173: Arrogant young lady? I ignore that too!

“Speaking of which, you’ve heard of Sikong, right? He’s Sima Mingyue’s younger brother,” Cheng An explained. After hearing this, Xia Qi’s gaze turned cold.

“What a coincidence.”

Indeed, it hadn’t been long since Sikong had sent assassins to kill him.

Everyone’s attention was drawn to Sima Mingyue, an SSS-Rank Talent.

Her arrival undoubtedly captivated everyone.

In the sky, a pure white warhorse appeared.

The warhorse radiated a sacred light, illuminating the earth.

Sima Mingyue sat on the warhorse, noticing that the battle had ended and there was no danger.

Her skin was like white jade, and her long, beautiful legs gently swayed as she straddled the warhorse, her eyes filled with arrogance, like an inviolable female War God.

Many soldiers looked at her with adoration in their eyes.

She was simply too beautiful, too stunning.

Cheng An also looked at Sima Mingyue with infatuation.

Only Xia Qi’s eyes remained clear and unmoved.

“Hmm?”

Sima Mingyue happened to glance over and noticed that Xia Qi’s eyes were as clear as water, without a trace of color.

She, who prided herself on her absolute confidence in her beauty, couldn’t help but take a second look at Xia Qi.

“He’s not bad-looking,” Sima Mingyue mused inwardly. Well-traveled as she was, she was secretly surprised by Xia Qi’s appearance.

Few men could be as handsome as Xia Qi.

Coincidentally, Xia Qi was also observing Sima Mingyue, and their gazes met, intentionally or unintentionally.

“He (She) is observing me?” they both thought almost simultaneously.

Especially Sima Mingyue, when her eyes met Xia Qi’s, she subconsciously became immersed in them.

“His eyes are truly special,” Sima Mingyue was startled internally, having unknowingly fallen into them.

She lightly bit her red lips to clear her mind, then tightened her legs, guiding her warhorse leisurely towards Xia Qi.

“Holy cow, Sima Mingyue is actually walking towards us!”

Seeing this, Cheng An’s eyes were filled with bliss. When he was in Shengjing, he had always wanted to talk to Sima Mingyue, but never had the chance.

He never expected the opportunity to come now.

“Do you know who killed these demonic beasts? The garrison soldiers?” Sima Mingyue’s voice was very cold. Her exquisite nose pointed towards the ground, looking down from above at Xia Qi and Cheng An.

Arrogance was ingrained in her bones and could not be changed in a short time.

Xia Qi frowned, remaining silent.

There was no need to answer with such an interrogative tone.

However, Cheng An shamelessly approached the warhorse, greeting her with a smile.

“Young Miss Situ, I’m Cheng An, from Shengjing Dragon Ascent Academy. You must have heard my name, right?”

“These demonic beasts were all killed by Junior Xia Qi.”

“Cheng An? Never heard of him.”

Sima Mingyue pondered for a moment but found no impression of him.

With so many students at Shengjing University, she naturally couldn’t remember every single one.

To leave a deep impression on her, one would at least need to surpass her in strength.

And only students from Godslayer Academy could meet that requirement.

“But the name Xia Qi, I seem to have heard it somewhere.”

Sima Mingyue slightly furrowed her brows. The name indeed sounded familiar, but who had mentioned it to her…

However, this person named Xia Qi seemed to be ignoring her.

“Subordinate officer, why aren’t you saluting?”

Sima Mingyue slightly turned her body, revealing the military insignia on her shoulder.

It also had a blue and white base, but there were nine stars on it.

Nine-star officer!

Only one more star, and she could advance to the rank of captain.

Once a military rank reaches the captain level, one can hold a significant position on any battlefield.

Moreover, Sima Mingyue was still so young, just over 20, and had already achieved such accomplishments.

If she continued to grow, she would undoubtedly become one of the top experts of the Human Race in the future.

“Excuse me, do you need something from me?”

Xia Qi began to play dumb, pretending not to see the military rank on Sima Mingyue’s shoulder, his gaze drifting towards the dungeon entrance.

“If there’s nothing, I still need to enter the dungeon.”

Saying that, Xia Qi walked towards the dungeon entrance.

Although his military rank was one-star and Sima Mingyue’s was nine-star, both were officers, and saluting was entirely a matter of personal will.

Xia Qi was willing to salute the previous garrison squadron leader out of respect.

But for Sima Mingyue, it was already good enough that he bothered to acknowledge her; how could she expect respect?

“Disrespectful person, arrogant fellow!”

The warhorse neighed in pain, and Sima Mingyue, who had initially been slightly interested in Xia Qi, was now filled with disgust.

Since childhood, she had never been ignored like this.

It was simply a slap in her face.

“Oh, senior officer, please calm down. Xia Qi just finished his college entrance examination and doesn’t understand the rules. I’ll make sure to teach him a good lesson later.”

Cheng An quickly interjected to help, not wanting Sima Mingyue to hold a grudge against Xia Qi.

This woman was a future top expert.

“He’s only eighteen?”

Sima Mingyue was stunned, not expecting Xia Qi to be so young.

When she was eighteen, she was still training in her Family’s dungeon and had no strength to train on the battlefield.

Now, in comparison, Xia Qi was already on the battlefield at eighteen. Wasn’t he even more of a Prodigy than her?

“Yes, senior officer, please go about your business. We no longer need support here. Thank you for your assistance, senior officer.”

Fearing a conflict, Cheng An continued to remind her.

“Forget it, I won’t stoop to his level,” Sima Mingyue snorted. The warhorse beneath her also let out a puff of white air and turned to leave.

Seeing Sima Mingyue leave, Cheng An then ran up to Xia Qi, speaking with a look of earnest advice.

“I say, Junior Xia Qi, no, Big Brother, why did you have to provoke Sima Mingyue of all people? She’s a War God on the battlefield!”

“Provoke her? Which eye did you see me provoke her with?”

“I just couldn’t be bothered to talk to her.”

Xia Qi shook his head speechlessly. He didn’t enter the dungeon; that was just an excuse earlier.

“Alright, I can’t afford to offend either of you. Whatever you say, goes.”

Cheng An smiled bitterly. He couldn’t beat Xia Qi, and he certainly couldn’t beat Sima Mingyue. What could he possibly say?

“Alright, I appreciate your good intentions, but I have some grievances with the Situ Family. Just don’t get involved, and focus on earning your military merits.”

Saying that, Xia Qi walked towards where Sima Mingyue had just left.

The Materials General Hu needed had been collected, so he didn’t really have anything to do now.

However, Sima Mingyue’s appearance did pique his interest.

An SSS-Rank Talent, he hadn’t seen one yet.

Perhaps he should follow behind and observe the situation.

It was a pity that his Dual Cultivation Talent hadn’t reached level five yet; otherwise, what was an SSS-Rank Talent? He could easily replicate it.

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