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After waiting for a while, the emperor's imperial carriage slowly arrived. There were over a hundred imperial guards in front and behind him. The middle level was for eunuchs, and in the middle was a bright yellow palanquin with about ten officials.
The imperial carriage stopped beneath the Arbitration Station, and the eunuch shouted out, "The Emperor has arrived."
The people below the stage kneeled in unison. Hua Ruge naturally couldn't do anything special, but as a modern person, her heart was still unbalanced. She continuously muttered, and upon closer listening, one would realize that she was the Cursed Emperor who didn't care at all when she saw a beauty she liked.
"Little big brother, what are you talking about?" Su Nianxia did not hear it clearly and asked.
"Kids, don't listen." Hua Ruge naturally could not tell her.
Su Nianxia pouted in dissatisfaction: "You're only one year older than me."
Before Hua Ruge could say anything, a dignified voice came from above, "Stand up."
Hua Ruge was definitely the fastest to get up. After standing up, she saw that the person with the most power since her teleportation was also the person who ruled over all of the people in the world, but her first impression of him was not too good.
The emperor was in his fifties. From his facial features, one could tell that he had been pretty good-looking when he was young. However, his face was pale and his eyes were cloudy. He looked like he had been drinking too much.
It was hard to imagine such a man to have a handsome brother like Tuoba Rui.
The difference was too big.
She was curious previously, how could there be a nation that would praise a duke so highly, and how could there be no two tigers on the same mountain. This was clearly a violation of the emperor's taboo, why was Tuoba Rui still safe and sound.
Now, she understood that either the Emperor couldn't lack Tuoba Rui, or there was nothing she could do about him, or there were both.
As for the elder brother's love for his younger brother, it was completely a lie. This was the emperor's home, and it had always been tied down by benefits, so how could it have true feelings?
"All of you are my Great Zheng's elites, but there are only five spots on the Hall of Sages, so we still need to enter the final match and choose the top geniuses that have the qualifications to enter the Hall of Sages." The Emperor began.
When the twenty people below heard about Hall of Sages, their blood boiled. These people all walked out of the academy, and only until now did they pass through layers and layers of selections.
One more step and they would be out of the core of the current fury of the class and become the most powerful people in the country.
was no exception. Hall of Sages was undoubtedly the best stepping stone for her, and as long as she could enter, it would be within reach.
"Executive, read out the competition details." The emperor ordered.
The executive officer accepted the order and turned around to face the crowd. "This time's final battle is different from the previous years. In order to test your overall strength, His Majesty has decided to test it out in a different way."
With regards to their own interests, everyone was listening attentively.
"Recently, a dimensional secret realm has been discovered at the borders of our country. Only Soul Master s below the seventh stage and below the one star rank can enter, it's just the right place for the trial."
Everyone had never heard of this before, so they all felt that it was new.
"Before this, our country had sent warriors to enter as well, but none of them survived. One of them left behind a mirror image after his death attempt. Through this, we can see that there are a lot of rare herbs and Xuan Beasts inside."
"This time, I will be sending you guys to search for treasures. You can look for them, but you can also snatch them from each other. However, you can't kill your companions." The CEO emphasized: "When you guys come out, appraise the value of the items you guys have obtained. The top five with high value will be able to enter Hall of Sages."
"This can be competed for much more fun. Little big brother, you're smart. Take me when the time comes." Su Nianxia had tasted the sweetness last time at Hua Ruge's place, but when he heard that she was going to steal something again, he quickly came over to report Hua Ruge's strength.
Hua Ruge did not say anything. After the CEO had said this much, what she cared about the most was that the person she sent in did not come back alive.
Why would there be a limit to one's strength in space? This was somewhat strange.
"In order to prevent you from having any treasures in your possession, no one is allowed to wear any space-type magic tools this time." The executive officer began making demands.
After the last robbery, there were still people who suspected that it was because of the spatial ring.
"Then if we find something, do we carry it with us?" Hua Ruge raised a question. Many of her things were in the spatial space, so if he did not bring her along, she would lose a lot of advantages.
"We will give everyone a Hundred Treasure Bag. It should be around the size of half a room. It's more than enough." The executive officer added, "You can also bring what you want, but only in this one. Check it when you get back."
Most of the people here nodded in understanding. Only a small portion of people were unwilling, such as Hua Ruge.
This way, she wouldn't be able to bring a lot of hidden items with her, which made her feel quite depressed.
Then, she asked Su Nianxia's maid to call Lan Bing'er over.
She would not be able to rest easy with others, and the only one who could make her feel more at ease was Lan Bing'er.
"I'll give you guys one month to explore the secret plane. If you don't come out by then, you'll be considered as giving up." After the CEO said his last sentence, he said, "Everyone can now make some preparations. We will rush to the mystic realm smelting trial in an hour."
