"Enough, if that's the case, then stop accusing me of breaking the rules. If you have the guts, remove me as the referee. Otherwise, today's winner will definitely be Zhen Xiaoyan, not you!" Ye Lang's words were shameless but insistent, straightforward, and brazen.
"You...you..." At this point, no one could say anything.
"You, what 'you'? Now, I declare that Zhen Xiaoyan is the winner! You are out!!" Ye Lang said with a smile.
"Ye Lang, if you're going to help, at least be more subtle! Don't be so obvious!" At this moment, the mentor who had hurried to the scene said, looking a little exasperated.
"I didn't help. Look, Fatty has already completed the task, and he's still rambling with me, forgetting what he needs to do." Ye Lang pointed at Zhen Xiaoyan. It was only then that everyone realized that Zhen Xiaoyan had quietly completed the task during the conversation between Ye Lang and the other contestant.
As long as everyone agreed that Ye Lang's behavior had not affected the result, then the result would be Zhen Xiaoyan's victory!
The question was, would everyone agree?
They would, at least the majority would. They were not doing it out of fear of Ye Lang or to give him face, but because of something he said that benefited everyone.
"Although I admit that I am a bit selfish, I want to say something. As an alchemist, under any circumstances, one should not be influenced by people or the environment. Even if, like me, one does something that makes others angry, you should ignore it and continue with your alchemy."
"If you can't do this, you will never reach the peak of alchemy, and you have no business taking part in the competition!"
Indeed, if it were Ye Lang in that position, no matter what someone else did, he would complete his alchemy without any deviation. After all, alchemy was different from other things, and even a slight error could cause significant changes.
If you were using alchemy in combat, you had to remember this even more; otherwise, you were on a path to certain death!
Although the people present still felt that Ye Lang's words sounded like an excuse, they had to admit that this was a fact, and the opponent that Zhen Xiaoyan had just faced had indeed been affected.
In this regard, Zhen Xiaoyan performed admirably, even though Ye Lang's behavior made her feel embarrassed and her face flushed, she continued her alchemy without being affected.
So, in this regard, Zhen Xiaoyan emerged victorious!
"Alright, my task is also complete. I can take a break for ten days. Teacher, do you have any objections?" Ye Lang said with a smile, finding another excuse for a break.
"It's up to you, I can't control you anyway!" the beautiful mentor said impatiently.
"Thanks, teacher! Fatty, I'm a bit hungry, let's go eat!" Ye Lang said, taking Zhen Xiaoyan and leaving. She made a apologetic gesture to the others before following Ye Lang.
Halfway through, Ye Lang stopped, as if he remembered something, and turned around.
"If anyone wants to challenge Zhen Xiaoyan, I'll come back as the referee. You can come at any time, it's alright."
Damn, if he's the referee, who would dare to challenge her!
Come at any time, it's alright? This is a blatant threat!
Later on...
"Ye Lang, you're really biased!" the Seventh Princess pouted.
"So what if I am? I'm just playing around. Since I can help Fatty, of course, I will help her. Should I help someone else instead?" Ye Lang replied casually.
"I'm not talking about that!" the Seventh Princess continued pouting.
"What are you talking about then?" Ye Lang asked.
"I mean, you treat Zhen Xiaoyan so well, and always protect her, but you don't care about me at all!" The Seventh Princess was a little jealous.
"You don't need it, she's a bit silly, and you're so smart, where do you need my help!" Ye Lang replied.
"I don't care, you're just biased!" The Seventh Princess grabbed Ye Lang's hand and squeezed it, looking very aggrieved and heart-wrenching.
"Even if I'm biased, I treat you better than her, why are you jealous?" Ye Lang looked at the Seventh Princess in a puzzled manner.
"Really?" The Seventh Princess's eyes brightened.
"Of course, you and I grew up together, we were childhood friends, you are much more important!" Even though this might make Zhen Xiaoyan uncomfortable, it was an undeniable fact.
"That's about right!" The Seventh Princess smiled contentedly, leaning on Ye Lang's shoulder.
"Little Seven..." Ye Lang wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the Seventh Princess.
"Ye Lang, call me by my name, you never called me by my name before." The Seventh Princess suddenly had an impulse. From childhood to now, Ye Lang had never called her by her name, only three kinds of labels, from wife to Seventh Princess, and now Little Seven. He had never called her by her name.
