Chapter 146 The battle for the throne
In the third round of the finals, Xingluo Royal Academy played against Shrek Academy, and the winner of the game was Shrek Academy.

The finals adopted an elimination system. Shrek successfully advanced, while the Xingluo team was eliminated and ended there.

Although they won the game, there was not much passion among Shrek students. The atmosphere was low and the students and teachers returned to the hotel early.

The two sides decided the winner, but the competition continued. Tianshui, Shenfeng, Lei Tingxi and other academies, as well as contestants from the Xingluo Empire, participated in the continued elimination rounds.

Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun had already been sent for treatment by Wuhun City's top healing soul masters. Half a day later, good news came.

Evening
At Shrek’s residence, a suburban manor, several female healing soul masters arrived and informed them of a piece of news.

Ma Hongjun and Oscar are not seriously injured and are expected to wake up at night, which will not delay their subsequent participation in the competition.

As for Dai Mubai, half of his body was covered in blood and all his bones were broken. Fortunately, the broken ribs did not pierce his heart, otherwise he would have died on the spot.

Flanders' face was heavy, and he sat there without saying a word.

The female therapist informed them that they would do their best to treat Dai Mubai and his life would not be in danger. However, it was a pity that his injuries were too severe and had damaged his internal organs, so he would have to not participate in the following competitions.

This is their warning. Whether or not they listen to it is up to the Shrek team leader. They have no right to interfere.

Afterwards, several female soul masters left and promised to send Ma Hongjun and Oscar back tomorrow.

After the healing soul master left, no one in Shrek spoke. There was silence and the atmosphere was somewhat depressing.

At this moment, the most angry people were undoubtedly Flanders and Liu Erlong.

First, the master's last disciple, Xiao San, was injured, then Ma Hongjun and Oscar fell into a coma, and in the end, Mu Bai was severely injured, leaving him with huge trauma, and he might miss the next competition.

As the culprit, Chen Xuan wisely left the room and went outside to get some fresh air so as not to bring bad luck to them.

Watching him walk out, Zhu Zhuqing thought for a moment, and then also walked out of the room.

Xiao Wu snorted coldly, very dissatisfied. Just as she was about to chase after him, she was stopped by Liu Erlong.

"Xiao Wu, where are you going?" Liu Erlong looked serious and his stern gaze fell on Xiao Wu.

She had a blank expression on her face and said calmly, "You and I will go visit Xiao San later to see how he is recovering."

Obviously, Liu Erlong was very angry and emotionally unstable, with a lot of anger accumulated and no place to vent.

"Oh, okay." Xiao Wu pouted, a little unhappy.

outside
"Thank you for today's game. If it weren't for you, Mu Bai and I wouldn't know what to do."

There was a tree-lined path with tall trees standing side by side. A man and a woman were walking among the small trees, breathing in the fresh air.

In the evening, the evening breeze blows, and the flowers, plants and trees sway gently, making a pleasant rustling sound.

"Alas, I always feel that things are not as simple as they seem." Chen Xuan sighed lightly, thinking that there should be another meaning to what the two people said.

Zhu Zhuqing frowned slightly and was also thinking. The last words Zhu Zhuyun left behind made her think deeply.

Chen Xuan had a vague guess that the fight for the throne would inevitably involve bloodshed and a life-and-death struggle, so how could it be decided by a game?

Davis is a cruel and ruthless person. It is unrealistic to ask him to surrender and give up his right to the throne if he loses the game.

Besides, those two people were not completely defeated, they just lost the game. In the battle with Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, they did not actually lose, but won.

How the battle between the four people will be judged will ultimately be decided by the Xingluo royal family.

"Zhu Qing, after the game, don't go back to Xing Luo Empire." Chen Xuan reminded, worried about the worst outcome. He believed that Xing Luo Royal Family was most likely leaning towards Davis, not Dai Mubai. After all, Davis was more powerful at this stage, and the reason why they lost the game was because of the intervention of outsiders.

