CHAPTER 212: CHAPTER 198: NOT SAYING GOODBYE

The matters of the Yuan Family passed by quietly.

Jiang Yuan also returned to Mingjing University with the Sword Team. Principal Luo Dongcheng, perhaps feeling guilty, awarded the entire team a huge bonus, along with various privileges.

Especially for Gao Xuan, he even received a six-bedroom, four-living-room house as a reward.

This house is even better than the one Gao Xuan currently lives in, with a total price of about thirty million.

On the surface, it was said to reward Gao Xuan for winning the East Continent championship.

Regarding this, both Gao Xuan and the Sword Team members were well aware. This was the school’s compensation.

After all, when Gao Xuan was in dire straits, the school did not provide strong support.

Gao Xuan certainly wouldn’t be polite about this kind of compensation. Although he will be leaving at the end of the year, selling the property for money is quite good.

Because he plans to go to Taurus and has no intention of returning to Pegasus Star.

Therefore, items like the house and stocks need to be sold reasonably.

The tens of billions of assets obtained from Bai Yutang were not easy to liquidate.

Fortunately, Wei Yue was willing to help take over, and Gao Xuan successfully cashed out 8.3 billion credit points.

The Alliance’s unified credit points have strong purchasing power. Although different star realms have price differences, they are not too significant.

Tens of billions of credit points are a massive fortune no matter which star realm you go to.

As for the house gifted by the school, it was temporarily inconvenient to sell, so he let Qingyi Fei Niao temporarily reside there, also helping him watch over the house.

The Flying Leopard sports car was given to Xu Lingyun. After all, being a godson for so long, he worked hard running around.

Gao Xuan spent more than ten days dealing with these matters.

Once he finished, Xiao Wan’s communication arrived.

Gao Xuan greeted with a smile, "Sister Wan, you look even more beautiful after a few days."

Xiao Wan was still dressed in a dark blue military uniform, her short hair brisk. But her brows were tightly furrowed, and her expression was quite grave.

"Gao Xuan, you’ve got yourself into big trouble,"

Xiao Wan said, "Xiao Hanshan has accused you, and now the association is re-evaluating your qualifications."

"Is that so."

Gao Xuan said nonchalantly, "Sister Wan, I’ve told you before."

The matter with Xiao Hanshan concerned the Xiao Family. Gao Xuan didn’t care about Xiao Hanshan but needed to handle the relationship with Xiao Wan well.

Xiao Wan shook her head, "Our Xiao Family has a strict hierarchy. Subordinates must follow superiors’ orders. If everyone acts like you, the Xiao Family would be finished. Obeying superior orders is a rule of the Xiao Family. No one can violate it."

"I know."

Gao Xuan was well aware of this. The Xiao Family governed their affairs like a military operation, requiring subordinates to absolutely obey, which is a military rule.

This may sound rigid, but it is the military’s iron law.

Movies and other art often depict a soldier disobeying orders to turn the tide and win a war.

In reality, this is a big taboo in the military.

If every soldier had their own judgment and believed their judgment was more correct, the military wouldn’t be a cohesive entity.

Absolute obedience is actually the core of the military. Only then can the military unite and form a strong whole.

In the Xiao Family’s view, whether Xiao Hanshan’s orders were reasonable or necessary, Gao Xuan had to execute them.

Any issues could be dealt with after dealing with Xiao Hanshan later.

Just like soldiers absolutely obey orders, the one giving the order also bears corresponding responsibility. That’s the military logic.

Gao Xuan explained, "The problem is, I’m not a member of the association yet, and Xiao Hanshan is not my superior. Why should I listen to him?"

Xiao Wan was stunned, realizing that while this reasoning was correct, it lacked persuasion.

She shook her head and said, "You may say that. But if you don’t join the Sword Dao Association, Xiao Hanshan will kill you."

Not being one of the Xiao Family, Xiao Hanshan could easily use the Xiao Family’s power to kill Gao Xuan.

Gao Xuan grinned and said, "Sister Wan, I belong to you. You can’t abandon me, right?"

Faced with Gao Xuan’s bright smile, Xiao Wan couldn’t muster any anger.

She said irritably, "You’re still joking. Without getting into the association, you are doomed."

Xiao Wan thought for a moment and said, "Now the association isn’t approving; you can only join through a challenge."

"What kind of challenge?" Gao Xuan asked.

"Consecutively defeat three swordsmen designated by the association,"

Xiao Wan said, "This is very, very difficult. Are you at Level 10 now?"

In her view, although Gao Xuan’s swordsmanship was high, winning against three swordsmen in succession seemed unlikely.

This was not a virtual competition on the Battle Net, but a real sword duel.

Although Gao Xuan had killed Han Peng with one sword, Han Peng was weak compared to the Xiao Family’s swordsmen.

Moreover, Xiao Hanshan also knew Gao Xuan’s details and would certainly prepare thoroughly, leaving Gao Xuan no opportunity.

This kind of assessment was extremely perilous. In several assessments, swordsmen were killed on the spot, and the scenes were quite tragic.

The Xiao Swordsmanship Association was not an old men’s club where you could just join casually.

Given the Xiao Family’s vast influence in the military, countless talents were vying to join the Xiao Swordsmanship Association.

Therefore, the association’s screening was also very strict.

Although Xiao Wan is a direct lineage, she still has to follow the association’s procedures. Originally, no one would purposely make things difficult for her.

But since Gao Xuan embarrassed Xiao Hanshan, naturally, he wouldn’t allow Gao Xuan to come in.

Unfortunately, Xiao Hanshan belongs to a different faction, directly opposing Xiao Wan.

Regarding this, Xiao Wan doesn’t have a good solution either.

Gao Xuan, however, didn’t mind: "Winning three swordsmen consecutively, sounds good, I’m willing to take the challenge."

