Once the imperial decree was announced, the palace guards said goodbye and left.
There would be people watching Lu Yanfeng. Once he could move, these people would carry out the imperial decree.
If Lu Yanfeng didn’t leave by himself, they would force him out.
The whole venue was in an uproar.
Those who originally thought that Lu Yanfeng’s punishment from the Imperial Academy wasn’t severe now cheered. The punishment given by the emperor was the most appropriate one.
Why did powerful children like Lu Yanfeng look down on cultivators outside? Wasn’t it because they were from the powerful and noble families of Imperial City?
Now he was going to be expelled from Imperial City, and his situation was worse than theirs.
At the very least, these cultivators from outside could still enter and leave Imperial City. They weren’t included in the blacklist of prohibited entry.
Lu Yanfeng’s treatment was different. Such a result was even more unacceptable to Lu Yanfeng. The sense of humiliation was greater than any physical punishment.
“His Majesty is wise. It is really gratifying.”
“His Majesty has always paid attention to these leagues. The qualified players will represent the Dongmu Dynasty and compete with other dynasties and the disciples of the Shengyuan Sect. How could anyone be allowed to do something under His Majesty’s nose? Now he is finally facing the consequences.”
“There is a precedent now. Let’s see who dares to cheat in the arena in the future.”
For the disciples of Imperial Academy, some were happy and some were unhappy.
However, no matter what they thought in their hearts, the imperial decree wouldn’t change.
This imperial decree still left some room to make up for it. If Lu Yanfeng made contributions, he could be pardoned.
It was much easier for a child of a powerful family to make contributions than for the middle and low level cultivators. It was because the family forces behind them would help unless they really gave up on the child.
Pei Yingmin and Chen Tianlang finally smiled. The result was much better than before.
Even if Chen Tianlang asked his father for help, the result might not be as good as it was now.
Pei Yingmin said, “It seems that His Majesty really values the 18th prince. How long did it take after he reported the news for the results to come out?”
Chen Tianlang thought for a while before saying, “This should be related to the fact that the 18th prince is devoted to cultivation and improving his strength, and he doesn’t value power. The emperor must not be happy with those princes below who are staring at his position and constantly fighting. The 18th prince is the most pleasing to him, not to mention that he is indeed talented. I believe it won’t take long for him to become an essence dan realm master.”
Pei Yingmin thought about it. It made sense, but he was never interested in these imperial matters.
Now it seemed that the 18th prince was indeed different from the other princes.
Feng Ming also knew this and ran into the formation to tell Bai Qiaomo the news.
Bai Qiaomo wasn’t as happy as outsiders. His reaction was relatively calm. Feng Ming understood after thinking about it a bit.
Zong Yupao might be different from other princes but his identity was still a prince.
Once their final position was different from or even opposed to the imperial family, what choice would Zong Yupao make?
Bai Qiaomo still didn’t show up. This gave outsiders the impression that he had consumed a lot of energy in the previous battle with Lu Yanfeng.
After all, Lu Yanfeng had used the shadowless glass snake. How could he recover so quickly? It was normal for Bai Qiaomo not to show up now.
Ji Yuan and Qiu Yi were very happy about this result, especially Ji Yuan. Once Lu Yanfeng was expelled from Imperial City, it meant he had one less eyesore in Imperial City.
Therefore, Lu Yanfeng really made Zong Yupao very angry and His Majesty expelled Lu Yanfeng for him.
To say that he could make contributions was to save face for the family behind Lu Yanfeng.
Ji Yuan gloated and said, “Do you think the Lu family will help Lu Yanfeng make contributions to let him return to Imperial City as soon as possible?”
Qiu Yi shook his head. “I don’t know.”
He didn’t care much about these things. If he had the free time, wouldn’t it be better to refine a few more furnaces of pills.
Ji Yuan knew his temperament, and his tone was even more gloating. “I don’t think it will happen. The Lu family is embarrassed this time. Where did Lu Yanfeng get the shadowless glass snake? How could he get it without the Lu family? Many people are probably wondering how many shadowless glass snakes the Lu family has and the level of the highest one. If the Lu family has a fifth-grade shadowless glass snake, I wonder how many families in this Imperial City will be afraid of the Lu family?”
“The Lu family will spend a lot of energy just to deal with these things. Will they have time to care about Lu Yanfeng’s affairs? I heard that Lu Yanfeng has a younger brother and the examination shows that his cultivation aptitude is better than Lu Yanfeng. If he is missing, someone will replace him.”
It was a pity that Lu Yanfeng was still unconscious at this time and didn’t hear the content of the imperial decree with his own ears. I don’t know what type of mood he will be in when he wakes up and learns about his fate. Maybe it would be better for him to remain unconscious.
The referees announced that the competition would continue. The fight in the arena was still fierce and exciting, but the atmosphere in the venue was slightly worse than before.
It was because everyone was still discussing the match between Lu Yanfeng and Bai Qiaomo, and the fate of Lu Yanfeng who was receiving the consequences of his actions.
This also shocked many people, so they couldn’t devote themselves to the new battles.