Zhu Zhuqing was a little stunned and didn't understand what was going on.

The two stopped. There was no road ahead. A small river blocked the way, running through the woods and flowing into the distance.

Chen Xuan sat on a huge rock, and then told Zhu Zhuqing his guess and some of the things Davis had said, so that she could know the hidden truth.

Born into the Zhu family, Chen Xuan had experienced intrigues and deceptions since childhood and was in the midst of power struggles. He believed that Zhu Qing understood things better than he did and could more easily determine the truth.

Sure enough, after hearing his guess, Zhu Zhuqing became silent and sat by the river without saying a word.

She was not stupid, but very smart and understood things quickly. Before, she was too naive and had too optimistic ideas. The fight for the throne was so cruel and bloody that it could not be decided by a game.

She felt it was cruel. She had worked so hard and won the competition, but in the end, she still couldn't change her fate?
Zhu Zhuqing had a sad expression and dull eyes. She lowered her head and stared blankly at the river water flowing by.

Chen Xuan felt a little reluctant, and even though she was sad, she rarely showed it.

"Maybe things are not as bad as we thought, and everything is fine." He comforted me like this, but even he didn't believe what he said.

Zhu Zhuqing shook her head slightly and remained silent.

Chen Xuan was speechless for a long while before he continued, saying, "After the finals, don't go back to the Xingluo Empire. Hide outside for a while."

After thinking for a moment, he added, "At least, we did win the game. Now you and Dai Mubai are safe."

Since the battle for the throne is still going on, if they return to the Xingluo Empire, with their strength, they will not be a match for Davis at all, so it would be better for them to continue to escape and come back when they become stronger.

Zhu Zhuqing shook her head gently, a trace of bitterness appeared on her beautiful face, and said, "It's useless. It was the past. It's different now. The Xing Luo Empire is so powerful that we can't run away."

Chen Xuan was silent. He now thought of this. Now that the battle for the throne has officially begun, the Xingluo Empire might not turn a blind eye as it did before.

After all, he was still sorry to Zhu Zhuqing. If he hadn't intervened, the situation today wouldn't have happened.

In the original timeline, the two's martial soul fusion skills were sublimated, the Nether White Tiger evolved, and its strength was greatly improved, thus defeating Davis and Zhu Zhuyun.

But now, let alone the evolved version of the Nether White Tiger, Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai couldn’t even use their spirit fusion skills.

"Sorry, it's my fault." Chen Xuan whispered to express his apology.

Since the game in the daytime, everyone in Shrek knew about the affair between Zhu Zhuqing and him, but no one took the initiative to mention it afterwards.

Zhu Zhuqing lowered her head and remained silent. With her intelligence, she could naturally understand what Chen Xuan meant, but she chose to remain silent, so she must have her own concerns.

Chen Xuan was silent for a while, and did not continue on this topic. He said, "You have already caught up with Zhu Zhuyun. You are no worse than anyone else, and you are also very talented. The continent is vast, with overseas and far north places. I don't believe that the Xingluo Empire is so powerful that it can reach such a place."

He really didn't think Zhu Zhuqing was weak. On the contrary, he was very outstanding. He was not even fifteen years old, but he had already caught up with Zhu Zhuyun. They had also cultivated to the forty-seventh level, but his combat power was slightly better.

"No, Xingluo's power is really huge." Zhu Zhuqing shook his head, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes.

She knew too well how powerful the Xing Luo Empire was. If she fought for the throne honestly, those people would not interfere. But if someone escaped, they would be hunted down endlessly.

"Those places are extremely dangerous and the environment is harsh. It will be useless even if I go there. Besides, the journey to the polar regions is long, so how could there not be ambushes set up by the royal family on the way?" Zhu Zhuqing's voice was cold, but one could hear a hint of despair in it.

Chen Xuan didn't even think about it and blurted out, "I'll go with you!"

(End of this chapter)