He added, "However, I don’t like anyone giving me orders randomly."

Coldly, Xiao Wan said, "If you enter the association, you belong to my management. No one else can give you orders over me."

"That’s great, Sister Wan, you have to have my back." Gao Xuan grinned cheekily, confident he could join the Sword Dao Association.

"I bet Xiao Hanshan will definitely step in. He is an eleven-level swordsman."

Xiao Wan said a bit helplessly, "I don’t think you stand much chance. If you want to survive, find an opportunity to escape to the Central Star Realm."

She really thinks highly of Gao Xuan, but she genuinely doesn’t have the ability to ensure Gao Xuan gets through safely.

Rather than letting Gao Xuan waste his life, it’s better to let him escape.

A sunshine-bright and handsome young man shouldn’t die in these mundane power struggles.

However, Gao Xuan was full of passionate enthusiasm: "I won’t run away; I will bravely face the challenge. For Sister Wan, I have to win."

"You’re not serious, are you?" Xiao Wan couldn’t tell if Gao Xuan was joking or telling the truth.

"Of course I’m serious. I don’t joke about these things."

Gao Xuan said, "The examination will probably be in January; by then, I’ll definitely be at level ten."

He thought about it and then said quietly, "But, Sister Wan, do you have any divine weapons, lend them to me first."

"If you decide to participate in the examination, I will help you register."

Xiao Wan said, "I’ll schedule the date for January."

She also said, "I keep all divine weapons for my own use; there’s none for you."

"To be honest like this, it really hurts feelings."

Gao Xuan sighed, "Sister Wan, doesn’t treating your brother like this make your conscience hurt?"

Xiao Wan felt a bit at a loss with Gao Xuan, a handsome young man selling cuteness with closed eyes, she felt a bit unwilling to refuse.

Moreover, she also hoped that Gao Xuan could pass the examination and slap the opponents in the face.

She said, "I will try my best to find you two marvels that you can use."

"Sister Wan is so good, love you." Gao Xuan was also in a good mood, he didn’t need to follow Xiao Wan; as long as Xiao Wan entered the Xiao family’s Treasure Vault, hmm, he could find the location.

The remaining things, he can handle on his own.

Xiao Wan was not as optimistic as Gao Xuan; she came in a hurry and left in a hurry.

In early December, Jiang Yuan brought Gao Xuan, Jiang Xuejun, Qingyi Fei Niao, Yun Qingshang, and Xu Lingyun to Zhongjing again.

This time, the champion teams from the other three continents were present, and the four sword teams competed for the Pegasus Star championship.

Among the four continents, the Northern University of Beibing Continent was the weakest, and the Bright University of Nanyuan Continent was the strongest.

The four teams drew lots, competed against each other in pairs, and finally contested for the Pegasus Star championship.

In fact, everyone knew that as long as Gao Xuan appeared, the championship could only belong to the Mingjing University team.

Originally, many people were still observing the attitude of the Yuan Family, but they found that the Yuan Family seemed not to care about Gao Xuan, nor did they have any intention of revenge.

In the black market, the odds for Mingjing University winning the championship dropped to their lowest point.

This time in the final, Gao Xuan was the main contestant, appearing as the fourth player. Xu Lingyun, Qingyi Fei Niao, and Jiang Xuejun, who had never had a chance to show up, all got a chance to appear.

The opponents were very strong, and the three of them went on stage one after another. Especially Qingyi Fei Niao’s Yin Yang Sword, which performed quite outstandingly.

There was no doubt that Gao Xuan, the last to appear, swept away all opponents.

Mingjing University won the Pegasus Star championship for the first time.

At the moment Jiang Yuan held up the championship trophy, he was full of old tears.

He knew very well that this golden trophy was stained with blood.

If it weren’t for Gao Xuan’s bravery and Wei Yue’s toughness, Mingjing University wouldn’t have been able to win the championship trophy.

On this night, Gao Xuan also gained tens of trillions of spiritual power. The enormous spiritual power gathered at Pegasus Star greatly increased the spirituality within the Celestial Demon Relic.

At this moment, countless shadows of all living beings emerged within the Celestial Demon Relic. Especially those closely connected to him, like Yun Qingshang, Wei Yue, Wei Zhenzhen, and others, appeared more real and stable.

Gao Xuan realized that the closer others are to him, the more stable the connection the Celestial Demon Relic can establish with them. The immense spiritual power within the Celestial Demon Relic can allow him to designate two Celestial Demon’s followers to form the most stable connection.

After thinking for a while, he designated Wei Yue and Yuan Ansheng. Indeed, due to intense fear and hate, Yuan Ansheng had an unexpectedly close connection with him. Enough to become a Celestial Demon’s follower.

The whole process was silent. Wei Yue, watching the competition from the stands, was completely unaware. Yuan Ansheng, watching the live broadcast, gritted his teeth silently, not knowing he had already become one of Gao Xuan’s Celestial Demon’s followers.

The next day, a photo of Gao Xuan holding the championship trophy became the cover of numerous news stories.

Gao Xuan did not return to Mingjing; nor did he stay in Zhongjing but directly took a flying ship to Taurus. The only companion was Yun Qingshang. He did not bid farewell to anyone.

Wei Zhenzhen, Jiang Xuejun, Qingyi Fei Niao, Xu Lingyun, and others shouldn’t have too many ties with him. There’s no benefit in that.

As the half-lit, half-dark planet behind gradually faded away, standing by the porthole, Gao Xuan felt a bit emotional. He waved, "Goodbye, Pegasus."

Yun Qingshang softly asked, "Will we come back?"

Gao Xuan shook his head and pointed to the deep, endless starry sky, saying, "Girl, our journey is the endless sea of stars!"