The preliminary rounds were quite enjoyable, but in Li Qing's eyes, it was like a bunch of chickens pecking at each other, making him bored and sleepy.
He didn't plan to come back in the afternoon.
"Brother Li Qing!"
As Li Qing and the others just walked out of the venue, Qian Renxue called out to them with a guard.
"You haven't been back for years, and when you do, you don't even look for me. Has our relationship faded?"
Li Qing rolled his eyes, "You're not a woman, why would I look for you? You also said I haven't been back for years, so I should spend some quality time with Leng Leng."
"Uh—"
Hearing him say that, Qian Renxue was momentarily at a loss for words. She couldn't possibly tell him that she was actually a woman, could she?
"You guys chat first, I see some acquaintances, I'll go say hello."
Qin Ming saw Flender and the others, said a quick word, and then left, which also helped Qian Renxue out of a difficult situation.
Qian Renxue: "It's dinner time, how about we find a place to chat slowly?"
"Alright."
Li Qing didn't refuse, because it wasn't time to reveal everything yet.
"I'll also take my leave first."
Tang San also left after saying a word, but no one paid attention.
"Teacher Zhao, Teacher Shao—you—you are Dean Flender?"
Qin Ming greeted them, but when his gaze fell on Flender, his face was full of surprise, even suspecting he had mistaken the person. How did he become like this?
Zhao Wuji gently punched him, "It's you, kid. Long time no see, how are you doing now?"
Ma Hongjun looked at Flender with a puzzled expression, "Teacher, you know Teacher Qin?"
Flender laughed, "More than just knowing him, he's actually your senior, because he graduated from our Shrek Academy."
"What?"
Ma Hongjun and the other two were dumbfounded, not expecting the leader of the first team to be their senior.
Qin Ming also pretended to be shocked and said, "Dean Flender, are you saying these children are my juniors? No way? Haven't they reached graduation level yet?"
Flender sighed, "Alas, the Academy has already disbanded."
"We originally wanted to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy with them, but something unpleasant happened at the Academy's entrance, so..."
"Forget it, let's not talk about these things."
"By the way, how are you doing now? Since they know you, you must also be a teacher at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, right?"
Qin Ming: "Not bad. After graduation, I wasted a few years, and then joined Heaven Dou Noble Academy as a teacher. Currently, I'm teaching the first team of the Royal Academy's battle team at Heaven Dou Royal Academy."
Flender: "..."
Zhao Wuji: "..."
This kid, he's actually Li Qing's teacher. For a moment, they didn't know whether to be happy for his achievements or angry that he was teaching their enemy.
However, although they didn't lack the courage to risk their lives, the success rate was pitifully low. If there was someone Li Qing trusted who was willing to help them...
The success rate might be a bit higher.
It's just that they didn't know if their teacher-student relationship could earn Qin Ming's life-threatening assistance.
It felt unlikely.
Flender: "Long time no see, and it's dinner time, let's find a place to chat."
"Okay!"
Qin Ming didn't refuse, after all, he didn't know that Flender and the others were so bold.
"Come, everyone, I hereby congratulate you in advance on winning the championship."
Qian Renxue raised her glass, and Li Qing and the others didn't act coy. They all raised their glasses, clinked them lightly, and then drank it all, after all, their strength was indeed leagues ahead.
Putting down her glass, Qian Renxue asked, "Brother Li Qing, what are your plans after graduation?"
Li Qing said, "The continent isn't too big, nor too small. There are still many places I haven't set foot in. I'll take Leng Leng and the others to travel and gain experience."
Qian Renxue nodded, "Indeed, it's time to relax properly."
"But speaking of experience, I do have a good place to recommend. Although that place is dangerous, if you can come out alive, it can bring you unimaginable benefits."
The good place she spoke of was naturally Slaughter City.
The power gathered around Li Qing was too strong; it wasn't easy to kill him. Even if her grandfather personally made a move, he would pay a certain price.
And after the last attack, she no longer hoped to subdue him.
Unable to subdue and difficult to kill, the best way was to let him go to his death himself, and Slaughter City was undoubtedly an excellent place.
Slaughter City could be used as a prison by them, so its danger was unquestionable.
Li Qing's talent might be good, but he couldn't use Spirit Ability in Slaughter City. With his Spirit that had no offensive power whatsoever,
Entering there basically meant a dead end.
Even if he didn't die, it wouldn't be easy to get out.
"Oh?"
Li Qing had probably already guessed where the other party wanted to talk about and what their purpose was, but he still showed a very curious expression.
He wanted to see what kind of trick the other party could pull off.
As for going...
It was impossible to go, never in this life.
Not to mention he already had a God inheritance, even if he didn't, Sea God Island's priority would be higher than Slaughter City. After all, without a Title Douluo protecting from outside, Tang Chen couldn't let people out.
Although Bo Saixi was also very unfriendly to God examinees, at worst, he could still run away.
