"Now, please, the first of each freshman class come forward to draw lots for the match!" Vice Principal Xiong Chu stood up on the platform and said.
Huang Xiaolong and Lu Kai, along with twelve others, stepped forward to draw lots as instructed.
Huang Xiaolong drew number four.
Number four meant Huang Xiaolong's opponent was the first from class four, a youth named Yang Mingwei. This Yang Mingwei was already seventeen years old, having enrolled in the academy eight years earlier than Huang Xiaolong, and had reached the Sixth-stage Late Stage.
Sixth-stage Late Stage!
When Li Lu saw that Huang Xiaolong had drawn number four, her expression couldn't help but change.
"Xiao Long, in a bit, maybe you should...?" Li Lu looked worried, not knowing quite how to start.
"It's okay!" Huang Xiaolong said with a smile upon hearing her concern. He knew what Li Lu wanted to say.
After speaking, Huang Xiaolong gave Li Lu a reassuring look, then slowly walked up to the stage with Yang Mingwei.
