55: You flirt with me, I'll flirt with her.

As evening fell, the setting sun dipped below the horizon.

"Top eight?" Tang Jinghui, who had been waiting for a long time, asked.

Upon receiving Lu Yuan's confirmation, Tang Jinghui's expression remained unsurprised.

Unless he ran into Chu Wushe early, Lu Yuan had no rivals in the freshman group.

"Teacher, the Vice Principals seem very nervous." Lu Yuan looked toward the three Vice Principals.

Their expressions were solemn, their eyes fixed on the large screens broadcasting the other groups in real-time.

"Of course they're nervous. For the students, the Grand Competition can earn them credits and corresponding cultivation resources." Tang Jinghui adjusted his black-rimmed glasses.

"For the Vice Principals and the Principal, the Grand Competition determines the future investment intensity from the Seven Alliances and One Hall!"

"Investment intensity?" Lu Yuan looked at his teacher.

"Simply put, the Seven Alliances and One Hall are the investors; they represent China, and the Five Great Top Academies are the enterprises being invested in." Tang Jinghui gave a vivid example.

"Whichever school produces students of higher overall quality, the Seven Alliances and One Hall will invest in that school. For example, Pengcheng University is supported by the Wind-Splitting Alliance, but that doesn't mean other alliances cannot support Pengcheng University."

"Because of your Older Sister, Imperial Capital University has won at least one, or even two, championships in the Grand Competition these years, and the Wind-Splitting Alliance has become increasingly dissatisfied with Pengcheng University."

Tang Jinghui's expression turned serious at this point.

"If this continues, it is very likely that Pengcheng University will be squeezed out of the Five Great Top Academies!"

"It's that serious." Lu Yuan now somewhat understood why the Vice Principals, including the Principal, were so nervous.

"It has nothing to do with you. Even if Pengcheng University were to disband, you would still be a hot commodity fought over by everyone."

"Finished?"

A faint, fragrant breeze wafted over; Lu Yeli had appeared beside Lu Yuan at some point.

Along with her were the five members of her squad.

"Yeah, it's finished," Lu Yuan said.

Judging by Lu Yeli's appearance, she should have also advanced to the top eight.

"My luck was bad, I drew Yueyao, otherwise all six members of our squad could have advanced to the top eight." Xiang Xinyan, who had teased Lu Yuan earlier and touched his abs, said with a tone of regret.

Lu Yuan: "..."

In other words, Older Sister and five members of her squad advanced to the top eight, but one of them met a teammate and was eliminated after losing!

"S-sorry." A soft, sweet voice rang out.

Lu Yuan looked at the person who spoke.

She was about twenty-one or twenty-two, 170cm tall, with short hair, a pure appearance, and large, twinkling eyes.

Space Attribute, Divine Power Realm, Seven Stars!

Lu Yuan checked the woman's awakened attribute and cultivation level; her level was the same as Lu Yeli's.

"Yueyao didn't mean to blame you; she just thought I had bad luck," Xiang Xinyan explained, fearing that Ke Yueyao might overthink it.

"Oh." Ke Yueyao nodded.

Older Sister even has such a socially anxious team member; it seems they aren't all seasoned veterans.

Lu Yuan thought to himself.

The top eight for all groups from freshman to senior year were decided, and the eliminated students did not immediately return to school.

Adhering to the mindset of "since we're already here," they chose to stay in Pengcheng for two days as a vacation, while also watching tomorrow's top-eight matches.

Blue skies, white clouds, and a gentle breeze blowing past.

Lu Yuan looked at Ke Yueyao, who was extremely shy and dared not look him in the eye.

"Let's go, let's go, let's go eat the seafood buffet; I'm starving to death." Lu Yeli urged.

She had found a seafood buffet that cost 800 per person, where all the seafood was freshly killed and prepared on the spot.

Salmon, leopard coral grouper, and Australian lobster were all available.

"I want to ride in the same car as Lu Yuan," Xiang Xinyan said.

"You don't deserve it. Lu Yuan has been staring at my white silk stockings for a long time; he likes me~" Zhuo Mengze was unwilling to be outdone.