"Well...it's better to call you Little Seven, it's more intimate!" Ye Lang thought for a while, feeling embarrassed or something, and still didn't call her by her name.
"Then call me wife, more intimate!" The Seventh Princess said softly.
"Oh, wife..." Ye Lang replied dully.
"Good boy!" The Seventh Princess didn't expect Ye Lang to actually call her that. It had been several years since she heard that term, and it made her a bit embarrassed, but she had always missed it.
In fact, the reason Ye Lang was so obedient was because he had just discovered a very serious problem, which was the root cause of why he didn't call the Seventh Princess by her name!
He found out that he didn't know the Seventh Princess's name!!
It was not entirely his fault; he had never called her by her name, and no one else did either. They either called her Seventh Princess or Your Highness. No one spoke her name directly, after all, she was a noble princess.
And he didn't care about names, as long as there was a name, just like some people only know a nickname and don't know the real name, it's not a big deal.
But if the Seventh Princess found out about this, she would definitely be furious!
For this reason, Ye Lang decided to find out what the Seventh Princess's name was, so as not to be found out. It was the most basic thing to know the name of his supposed childhood friend.
However, the situation was a bit strange—
"What's Little Seven's name? Let me think, it seems to be Zhao something..." Ye Lanru was stunned, and then tried hard to remember.
Zhao something, who didn't know that, knew she had the surname Zhao!
Fail!
"Little Seven's name? How would I know, Ye Lang, don't you know?" Zhen Xiaoyan looked at Ye Lang and asked.
"Oh, how would I not know about this, I'm just asking you!"
Failed again!
"Oh, you mean Seventh Princess, what is her name?" A random passerby.
"Darn it, if I knew I wouldn't be asking you!"
Another failure!
After investigating, Ye Lang concluded that almost no one in the entire royal city knew the true name of the Seventh Princess. This was quite strange, as even though people knew little about the other princesses, there were still some who knew their names.
Now, one could only say that the Seventh Princess was very low-key, except for appearing slightly in front of Ye Lang, there was basically no one who could discover her existence at other times!
Even Ye Lang's parents were somewhat vague about her name for their future daughter-in-law. They only knew two words, something Zhao... Well, it was because the current princesses all had such a format, Zhao Ya something!
Finally, Ye Lang decided to ask the Seventh Princess herself in the future, because it was a waste of time asking others, and if the Seventh Princess found out that he had gone to ask others for her name, she would probably be angry. It was better to ask her directly, in which case she would only be angry at this point.
Find an opportunity, find an opportunity, but the opportunity certainly wouldn't come immediately!
...
In the darkness...
"How is the plan going?" A cold voice spoke lightly, making his subordinates shiver.
"Everything is going according to the master's plan, they don't know, those are all part of our plan! I believe that before long, this world will be ours." The subordinate replied respectfully.
"Very good! Hmph! Ye Lang, just you wait, I will make you regret your past mistakes!" The cold voice became even colder, as if blowing from an ice cellar.
What's the plan? Why is it related to Ye Lang? Who are these people?
Don't know, but now there is a conspiracy underway, and it seems that Ye Lang is involved in it!
The plan was being executed, and the trial was also in progress, and it was getting more and more intense. The teams that were to participate in the competition were almost finalized!
After a few days of final selection, the team from the Royal Academy for the upcoming ranking competition was decided. Next, they would be trained to improve their individual strength and their teamwork skills.
According to past practice, this training would be conducted outside, and they would travel to the competition venue by different routes. In other words, once this training began, the students would not have time to come back until after the competition.
Doesn't this mean...
"Pudgy, I'm going to miss you..." After learning about this, Ye Lang looked at Zhen Xiaoyan affectionately.
"I know, you'll miss my food!" Zhen Xiaoyan was not moved at all because she knew Ye Lang too well.
"Smart! From now on, prepare food for me every day, for a year." Ye Lang praised.
"Hmph! I won't prepare for you, it's best if you starve to death!" Zhen Xiaoyan said angrily, feeling that even though she would be away for more than a year, couldn't he show a little bit of reluctance?
Am I not as good as a little bit of food? All you know is eating, eat to death! Eat to death!!