280: Jiang Xiaoan

"Peach Master!" Elder Wen exclaimed in shock. "How can this be? That kid can't possibly bear all of this."

"Alright, Elder Wen, didn't you come for this very reason? Why are you being so reserved now?"

Elder Wen, whose intentions had been exposed, looked a little embarrassed: "Hahaha, nothing can be hidden from the Peach Master. Then I will accept it on behalf of that kid."

With his objective achieved, Elder Wen left the Peach Blossom Spring Wonderland.

Outside the vast Peach Blossom Island, the clear waves surged. Tao Yumian's figure appeared on the lake, stepping slowly across the water: "Mystic Light of Flora, Green Lotus Birth."

"Who exactly are you?"

...Outer edge of Forbidden Zone North Ridge

Twenty days had passed, and Tang Ping's group had reaped a rich harvest. At this moment, they were resting in a tree hollow of a large tree.

"A full ten thousand hunting points! With so many hunting points, I can exchange for thousands of meditation stones. I already have the resources to advance to Level Three!" A B-rank Talent Holder's face flushed with excitement.

"Yes, we also have to thank Brother Tang. Otherwise, with my strength, I would have been eliminated long ago." A spiky-haired boy spoke with lingering fear. In these twenty days, not to mention the various dangerous Pollution Beasts, they had also encountered attacks from other teams no less than ten times. Most of those teams were in their second or third year of high school, or were other factions' chosen Talents under the age of eighteen, whose strength was far above theirs.

A round-faced girl in the tree hollow hesitated before speaking: "Brother Tang Ping, I'm afraid we won't be able to participate in the next second round. Even if we miraculously enter the second round, I don't plan to go in. Those are basically Level Three late-stage or peak, and even many level four prodigies. If I go, I'll only drag you down, Brother Tang Ping. So, for the next ten days, Brother Tang Ping, you don't need to bring this burden, me. Now that I've obtained over ten thousand hunting points, which can be exchanged for enough resources to cultivate to Level Three, I'm already very satisfied."

The round-faced girl's words made the others ponder, and several of them also spoke up.

"Brother Tang Ping, Qian Qian said it right. All these days, you've been taking care of us, Brother Tang Ping, but we can't be insatiable. We won't accompany you anymore. We believe that with your strength, Brother Tang Ping, you will definitely achieve a high ranking."

"Brother Tang Ping, I'm also very ashamed for dragging you down these twenty days. But don't worry, in Seventh High School in the future, if you ever need anything, just call my name, Han Qing, and I'll be there without a second thought!"

"Brother Tang Ping, it's getting more and more dangerous ahead. Those who can survive until now are undoubtedly geniuses among geniuses. It's a pity I can't help you. However, in Xingyao Safe Zone, although my family can't compare to Yan Junqi's Sixth-Level Extraordinary Family, we are also a Fifth-Level Extraordinary Family. If Brother Tang Ping doesn't mind, you're welcome to my Yunbao Zhu Family. I, Zhu Baolai, will definitely treat you with the utmost hospitality!"

The six B-rank Talent Holders from the first year of Seventh High School, who were also called geniuses in school, all decided to withdraw at this moment.

As their protective wristbands were activated, the six also left one after another.

Yan Junqi also clasped his fists: "I've only just stepped into Level Three. Although there's hope of advancing to the second round, it no longer holds much meaning. Next, I plan to act alone for a while. As for the second round, I don't intend to participate. Brother Tang Ping, I hope to see you overpower the crowd in the treasure hunt of the second round!"

With that, Yan Junqi left the tree hollow.

"Tang Ping, I will always chase after your footsteps." Wen Qingyu stood up and also left.

Han Dong looked around, then finally pouted: "Everyone's gone. There's no point in me staying alone. Tang Ping, see you at school. Remember to find me in Class Five."

The bonfire in the tree hollow crackled and burned. Tang Ping added wood to the fire and flipped the roasted meat: "Goodness, now no one will fight me for meat. It's all mine."

There were still ten days left, and he needed to prepare for solo hunting. Level Three Pollution Beasts could no longer satisfy his needs for the time being. Tang Ping pondered his upcoming itinerary.

The firelight from the bonfire danced on the young man's face. Suddenly, as a hint of ice blue flashed in his eyes, a cry of pain sounded from outside the tree hollow.

