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After obtaining the information he wanted, Xu Wenbo returned to the manor.

Wu Sheng was making rapid progress, but he hadn't completely let his guard down. The thought of eliminating Wu Sheng lingered in his mind—no one was stupid; they had a life-or-death feud with Wu Sheng, and there was no room for reconciliation.

In Xu Wenbo's view, even if Wu Sheng had overdosed on potential-enhancing drugs and had consumed a lot of his potential, he would still pose a threat to them once he reached the sixth or even seventh level of Body Tempering.

But the problem now is that he can't get involved at the Martial Arts Academy at all.

Ultimately, he was just an ordinary person at the seventh level of Body Tempering.

What kind of place is the Martial Academy? It's a place for training new talents for the nobility. Even true martial artists can't easily interfere.

"It seems I'll have to look for another opportunity..."

Xu Wenbo's gaze turned sinister, completely devoid of his usual refined demeanor. He muttered to himself:

"Wu Sheng, you little bastard, let's give you a little more time to scramble around!"

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At the martial arts academy, Yan Liang has been racking his brains and racking his brains these past few days, to the point that he can't eat or drink.

He was determined to get close to Ellis.

In his view, as long as he could get in touch with Iris, he could leverage that connection to integrate into the core circle of the martial arts academy and no longer be a marginal figure. His status would naturally rise, and he could secure a good job after graduating—Iris was definitely among the wealthiest people in the training grounds. She could certainly help him.

But how to get close is a problem.

Ellis is now the most popular person in the martial arts academy, surrounded by a group of people every day. How easy is it for Yan Liang, an outsider who can't even crack the top 32 in punching power, to squeeze in?

But Yan Liang has always been persistent when it comes to "licking boots".

He tried every day to get closer to Iris. He would strike up a conversation during meals, pretend to bump into her in the restroom, and even rekindle his old relationship with Xu Fei and his friends—he was actually glad that he hadn't completely fallen out with them back then, but had simply tacitly distanced himself from them. Now, picking it up again wasn't too difficult.

Xu Fei and his circle had access to Iris, and Yan Liang used this connection to gradually get closer to Iris.

After a while, he actually succeeded.

We occasionally bump into each other at the training ground and can exchange a few pleasantries.

Yan Liang was overjoyed and licked even more diligently. He served Elis like a servant—when Elis was thirsty, he brought her water; when she needed food at the cafeteria, he lined up early; sometimes he even went outside the martial arts academy to buy Elis's favorite foods and bring them over.

This behavior left many people in the Ellis circle dumbfounded. Everyone had their own opinions about Yan Liang.

People like Xu Fei looked down on Yan Liang.

"This is hilarious, look at that Yan Liang—damn, what a fucking clown." Zhou Wei sneered, his tone dripping with sarcasm.

"It's disgusting. We even ate with him before. Just thinking about it makes me sick. Anyway, I don't want to have anything to do with him anymore. Don't let me hear him trying to get on my good side, or I'll beat him to a pulp." Xu Fei said in a affected tone.

He was indeed very worried.

Because he was actually from an outer city, and he came from the same settlement as Yan Liang, Yan Liang knew a lot about him. He was really worried that Yan Liang might reveal something, which would become common knowledge in the training ground and cause him to be the subject of much discussion.

He's only thinking about cutting ties with Yan Liang as soon as possible, afraid that someone like Yan Liang will affect him.

"That's right, if he dares to say anything about eating the same old meals with us, then he really has a death wish!" Shen Zitong also looked unfriendly.

"I felt there was something wrong with this guy named Yan Liang back then, and now it seems I was right!" Liu Zhi said with a look that said he had seen through it all along.

The group chatted amongst themselves, their gazes looking down at each other with disdain.

At the same time, the tone also conveyed a sense of disassociation.

Actually.

For people like Xu Fei, the one thing they can't escape is their social circle; they can only live by relying on it.

Therefore, they value their public image highly. If their image is damaged, their standing within the circle will be subject to much criticism. This is something they cannot tolerate. Therefore, if anything affects their public image, they will do everything in their power to eliminate it, no matter who it is, they absolutely will not allow it to affect them!

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However, some people look down on it, while others find it interesting.

For example, Liu Zhen.

If we were to rank the people in the training field based on their shrewdness and worldliness...

Therefore, Liu Zhen and Zhao Dele are undoubtedly in the first tier.

Compared to these two, Yan Liang is merely a weaker, inferior version.

Compared to Zhao Dele, Liu Zhen was less loyal and more calculating.

He knew Ellis's character well. Don't let Ellis's usual humble demeanor fool you; she's actually quite shrewd. She wouldn't waste any resources on Yan Liang.

However, Liu Zhen did not agree with Xu Fei and his group's contemptuous attitude towards Yan Liang, and even found it laughable.

Yan Liang was licking Iris's boots, not them. What's with their "upper class looking down on lower class" attitude?

Just then, Yan Liang approached Elizabeth, his face full of eagerness yet feigning casualness, and asked, "Elizabeth, is there anything you'd like to eat? I'll buy it for you."

Ellis casually said, "Buy me some of those cold drinks outside the martial arts academy, I'll have them with lunch this afternoon."

Yan Liang nodded and turned to leave.

But just then—

"Hey—" Zhou Wei suddenly called out to him, "Um... what was it again? Yan Liang, right? Could you pick up some things for us on our way? There's a chestnut cake vendor southwest of the Martial Academy, bring some back for me."

His tone was flippant, as if he were ordering his own younger brother around.

Xu Fei chimed in, his tone imperious: "Bring me some fruit too. Head east that way. Pick the good stuff, not the bad stuff, and hurry up!"

Not to be outdone, Liu Zhi chuckled and said, "Bring me some too, that dessert. It's on the east side of the road, but it's a bit further away."

The group acted as if it were perfectly natural, ordering Yan Liang around as if he were a master commanding his servants.

The three exchanged glances, each seeing a hint of cunning and a touch of triumphant smugness on the other's face.

It was as if they found it particularly amusing to tease Yan Liang.

And through this behavior, they demonstrated that they were part of the same group as others and had no deep relationship with Yan Liang at all, thus drawing a line between themselves and others.