Chapter 1261: Chapter 1259: Very Disappointed (First Update)

At this moment.

Among the crowd, Lin Yanran seemed hesitant as she bit her red lip, her beautiful eyes filled with an anxious look.

Beside her stood not only Woe Lingyun but also Lin Hua from the Lin Family.

Lin Hua had also successfully entered the Yanxu Palace and had been following Lin Yanran closely during this time.

After all, Su Chen was Lin Yanran’s strong backing, and ever since he made a poor choice during the Assessment Island phase, Lin Hua regretted it deeply. He wanted to amend his relationship with Su Chen through Lin Yanran so that he could be more valued in Yanxu Palace from now on.

Unfortunately, Su Chen had been in secluded cultivation during this time, nearly forgotten by everyone, while Bei Buxiu seemed to change daily. Today, Lin Hua could no longer hold it back.

He felt that he had to change his choice once again, and not only that, he also needed to help Lin Yanran change her choice.

“Miss, you shouldn’t speak for Young Master Su at this time,” Lin Hua whispered urgently, though his voice was low.

Lin Yanran’s eyes sharpened, and she turned suddenly to look at Lin Hua. Deep in her eyes were disappointment and rage.

Due to Lin Hua’s wrongful choice on Assessment Island, she did not intend to have any connection with Lin Hua, even though both were in Yanxu Palace.

But Lin Hua was thick-skinned enough, and moreover, he was after all someone from the Lin Family, so Lin Yanran gave him a chance.

Unexpectedly…

He really is just like grass on a wall, changing stances immediately when the wind shifts! Haha…

“Miss, if you stand up for Young Master Su now, not only will Young Master Bei target you more viciously, even the Palace Master might have opinions on you, seeing as Young Master Bei is the Palace Master’s disciple!” Lin Hua bit his teeth, forcing himself to continue.

He didn’t want Lin Yanran to make the wrong choice. Indeed, during the Assessment Island phase, neither Lin Hua nor Huang Chen and others had the eye power; only Lin Yanran had the foresight. But it didn’t mean Lin Yanran would always have that foresight.

Now, with Bei Buxiu making a sensational rise, becoming as dazzling as the stars in the sky, his influence had become unchallengeable.

Even if Su Chen had terrifying talent and had created astounding miracles before, facing someone who could trigger a Heavenly Punishment, someone who could break through several realms in just months, someone who was the Yanxu Palace Master’s closed-door disciple, how could Su Chen make a comeback?

Miracles can’t be created time and again by Su Chen endlessly, right? Moreover, if Su Chen were that great, he would have responded somehow to Bei Buxiu’s aggressive provocation and challenge earlier.

Not to mention he didn’t hear it. Even a deaf person would have heard with Bei Buxiu’s overwhelming presence.

Since Su Chen maintains his turtle-like silence, it speaks volumes.

Lin Hua didn’t want Miss to act foolishly because if she did, it would make her future days in Yanxu Palace difficult, and by extension, the same for him and the entire Lin Family.

“Get lost yourself!” Lin Yanran spat out these three words with little else to say; sometimes human nature in its worst form was vividly displayed through Lin Hua.

After saying these three words, Lin Yanran took a deep breath, turned around, and walked forward, heading directly to stand in front of Lan Dingtian.

“Palace Master, since entering the academy, Su Chen has been in secluded cultivation. Although his ranking has continuously dropped, he has never lost. It’s only that he forgot the time in secluded cultivation, causing his ranking to drop one place every ten days. Who can say Su Chen isn’t the top freshman? Who can say Bei Buxiu is certainly Su Chen’s match? They’ve never even battled!” Lin Yanran said earnestly, “Palace Master, to be fair, we should wait until Su Chen comes out of his seclusion, then let Bei Buxiu challenge him. If he wins, only then should the ownership of the Abyssal First Pavilion change to Bei Buxiu.”

“Nonsense, Lin Yanran. For the sake of your lover, you’re really throwing away your dignity. If you say it like that, if Su Chen hides in the Abyssal First Pavilion forever, does that mean it will never belong to Young Master Bei?” Huang Siyu remarked with a cold smile, staring at Lin Yanran.

Following Huang Siyu’s rebuttal, immediately, the crowd of new and old students from Yanxu Palace started voicing their opinions:

“Exactly, Su Chen is not fit for the Abyssal First Pavilion.”

“A freshman top-ranked first enters Yanxu Palace and then hides away, haha…such a coward.”

“This freshman number one is too overestimated, afraid of being challenged?”

“The Abyssal First Pavilion should rightfully belong to Bei Buxiu.”

……

Hardly anyone supported Su Chen. No wonder, after entering Yanxu Palace, it was as if Su Chen disappeared, having zero influence.

In contrast, Bei Buxiu rose spectacularly, shattering various records time and again, breaking through limits, and being the closed-door disciple of the Palace Master, even causing a Heavenly Punishment. All of this had brought Bei Buxiu’s influence to its peak by today.

Not to mention the new students in Human Palace and Xuan Palace, even in the Underground Palace and Heaven Palace, many disciples held respect for Bei Buxiu.

Lan Dingtian was silent.

In truth, Lan Dingtian felt disappointed internally.

Very disappointed.

He initially thought that someone like Su Chen, who was praised by the elderly All-Seeing White Eyes as someone beyond his ability to mentor and described as an ultimate monster, should shine brightly and stand out once entering the academy. Unexpectedly…

Secluded cultivation? Lan Dingtian couldn’t help but doubt if Su Chen was truly afraid.

Especially when compared to Bei Buxiu’s presence…

The balance within Lan Dingtian’s heart was increasingly tilting towards Bei Buxiu, and he was slightly glad he didn’t manage to accept Su Chen as a disciple and accepted Bei Buxiu instead.

In fact, deep down, Lan Dingtian also wanted to give the Abyssal First Pavilion to his apprentice Bei Buxiu.

However, rationality dictated that he couldn’t do so.

After all, behind Su Chen stood the elderly All-Seeing White Eyes.

Even if Su Chen had truly fallen, mingled into the ordinary, it wasn’t his place to humiliate him. Changing the ownership of the Abyssal First Pavilion now would be an insult to Su Chen, so he couldn’t agree.

“Palace Master, why not wait a little longer? I believe, with Young Master Bei’s pride, unless he can personally defeat Su Chen, he wouldn’t want the Abyssal First Pavilion even if it were given to him now,” Woe Lingyun stepped forward the next moment.

Her words were tactically spoken. In reality, she was speaking up for Su Chen, but in a different way.

And this way of speaking was evidently effective.

Now, even if Lan Dingtian agreed to transfer ownership of the Abyssal First Pavilion to Bei Buxiu, Bei Buxiu wouldn’t accept it because Woe Lingyun had set the stage for him. He must defeat Su Chen before moving to the Abyssal First Pavilion. Otherwise, it would leave the situation slightly unsatisfactory and somewhat affect his reputation.

It must be said, Woe Lingyun was very clever.

Lin Yanran’s eyes brightened, and she looked at Woe Lingyun with a bit of emotion. After all, Woe Lingyun wasn’t really related to Su Chen, at least not as close as she was, yet she stood to speak for Su Chen, which was something she hadn’t expected.

Huang Siyu’s expression turned unpleasant, wanting to say something but not knowing what to say.

“To be discussed further,” Lan Dingtian declared, next looking at Bei Buxiu: “Buxiu, keep working hard. What’s yours is definitely yours. If you truly wish to challenge Su Chen, there will be a chance in the future. You’ve just broken into the Broken Eternal Realm, take time to stabilize your foundation.”