123: Xiong Lu wants to become a disciple

The next morning.

Lu Ze arrived at the Demon Subduing Division. The third floor of Deputy Building No. 2 was not as lively as usual.

As soon as he stepped out of the elevator, he saw Xiong Lu sitting on a chair, chatting and laughing with Qin Wan and a few others.

However, it was clear that Qin Wan and the others were forcing themselves to talk to her; their minds weren't on her at all. Everyone else was gathered around, staring at Xiong Lu.

“Lu Ze is here!”

Someone suddenly exclaimed.

Xiong Lu's conversation came to a timely halt. She turned to look at the elevator entrance, only to see Lu Ze approaching with his sword slung over his shoulder.

“You’re here!”

Xiong Lu grinned, looking very cheerful. Her neat short hair made her appear very sunny.

Lu Ze raised an eyebrow slightly. He hadn't expected Xiong Lu to be here.

And looking at Xiong Lu, many parts of her body were still wrapped in bandages; her injuries hadn't fully healed yet.

Lu Ze stood casually. “Didn’t the competition end? You didn’t return to Shennong City?”

“I was supposed to go back, but…”

Xiong Lu didn't finish her sentence, looking at Lu Ze meaningfully.

Many people's minds began to wander, and they looked at Lu Ze and Xiong Lu with various expressions.

Plots like 'no discord, no concord' started to appear in everyone's minds, and they even began to imagine various encounters of love and hate between the two in the future.

Lu Ze swept a glance at the crowd and understood their thoughts. Too lazy to say more, he directly led Xiong Lu to the conference room.

Fu Liang seemed to be organizing something in the conference room. Hearing Lu Ze's knock, he immediately opened the door.

Just as he was about to say something to Lu Ze, he saw Xiong Lu behind him and immediately closed his mouth. He stepped aside to let them in.

“Miss Xiong, why aren’t you returning to Shennong City and instead staying in Xuanyuan City?”

Fu Liang asked casually as he closed the door. “Could it be that Young Master Lu defeated you, and you fell in love?”

“Pfft!”

Xiong Lu spat. “What kind of melodramatic plot are you trying to pin on me? What kind of idiot falls in love with someone after being defeated by them?”

Fu Liang chuckled. “I was just joking.”

With that, Fu Liang walked to the conference table and gathered everything on it.

Lu Ze found a seat, brewed three cups of tea, pushed one to Fu Liang, handed one to Xiong Lu, and then picked up one for himself and took a sip.

“Miss Xiong, I heard this morning that Shen Zexing has already taken his people back. Why are you left here alone?”

When Lu Ze first stepped into the Demon Subduing Division this morning, he heard people discussing this, saying that Shen Zexing and his people had left almost at dawn, which made everyone in Xuanyuan City laugh, saying they had left with their tails between their legs.

Lu Ze naturally thought everyone had left, so he didn't expect Xiong Lu to stay and even come here.

Something abnormal must be afoot!

This little girl must be thinking of something.

Xiong Lu took the tea and gently blew on it, not drinking. After waiting a while, she said, “Young Master Lu wouldn’t not know that there’s a reward for this competition between the two Municipal Demon Subduing Divisions, would he? Young Master Lu won first place, so logically, he can go to Shennong City to pick up his reward. If everyone from Shennong City left, who would take Young Master Lu to claim his prize?”

“Oh?”

Lu Ze chuckled, not believing a single word.

“So I should thank Miss Xiong? Otherwise, wouldn’t I have lost out on a top-tier reward?”

Lu Ze certainly remembered the reward. Meng Yanxing had also mentioned it to him, telling him not to worry and that after the Battlefield Ruins incident passed, he would personally take him to Shennong City to claim the prize.

Although Hidden Thunder didn't possess much power, it was still a Different Lightning, so he had to get his hands on it!

Xiong Lu looked at Lu Ze, knowing he didn't believe a single word. What he was saying now was just adapting his words to his audience.

“Alright, I won’t beat around the bush with you guys.”

Xiong Lu placed her cup on the table and got straight to the point, “I stayed in Xuanyuan City because I want to enter the Battlefield Ruins with you guys!”

At these words, even Fu Liang, who had been sitting by, lost in thought, showed a look of confusion.

Fu Liang asked, puzzled, “Every city has an assessment, and you guys should also have a Remains open. Why do you insist on coming here?”

Xiong Lu leaned back in her chair, crossing her arms. “Actually, you should have seen the list Shennong City provided before the competition, and you probably didn’t see my name, right?”

Lu Ze and Fu Liang both nodded.

That day, Meng Yanxing and Fu E had brought over the documents, and both Lu Ze and Fu Liang had seen them; Xiong Lu's information wasn't there.

“Exactly.”

Xiong Lu chuckled. “Do you really think I was hiding to come and fight you? If it were just about fighting in a competition, there would be no need to hide. Who wins or loses in a competition is ultimately fate.”

“I came here secretly because the Battlefield Ruins opened in your Xuanyuan City this time is too extraordinary, and there might be something I want inside!”

“You also know that I possess a Different Flame, and it’s the Devouring Flame. Although it sounds inhumane to say so, devouring other Different Flames is the fastest way for Devouring Flame to improve! I naturally have to find a way to find Different Flames!”

Lu Ze frowned. “Then why don’t you go to other cities? Did you already discover that there’s a Different Flame in Xuanyuan City’s Remains this time?”

Xiong Lu rolled her eyes at such a question. “Not everyone has a token like your teacher’s. Among all Gengsi Class personnel in Huaxia, you’re probably the only one with the privilege to freely travel between various Municipal Demon Subduing Divisions! Even if my father is the Director of the Shennong City Demon Subduing Division, without a special mission, I cannot leave Shennong City! See, I’m still here under the guise of coming for the competition!”

This time, it was Fu Liang who was puzzled. “But everyone else has left. How did you stay? That doesn’t comply with regulations, does it?”

Xiong Lu pointed to the bandages on her leg and hand. “See? Crippled, can’t walk, need to rest! Can’t go back to Shennong City for now, can’t move!”

Thinking about how excited Xiong Lu was just now, chatting with Qin Wan and the others outside, even slapping her thigh when happy, was that called crippled?! Was that called unable to walk?! When she followed them into the conference room, her two little legs were moving quite fast!

Lu Ze and Fu Liang were somewhat speechless.

However, since she had stayed here, it must have been with Meng Yanxing's approval.

If that was the case, it was no longer something they could interfere with.

Fu Liang propped his two legs on the table. “Then why did you come looking for Young Master Lu?”

Xiong Lu rested her chin on her hands, staring intently at Lu Ze. “Of course, I came to learn. I want to observe how Lu Ze usually trains, to see how he could immediately learn and directly manifest Different Lightning after seeing me manifest Different Flame!”

Xiong Lu chuckled. “Lu Ze, no, Young Master Lu~ Do you have any secret, or do you have something that allows you to replicate others’ abilities in a very short time? I’ll take you as my teacher, teach me~”