The beautiful mage was kidnapped by the contracted beast again

Chapter 133: Don't Like to Laugh

After a night, the leisurely atmosphere faded away, and the unique atmosphere of the stadium swept over again.

Jiang Liujing looked at Ignatius opposite him, then raised his eyes and looked at the box in the air, feeling a little helpless.

I promised the Emperor that I would take care of his son, but I encountered this right away.

"What are you thinking about?" Ignatius didn't seem nervous at all, and he even had the leisure to chat with Jiang Liujing. "I heard that your dormitory went on a team building yesterday? You guys are so close."

Jiang Liujing glanced at him and heard something else in his words: "Are you envious?"

Ignatius actually nodded.

Perhaps because Jiang Liujing was one of the few people in the school who knew his identity, he now had a desperate attitude when facing Jiang Liujing.

"Take me with you next time. Didn't you promise to be my friend?"

“…” This doesn’t seem to be a suitable topic to discuss on the field.

Jiang Liujing casually replied, "I'll call you if there's a chance."

Then he assumed a fighting stance.

Ignatius suddenly laughed at his wary look.

It was obvious that he should be the more cautious one between the two of them, but Jiang Liujing was so serious.

He felt a little disappointed and a little emotional, raised his eyebrows and said, "Have you forgotten what I told you during the team competition?"

Jiang Liujing raised his head in confusion: "What?"

Ignatius thought to himself, "As expected."

He knew that if he said that kind of thing on the field at that time, the other party would most likely not believe him, but he didn't expect that Jiang Liujing had forgotten it so completely, as if he had never said it at all.

He said rather helplessly, "Didn't I say at the time that if I met you in the individual competition, I would forfeit."

His voice evoked Jiang Liujing's memories.

The black-haired child stood there, frowning and thinking for a moment. He seemed to have some vague impression, but he couldn't remember it clearly.

His mind is only filled with things that he cares about, and he always forgets other unimportant things as soon as they come across them.

"Forget it." Ignatius knew from looking at him that he couldn't remember anything.

He simply said, "Whether you remember it or not, I will fulfill my promise."

Then he turned around and went straight to the referee to admit defeat.

The speed and decisiveness of his movements stunned the referee for a second, and he asked him again, "Are you sure?"

This is not the first round of the game.

If Ignatius admits defeat here, he will fall into the loser group of the bottom ten according to the rules. He must make it to the top five in this loser group to get a chance at a resurrection match to duel with the bottom five in the winner group and grab the last five places in the top ten.

In other words, after losing this game, no matter how hard he tries, he can only get sixth place at best.

This really doesn't seem like a choice Ignatius, who always puts the group first, would make.

But Ignatius said with great certainty: "I am sure."

He raised his eyelashes and gave a rare frivolous laugh. He said to the confused Jiang Liujing, "Don't think too much. I just made what I thought was the right choice, both for me personally and for the entire academy."

Before the individual competition began, Ignatius had thought that his chances of winning the battle against Jiang Liujing were about 30-70.

But Vita's defeat reduced his remaining 30% chance of winning to one, or even zero.

In such an unfavorable situation, trying his best to fight against Jiang Liujing and then losing, and then being unable to perform in subsequent competitions due to injury and not even getting a place, that was the worst case scenario Ignatius anticipated.

Jiang Liujing sensed his firm determination from his words and eyes. After a moment of silence, he reminded him, "Other people in your courtyard may not think so."

There was already a tendency for infighting among the freshmen of the Fire Academy, and Ignatius's position as the representative of the Fire Academy was not stable.

Ignatius shook his head and turned to walk off the stage.

His voice was carried by the wind: "It doesn't matter. I will use the results to prove that I am right."

The day his father educated him, he was reminded once again that soldiers and generals are not the same.

Some people can pursue immediate victory at all costs, while others must carefully plan the overall situation.

What he needs to do now is to regain other people's trust in him in another way.

Because of the reduced number of people, today's game went very quickly.

Good luck favored Jiang Liujing for the first time in a long time. After he drew Ignatius in the first round, he did not meet anyone else he knew in the next round.

Not knowing him meant showing no mercy. He ended the fight decisively, sending his opponent tumbling to the ground.

With the end of this battle, the top five in the individual competition were also settled: Water Academy, Jiang Liujing; Fire Academy, Vita; Thunder Academy, Wen Xun; Wood Academy, Liu An; Earth Academy, Mo Ya.

Everyone had anticipated the other four, and wasn't surprised. The one with the wooden courtyard, Liu'an, caught everyone by surprise, sparking heated discussion.

When Jiang Liujing was leaving the stage, he saw Liu An walking towards him with a beaming face, his whole body filled with the pride of "Come and praise me".

Although he represented the School of Wood and entered the top five, the surrounding students wearing the School of Wood uniforms looked at him with hostility, without a trace of friendliness.

This time Jiang Liujing knew the reason.

Because the top five places in Liu'an were obtained by stepping on the representative of Muyuan - Cassian.

If Liu'an wins, Cassian will fall into the resurrection match and fight against the other nine people.

After seeing Liu An approaching Jiang Liujing, the hateful gaze seemed to show signs of shifting.

Jiang Liujing thought he was really innocent.

Liu An came over with a giggle: "Sorry, you have to be implicated by me."

I don't know who leaked the news that he went out to eat with Jiang Liujing and his roommates in the dormitory yesterday. Now many people know that Liu An has a good relationship with this group of top students.

Jiang Liujing silently glanced at him out of the corner of his eye: "Why don't you rush over and shout 'If I'm going to target anyone, I'll target you' now?"

Liu An spread his hands, looking helpless: "It's no use talking to them, they never listen to me."

"Oh, I can't say they don't listen at all, but whatever I say seems to mean the opposite to what they hear."

Seeing that Jiang Liujing still had a speechless expression, Liu An smiled and nudged his face with his finger: "Since you are a child, don't always show such an adult-like expression. Smile more. You are so cute when you smile."

Jiang Liujing said coldly: "I don't like to laugh by nature."

"You're lying." Liu Ancai didn't believe what he said.

He pointed at his eyes, then formed a circle with his thumb and index finger and pressed them around his eye sockets. "You can see a person's soul in their eyes. I felt it the first time I saw you. You must have been a very sunny child. Someone who's always been gloomy wouldn't have eyes like that."

Jiang Liujing: "..."

Isn't this guy a fortune teller? Why is he now also reading faces? Is his business scope so wide?

"Well, was I right?" Liu An puffed out his chest proudly, then added, "I don't know why you don't look so happy right now, but thinking too much will only make you collapse. Just live your life as a child. Even if the sky falls, there are still adults to hold it up."