The Attack of the Wastrel

“Song Ze?” Ye Fei immediately recognized him and was alarmed.

“This person is the brightest student from Langya School, but he is cruel and will not hesitate to harm anyone that goes against him. He is as cryptic and as shady as Qin Xinran,” Ye Fei explained softly. She knew that Gu Lingzhi did not really know much about people’s reputations and definitely would not know who Song Ze was.

Both Tianfeng Jin and Qin Xinran regarded Song Ze with caution as well.

“Listen to what I say, put the Yuli Snow Lotus down, and no one gets hurt,” Song Ze said.

“Who do you think you are? If you want the Lotus, prove that you’re worthy,” Ye Fei retorted as she stood up from the ground, ready to fight.

Without another word, Tianfeng Jin pointed her sword at Song Ze, which clearly showed her intentions to fight.

Qin Xinran stood silently by Gu Lingzhi’s side, but her hands were already gripping an Attack Scroll that could deal a lot of damage. She was ready to attack whenever Song Ze dared to move.

Song Ze looked at the three of them and his face fell.

“Accept the offer before you regret it.”

“No way,” Gu Lingzhi replied.

Song Ze smiled coldly and cruelly as he looked at Gu Lingzhi.

“You’re that cripple from the Gu Clan, right? Since when did the Royal School fall so far from grace? To think that even a Level Four Martial Student can become such an influential figure!”

He thought that his words of mockery could agitate the four girls in front of him which would give him a better chance of victory. Unexpectedly, none of them fell for it and they all stared back coldly at him. It was as if they were mocking him for trying to pull stunts on them when they had just defeated a Snow Bear.

“Good,” Song Ze laughed lightly to himself. He steadied his long sword near his face and licked the blade. The pupils of his eyes turned red from excitement and anticipation.

He charged all of a sudden, aiming his sword at Gu Lingzhi. Fortunately, Gu Lingzhi had been prepared and successfully avoided his attack.

However, she did not expect Song Ze’s real target to be Qin Xinran. As Gu Lingzhi got out of the way, she leapt to the right when the sword was aimed at Qin Xinran.

At the same time, Tianfeng Jin who had her guard up this entire time, blocked the hit with her own sword.

Normally, no matter how strong Song Ze was, there was no way he would win against four people. However, they had just finished a duel with the Snow Bear. Both Ye Fei and Qin Xinran had sustained serious injuries. Only Tianfeng Jin could resist his attacks, but even then, she was no match for him.

“You’re only capable of taking shortcuts instead of getting something yourself!” Ye Fei shouted angrily.

As the five of them were busy fighting each other, no one bothered about the Palm Lotus. A grey shadow apparated past them and went straight for the Lotus.

“How dare you!” Qin Xinran bellowed, taking the people around her by surprise.

In the next moment, a ray of golden light swept past them, going straight for the Lotus as well.

It was a golden Attack Scroll!

The grey apparition that wanted to steal the Lotus retracted when it saw the gold sword that was coming towards him. He took on the shape of a man and fell to the ground.

A few people managed to get a glance of his appearance. He looked like he was around thirteen or fourteen years old. The young boy was wearing a grey robe, and he looked almost embarrassed that his cover had been blown. He scratched his head nervously before shaking his head violently and declaring, “Though the four of you had found the Lotus first, before it is consumed, anyone has the right to fight for it!”

His words were rather persuasive.

“That’s right, since it has not been consumed, it does not belong to anyone!” said a male voice that travelled from a distance away.

Gu Lingzhi’s heart sank as she looked towards the direction where the voice came from. The first thing she saw was not the male who had spoken, but rather a figure next to the boy who was none other than Beicheng Haoyue.

“I’ll take this Yuli Snow Lotus for my Beicheng Clan!”

Beicheng Nan immediately charged towards the Lotus. The young boy and Qin Xinran immediately stepped in to block Beicheng Nan, while Tianfeng Wei and Song Ze targeted Beicheng Haoyue.

“The Beicheng Clan people must have heard our duel with the Snow Bear earlier. These scoundrels were hiding and waiting for us to get rid of the danger so that they could seize the opportunity to steal the Lotus. To think that they’re from the Four Great Clans!” Ye Fei spat. Angrily, she stuffed a few more Healing Pills in her mouth. She pulled Gu Lingzhi back stealthily. Gu Lingzhi looked at her, confused.

Ye Fei shushed her, “Shh, don’t talk. Since they’re being so sly, so can we. Let them fight and get tangled with each other. When it gets messy, we’ll sneak in to take the Lotus,” Gu Lingzhi immediately shut her mouth at her words.

They waited for an opportunity for more than an hour. The opportunity never came and to their dismay, the commotion got louder and louder as more people got attracted to the noise. People who were fighting over the Lotus included Tianfeng Wei, Xi Hongru, Ye Shuisheng and many others had famed reputations in the Royal School as gifted Martial Artists. There were also other students present.

When the sky darkened, over twenty people had gathered, fighting relentlessly and messily over the Yuli Snow Lotus. Somewhere along the line, the battles became a matter of life-and-death.

Ye Fei and Gu Lingzhi had remained hidden this entire time and witnessed the situation, and Ye Fei began to panic.

“Does Song Ze even have a heart? Look at how relentlessly he is attacking his opponent. Even his companions are getting hit by his blows. If something bad really happens, how is he going to bear the consequences?”

“He doesn’t even need to bear any consequence,” Gu Lingzhi said coldly. “The Flower Hunt did not explicitly state that life-threatening battles were not allowed.”

Ye Fei understood this too, but when she saw the dispirited looks on Tianfeng jin and Qin Xinran’s face, she could not help but feel anxious.

“Tell them to come here, forget about the Yuli Snow Lotus.”

“We can’t do that,” Ye Fei immediately rejected Gu Lingzhi’s suggestion. “I’ve already called for backup, let’s wait for them to arrive. I’ll see who dares to snatch the Lotus from us!”