She was determined to squeeze the Bai family out of the four families and have the Gu family take their place.

  “Fine. I’m going to let you go since it’s Her Highness’s birthday today.” Lady Bai sat down angrily and cursed Gu Bailu in her heart.

  She couldn’t wait for the party to be over so that she could kill Gu Bailu.

  Gu Bailu smiled and said, “Thank you for your leniency, my lady.”

  She then returned to her table and established a barrier around it, in case anyone “accidentally” released their spiritual power in her direction and ruined her fun.

  Actually, the contestants in the game now were top experts, and few of them would lose control of their spiritual power.

  They were only using the pretext of the game to attack their personal enemies.

  However, who was the emperor’s personal enemy?

  Gu Bailu looked at Feng Qingtian, who had been watching the game solemnly, and wondered what the guy’s plan was. Was he really going to usurp the emperor?

  But that wasn’t allowed in the royal family.

  It was possible that he would engineer the emperor’s death somehow.

  Feng Qingtian didn’t look at Gu Bailu, but he knew that Gu Bailu was looking at him.

  He waved his hand, and Qin Shou lowered his head. “What’s your order, my lord?”

  “Give the princess a note and tell her to leave beforehand.”

  If the girl drew more attention, someone would notice her.

  “Okay, at once.” Qin Shou immediately gave a secret instruction.

  When the waiter served the eighteenth plate of chicken, he passed a note to Gu Bailu.

  Surprised, Gu Bailu looked at Feng Qingtian, but he still didn’t look at her at all. He was really a great actor.

  She opened the note, only to see that he was telling her to leave the party beforehand.

  That wasn’t an option. She had to become one of the four families.

  Gu Bailu drew a rune on the note and chanted a spell, and the note soon burnt to ash.

  “Your Highness, Your Majesty, four groups of experts have been screened out……”

  All the noble families had sent out their best candidates, but none could defeat those from the four families.

  “Very well; in line with the tradition of the Sword Test, the four winning groups from the four families will represent Southern Glory Empire, and will be boosted by a Holy Fruit and enjoy the royal legacy……”

  “Wait!”

  Before the emperor could finish, a female voice interrupted him. “Your Majesty, Ah Luo won the game just now and never participated later. Why are you saying that the game is already over?”

  The emperor frowned. It was her again!

  What was she up to this time?

  The emperor subconsciously looked at Feng Qingtian, but Feng Qingtian showed no interest at all.

  Did he have no feelings for this woman at all?

  “You think you can defeat the four families with your maid?” The emperor thought that she was kidding.

  “Your Majesty, there’s still me. I’ll fight alongside Ah Luo.”

  “But you’re still missing one candidate. This is a three-on-three game.” The emperor was of a mind to tell her to get the hell out.

  This was a serious test. However strong her maid was, it was impossible for them to beat the top elites of the four families.

  “Two people can’t participate in a three-on-three game?” asked Gu Bailu, who was amused by the excuse.

  The empress dowager said, “Miss Gu, they really can’t. If you can’t find three contestants for the game, that means that there are too few talents in your family.”

  Gu Bailu was lost for words.

  516 Represent the Country

  She really couldn’t argue with that.

  Then what could she do?

  Should she find a random person to fill the spot?

  But nobody here would be willing. They all thought that she and Ah Luo would lose.

  They certainly didn’t plan to get killed.

  Gu Bailu spoke to the girl next to her. “Would you like to fight as a representative of the Gu family for ten thousand taels of gold?”

  The girl looked at her as if she was crazy. “You can get yourself killed if you want, but don’t drag me into it.”

  Ah Luo raised a piece of chicken and asked, “Can chicken count as a contestant?”

  Everybody was lost for words.

  Were the garbage and the idiot really going to join the competition?

  They had to be kidding.

  “Your Majesty, the Sword Test has to proceed until we have a winner. We can’t delay anymore.”

  “Then the four families will continue……”

  “I’m with the Gu family.” Just as the emperor was going to announce that the competition among the four families would proceed, someone shouted from the back.

  Everybody turned around for a look, only to see that it was a fatty.

  The woman who stood up was in orange clothes which were so big that they would be a sheet on anyone else. There was nothing remarkable about her face either.

  “Bu Yaolian!” Gu Bailu looked at her in surprise, not expecting her to be here.

  Bu Yaolian had come to the royal palace with her grandfather. Their family was rich, but their spiritual power wasn’t good enough, so their seats had been arranged at the back of the hall. She hadn’t had the chance to greet Gu Bailu.

  “Lulu!” Bu Yaolian ran toward her, excited that she finally had a chance to hug her idol.

  Startled, Gu Bailu stepped back and said, “Don’t be so excited. Just walk slowly.”

  Bu Yaolian stopped in front of her and chuckled. “You’re pregnant, I won’t hug you. But you have to count me in this fight.”

  Gu Bailu patted her shoulder and said, “Good girl! You’re truly a loyal friend from Class H.”

  Who said that everybody in this world was indifferent?

  No! A lot of people hadn’t lost their conscience yet even though they had low spiritual power.

  “Hahahaha……” Someone suddenly said mockingly, “An idiot, a piece of garbage, and a fat pig plan to fight the elites of the four families. How amusing…… Ah……”

  As the second prince was laughing like crazy, a huge piece of meat was jammed into his mouth.

  Ah Luo said regretfully, “My lady, I’ve lost a piece of the chicken. I wonder if the empress dowager will reimburse me for it.”

  “She will if we win the game.” Gu Bailu comforted her.

  “Your Highness, Your Majesty, I don’t think it’s appropriate. They aren’t qualified to take the Sword Test at all……” a Bai family member got up and said.

  The second prince pulled the chicken out of his mouth and roared, “You idiot, you attacked me!”

  This time, Ah Luo simply swung a plate of chicken at him.

  But the second prince wasn’t so stupid this time, and his guards blocked the danger in advance.

  “When your mouth is foul, it should be sealed,” said Ah Luo matter-of-factly.

  The empress dowager immediately roared, “Enough quarreling. Mr. Bai is right. If you represent Southern Glory Empire, the other two countries will mock us, so just stay back, or don’t blame me for being rude.”

  “Your Highness, what is the qualification to take the Sword Test?” asked Gu Bailu.