often. Ouyang Rui has made Leng Tianchang his friend.

If it really doesn't work, let Jing Wenhao be the lobbyist. He just wants to know the relationship between the Jing family and the Leng family. Ouyang Rui has already arranged Leng Tianchang's next path clearly in his mind.

Leng Tianchang was actually interested in Ouyang Rui's topic.

He basically has businesses in the five major countries, so going to Fantasy Moon Island is always a challenge.

Besides, is he really not interested in going to the academy?

Not necessarily! However, the number of places in the competition was limited, so he gave the last place to his sister.

Compared to him, his sister is more talented in cultivation and needs such an opportunity more.