Afterwards, he sent people to take the Hundred Treasure Bag, the space inside was pitifully small compared to Hua Ruge's.
"I'm going on a treasure hunt again. I like to look for treasures the most." Su Nianxia sat on the side of the stage and whispered with Hua Ruge.
There were a few people surrounding Xiao Yuyan.
Hua Ruge felt that if these people were to fight in the secret realm, they would not hurt others. However, there were many ways to die inside it, high level people could not enter, and low level people would die after entering, hence there was no way to investigate.
She silently noted down the features of these people. If she were to face them alone, she would have to make the first move.
Regardless of whether she was thinking about it or not, she had to be on guard against an unexpected situation.
After a while, Lan Bing'er ran over. She was so anxious that her little face was red with fatigue, and her head was covered with sweat.
"What's the hurry?" Hua Ruge used a handkerchief to wipe her sweat.
"I heard that big brother is looking for me. I'm afraid that big brother will be worried." Lan Bing'er answered with a sweet smile: "I'm not tired."
"Do you see that? I love you a lot more than you." Hua Ruge turned his head towards Su Nianxia, showing her an example.
"It's really cute." Su Nianxia was also not immune to such a Lan Bing'er.
Lan Bing'er smiled shyly, then asked: What is brother looking for me for?
Hua Ruge pulled her to the side, and with the people around him, he took out his own pill furnace, a longsword he collected and the golden crossbow arrows Young Master Wu Hen had given her at that time, and placed them into his Hundred Treasure Bag.
After that, he took off the two rings on his hand and handed them to her. "These are all my belongings. Help me keep them well."
Lan Bing'er had followed Hua Ruge for a year, so he naturally knew of the importance of these two things. He asked anxiously: "Big brother, I'm afraid that I won't be able to keep them safe."
"It's just an inanimate object, you just need to keep it. If someone tries to steal it, hand it over to me. Just promise me to protect you." Hua Ruge casually stuffed the things in his hands as he instructed Yun Che in a serious tone.
Although this was a precious item, she was a person who had already died once. She felt that this external object was far from being as important as living things.
Lan Bing'er held onto the two rings, and said resolutely, "Rest assured, Big Brother, Bing'er will definitely hide them well."
"Be good and go back." Hua Ruge patted her head and smiled.
Lan Bing'er took two steps forward, turned her head and said, "Big Brother, Bing'er will learn more vegetables and wait for you to make some for you to eat."
"Alright." Hua Ruge nodded.
Lan Bing'er then turned and left.
Su Nianxia came over and said: "Such a considerate servant girl."
"That's my sister." Hua Ruge corrected him.
"Lil 'Big Bro lied again, I'm not falling for it." Su Nianxia pouted at her.
Hua Ruge said with a look of disdain: "I was just saying that you're not cute at all."
After an hour, everyone gathered their things that they should not have brought with them. The CEO used a black piece of paper to investigate and after seeing that none of them had anything hidden in their bodies, he turned around and reported, "Reporting to Your Majesty, a group of students is ready. They can enter the secret realm to train."
"Definitely, I wish you all good results." The emperor encouraged.
The group of students all thanked him, and then, after completing the ceremony that Hua Ruge deeply detested, they left for the teleportation circle.
Entering the transmission array, the executive officer lost another coordinate, and the twenty of them split into four groups to head to the entrance of the secret realm.
Hua Ruge was in the first batch of people, but she only felt her eyes go white and her head spin. When she appeared again, she was already in a forest.
The trees in this forest were very lush and well protected. There weren't any footprints of wild beasts or feces on the ground. This meant that this place didn't have many animals. It might be unsuitable for living, or perhaps they had overhunted.
As for the specific type, no one knew.
When all four groups had gathered together, the CEO introduced them, "This is a mountain range located at the border of Great Yu Dynasty. The secret realm was discovered by the hunters, it's right here."
The executive pointed. Everyone saw a glass crack hanging in the air in front of a tree. It was not obvious, but it was hard to find.
Space was a very mysterious power. Although Hua Ruge also had the power of space, because he didn't have anyone to teach him, he didn't use it, nor could he feel the fluctuations of space.
"You can go in now. No one knows what's going on inside. Just be careful." the executive officer asked.
Mao Jun was the first one to walk over, the moment his hand touched the crack, he seemed to be pulled by something, and his entire body immediately slipped in.
In front of him was a tree, but he didn't touch the tree in the slightest. Instead, he just disappeared into thin air.
All the students entered one by one, and Hua Ruge quickly entered as well.
Before Xiao Yuyan entered, he blinked his eyes at the people around him, and killing intent shot out from his eyes.
Hua Ruge's guess was not wrong, she was planning to take Hua Ruge's life here!