Chapter 8

“You just said that if I win, you’d kneel, lick my shoes, call me ‘Grand-aunt,’ run three rounds around City North Street, then eat the battle arena . It’s time to fulfill your promise . ”

Feng Tianlan’s words resounded like deafening thunder, waking everyone who was still stunned from Si Mobai’s crushing pressure . They all looked up at her, forgetting how they should react at that moment .

“She was serious?”

“Wait, we said that just for fun! Why is she so serious?”

“That’s right . How petty and rude . Feng Tianlan seriously expects us to do the impossible just because we uttered a few sentences?”

“No wonder the Third Prince will hate her . She’s not kind at all; the person who said that she’d run around naked was a woman . ”

“No wonder the people of the South Winds Nation don’t like her . It was obviously a joke, but she wants us to do these things for real . How disgusting . ”

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Hearing that Feng Tianlan wanted them to honor the promises they’d made while boasting, the crowd was stirred . They’d never thought that Feng Tianlan could win and had only chipped in to join the fun . They hadn’t anticipated that she’d be so insolent as to demand that they actually do what they’d said . This was extremely off-putting, but not unexpected . People never know how much it hurts until they’re the ones stabbed by needles .

To them, their words were just empty promises which they’d spouted to join the fun . To Feng Tianlan, they were wave after wave of insults, insults that most people in the South Winds Nation were used to throwing at the good-for-nothing First Miss . She would never let those ignorant, ill intentions slide easily . She was not Buddha; why should she be magnanimous and kind to them? Kind people were often bullied . She had zero intention of becoming a foolish, sanctimonious saint!

“You’re the ones who yelled that you’d worship her and run around naked . Now that she’s won, how can you chicken out?”

“You were so quick to run your mouths before when you were boasting . Now, you have to honor your words, and you say that it was all a joke . Can I say that I’m slapping a mosquito if I slap you now?”

“You were clearly insulting her before, but now you say that you were doing it for fun? If I say that I’ll f*ck your m**, can I also later say that I was just joking too?”

“I’d like to see you kneel, kiss her shoes, run around naked, and eat the battle arena, yeah? A bunch of cowards!”

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Those who were weak and constantly bullied felt as though the blood coursing through their veins was ignited . Seeing Feng Tianlan win against the odds, despite being called worthless for ten years, made her their idol . They started to defend her . The two sides began to argue and soon broke into a scuffle . The situation was chaotic .

Feng Tianlan frowned slightly; she hadn’t expected things to turn out this way . Luo Yunzhu glanced at Feng Tianlan then straightened her spine . Her voice was clear and distant as she said, “The Blue Flame Academy will never admit those who do not honor their promises!”

“…”

At once, the crowd stopped quarreling . They looked at Luo Yunzhu, then immediately dropped their faces . Alone, Luo Yunzhu wasn’t scary, but the same could not be said for the Blue Flame Academy behind her, which was owned by the Luo Family . As the Luo Family’s lone heiress, she was set to inherit the Blue Flame Academy and become its next Dean . Offending Luo Yunzhu would mean offending the Blue Flame Academy . An admissions ban could kill anyone’s future . Only a fool would oppose Luo Yunzhu .

“Let’s go, Tianlan,” Luo Yunzhu said, sweeping her gaze over the crowd . She didn’t intend to stay behind to watch whether they fulfilled their promises or not . The news would reach her ears, one way or another .

Not long after Feng Tianlan and her companions departed, the people began arguing again . However, Luo Yunzhu ultimately stumped them . Discarding their dignity was better than dumping their futures .