For many people in Imperial City, this imperial decree wasn’t good news.
Some of the children of the Imperial Academy were angry, but their attitude was no longer as arrogant as before.
After that, Wu Liyan and Zong Yupao appeared one after another, and won the promotion match beautifully. This raised the popularity of the Imperial Academy a lot.
Lu Yanfeng’s incident might’ve made the Imperial Academy lose reputation, but these two were still the face of them.
No one could deny their excellence. They were the top talents of the youngest generation of the Dongmu Dynasty, and even the entire Feihong Continent.
As the two of them were fighting in the arena, Bai Qiaomo finally showed up. Seeing his indifferent expression, no one could guess what he was thinking.
Some people thought he was furious on stage at that time and pierced Lu Yanfeng, so they were afraid of him.
If someone hadn’t called for mercy, Lu Yanfeng’s life would’ve been gone.
They were both in the late stage of the essence liquid realm. Despite having a helper like the shadowless glass snake, Bai Qiaomo could still take his life.
Due to Lu Yanfeng’s incident, a lot of time was wasted. Once this round of promotion matches was over, the draws for the next round was moved to the afternoon.
Imperial City was the place with the least shortage of pills. Thanks to the pills provided by the Lu family and the Imperial Academy, Lu Yanfeng finally woke up at noon.
He was angry when he woke up because he remembered how he was beaten. This was extremely humiliating for him. How could Bai Qiaomo dare to do that?
Not only was he beaten down, but Bai Qiaomo also wanted to kill him. How could he not want revenge?
Lu Yanfeng made a moan in his throat before shouting, “Kill!”
Kill whom? Everyone present could guess that Lu Yanfeng wanted to kill Bai Qiaomo.
Lu Yanfeng’s father was present and slapped him immediately. It was natural for him to be angry. This son brought shame to the Lu family.
“You still have the nerve to say that you want to kill someone? His Majesty has ordered that once you recover from your injuries and can move, you will be expelled from Imperial City immediately. You can’t return without making any achievements. Do you hear me?”
Lu Yanfeng showed an expression of being struck by lightning and screamed, “Impossible, impossible!”
Father Lu also lost patience with his son. “Nothing is impossible. It was the 18th prince who sent someone to the palace to report the news. His Majesty personally issued an imperial decree. You are a waste. Not only were you unable to beat him, you also failed to plot against him. It would be fine if you really destroyed Bai Qiaomo, but you failed. How are you not a waste?”
“You should take care of your injuries. I will send someone to send you out of Imperial City after your injuries are healed.”
After saying this, Father Lu turned around and left.
He didn’t have only one son to rely on. He had a son with better talent. Of course, the focus of future training will be shifted.
Whether Lu Yanfeng could rise up or not depended on himself. At least in the next few years, it would be impossible for him to come back. At the very least, he had to wait until Imperial City no longer cared about this matter.
Lu Yanfeng couldn’t accept this reality. He made a fuss for a while, but he didn’t get any good results except making him more injured.
In the afternoon, there were eight contestants participating in the draw. Seven were qualified from the arena promotion battle, while the female cultivator was given a bye in the draw.
The promotion matches would be more exciting in the future. The attention of the audience on this round of the draw was much higher than in the morning.
It was difficult to stagger the three people who received the most attention, Zong Yupao, Wu Liyan and Bai Qiaomo.
Would they collide in advance?
Lu Yanfeng was the number three contestant of the Imperial Academy. Among his peers, his strength was only behind Zong Yupao and Wu Liyan. Unfortunately, he lost to Bai Qiaomo.
This also further proved Bai Qiaomo’s strength and he was qualified to challenge these two.
Yu Bin failed in the previous promotion match. The result was as he expected, so he wasn’t very disappointed.
In addition to Bai Qiaomo, a disciple called Sun Yipeng from Sihong Academy also successfully advanced to become one of the top eight players.
Qin Jian was also among the eight people. The Imperial Academy, including Zong Yupao and Wu Liyan, took up four places. This was equivalent to half.
The eight people came on stage to draw lots together. They showed the results at the same time and looked for their respective opponents.
The moment Qin Jian saw the result, he looked at Bai Qiaomo, his voice full of fighting spirit. “Brother Bai, I can finally have a good fight with you. I wonder if Brother Bai has recovered?”
He was also very angry about the situation in the morning. He had heard that Bai Qiaomo was in good health, but he was still a bit worried.
He hoped to face Bai Qiaomo in his prime or it would be an unfair victory.
Bai Qiaomo smiled. “I have recovered and can fight. I am looking forward to it.”
“That’s great.”
Sun Yipeng was very unfortunate. His expression turned dark when he saw that the opponent he drew was Wu Liyan.
Wu Liyan brought him a lot of pressure. He knew without thinking that there was no way for him to win this battle.
The opponent Zong Yupao drew was the female cultivator who received a bye before. The female cultivator’s face immediately turned pale.
Was she lucky or unlucky? She got a bye before and advanced smoothly, but now she had to face the big devil Zong Yupao.
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