Chapter 726: 728, as long as there is faith, there is hope (first update)

"How disgraceful."

"Bringing shame to the Superpower World."

The surrounding crowd was all looking forward to the drama, with almost no one willing to extricate Mu Xianxian from her predicament.

Some people are just like that.

Climbing high and stepping low.

Listening to the discussions around her, Mu Xianxian’s face got paler and paler, and if it weren’t for the servant behind her holding her up, she would have probably collapsed!

This was truly the first time she had encountered someone like Gan Yuying!

Not only did she bump into someone and not apologize, but her words were even more intense, more arrogant than the victim herself! She couldn’t understand who had given her such gall! Didn’t she know the Superpower World was her turf?

"How dare you speak to my mistress like that, careful or you’ll regret it!" the servant threatened again.

Like master, like servant. This servant had grown accustomed to swaggering around by Mu Xianxian’s side and, for a moment, forgot that anyone who could come here to register and get a jade plate was certainly no ordinary person.

Since Gan Yuying could say something like this, it meant she was definitely not someone ordinary who could be harassed by Mu Xianxian.

"Oh my, oh my," Gan Yuying cupped her ear, raising her voice, "I’m so scared, oh! A great beauty indeed, huh? Can a top beauty bully people just because of her status? Then how do you want to make me regret it? Let everyone see how the top beauty bullies others!"

Though she spoke of fear, there wasn’t a hint of it in Gan Yuying; instead, she had a mocking and smug look that was utterly infuriating.

Moreover, every sentence pushed Mu Xianxian further into controversy.

If word got out that the Superpower World’s top beauty bullied others using her status, it wouldn’t be a good reputation.

The crowd around them grew, and the chatter became louder, especially since both of them had successfully obtained the jade plate. Having the plate meant they were competitors, and competitors were there to be suppressed.

Thus, when the crowd got a hold of Mu Xianxian’s weakness, they, of course, pulled it tight.

One less competitor meant one less source of pressure.

The position they coveted seemed ever closer.

Some even said, "Someone like Mu Xianxian has no qualification to be selected!"

"A person like this has no right to enter the trial competition."

"No manners! No cultivation! And ugly too!"

"..."

Similar opinions grew in number.

Angered, Mu Xianxian clenched her fists tightly, with her whole body shaking, yet, she had to maintain a smile and a graceful demeanor to avoid attracting criticisms and leaving a bad impression in everyone’s minds.

Apart from that bitch Luo Yu, it had been a long time since anyone had made her this angry!

Mu Xianxian bit her lip, turning her glance to the servant, and said sharply, "Zhen, who allowed you to be so insolent to this lady? Apologize immediately!"

The only strategy at this point was to blame the servant.

The Superpower World was a world of advanced information.

Being selected as chief concubine was a rare opportunity that only came once in a hundred years, and there were certainly many journalists from the media amidst the crowd; she couldn’t let them report anything negative about her. Mu Xianxian came here to register for the competition to elevate her name, not to tarnish it.

She was well aware of her situation, in such a case, she had to apologize first.

Otherwise, the media would certainly exaggerate the story.

Mu Xianxian swallowed this bitter pill, but in the trial competition tomorrow, she would definitely look for an opportunity to get her revenge!

Did they really think she, Mu Xianxian, was so easy to bully?

"Mistress?" The servant looked incredulously at Mu Xianxian; she was speaking for Mu Xianxian after all. Mu Xianxian didn’t reward her but instead asked her to apologize! Where was the justice in that?

"I said apologize, so apologize!" Mu Xianxian’s gaze hardened, her words icy.

The servant was startled and immediately bowed to apologize to Gan Yuying, "I apologize, miss. I was blind and failed to recognize an important person. Please forgive me."

Gan Yuying was not the kind of person who couldn’t let things go after winning an argument. Seeing this, she waved her hand generously, "Forget it, I don’t want to stoop to arguing with someone like you. Just remember to be more modest next time. Do you really think you can bully anyone you like, just because you think the world belongs to you?"

One sentence, two meanings.

The first meaning was aimed at the servant’s arrogance, stating she wouldn’t bother with such a person.

The second meaning was a lesson to Mu Xianxian, to be more modest in the future, if there’s a next time, she might not be so easy to talk to.

Mu Xianxian was very angry, but reason told her she must endure.

Preserving her image was most important.

Watching Gan Yuying walk further away, Mu Xianxian said to the servant, "Go and check for me, who that bitch was just now!"

"Yes." The servant hurried toward the registration entrance.

It wasn’t difficult for someone with Mu Xianxian’s abilities to look up a contestant’s information.

Gan Yuying, holding the jade plate, stepped out of the crowd, just as the old King of Hades emerged from one side. He wasn’t surprised that Gan Yuying was selected, and hastily asked, "Yuying, have you seen my lord, the Phoenix Empress?"

"Father, what kind of question is that? I don’t know the Chu Family’s young lady. Even if I’d seen her, I wouldn’t have known," Gan Yuying pocketed the jade plate, then continued, "However, during the interview just now, I asked indirectly, and it seems the Chu Family’s young lady has already been predetermined and does not need to go through the open audition. So, I think, she probably didn’t come."

Old King of Hades had followed the Empress since Ancient Times, so he habitually called her ’my lord’, but Gan Yuying was different. She didn’t have such deep obsessions with the Empress, so she referred to her as "the Chu Family’s young lady."

What she didn’t yet know was that this Chu Family’s young lady was the same person who, back in the secular world, became known for her prophetic words—Master Chu.

"So it is," the old King of Hades narrowed his eyes, "it’s good that Mo Zhixuan still has some conscience left!"

