Xu Lizhi's round eyes accurately locked onto the two people by the window, and a look of pleasant surprise instantly bloomed on his face. His chubby body ran over quickly: "Brother Arthur! Wulin! You're here too!"
He plopped down opposite the two of them.
After chatting for a few moments, the three of them began to eat with a tacit understanding, as if they had returned to the noodle shop in Skysea City.
After Arthur paid the bill and just walked out of the restaurant, he saw a familiar blue figure flash past at the corner of an alley.
That figure was moving extremely fast, with a hint of panic, followed by two middle-aged men in suits.
It was Xu Xiaoyan!
The moment she saw Arthur, Xu Xiaoyan's eyes lit up, and she immediately sprinted in his direction: "Brother Arthur!"
Arthur didn't move his feet; he just raised his hand. The two people chasing from behind seemed to hit an invisible wall. With a muffled "thump," they were bounced back, falling to the ground and groaning, unable to get up.
"Brother Arthur." Xu Xiaoyan ran to his side, not even red-faced or out of breath.
Yet she patted her chest, grabbing Arthur's arm as if she were still in shock: "I'm so glad I ran into you. I originally wanted to find a temporary job to earn some money, but these two guys said they could help me find a high-paying part-time job and kept badgering me. They're clearly bad people."
She leaned forward as much as possible, then panted, saying pitifully: "I was so scared just now..."
"Is, is that so..."
Arthur brushed her off.
At this moment, Xu Xiaoyan was acting way too much like a "green tea" girl; he was a bit uncomfortable.
"That really is dangerous. Haha... ha..."
Saying this, Arthur tried to pull his arm out of Xu Xiaoyan's embrace.
But he couldn't pull it out.
He swore he really used strength.
Sigh, he didn't expect that without him noticing, Xu Xiaoyan's strength had already become greater than his.
What a terrifying talent... The team expanded to four people, and they continued walking toward the Blacksmith Association.
Arriving at a crossroad, a crisp sound of an argument came from the opposite side.
It was very familiar to them; that was the sound of Hakina hissing at Gu Yue.
"Couldn't we just find any Spirit King or Spirit Emperor and beat them up, then quickly go to the next city?"
"You just had to eat some dessert, saying you wanted to see if this city's desserts were any good."
Na'er hissed frantically, her hands on her hips, looking like a Hajimi with an arched back.
"Forget that, but I said to go east and you insisted on going west. Now look, we're lost!"
"It's your own sense of direction that's poor, yet you blame me?" Gu Yue's voice was calm, but it couldn't hide a hint of helplessness. "Besides, the layout of the shops here is inherently messy; we'll just find it slowly."
"Na'er, Gu Yue!" Tang Wulin was the first to wave and shout.
And Xu Xiaoyan, the moment she heard Na'er's voice, instantly let go of Arthur's arm.
Her eyes drifted to the side. This streetlamp sure is a streetlamp.
Gu Yue and Na'er turned their heads at the same time. When they saw Arthur's group, the argument stopped instantly.
Na'er's eyes lit up, and she immediately ran over, not forgetting to apologize to Gu Yue before she did: "Sorry, you were right this time."
Luckily she listened to Gu Yue about finding a dessert shop, otherwise she wouldn't have met Arthur.
Gu Yue shook her head helplessly. Her gaze swept over Arthur, recalling the vague sensation from before, and a flash of realization appeared in her eyes: "I see..."
The team expanded to six people.
Continuing forward, they encountered Wu Siduo, who was crouching in front of a pet shop teasing a cat.
They met Yang Nianxia, who was also heading to the Blacksmith Association.
They met Zheng Yiran.
They met Luo Guixing... By the time they reached the Blacksmith Association, a massive team of a hundred people had gathered behind Arthur.
Arthur commanded: "Everyone! Count off!"
"One!"
"Two!"
"Three!"
"Four!"
The uniform shouts rang out in front of the Blacksmith Association, full of penetrating power, causing passersby to look over.
The hundred-person team stood in a neat square formation. The boys and girls had the joy of reunion and the sharp spirit of youth on their faces.
Finally, Na'er shouted solemnly: "Report! All students of the First Year are present!"
"Good!"
Arthur nodded.
"Very spirited!"
The teachers who were secretly protecting the students and invigilating the exam were all dumbfounded.
They looked at each other, seeing their colleagues from whom they had just separated not long ago.
And that group of students.
What happened?
How did they all end up together without anyone noticing?
"What on earth is going on?!"
A teacher couldn't help but ask aloud.
"This... this doesn't make sense!" A middle-aged teacher rubbed his eyes, confirming he hadn't miscounted the massive hundred-person team, his voice trembling slightly. "It was clearly an assessment where they set out individually. How did the entire group gather in just half a day?"
A white-haired teacher next to him frowned, his Spiritual Power sweeping over the students again, his tone grave: "There's no trace of any external interference, and they don't have communication spirit tools on them; we collected everything. Could they have made an appointment beforehand?"
"An appointment beforehand?" Shen Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Most of the students' first stop wasn't Heaven Dou City at all. But various accidents occurred on their journeys, leading them here."
"Most importantly, you should have seen it with your own eyes—their encounters couldn't possibly have been a pre-arranged meeting."
Wu Zhangkong nodded. They had followed secretly the whole way and saw the details of every encounter clearly.
Arthur and Tang Wulin met on the train, ran into Xu Lizhi in a restaurant, met Xu Xiaoyan on the road, bumped into Gu Yue and Na'er at a crossroad, and then successively met Wu Siduo, Yang Nianxia, and others... "However, every encounter seemed like a 'coincidence,' but when everyone's coincidences are put together, it's definitely not accidental." Wu Zhangkong's gaze was locked tightly on Arthur's figure. "Every encounter had Arthur at its core."
The white-haired teacher pondered: "But he didn't use any spirit tools. How did he manage to make everyone converge in one direction? Could it be a Spirit System Spirit Ability? But for it to have such a large range and remain undetected, such talent is simply unheard of."
"Perhaps it's the ability of an Auspicious Beast?" a teacher thought of something.
"Perhaps."
"But the priority now is that their gathering together clearly violates the exam rules. Should we go give them a warning?"
"Warning?" Shen Yi shook her head; she now understood Arthur very well. "It's useless. Unless you're not afraid of him using the Holy Spirit Douluo to put heavy pressure on you, go ahead and warn him."
Hearing this, all the teachers fell silent.
"Let it be. Evil Soul Masters have become increasingly rampant lately; it's easier for us to protect them if they're all together." In the end, Wu Zhangkong gave the final word.
The teachers reached a consensus and retreated to their hiding spots... "What are you doing? Making such a racket."
A staff member from the Blacksmith Association ran out.
"Thinking of gathering a crowd to cause trouble at the Blacksmith Association... Hmm?"
Before he could finish his sentence, he instantly noticed Arthur at the head of the group.
The next moment, he immediately ran back inside.
Shouting at the same time: "This is bad!"
"The demon child... no, the Little Divine Craftsman is back!"
"Quick, quick, quick! Hurry and hide all your rare metals!"
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