"A Talent for mental attack, truly rare. But why is your mental attack so cold?"

Outside the tree hollow, a grimacing young man walked in. In the young man's black long wolf-tail hair, there were a few strands of light blue hair, and a pair of crystal blue pupils flickered with curiosity and scrutiny. Clearly, Tang Ping's attack just now had not caused much trouble for this person.

"You are the Bingjue Palace Master, the illegitimate son of that top Heavenly Queen?"

Illegitimate son? What illegitimate son? Tang Ping immediately frowned. He had indeed learned a little about the Ice Absolute Palace not long ago. The Ice Absolute Heavenly Queen who wanted to take him as a disciple was from the Ice Absolute Palace, but how did he become the Palace Master's illegitimate son? Is this a case of failing to take a disciple and then trying to forcibly become a mother?

This Ice Absolute Heavenly Queen must have some serious mental issues.

Tang Ping complained inwardly.

"What Bingjue Palace Master's illegitimate son? I don't know what you're talking about."

However, the long-haired wolf-tailed young man in front of him didn't care. Instead, he circled Tang Ping, sizing him up and down, marveling: "Not bad, no mistake about it. This appearance, this temperament, no one would believe he's not her child! I never thought that the Bingjue Palace Master, that old ice block, would actually bloom late in life, and her child is already so grown up."

"If you can't control your mouth, I don't mind freezing you." Tang Ping's eyes narrowed slightly. This person actually dared to speak so brazenly to a top Heavenly Queen. Either he was arrogant and ignorant, or he had a powerful background.

The young man in front of him didn't seem like the kind of arrogant and brainless person who would dare to speak to a top Heavenly Queen like that. The only possibility was that the power behind him was very strong!

Of course, he was equally fearless.

"Since you're the son of the Bingjue Palace Master, we're family, haha. Seeing you alone, kid, follow me! I'll protect you!"

"I guarantee you'll enter the third round and get a ranking of two or three hundred. This young master can definitely do it with ease!" The long-haired wolf-tailed young man said confidently.

"No need." Tang Ping couldn't be bothered with this somewhat neurotic young man. Seeing that the other party had no ill will, he closed his eyes, preparing to restore his Exotic Energy.

"Hey, no need? Do you know who I am, young master?! Let me tell you, if what I just said got out, the people who would want to follow me, young master, could line up from the Boundless Sea Region to Shangjing City! Oh, oh, oh, I understand!" The long-haired wolf-tailed young man suddenly realized, looking as if Tang Ping didn't know him: "Let me introduce myself. I, young master, come from the Boundless Sea Region. My father is the current Lord of the Boundless Sea Alliance, the Invincible Heavenly King, Heavenly King Zhenhai! My mother is the Lord of the Snow Domain in the Boundless Sea Region, the Invincible Heavenly Queen, Heavenly Queen Xueyu! My second uncle is the Island Master of the Star Luo Archipelago in the Boundless Sea Region, the Invincible Heavenly King, Heavenly King Fengji! My..."

"Stop, stop, stop!" Tang Ping interrupted the other party's family background report. Now, he didn't need to guess to know the other party's identity.

Jiang Xiaoning, who had been interrupted, was not annoyed. He continued with a playful smile: "Hehe, finally, let me introduce myself. My grandfather is the Lord of the Boundless Sea Region, the legendary Titled Rank existence, the Boundless Sea Lord! Oh, and my great-grandmother is also Titled Rank, and my second grandmother is also Titled Rank..."

Jiang Xiaoning babbled on and on, finally beginning to introduce himself: "I am the beloved of all, the flower that blooms for all, the handsome, elegant, dashing, and charming First Most Handsome Man of the Boundless Sea Region, who can captivate thousands of young women with a single glance! Jiang Xiaoning!"

"Jiang Xiaoning?" Tang Ping's expression suddenly became strange. "Is your father's name Jiang Xiaojing by any chance?"

"How did you know?" Jiang Xiaoning was startled. His father's name was given by his grandfather back then, and because it was too... so very few people knew it. Generally, in front of outsiders, his father would call himself Jiang Fusheng, always sighing about how 'life is like a dream' to the sea.

Tang Ping: "..."

Because I know your grandfather is Jiang Xiaoan.