bookbashuk Chapter 162 Pre-match Meeting
Chapter 162 Pre-match Meeting
Chapter 162 Pre-match Meeting
"Hey! You're pretty good at shifting blame, aren't you!"
Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "I heard that Senior Jiang's homeroom teacher is your cousin."
Xu Sanshi's expression changed, and he quickly covered Huo Yuhao's mouth.
Just then, Beibei came over and said, "Sanshi, why did you shut Huo up? Let me tell you, Dean Xian is watching right there. Be careful, he might tell on you later!"
Xu Sanshi retorted angrily, "How could I have bullied him? It was clearly this kid who bullied me!"
Beibei chuckled, "Did I say you bullied Junior Huo?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Sanshi's face turned completely red, making him look like a large red-headed turtle.
Huo Yuhao shook off Xu Sanshi's hand and said, "I didn't tell Senior Jiang, why are you in such a hurry? Besides, you shouldn't let Senior Jiang know about this, right? If you ask me, you should take Senior Jiang to see Auntie after the competition."
Upon hearing this, Xu Sanshi stammered, "We can't be in such a hurry, can we? I don't even know what reason to use yet!"
Beibei patted his shoulder and said, "You have no reason. Why don't you just ask Auntie to call you and Nannan back for dinner? Don't tell me you need us to teach you that!"
Huo Yuhao nodded in agreement.
Xu Sanshi scratched his head, as if he were constipated, and finally reluctantly agreed.
Starry Palace.
Inside the Imperial Study, Xu Jiawei was reviewing recent memorials, especially those concerning the actions of the aristocratic forces and the Sun Moon Empire.
Over the years, he had been forcing the nobles to compromise, using every means at his disposal. But he lacked direct evidence to eradicate them completely, and with the White Tiger Duke's Mansion and the Netherworld Duke's Mansion acting as shields, there was very little he could do.
Even so, these nobles remained restless. To protect their own interests, some even began to collude with the Sun Moon Empire, which was precisely what Xu Jiawei could not tolerate. Now that the White Tiger Duke's Mansion had fallen out with Shrek Academy, it was the perfect opportunity for him to make his move.
Xu Jiawei was making plans for this when, unexpectedly, the door to the Imperial Study suddenly opened.
A stunningly beautiful young woman walked in; she appeared to be no more than seventeen or eighteen years old. Her golden court dress accentuated her fair and delicate skin, giving her a harmonious and radiant appearance.
"Brother, the people from Shrek Academy have arrived. Huo Yuhao, the one you mentioned, is among them."
Xu Jiawei gently placed the memorial in his hand on the desk. "Has it arrived? It seems we need to arrange a time to make contact with this little monster."
"I understand." Xu Jiujiu nodded.
"Has Dai Hao made any moves since returning to the White Tiger Duke's Mansion?" Xu Jiawei's tone became serious.
"Dai Hao beat up his two sons, and it's said that their skin was torn and their flesh was ripped, and they wouldn't be able to get out of bed for at least half a month."
As he spoke, Xu Jiujiu's expression became somewhat strange.
"Is this some kind of performance for me, or a melodramatic one? Forget it, send someone to tell him to return to the barracks after the competition."
"Yes."
After a long pause, she agreed and prepared to leave. Before she reached the door, Xu Jiawei called her back.
"Jiujiu, I'm just making a suggestion; whether you want to or not is up to you."
After a long pause, Xu Jiawei turned to look at him, puzzled, and asked, "Brother, what suggestion do you have?"
Xu Jiawei coughed twice and said, "Go and take a look at that Huo Yuhao. If you're interested, you might as well try to win him over. After all, he's also from the Star Luo Empire, so there should still be a possibility of cooperation."
After listening to Xu Jiawei's incomprehensible words for a long time, she reacted and remained silent for a few seconds before two blushes instantly appeared on her cheeks.
"Brother! What do you mean?!"
"Well, I just wanted to say see if it suits you, and if you don't like it, then forget it."
After a long while, her face flushed red, she said somewhat angrily, "I'm going to tell my sister-in-law later that you're messing around with couples!"
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"Oh, I just wanted you to take a look. If it's not suitable, that's fine! Is it really necessary to complain?"
"Huo Yuhao has no shortage of women; he's got an abundance of romantic attention. What would I do there?"
"I already told you, it's up to you. If you don't like it, we can pick another one!"
"snort!"
"Let's not talk about this anymore! Can we talk about something else?"
Seeing that Xu Jiawei had changed the subject, Xu Jiujiu immediately composed himself and regained his usual composure and elegance.
"Now all eyes are on the upcoming tournament, so write a letter in my name inviting all the dukes and marquises to come and watch the game."
"Brother, are you going to..."
"Some people are too restless; we need to make an example of them..."
Star Emperor Hotel.
The entire seventh-floor rooftop area is used exclusively by students from two academies: Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and Shrek Academy. The floor is extremely spacious, equipped with a full range of facilities, all in pairs, even including two meeting rooms.
At this moment, the meeting room belonging to Shrek's side was already full of people.
"We have obtained all the rules and regulations of the competition from the competition committee, and the reason we have gathered everyone here today is to inform you of this information."
Wang Yan pushed up his glasses, a warm smile on his face.
"Currently, there are 133 advanced Soul Masters and Soul Instructor students participating in the Soul Battle Tournament. They are all staying at this hotel. Presumably considering the large number of participating teams, the tournament committee simply set the first round of the preliminary rounds as an elimination tournament. In other words, the student who loses the first match will be disqualified from participating."
"Playing this big right from the start?" Xu Sanshi exclaimed in surprise.
It's no wonder he reacted this way; many players in the reserve team had the same expression.
After all, being eliminated in the first round means that many well-established academies with good reputations may underperform and go home directly.
For example, the first match pitted the Sun Moon Empire's Royal Soul Master Academy against Shrek Academy in the preliminary rounds...
The scene was absolutely outrageous.
As far as the possibility is concerned, it may be unlikely, but there might be some behind-the-scenes manipulation involved.
Wang Yan nodded. "The first round of the competition will be a team battle, seven against seven. The draw will be held tomorrow, and the first round is expected to take three days to complete. As for the preliminary round participants, Le Xuan and I will discuss it and inform everyone. Now, let's talk about the follow-up."
"The teams will be divided into groups of about eight or nine after the first round of competition, and they will play a round-robin tournament. Each team will play against the other team once, and the format of the match will be determined by drawing lots. The possible formats are individual elimination matches, 3-2-2 cooperative battles, and seven-person team battles. It will really test the overall strength of a college."
"We won't discuss the format after the round-robin stage for now; let's discuss the participants for the first round first."
Ma Xiaotao asked, "Teacher Wang, do we need to go all out in the first match?"
"Of course not. With our strength, we don't need to go all out in the elimination rounds. After discussing with Le Xuan, the list is as follows: Ling Luochen, Huo Yuhao, Chen Zifeng, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and Wang Dong'er."
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