"Cassia, look! Leo arrived." Freya had good eyes and recognized Leo right away, owing in part to Leo arriving early and standing at the front; otherwise, identifying a person in such a mass of martial artists would be difficult.
Cassia followed Freya's line of sight and discovered Leo. At that moment, Leo's gaze was fixed on her. Four eyes met. Leo gave a slight nod and smiled towards Cassia and Freya.
Cassia's cheeks flushed, and she quickly averted her gaze before turning back to Freya and exclaiming, "Of course he would come. He wants to participate in the evaluation!"
"Let's go over and say our greetings." Freya said it eagerly, expressing their excitement to meet Leo. Without waiting for Cassia to reply, she grabbed her hand and began going towards Leo.
Ninth Uncle was about to ask them where they were going, but as he noticed their direction towards Leo, he shook his head, smiled knowingly, and let them leave without further inquiry.
"Young Miss Cassia and Miss Freya are coming toward us!"
"It truly is. Could it be that my aura drew the two beauties over?"
"You freaking pig, With your height and weight, do you still dare to discuss aura?"
As Cassia and Freya approached, the martial artists on Leo's side became noisy. Each of their eyes lit up, expecting that the two would come for them. Everyone tried to look good. They all hoped to make a good impression and catch the attention of Cassia and Freya.
Alden sneered, "A group of fools indeed know how to stir up trouble." He knew exactly who Cassia and Freya were coming to meet.
In front of countless martial artists, the two girls indeed stopped in front of Leo. When they stopped, the breath that the crowd of martial artists were holding in was let out all at once.
"Are you fu*king serious? They are looking for that pig. What identity does that kid have, ah? No matter how I look at him, he does not compare to me, ah!"
"That's correct. You can tell he's not a nice guy just by looking at him."
A bunch of whispered complaints came out. The crowd of people who had despised Alden were now completely stunned, their mouths wide open. Were the words spoken by this guy actually true?
Previously, Alden was yelling 'sister-in-law,' which led to them having contempt for him. Now Freya and Cassia had proactively come here to look for them. There had to be some sort of relationship between them.
"Leo, you got here quite early!" Freya grinned and spoke.
"Absolutely! I was too eager to wait after two days of cultivation, so I hurried outside to take a peek."
"Did you bring the sword I gave you?" Freya glanced around, and upon not spotting the Amorith blade, she immediately inquired.
"Of course I brought it. How could I dare not bring the gift that you gave me?" Leo smiled and patted the wrapped black cloth on his back. "However, one should not reveal their wealth. I don't dare to move around the city with it."
Freya smiled with satisfaction when she saw that Leo had brought it with him.
"Oh yeah, could it be that you guys have also come to take part in the assessment?" Leo asked in curiosity.
"Of course there's no need. We've already been confirmed earlier. This time we've come with Ninth Uncle to watch the show, however, I'm only an inner sect disciple, and Cassia is a core disciple. In the future, we'll have to separate." As she said this, Freya appeared somewhat sad.
Cassia, who had reached the body-refining sixth level before she turned sixteen, was naturally a core disciple candidate. Freya was also not bad, but with only a body refining fourth level, there was no chance of becoming a core disciple, and she could only rely on her real strength. She was best friends with Cassia, and naturally, she would be sad that they were going to separate in the future.
Cassia patted the back of her hand, faintly smiling: "What's there to be so reluctant about. It's not like we can't be together anymore. I can still see you in the future." After a moment, she continued to say: "And also, Leo should be able to become an inner sect disciple, so it's not like there won't be anyone to accompany you to play."
Freya immediately looked at Leo with excitement: "Leo, are you also going to enter the inner sect this time?"
Leo bitterly smiled: "I do want to join the inner sect, however, I still need to see the assessment's result."
"I believe that you won't have a problem." Cassia looked at Leo as she said: "Although there are plenty of strong people this time, with your swordstroke, it should be enough to enter the inner sect."
Cassia still remembered the swordstroke from that day, and she also knew that behind Leo was an unfathomable "master." If he could be selected by such a powerful person, he naturally wouldn't have any problems.
Leo laughed, and didn't say anything further. Although he also had the same self-confidence, if he said it himself, it would seem a little too arrogant. Then he turned a question back and asked, "By the way, just what is Ninth Uncle's identity? How could he actually be a judge?"
Freya giggled: "You didn't actually think that Ninth Uncle was a shopkeeper for the Golden Pavilion, right?"
Cassia couldn't help but smile: "Ninth Uncle was originally an elder from the Zephyr Blade Sect, however, he was seriously injured once and almost died. My father and Freya's father paid a great price to save him. Afterwards, in order to repay saving his life, Ninth Uncle remained in Stellaria City."
Cassia's words made Leo's mouth drop and his eyes wide. What cultivation did a Zephyr Blade Sect have? At the very least, they would have broken through the body-refining tenth level and entered the next realm, right? No wonder Ninth Uncle gave off the impression of being unfathomable, his strength was unexpectedly high.
And it was just at this time, suddenly there was a sound of a large drum. The hour had come for the assessment to start!
The two girls didn't delay any longer and returned back, but before that, Freya didn't forget to tell Leo, "Leo, you have to successfully become an inner sect disciple, ah. Otherwise, I'll be bored to death."
The surrounding crowd of martial artists became extremely jealous as they observed Leo's intimate interaction with the two young Nobel women. Each one speculated what Leo's identity was.
Alden was extremely cocky, as if he was the target of their jealousy. "Hey, big bro said sister-in-law before, and you guys actually didn't believe? You guys deserve to be envious and jealous!"
With the continuous drumbeat, the many martial artists also calmed down; their eyes all turned towards the judging area.
In the judging area, there were a total of four old men present. One of them was the Ninth Uncle, of course, and Leo didn't recognize the other three. He guessed that they were probably elders of the Zephyr Blade Sect.
As the martial artists' eyes were all focused, one of the old men by Ninth Uncle's side stood up, gestured with his hands, and the drums fell silent.
"Everyone, I am this time's Stellaria City assessment's head examiner and also an inner sect elder of the Zephyr Blade Sect. You may call me Elder Tren!" This Elder Tren did not speak too loudly, but his voice was clearly audible to the martial artists. His strength was evident.
When he spoke, the crowd of martial artists immediately began to excitedly whisper to each other. To them, becoming an inner sect disciple was already pretty good. This was an inner sect elder. Obviously, his position was high.
"Silence!" Elder Tren said in a dignified shout, "Next up will be the first trial of this time's assessment. Right now, I will declare the rules!"