Elf: I, the Lord of Ghosts, lead the Night Parade of Hundred Ghosts

“No. 262 Yancheng? As expected! This blue-haired boy is also a [Reserved Fire Seed]! But why did he come to me to ask for directions? Does he have some other intention?…”

Xia Chan's heart was shocked, and thousands of thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, but he remained calm on the surface and said, "Sorry, I'm not a local either. You can use your phone navigation to find out where you want to go."

"My phone is out of battery, can you help me with navigation?" The blue-haired boy looked at Xia Chan and grinned.

"No."

"Thank you - ah? Xia Chan, are you so heartless?" The blue-haired boy's face suddenly changed and he looked at Xia Chan with resentment.

"Do you know me?" Xia Chan was surprised when he heard the other party called out his name.

Although he had just won the Liuli Islands Summer Carnival Championship not long ago, it was just a small local competition. There was no way the blue-haired boy from the Magic City would pay attention to it...

"Champion Xia's illegitimate son, of course he knows him!" The blue-haired boy smiled playfully.

“……”Xia Chan was speechless.

The blue-haired boy is from Shanghai, and the semi-champion Xia Tianming is also from Shanghai. It is obvious that the other party knew of his existence because he had been paying attention to the semi-champion Xia Tianming.

"My name is Lan Luo, and I'm a member of the Ice Gym in Demon City." The blue-haired boy Lan Luo didn't care about Xia Chan's silence and introduced himself.

"Ice Gym!?" When hearing these four words, Xia Chan subconsciously stared at Lan Luo who had a proud look on his face.

"This guy actually came from the top gym in Shenzhou?"

There are three categories of Shenzhou Gyms. The first category is the most common ordinary Gym. The second category is the Red Star Gym like the Lingtian Gym, which is usually the only one in a city. The third category is the [Series] Gym named after a single series, such as the Ice Gym, the Electric Gym, and the Water Gym.

Xia Chan had learned about the [Section] Dojo through various channels before, and knew that it was the top-level Dojo in Shenzhou, and there was only one [Section] Dojo in each section.

Because of this, [Xi] Dojos are extremely rare. As far as Xia Chan knows, there is not a single [Xi] Dojo in Jincheng, let alone the entire Beitian Province.

"Don't look at me like that, I'm not as good as Long Yang!" Lan Luo, who was being stared at by Xia Chan, felt a chill on his back and emphasized hurriedly.

"Don't be nervous, I don't have this habit." Hearing this, Xia Chan withdrew his thoughts and smiled, "I just think it's weird."

"What's so strange?" Lan Luo was puzzled.

"You look very ordinary, how can you join the [Xi] Gym?" Xia Chan always holds a grudge. He still remembers that Lan Luo had just slandered him as the illegitimate son of Xia Guanjun.

"You should also be here to participate in the [Fire] assessment, right?" Lan Luo did not respond to Xia Chan, but asked instead.

"That's right." Xia Chan nodded.

The two of them have already talked to this extent, so there is no need for him to hide anything. Anyway, they will meet at No. 262 Yancheng in a while.

"That's good. I will let you know how I joined the [Xi] Gym then." Lan Luo smiled confidently.

Xia Chan looked noncommittal when he heard this, and said, "You came to me on purpose to 'ask for directions', so you didn't just want to introduce yourself to me, did you?"

"Of course not." Lan Luo put away his smile and said seriously, "You are the illegitimate son of Champion Xia, so you are half a Magic City person. I am also from Magic City. I came to you this time because I want to cooperate with you to face other opponents in the assessment together."

"Champion Xia's illegitimate son? Half Mo City? He just opens his mouth without thinking..." After hearing what Lan Luo said, a thousand alpacas flashed through Xia Chan's mind.

Seeing Xia Chan's silence, Lan Luo thought he was weighing the pros and cons, so he added: "As far as I know, there are far more [Preparatory Fire Seeds] coming here to participate in the [Fire Seed] assessment than just you and me. Some of them I've heard of. They are not comparable to the opponents you meet in local competitions. Even I can't guarantee that I can defeat them."

"How do I know if you are reliable? I don't want to be backstabbed at the critical moment." Xia Chan spoke, looking at Lan Luo suspiciously.

At the same time, Xia Chan tried to use telepathy to sense Lan Luo's emotional fluctuations, but failed to obtain any useful information. Lan Luo's emotions were much calmer than his outward performance, and that feeling was like a piece of ice.

"If it weren't for your possible relationship with Champion Xia, your strength would not even be worthy of my attention. There are only benefits to you working with me, no harm." Hearing Xia Chan's doubt, Lan Luo showed his arrogant side, and looked at Xia Chan with a condescending look.

"Let's see how the situation develops." Xia Chan felt the change in Lan Luo's attitude and immediately lost interest in continuing the conversation.

"You don't know how to appreciate my kindness." Lan Luo looked at Xia Chan coldly, turned around and walked quickly towards No. 262 Yancheng.

The so-called asking for directions and the cell phone being out of battery were just excuses he made on a whim to strike up a conversation with Xia Chan.

"Even Lan Luo from the Ice Gym finds this opponent difficult to deal with, so there's more than one..." Xia Chan didn't care about Lan Luo's departure. He stood there, thinking about what Lan Luo said, his eyes full of deep thought.

"Interesting. I hope you can help my friends grow faster." After a moment, Xia Chan withdrew his thoughts, muttering to himself as he walked quickly along the path Lan Luo had just walked.

While he was talking with Lan Luo, time flew by. Now there were only a dozen minutes left until the eight o'clock mentioned in the notice. He had to get to No. 262 Yancheng as soon as possible.

Xia Chan had an easy journey and in just a few minutes he crossed two streets and arrived at the street where the ancient house No. 262 was located.

Not far ahead, Xia Chan saw the open door of the ancient house.

"It looks like we can go in directly."

Thinking in his heart, Xia Chan walked quickly forward and came to the door of the ancient house.

Then, he activated his telepathic power and sensed the situation in the ancient house. The aura in the courtyard was much more than what he sensed yesterday.

"Is it the other [reserve fire]..."

As the thought came to his mind, Xia Chan lightly stepped over the high threshold in front of the ancient house and entered the house.

Walking along a flat road made of ancient bluestone, Xia Chan moved forward and came to a spacious ancient courtyard.

When Xia Chan entered the courtyard, nearly ten boys and girls of similar age had gathered in the courtyard, including Lan Luo from the Ice Gym.

At this moment, there was a tall and handsome young man next to Lan Luo, and the two were talking to each other in their ears.

Xia Chan's arrival attracted the attention of everyone in the courtyard, including Lan Luo and the boy beside him.

Lan Luo glanced at Xia Chan coldly, and then said something to the young man next to him. After hearing what Lan Luo said, the young man looked at Xia Chan with a teasing look and made a provocative gesture.

Compared to Lan Luo and the other boy, the other young men in the courtyard just glanced at Xia Chan and then looked away. However, a girl with pigtails among the girls present gave Xia Chan a curious look and a kind smile.

"My damn charm..."

Xia Chan smiled and responded to the pigtailed girl while walking to a corner of the courtyard. He didn't know any of these boys and girls, so instead of trying to strike up a conversation with them, he decided to just stay by the blue bricks by the wall and be at ease.

As time went by, several more boys and girls came to the courtyard.

Not long after, it was eight o'clock in the morning. An old man wearing a black Tang suit and looking very majestic walked out slowly from the side yard of the courtyard and came to the courtyard where Xia Chan and others were [preparing fire].

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