Where there are people, there is Jianghu.

Gao Xuan was prepared for this long ago. By choosing Xiao Wan, he naturally became an enemy of Xiao Changsheng's faction.

Coming here to help Xiao Ting this time, he would naturally become a thorn in many people's eyes.

The military of the Twelve Star Domain is essentially controlled by the major noble families. The Xiao Family holds the most power within the military, so it was natural for the other major families to form an alliance against the Xiao Family.

Of course, this kind of confrontation is not a life-or-death struggle. It's more about mutual competition, with everyone consciously maintaining a certain limit.

Moreover, the alliance among the major families is also unstable. When it comes to Xiao Ting's level, the competition becomes even more complex and intense.

The young man speaking was Lan Sicheng, a side branch expert of the Lan Family. He looked young, but he was actually nearly forty years old.

This time, as a tenth-level swordsman, Lan Sicheng personally participated in the Blood Dragon Sword Assembly. For him, people from the Xiao Family were competitors, so he naturally didn't hold back.

Initially, Lan Sicheng was also deceived by Xiao Ting's gentle appearance. He tried to take advantage of Xiao Ting, but got played by her several times, suffering quite a bit. Find the translation on MV&LEMPYR.

Seeing Xiao Ting leading such a handsome man over, he felt particularly uncomfortable inside.

In any case, since he was participating in the Blood Dragon Sword Assembly, he wasn't confident he could escape unscathed. At this point, he certainly wouldn't be polite to Xiao Ting.

The other few people were much more restrained. Although they cooperated with Lan Sicheng in appearance, no one spoke up.

Even so, the group's hostile attitude was obvious. That strong sense of rejection created immense pressure.

Even for a swordsman, there must be significant psychological pressure at this moment.

But Gao Xuan didn't care; a group of weaklings chirping together was still just weaklings.

He said to Lan Sicheng, "It's bad enough that you're ugly, but the words you say are even uglier than your face."

An angry look flashed across Lan Sicheng's face. He pressed his hand on the hilt of his sword to react, but when his gaze swept over to the middle-aged officer nearby, he didn't dare to move.

Trading insults was nothing, but fighting privately in the military was taboo. Especially making a move in front of an officer, that was blatantly challenging military law.

"Kid, once we're in the Blood Dragon Cave, I'll knock all your teeth out."

Lan Sicheng spoke viciously with a sullen face: "This is the Defense Army of Purple Dragon Star. A gigolo like you doesn't get to show off. Xiao Ting can't protect you!"

In reality, he also knew that if Xiao Ting dared to have Gao Xuan participate in the Sword Assembly, there must be some level of certainty.

With Xiao Ting's personality, she would never risk her spot recklessly.

The more this was the case, the more curious Lan Sicheng became about this unmatchedly handsome young man. Of course, his jealousy and resentment were genuine.

"Not only do you look like a toad, but your mouth likes to croak nonsense. Are you sure you're not actually a Toad Spirit?"

Lan Sicheng wasn't really ugly; it was just that his eyes protruded from practicing martial arts, which looked a bit strange.

However, compared to Gao Xuan standing beside him, Lan Sicheng's strangeness indeed became ugliness.

In terms of appearance, Gao Xuan hadn't met a match yet. When he called someone ugly, others might be unconvinced, but they couldn't refute.

Lan Sicheng was so angry he nearly spat blood, but he didn't know how to retaliate. He wasn't very good at trading insults.

Seeing Lan Sicheng's embarrassed look made others find it somewhat amusing. However, no one spoke up for Lan Sicheng.

Everyone was a competitor, happy to see others being laughed at.

Xiao Ting also laughed. If Gao Xuan hadn't mentioned it, she wouldn't have noticed that Lan Sicheng's bulging eyes did make him look ugly, indeed somewhat resembling a toad.

Remembering that this person had once wanted to pursue her, she felt a bit nauseated.

Indeed, being compared to others was killing.

After knowing Gao Xuan, other men no longer seemed handsome to her.

To provoke Lan Sicheng, Xiao Ting deliberately nestled against Gao Xuan's arm. She whispered intimately in Gao Xuan's ear, "That person is called Lan Sicheng, someone from the Lan Family with a narrow mind. Be careful if you meet him in the Sword Assembly."

Gao Xuan was indifferent: "He's the one who should be careful."

Xiao Ting was silent. This statement wasn't wrong. With Gao Xuan's Quick Sword, he could easily dominate Purple Dragon Star if there were no surprises.

Lan Sicheng, although good, was just good. He was far from Gao Xuan's level.

However, why did Lan Sicheng want to participate in the Sword Assembly? With his skills, he had almost no chance of winning the championship.

Xiao Ting looked at the other few people, including a Yu Fei Sea from the Yu Family. The remaining two families were from the Wang Family and the Peng Family.

The swordsmen invited by these two families were outsiders, whom Xiao Ting had not met before. Judging by their demeanor, they were all top swordsmen.

At this time, the officer in charge spoke: "Have you finished talking? Let me say a few words."

The middle-aged officer had an official attitude, speaking in a calm tone, "You five are representing the Defense Army in this battle. While you may not need to be united, you should at least refrain from killing each other.

Inside the Blood Dragon Cave, you can't use wireless electronic devices. However, even if what you do isn't discovered, you can't deceive yourselves.

That's all I have to say. Whether you listen or not is up to you. Just remember, you must bear the consequences of any choice you make."

The middle-aged officer concluded, "I hope you can win the championship and bring honor to the Defense Army."

After speaking briefly, the middle-aged officer led everyone onto the flying ship.

The flying ship departed from headquarters and flew for over three hours before reaching the destination, Blood Dragon Mountain.

Blood Dragon Mountain was a range of continuous mountains. The vegetation growing on it had all turned a crimson color, as if stained with a layer of blood.

Looking down from the sky, the red was extremely vivid.

Such intense blood color was visually very stimulating, making viewers instinctively uneasy.