Chapter 385: Nan Yanran Appears! Surprising Final Rules!

  Following behind Nan Jie, Xiao Yan walked some distance away, and the cmradually lessened. After rounding a er, Xiao Yan discovered that there was another side gate behind the square. Outside this gate, over a hundred fully armed soldiers were stationed, blog the entrance firmly.

  “Nan Marshal!”

  As Nan Jie led Xiao Yahe gate, the soldiers on duty all saluted respectfully.

  Ign the soldiers, Nan Jie led Xiao Yan through the gate as if no one was around. The soldiers seemed them, as none moved to obstruct their passage.

  Onside, Xiao Yan tinued forward for a while until his view suddenly broadened. He looked up and noticed that many partits who had passed the two rounds of assessments yesterday had already gathered in the square, chatting in groups of two or three.

  Xiao Yan sed the crowd several times but didn't see Liu Ling or the little princess. Sighing, he slowly looked up toward the VIP stands.

  The moment he looked, his gaze froze.

  In his line of sight, standing beside Liu Ling was a graceful figure dressed in a light blue dress.

  “Nan Yanran!”

  Xiao Yan's heart skipped a beat. This was his first time seeing Nan Yanran siheir three-year agreement was made.

  “That Liu Ling already knows my identity, and since he’s so close to Nan Yanran, she probably knows that I’ve arrived in the capital as well!”

  Feeling a surge of indescribable emotions, Xiao Yan took a step forward, intending to walk into the square.

  At that moment, the little princess, who had participated in the petition with him the previous day, noticed his arrival. She turned and came over with a bright smile, saying, “Mister Yanxiao, you’re here quite early!”

  The little princess’s greeting immediately drew the attention of others.

  In the VIP stands, many people turheir eyes toward Xiao Yan, including Nan Yanran.

  When Nan Yanran looked in his dire, Xiao Yan suddenly felt a bit nervous.

  Fortunately, Nan Yanran merely gnced over and quickly turned back, tinuing her versation with Liu Ling.

  “Her rea… seems like she doesn’t know my identity yet!”

  Relieved by her rea, Xiao Yaed as he exhaled.

  “Ah, Little Princess, you’re not te either!”

  After his brief pause, Xiao Yan slowly respoo the little princess Yao Yue’s casual greeting.

  “Ha ha, Brother Yanxiao, I’ll leave you here for now!”

  Upoering, Nan Jie also notian Yanran standing beside Liu Ling at the VIP seats. Seeing Nan Yanran alongside such a gifted person, Nan Jie’s expression grew plicated, though mostly pleased.

  After Nan Jie left, Xiao Yan couldn’t help but ask Yao Lao, the teacher residing within his ring, “Teacher, you gauge Nan Yanran’s current cultivation level?”

  “She seems to be carrying some sort of treasure that ceals her entire aura. For now, even I ’t dis her level,” Yao Lao replied, shaking his head at Xiao Yan’s question.

  Just then, several promi figures—Fa Ma, Jia Xing Tian, and Hai Bodong—appeared near Xiao Yan and slowly made their to the ptform.

  Upon reag the ptform, the three briefly g the people in the VIP seats before turning their gazes toward the crowd below.

  “The mysterious figure from the Chuyun Empire hasn’t shown up yet?”

  After sing the crowd, Fa Ma didn’t see Little Domortal and looked someuzzled.

  “Damn it. Have we all fallen for her trick? Could she be pnning to take advantage of us gatherio carry out other schemes?” Jia Xing Tian guessed anxiously.

  "What are you two worried about? Look, she's already here!"

  Just as Jia Xing Tian and Fa Ma’s faces showed , Hai Bodong poio a certain spot in the square and calmly spoke.

  Following Hai Bodong's dire, Jia Xing Tian and Fa Ma’s eyes widened instantly.

  “When did she get here? Just now…”

  “She wasn’t there a moment ago, and in the blink of an eye, she’s somehoeared right in the ter of the square!”

  At that moment, not only were these two elders, who had been ily watg the bck-robed figure, astonished, but many of the audience members the square were also filled with questions, unaware of whely this mysterious person had appeared.

  “This person’s skill at cealing her presence is remarkable, a potential danger in the capital. I hope the people we sent out to gather informatiourn soon!” Jia Xing Tian couldn’t help but sigh, his gaze fixed firmly on Little Domortal oage.

  “I hope Liu Ling and Yanxiao hold their ground! We ’t let this person from the Chuyun Empire seize the championship!” Fa Ma silently prayed.

  As time passed, more partits, including Liu Ling, Xiao Yan, and the little princess, gradually ehe square. Those who had made it this far were all seated, tering themselves and adjusting their state. The ones remaining had signifit strength and posure; no one wao exit this final round of assessments due to a minor slip.

  As the bzing sun climbed higher into the sky, both sides of the square were already filled with densely packed crowds.

  Dong!

  At a certain moment, a crisp chime echoed long and loud above the square.

  When the bell rang, Xiao Yan, who had beeating with closed eyes, slowly opehem, exhaled the stale air within his chest, stood up, and looked toward Fa Ma’s position on the VIP ptform.

  “Ahem!”

  Standing on the high ptform, Fa Ma gently cleared his throat, sweeping his gaze across the square. After a brief pause, the noise gradually subsided. His aged but steady voice resounded in everyone’s ears.

  “Today’s assessment is the most critical round of the tour. The final victor will be ed the champion of this petition. So, for all your efforts, give it everything you have today!”

  “Roar! Roar! Roar!”

  The moment Fa Ma finished speaking, the audience, who had been waiting impatiently, erupted into cheers, shaking the air with deafening roars that soared skyward.

  As Fa Ma’s gaze swept across the square, he raised his hands slightly, and the thunderous cmradually died down, his powerful voice lingering over the square for a long time.

  “For this third round, the Guild will not provide any assistao the partits. Everything must rely entirely on your own skills, including the prescription, the materials, and so on. This means that within the allotted time, you must successfully refine a pill within your capabilities. The final winner will, naturally, be determined by the level and practical value of the pill they create!”

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