Qian Renxue asked, "Have you ever heard of Slaughter City?"
"Slaughter City?" Ning Rongrong asked puzzledly, "Isn't that where fallen Spirit Masters are held? But it's just a prison, what's there to gain experience from?"
Qian Renxue smiled, "Slaughter City is not that simple."
"According to my investigation, Tang Hao and Bibi Dong have both been to Slaughter City, and they share a common characteristic: a blood-red Domain."
Li Qing: "..."
No, sister, haven't you already revealed too much? Looking at the entire continent, how many people know about the existence of Bibi Dong and Tang Hao's Slaughter God Domain?
To trick me, you're not even caring about the big picture anymore.
Qian Renxue continued, "Although I don't know the ability of that Domain, I imagine it wouldn't be too bad, after all, I've never heard of a useless Domain."
"However, Slaughter City is easy to enter but difficult to leave. If Brother Li Qing wishes to go, he needs to be more cautious."
Li Qing really wanted to say to her, 'Are you an undercover agent sent by Spirit Hall?', but in the end, he deliberately pretended to be very interested and said with a smile.
"Since you've said so, I'll definitely go check it out after the competition ends."
Qian Renxue's purpose for coming today seemed to be simply to bring up Slaughter City. The subsequent conversations were all about trivial topics.
After dinner, Qian Renxue left, and Oslo and the others also left one after another.
Ye Leng Leng looked at Li Qing and asked, "I always feel like something is strange, but I can't quite put my finger on it. The Crown Prince seems to really want you to go to Slaughter City."
Li Qing smiled but said nothing.
Ning Rongrong said, "Slaughter City is not a good place. Not only Spirit Hall, but all forces use that place as a prison."
"Over the years, none of the fallen Spirit Masters who were locked up there have ever been seen coming out."
"As for Bibi Dong and Tang Hao, we don't know if they've been to Slaughter City. Even if they have, they're just two isolated cases."
Ning Rongrong's words, both implicitly and explicitly, emphasized the danger of Slaughter City, clearly not wanting Li Qing to go.
Li Qing comforted her, "Don't worry, I'm not stupid. How could I go to that dreadful place? But since they brought it up, it would be impolite if I didn't show some interest."
Dugu Yan then asked, "He wouldn't have secretly joined Spirit Hall, would he?"
Look.
Not only did he feel that Qian Renxue had revealed too much, but all three girls also noticed the abnormality. Logically, Qian Renxue had been able to infiltrate Heaven Dou Empire for so many years.
She shouldn't be so reckless.
Even if she really wanted to trick him into Slaughter City, couldn't she just arrange for someone to leak the information to him? Why did she have to come in person?
Was she treating Li Qing as a fool, or was there some other unknown reason?
There must be something fishy about this, because Qian Renxue isn't that foolish. Since she chose to do this, she must have a purpose for doing so, but he couldn't figure out what that purpose was no matter how hard he thought.
But it doesn't matter.
In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are useless. What he could do was continuously improve his strength. Only by having enough strength could he fear nothing.
"Let's go home."
Li Qing stopped thinking about it and led the three girls towards the Dugu Residence.
Ma Hongjun and the others had already been sent away by Flender, and then he told Qin Ming about his hatred for Li Qing. Although he didn't explicitly say he wanted to kill him, he did show hatred.
"Dean Flender—forget it."
Qin Ming hesitated, his face full of struggle, but in the end, he still uttered those three words.
"I know it might not sound good for me to say this, but you won't be able to get revenge. You'll just die in vain. Spirit Hall dispatched such a powerful lineup and couldn't do it, so what makes you think you can?"
"Not to mention the Title Douluo beside him, you might not even be able to deal with him alone."
"Although I don't know his exact level now, I imagine he should already be a Spirit Emperor. As a Spirit King, he could severely injure a Spirit Douluo level expert."
"As a Spirit Emperor, how will you deal with him?"
"I can understand your desire for revenge, but the premise of taking a gamble is having hope of revenge. Your hope is almost zero, what's the point?"
Zhao Wuji was slightly angry, "You kid, we—"
"Zhao Wuji!"
Flender interrupted Zhao Wuji, looking at Qin Ming, "We're not stupid either, we're just complaining to you, don't take it to heart."
He could see that Qin Ming wouldn't help them.
It made sense. That little bit of teacher-student affection was not as important as one's own life. Qin Ming was not like Flender and the others, willing to risk his life to support his revenge.
Since the other party was unwilling, saying more would be meaningless and could easily expose them prematurely.
Qin Ming didn't say anything more, just bowed to them, and then turned and left.
Zhao Wuji looked at his retreating back coldly, and said to Flender with murderous intent, "I'll go kill him, lest he finds Li Qing and exposes us."
Flender hesitated for a moment, "I'll go with you."
His brothers were risking their lives to support his revenge, so he naturally couldn't let them die in vain. Any potential threats,
Must be nipped in the bud.