The next day, when I saw Fang Chengyu again, he greeted Jiang Lingyue as usual, as if nothing had happened.

Even though he confessed to her last night and then ran away, he doesn't look embarrassed at all now. He is indeed a young man who has lived for more than four hundred years. Even when he is crazy, his emotions are quite stable.

And Ye Xinghe was just like usual, although he didn't say much, he silently accompanied her during the action.

In the following time, everyone acted collectively and, under the leadership of Emperor Qing Xuanzong, walked towards the entrance of the secret realm.

On the way, they met some trial participants from different sects, some from other small sects, and some from the academies of the three countries.

Finally, one day before the end of the school trial, everyone arrived at the entrance of the secret realm.

On the last day, at noon, the ten-day time was up and the formation at the entrance and exit of the secret realm was activated on time.

A flash of light appeared, and the huge light gate at the entrance and exit appeared again.

Jiang Lingyue followed the large group and walked out of the secret realm.

After a dizzying moment, everyone appeared in the square at the entrance of the secret realm.

Ye Xinghe greeted her and went over to join his guards.

Fang Chengyu was also in Emperor Xuanzong's team, admonishing his followers and making arrangements for the return journey.

Jiang Lingyue did not go to the outer part of the entrance to meet Chuntao who was waiting there. Instead, she stood on tiptoe and looked around, occasionally looking at the giant light gate at the formation, looking for her lost friend.

The secret realm was extremely dangerous, and she was worried all the time because she didn't see them return safely.

About a cup of tea later, she finally saw a familiar figure appear in front of the light gate.

Behind Lin Lige and Murong Bing were two handsome men, Pei Ao and Luo Qingyun.

"Lige, Xiaobing." She waved at the two of them excitedly.

Hearing her voice, Lin Lige and Murong Bing immediately turned around to look over.

When they saw her clearly, their faces were filled with joy and surprise, as if all the fatigue in their bodies was instantly swept away, and they ran towards her quickly.

In the blink of an eye, the two of them ran to Jiang Lingyue.

"Your Highness, I'm so glad you're okay!" Lin Lige smiled happily. "We were really scared at that time. How did you fall down suddenly?"

Jiang Lingyue frowned, "My legs suddenly became numb at that time, and I suspected someone was plotting against me."

"Ninth Prince, are you serious?" Murong Bing's face changed slightly.

"It's absolutely true." Jiang Lingyue stared into the distance, "The people in the Eighth Princess's team are very suspicious."

Murong Bing looked at Jiang Lingyue, hesitating to speak, "Thinking back carefully, I, I seemed to see..."

"Xiaobing, what did you see?" Lin Lige asked hurriedly.

Murong Bing replied nervously, "Chen Ting, the daughter of the Minister of Revenue, seemed to have moved her hand. I didn't think much of it at the time, but now that I hear the princess say this, I feel that something might be unusual."

"She is the one who wants to harm me?" Jiang Lingyue's heart tightened, and she said in a deep voice, "Don't make this public first, I will investigate it secretly."

At this time, Pei Ao and Luo Qingyun also followed.

Pei Ao did not come up to Jiang Lingyue as usual when he saw her. Instead, he stood quietly beside Murong Bing, looking submissive and well-behaved.

After greeting Luo Qingyun and Jiang Lingyue, they stood beside Lin Lige with a smile.

Seeing these people showing affection for each other, Jiang Lingyue was surprised, "You, you...are you...having something going on?"

Pei Ao's face flushed, "Nine, Nine Princes, I'm sorry, I, I'm already Sister Bing's."

Murong Bing looked embarrassed, "Uh, something happened."

"Stop, don't say sorry, I understand." Jiang Lingyue raised her lips slightly, "Xiao Bing, Master Pei, congratulations!"

"Thank you, Your Highness the Ninth Prince!" Seeing that she looked normal, Murong Bing felt relieved.

Then, Jiang Lingyue looked at Lin Lige, "You and Mr. Luo are together too?"

"Yes!" Lin Lige's face was filled with a happy smile. "This trip into the secret realm is really worthwhile."

Luo Qingyun smiled and patted Lin Lige's head, "Be good, keep a low profile."

Lin Lige pouted and took Luo Qingyun's arm, "I can't be low-key, you are just great!"

