Chapter 762: Will Ye Wudao also participate?

Wanxing Divine Kingdom, Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce branch.

At the wall of the backyard of a residence behind the chamber of commerce.

A youth dressed in green robes was sneaking over the wall.

He had delicate features, with a hint of heroism between his brows, and his movements in climbing the wall appeared incredibly practiced.

However, just as he climbed onto the wall and before he could jump down, a booming, vigorous shout rang out in the courtyard.

"Zhou Yuanyuan! Where have you gone off to play again!"

The "youth" on the wall stiffened, turned his head sheepishly, and saw his father, Branch President Zhou Zhengqi, standing there, looking at him with a stern expression.

Zhou Yuanyuan, who had skipped Cultivating to go out disguised as a man, immediately stuck out her tongue, nimbly jumped down from the wall, and sauntered over with a cheeky grin.

"Dad! I wasn't out playing; I was checking to see what Cultivators need lately so I could find business opportunities for our chamber of commerce!"

Zhou Yuanyuan said, acting like a spoiled child.

Unfortunately, Branch President Zhou Zhengqi did not believe his daughter's nonsense at all.

After all, he had encountered such things seventy or eighty times already.

He glared at Zhou Yuanyuan and reprimanded:

"Don't try that with me!"

"Do you think I don't know you used the name of Young Master Zhou Yuan again to slip out and watch the beast fights?"

"The Prodigy Ranking Tournament is imminent, and you still have the heart to play?"

"Last time you were ranked eighty-fifth. If you don't work hard this time, watch out for being pushed off the prodigy ranking list!"

The last Prodigy Ranking Tournament was a hundred years ago, when Zhou Yuanyuan's cultivation was still relatively low, so she had only barely made it onto the prodigy ranking list.

A ranking of eighty-fifth really didn't count for much.

Now, seeing that his daughter was still so unconcerned, going out every day disguised as a man, Branch President Zhou Zhengqi was worried to death!

After all, the identity of Young Master Zhou Yuan that his daughter was impersonating had already caused quite a bit of trouble!

Zhou Yuanyuan was long used to being reprimanded; she waved her hand dismissively and said:

"Oh, Dad, just relax!"

"I know what I'm doing; I guarantee I won't embarrass you!"

Branch President Zhou was so angry at her attitude that he had no temper left; he could only huff heavily and say:

"You, oh you, when will you ever let your father worry less!"

He sighed, then, as if remembering something, his expression became serious, and he continued:

"By the way, I just received a message from the chamber of commerce headquarters."

"Elder Yin Changhong of the chamber's branch in the Dongyi Divine Kingdom has reached a Breakthrough to the Saint Spirit Realm."

"Now, the entire Dongyi Divine Kingdom has officially been promoted to a Level 2 Divine Kingdom."

"Look at Elder Yin; even after his cultivation stagnated, he didn't give up on his efforts."

"And look at you?"

"So young, yet so playful!"

It was rare in the Tianyuan Chamber of Commerce for a branch Elder to lead their Divine Kingdom to an increase in Rank.

At least Branch President Zhou Zhengqi hadn't encountered it many times.

It just so happened that through the chamber's channels, he had long known that the Great Master of Formation, Elder Yin Changhong, had been unable to achieve a Breakthrough for a long time.

Now he specifically brought this up mainly to urge his daughter to speed up her Cultivation.

However, after Zhou Yuanyuan heard this, her eyes immediately lit up.

"Dongyi Divine Kingdom?!"

She said excitedly:

"Dad, do you remember?"

"Back in the Starry Sky Battlefield, the person who helped me drive back the Crown Prince of the Shengtian Divine Kingdom, Crown Prince Chen Youdao, was Ye Wudao of the Dongyi Divine Kingdom!"

"He is the Disciple of Elder Yin Changhong!"

Branch President Zhou Zhengqi was slightly stunned upon hearing this, but he quickly remembered.

After the Starry Sky Battlefield ended, his daughter had once told him about her experiences there, specifically mentioning a young man named Ye Wudao.

And she was very impressed by his tactic of borrowing a knife to kill someone.

Branch President Zhou Zhengqi hadn't paid much attention at the time, which was why he hadn't been able to recall it immediately.

Now that everything was connected, he couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly and praise:

"Hahaha, this pair of master and Disciple is truly interesting!"

"When the Prodigy Ranking Tournament begins, your father must get to know these two!"

When Zhou Yuanyuan heard his implication, she became even more excited.

"Dad, are you saying that Elder Yin and Ye Wudao will also participate in the Prodigy Ranking Tournament?"

She asked hurriedly.

Branch President Zhou Zhengqi glared at her and scolded:

"You brat! Have you forgotten? All Level 2 Divine Kingdoms are qualified to send people to participate in the Prodigy Ranking Tournament!"

"The Dongyi Divine Kingdom's Rank increased solely because of Elder Yin."

"As for who their entire Divine Kingdom will send, is there any need to guess? It must be the people around Elder Yin!"

Zhou Yuanyuan chuckled and scratched her head, saying:

"Haha, I was excited for a moment and forgot about that."

Seeing that her father was about to reprimand her again, she quickly grabbed his sleeve and acted like a spoiled child:

"Dad, just relax!"

"For this Prodigy Ranking Tournament, I will definitely use all my strength to compete for a good ranking!"

In reality, she was calculating in her heart that when she got to the Prodigy Ranking Tournament, she must have a good chat with Ye Wudao.

Most importantly, to ask clearly what the result of his tactic of borrowing a knife to kill was?

Zhou Yuanyuan was extremely curious about this.

As soon as Branch President Zhou Zhengqi saw her expression, he knew she had other plans.

He snorted coldly and said:

"Of course you will work hard."

"Because from today on, your father is going to supervise your Cultivation!"

As he spoke, he grabbed Zhou Yuanyuan's wrist and, ignoring her protests, shoved her into the cultivation room.

Tianfeng Divine Kingdom, Vermilion Bird Kingdom, Capital.

A majestic and magnificent palace, generally crimson in color, stood quietly in the center of the capital, like a gigantic flame beast crouching on the ground, exuding a dignified and powerful aura.

On the throne of the palace, the Queen of the Vermilion Bird Kingdom, wearing a phoenix crown and draped in a ceremonial cape, looked at a young woman below her with a smile and said:

"Xue'er, I am very satisfied with your recent performance."

"Whether it is your methods of handling government affairs or your Heart-Nature in Cultivation, you are much more steady and ruthless than before."

"This is how the future successor of our Vermilion Bird Kingdom should be!"

The young woman standing below her, wearing a fiery red dress, with red hair and fair skin, and a stunning appearance, was none other than the Vermilion Bird Kingdom's Eldest Princess, Princess Ji Ruxue!

However, compared to Princess Ji Ruxue when she first entered the Starry Sky Battlefield, Princess Ji Ruxue now had a slightly sharper aura about her.

Facing her mother's praise, Princess Ji Ruxue did not show much excitement, but just lowered her head slightly and replied:

"Thank you for the praise, Mother; I only did what I should have done."

Although her manner was not warm, she was humble and polite, and not a single flaw could be found.

But behind her lowered eyelids, those sharp phoenix eyes were filled with cold mockery.

The Queen did not notice anything wrong with her daughter's gaze.

She did not think there was anything wrong with her daughter's lack of excitement.

On the contrary, she thought her daughter's reaction at this moment was excellent.

As the Eldest Princess of the Vermilion Bird Kingdom, she should have this kind of bearing: no matter how the outside world changes, I remain as immovable as a mountain!