If Mo Zhixuan had made Chu Jin come to this so-called registration, then he would have been truly humiliating her.

"Make way, please, everyone move aside," a commotion spread through the crowd.

Five or six burly bodyguards escorted a young and beautiful woman their way.

Around them were young women in line, none willing to give way, protesting, "Who does she think she is! Doesn’t she know how to line up?"

"Right, we’ve all been waiting in line hard, why should we make way for her?"

"Some people have no decency!"

"If everyone started jumping queues like you, wouldn’t that lead to total chaos?"

"Fools abound year after year, but this year they are especially numerous. Don’t they even look at where they are, daring to run wild here?"

Those lining up were all ladies from prominent families, each with a status more distinguished than the last, so seeing a woman accompanied by five or six bodyguards wasn’t surprising. Of course, queue-jumpers had to be severely condemned.

Hearing the criticisms around her, the young woman felt not a shred of remorse; instead, she looked up furiously and snapped, "Rebellious, all of you! You’re all rebelling, aren’t you?"

As she spoke, her attendants tiptoed and whispered a few words into the ear of the young woman.

Whatever they said, the young woman’s expression gradually softened. She walked to the very front of the queue and, with her nose in the air, said to the long-haired woman at the front, "One million Gold Coins. Leave this spot to me."

One million Gold Coins!

That was no small sum! It could buy a villa in the most luxurious area of the Superpower World. An ordinary person could work their whole life and not earn that amount.

However, the long-haired woman at the front remained unmoved, as if she hadn’t heard a word.

What a joke!

The spot of Madam Nine is priceless; a mere million Gold Coins would buy it? Impossible.

"Two million," the young woman spoke again.

The long-haired woman at the front continued to ignore her, playing with her phone, as if she hadn’t heard the young woman.

"Five million!" The young woman bit her lip.

Still, the woman was unmoved by the money, as if it were not five million but a speck of dust.

Around them, exclamations of amazement filled the air. Everyone was willing to give up their spot to the young woman.

That’s 5 million there!

Whether they could secure the position of Madam Nine was still uncertain! So many talented individuals in the trials! Who would eventually triumph was unknown! Moreover, by giving up a front spot to her, one could just join the queue again. Other than losing some time, there would be no other loss.

Joining the queue again would only take two or three hours.

Two or three hours for 5 million! Such a bargain!

"Miss, I’ll give you my spot. Three million will do," the short-haired girl behind the long-haired woman said eagerly.

But the young woman didn’t even glance at her and coldly said, "I don’t like having people in front of me, so I just want her spot."

The short-haired girl pouted. There were many oddballs around, especially this year.

"Ten million!" The young woman raised her bid again.

The long-haired woman acted as if she hadn’t seen the young woman at all, taking out a small mirror and beginning to apply lipstick, touching up her makeup.

The young woman was about to explode from anger. "Hey, don’t overstep your bounds. Fifteen million, no more!"

Then, the voice from the loudspeaker said, "Number 3108, please come to No. 5 Lateral Spirit Room."

The Lateral Spirit Room was for checking the physical appearance of everyone.

Only those who met the Lateral Spirit Room’s standards could be successfully selected to enter the trial field.

The long-haired woman ignored the young woman, casually flipping her hair before heading to the Lateral Spirit Room.

"Twenty million!" The young woman could no longer stand it and reached out abruptly to grab the long-haired woman’s wrist.

When everyone thought the long-haired woman would reject the young woman again, she instead smiled and asked, "Deal. Cheque or cash?"

Twenty million for a spot in the queue, only a fool wouldn’t sell!

Seeing the long-haired woman compromise, the young woman finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned to her attendant, "Bring the cheque."

"Miss, your cheque," the attendant presented the cheque respectfully.

The long-haired woman took the cheque, handed over her waiting number to the young woman, thanked her, and walked away.

The onlooking crowd was dumbfounded. Although they were all of considerable status, they could not frivolously spend twenty million Gold Coins!

In the Superpower World, money was divided into two levels.

The lower level was ordinary paper money.

The higher level involved Gold Coins.

Gold Coins were a symbol of high society. For an average family to have two or three hundred Gold Coins was already quite remarkable!

Yet this woman had so casually spent twenty million.

Twenty million Gold Coins for a place in the queue.

A poor bargain.

Moreover, the long-haired woman had obviously been bidding up, deliberately dragging out the time to the very end.

No one expected the young woman to actually fall for it.

She was indeed foolish.

However, the young woman didn’t care about all that and went straight into the Lateral Spirit Room with her number.

A minute later, with a jade plate indicating her pass in hand, she emerged from the Lateral Spirit Room with a beaming smile, the triumphant look in her eyes quite apparent.

"Who is this person, being so willful?" Gan Yuying, who had witnessed all this, said with some curiosity.

Splurging twenty million Gold Coins so carelessly, her identity must be anything but ordinary. Moreover, Gan Yuying had sensed intense fluctuations of Spiritual Power from this person, a formidable opponent not to be underestimated.

The old King of Hades squinted his eyes, "If I’m not mistaken, that woman just now is the current Leader of Spirit Nation, Shangguan Lingluo."

"The current leader?" Gan Yuying raised an eyebrow, "No wonder she’s so willful, she’s at the level of an Empress! It’s still uncertain whether this present Empress will be more powerful than the Ancient Empress of the Ancients reincarnated or not?"

"Of course, my lord Phoenix is more powerful!" declared the old King of Hades without hesitation. "My Phoenix Empress united the Nine States, commanded respect from all over, created an age of peace and prosperity; how could she be compared to a mere Leader of Spirit Nation?"

No matter the time or place, the Phoenix was the old King of Hades’ faith!

As long as faith remained, hope endured.

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