There was a distance to the seafood buffet restaurant, so Lu Yeli hailed two private cars.

The four team members engaged in a fierce discussion over who would ride in the same car as Lu Yuan.

"Damn, that was discovered too." Lu Yuan's mouth twitched; he had only been glancing at Zhuo Mengze's white stockings inadvertently.

And among Lu Yeli's five team members, everyone except Ke Yueyao was a seasoned veteran.

They were all experts at "driving," and the speed was so fast that before Lu Yuan noticed, the "tire tracks were already pressed onto his face"!

In the end, Lu Yuan, Lu Yeli, and Ke Yueyao were in one car, and the other four were in another.

The two cars set off toward the seafood buffet.

"Sister Yueyao, you are at the Divine Power Realm, Seven Stars, and Lu Yeli is also at the Divine Power Realm, Seven Stars; why is she the team captain?" Lu Yuan opened the car window for some air and took the opportunity to admire the scenery along the way.

"Huh?" Hearing Lu Yuan's words, Ke Yueyao was stunned.

"B...because Sister Yeli is strong," Ke Yueyao said softly.

"Lu Yuan, your skin is itching for a beating again, isn't it?" Lu Yeli, sitting in the passenger seat, rolled her eyes.

"Lu Yeli spends every day at home being lazy, just lounging on the sofa watching cheesy romance dramas, and also..." Lu Yuan complained to his heart's content.

"Sister Yueyao, anyway, I can't accept someone like this as a captain. Fight her! You're both Divine Power Realm, Seven Stars, who's afraid of whom!" Lu Yuan egged her on.

"I can't beat the captain," Ke Yueyao said truthfully.

"Heh, just wait until tonight!" Lu Yeli glared at Lu Yuan, who was sowing discord and wildly exposing her dark secrets.

Although Pengcheng University had arranged dormitories and hotels for students, Lu Yeli decided to stay at Lu Yuan's villa for the night.

"That's my villa; I just won't let you in," Lu Yuan said.

After ten-plus minutes of noise and chaos, the group arrived at the seafood buffet restaurant.

When the customers saw Lu Yuan surrounded by six stunning beauties with different temperaments and top-tier looks, eyes filled with envy and jealousy arrived right on cue.

"Can his kidneys handle it?"

"Damn it, my kidneys are good; can't I bear this pain!"

"Buddy, start a class and teach me how to pick up girls; I'm willing to pay a sky-high tuition fee!"

"Low profile, low profile."

Surrounded by the six beauties, Lu Yuan casually found a seat and enjoyed treatment fit for an emperor.

"Come, let me feed you~" Xiang Xinyan, wearing black silk stockings and radiating a mature, dominant aura, placed the peeled lobster near Lu Yuan's mouth.

"Xiang Xinyan, don't act all flirtatious; I'll feed Lu Yuan." Zhuo Mengze, wearing white silk stockings with eye-catching long legs, vied for attention.

"One by one, don't rush," Lu Yuan said.

Lu Yeli, watching silently, just smiled and said nothing.

After eating and drinking their fill, the four women started teasing Lu Yuan again.

Even Lu Yuan, a seasoned "racer," found it hard to fend them off; after all, two fists couldn't fight four hands.

Some were teasing with words, some were touching him, and some were doing both at the same time.

"If I'm not mistaken, Sister Yueyao is the group's pet, right?" Lu Yuan said.

Ke Yueyao, suddenly called out, looked up; she had been eating seriously the whole time and hadn't participated in the teasing of Lu Yuan.

"So smart; Yueyao is the youngest person in our team."

"What's wrong? Four people can't satisfy you, and you need five people to come at you together?" Zhuo Mengze asked.

"Nothing, if you keep teasing me, don't blame me for teasing Sister Yueyao!" Lu Yuan stood up and sat down next to Ke Yueyao.

Hearing this, Ke Yueyao: "???"

The four women: "???"

Good grief, he's pulling a 'besiege Wei to rescue Zhao'!