Chapter 126: Michelle And Xi Yue (2/2)
The youth frowned and blocked the path, “Mind your manners. You’re just students of an academy that was thrown out; you have no right to call Young Mistress Xi Yue your junior.”
Big Pao pouted and ignored the youth, but before he could rage, a stunning girl with waist-length blue hair and starlike eyes walked out, “Unless it’s banned, Astral-10 is Astral-10; he has every right to call me his junior. Hello, Senior, I’m Xi Yue.”
Both Paos looked at Xi Yue in a daze, intoxicated by her striking appearance and melodious voice. Fortunately, the older brother coughed and said solemnly, “Hello, Junior. I’m Big Pao, you can call me Brother Pao.”
Little Pao stepped forward as well, “I’m Little Pao, you can call me Brother Little Pao.”
Everyone surrounding them was stunned. Brother Pao? What a weird name, were the two of them trying to tease Xi Yue The person in question grew angry as well, but she suppressed her anger in the face of their excited gazes. Her reluctant smile almost melted the brothers’ hearts, “I think I should just call you Senior Big Pao and Senior Little Pao.”
“Anything is fine. Could we take a picture together, and maybe a short video? It would be even better if we could share a mea—”
“Don’t bother Young Mistress. She’s here for the Sand Ocean and has no time for anything else,” a woman who looked to be in her forties interrupted, standing in front of Xi Yue and glaring at the brothers. They bowed their heads in disappointment.
Xi Yue looked out of the space station. She had heard rumours that the original students of Astral-10 had all left once it had been driven to the Outerverse. Only two of the original students were left that no other academies wanted; these two were probably the guys. This was Astral-10, an academy that was about to be banned. If not for the fact that one of the forces that was going to replace Astral-10 was the Blaze Realm, she wouldn’t have come here at this time. Once the Blaze Realm took over Astral-10, she would have to face someone troublesome whenever she visited.
“Seniors, how many students are currently in Astral-10?” she asked curiously.
“Fourteen,” Little Pao answered.
A young man behind Xi Yue sneered, “What a shame that Astral-10 has fallen to this state, no wonder there are rumours that it’s going to be banned soon. There’s only people like you left here, it’s an embarrassment for this place to still be called an Astral Combat Academy.”
Little Pao raised his brows, “We focus on quality instead of quantity in Astral-10. We’re not a shelter who just accepts everyone.”
“What did you say?!”
Xi Yue lifted her hand and glared at the youth, saying frostily, “There will be no disrespect here, or you can go back.”
The young man bowed his head, “Yes, Young Mistress.”
Xi Yue turned around and looked at Big Pao and Little Pao, “Can I trouble you to bring me to greet the tutors of Astral-10?’
Big Pao smiled, “There’s no need for that, we don’t have too many rules. The Sandmaster already said you can go train in the Sand Ocean directly.”
Xi Yue’s eyes gleamed and she bowed, “Thank you, Senior, please lead the way.”
The two of them immediately led Xi Yue towards the Sand Ocean, but the people from the Souldream Tribe were stopped as not everyone was able to enter an Astral Combat Academy. Xi Yue didn’t object and went in with the students from Astral-8, using the teleporter to arrive at their destination. They came across a pair of boy and girl in the desert, the former clearly leaving while the latter was going in. These were Michelle and Schutz. Schutz had entered the Sand Ocean after facing multiple defeats in the ported battles, and was heading back to test himself again.
Xi Yue’s arrival attracted the pair’s attention; they hadn’t expected to meet other people here. Her gaze swept past Schutz calmly, but her eyes gleamed when she saw Michelle, “I didn’t expect to see the Red Lotus Witch here, nice to meet you.”
Michelle looked back, “I didn’t expect to meet the famed Young Mistress of the Souldream Tribe either.”
“I heard you joined the Ten Arbiters’ Council, it must be so nice to have a powerful sister,” Xi Yue joked, her tone filled with disdain.
“You got a problem with that?” Michelle asked coldly.
Xi Yue smiled, “Why would you say that, Michelle? So what if I’m unhappy, nobody can defy a decision from the Council.”
Michelle didn’t say anything in response and just stared back. Meanwhile, the Pao brothers glanced at each other; there was clearly some history between the two.
“Young Mistress, do you need me to teach her a lesson?” one of Xi Yue’s followers asked.
Xi Yue snorted, “Teach her a lesson? Look clearly, she’s the Red Lotus Witch.”
“Red Lotus Witch?” The few of them were confused, but one of them suddenly recalled something and looked at Michelle fearfully and immediately fell silent.
“Excuse me,” Schutz walked right into the teleporter, drawing a glance from Xi Yue. However, she didn’t pay much attention to him; in her eyes, Michelle was likely the only one worth recognition in Astral-10. However, one of the youths following her blocked Schutz’s path on purpose. This was the same person who’d been scolded just now, and that had left him extremely annoyed at Astral-10. He wanted to find some way to humiliate this academy that should have been thrown out long ago, and he was also someone from the Blaze Realm.
The Pao brothers saw the challenge, but they didn’t say anything. The path of cultivation was never smooth; if one didn’t even dare to battle, there was no point in training. This was Astral-10, no matter what, one definitely couldn’t hide from a challenge.
Xi Yue turned around to take a look and ignored them, her gaze still focused on Michelle. This was the woman who’d taken her spot on the Ten Arbiters’ Council just because she had a powerful sister.
“Make way,” Schutz matched the youth’s glare.
The young man walked even closer, “You ants just have good luck to be able to overcome the obstacles and enter Astral-10. I don’t know who the person was who stopped you, but remember, I’m from the Blaze Realm.”