"Cough, cough cough..." Hearing her bold remarks, Luo Qingyun couldn't help but cough awkwardly.

Watching the intimate interaction between the two, Jiang Lingyue joked, "You two look really good together, you should stay together."

"Of course." Lin Lige nodded with satisfaction.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kind words." Luo Qingyun nodded in thanks.

After a while, the Eighth Princess and her group appeared one after another outside the light gate of the formation.

Jiang Lingyue's heart moved, and the time had come to fulfill the bet.

She looked at the others and said, "The Eighth Princess and the others have come out. Let's go take a look."

Hearing this, several people's faces stiffened slightly and they nodded silently.

Jiang Lingyue led everyone towards the Eighth Princess, staring at her sharply.

"Eighth sister, how are you?" Jiang Lingyue said lightly.

The Eighth Princess sneered: "Thanks to the Ninth Princess, I am doing fine."

"That's good." Jiang Lingyue smiled slightly, "Regarding the previous bet, do you still remember the Eighth Princess?"

The Eighth Princess's expression instantly turned ugly. She gritted her teeth and said, "Of course I remember."

"In that case, please fulfill the bet, Eighth Sister." Jiang Lingyue's tone left no room for doubt.

The Eighth Princess glared at her fiercely, then reluctantly took out 1000 high-level spirit stones from her storage ring and threw them to Jiang Lingyue.

Jiang Lingyue took it, weighed it in her hand, and put it into the storage ring with satisfaction.

Just as the Eighth Princess was about to turn around and leave, Jiang Lingyue called out to her, "Eighth Sister, the bet is only halfway fulfilled, don't leave in such a hurry!"

"Ninth Princess, it was just a joke. Why take it so seriously?" The Eighth Princess turned around and stared at her angrily.

"I didn't expect that the eighth princess would be so unable to accept defeat that she refused to even make a few verbal apologies." Jiang Lingyue sighed in disappointment.

At this time, a pretty girl from the Eighth Princess' team stood up and said, "Ninth Prince, you two sisters made a bet, how can you let the Eighth Prince apologize to outsiders?"

Jiang Lingyue has recognized this person as Chen Ting, the suspect who framed her.

So he took the opportunity to scold her, "Who are you? Do you have the right to interrupt us, the princess of the royal family, when we are talking?"

Chen Ting's face turned pale. "I, I just..."

"That's enough!" The Eighth Princess interrupted her, "Ninth Sister, please forgive others when you can. Don't go too far!"

Jiang Lingyue's eyes turned cold. "Eighth sister, if you lose a bet, even a child can understand this. Are you a princess and you want to cheat? If the world knew that Eighth sister is so dishonest, how can our royal family keep its reputation?"

People around were whispering, and the Eighth Princess's expression became uglier.

Just when the situation was at a stalemate, a majestic voice came, "What are you all arguing about! How disgraceful!"

When everyone looked, they found that it was the Dean of the college, He Rushi, who arrived.

Jiang Lingyue hurriedly stepped forward to pay her respects and reported what had happened to Dean He.

After hearing this, the dean looked at the Eighth Princess sternly, "Eighth Princess, since we have made a bet, we must keep our promise."

The dean is the person with the highest cultivation level in Tianfeng Country, and his prestige among the people is even no less than that of Her Majesty the Queen.

Under pressure from the dean, the Eighth Princess reluctantly apologized to Jiang Lingyue, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have called you a waste."

Jiang Lingyue raised her chin, "I accept your apology, but you haven't said sorry to my friends yet."

Seeing the dean's deep gaze, the Eighth Princess bit her lip and looked at Lin Lige and Murong Bing, "I'm sorry."

Lin Lige and Murong Bing waved their hands in fear, but they felt unprecedented joy in their hearts.

The storm was settled, and the dean left the square. Jiang Lingyue took her friends and walked to the other side of the entrance square.

"Your Highness the Ninth Prince, you are so awesome!" Lin Lige said excitedly.

Murong Bing also nodded, "Yes, thanks to you, we can make the Eighth Princess bow her head."

Jiang Lingyue smiled and said, "You are my friends, so you don't have to be so polite. However, we still have to be more careful in the future. After all, it is easy to dodge an open spear, but it is difficult to guard against an arrow from the dark."

Several people nodded in agreement.

They decided to be more vigilant in the future and work hard to improve their cultivation.

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