Chapter 248: Reverse

　　The house sunk into a weird silence.

　　Even Huo Feng and Ying stopped their fight.

　　There were still nine left in the house, and everyone was looking at each other with vigilance.

　　The three from Ancient Jade Summit, the Ye Family brothers, Zhang Rulin, Huo Feng, the girl in black, and Lu Mingshu.

　　Who would be the last one to get eliminated?

　　Obviously not the Ancient Jade Summit disciples; they were all very powerful on their own, and they had the most people. No one present could reach their level now.

　　As for the Ye Family brothers, even though Ye Mingguang wasn’t as good as Ye Zhenyan, them joining forces wasn’t something that people could belittle.

　　Huo Feng wasn’t very intelligent, but his ability was a different story.

　　As for Lu Mingshu, not mentioning her being the first place on the New Ranking, just that attack that stopped three people at once made many fear her.

　　The girl in black – she was initially the one that everyone thought would be eliminated first, but she was much better than expected. Even the Huo brothers could not take her down after joining forces. Perhaps only Lu Mingshu and Ling Wuxia were more powerful than her.

　　This made it obvious as to who should be kicked out now.

　　Zhang Rulin. The twins were not easy to deal with, but as someone used to coordinate with each other, his ability would surely decrease without his sister present.

　　All of them exchanged a glance, and in no time, the Ye brothers, Huo Feng, and the girl in black went up to Zhang Rulin immediately.

　　No matter how strong Zhang Rulin was, it would be tough for one to go against four.

　　Ye Zhenyan stopped finding trouble with Lu Mingshu. He wasn’t an idiot; no matter how much he despised Lu Mingshu, he wouldn’t go after her with something so important on the line.

　　Huo Feng was brainless, but at least he knew that it was best to target a push-over instead of someone strong.

　　Zhang Rulin immediately sensed the danger and tried to dodge.

　　The house was just too small though. With just two steps, Zhang Rulin felt that his heart was going to jump out at any moment.

　　Lu Mingshu was blocking him.

　　Oh my god. Zhang Rulin felt dismayed. There was four chasing him from behind and a tigress blocking him in front. How unlucky can I be? I’ve planned it all out, and then the Grandmaster chooses such a topic! All his plans and tricks went down the drain.

　　Lu Mingshu raised her eyebrows and fished out her sword.

　　Zhang Rulin prepared to dodge the attack. He had already seen how good Lu Mingshu was. If he was really no match for her, then he would concede defeat. As long as I’m alive, there’s still a chance….

　　Wait, what!?

　　Zhang Rulin stood rooted to the ground as he watched Lu Mingshu run past him to assault someone else, and the target was…

　　Junior Sister Zuo!

　　Nobody expected this to happen. Even those who were going after Zhang Rulin couldn’t react fast enough and were staring at Lu Mingshu dumbfounded.

　　Ling Wuxia’s eyes shone. A white ray of light rolled up, and mystic force moved toward Lu Mingshu like torrential waves.

　　From the start of the group fight, Ling Wuxia had never fought anyone once. All of the aristocratic families and sects in Beiming knew that she wasn’t an easy target. Fighting her would just be embarrassing themselves. If they angered Ling Wuxia, the consequences wouldn’t be simple.

　　This was the first time that Lu Mingshu saw how good Ling Wuxia was.

　　She made a judgement as soon as she sent out an attack.

　　Ling Wuxia was younger than Kou Wei and Wei Chunqiu, and she was less mature, but her mystic force and skills were more than fantastic. She was no doubt even better than those two.

　　But Lu Mingshu didn’t back off. Instead, she attacked once more, sword-light reaching Ling Wuxia.

　　The two mystic lights collided. Lu Mingshu then turned back to the girl in black. “Ying!”

　　Ye Zhenyan and the rest then saw the girl in black leaping high up, going against Ling Wuxia.

　　At the same moment, Lu Mingshu diverted her attack toward Junior Sister Zuo.

　　From preparing to attack to the sword-light reaching Junior Sister Zuo only took about a second. Still in shock, Junior Sister Zuo was staring at her blankly. When she realized what was happening and prepared to counterattack, it was already too late.

　　“Junior Sister!” In the mess, Junior Brother He launched an attack at Lu Mingshu immediately.

　　Due to the attack being too hurried, there was less than half of his true strength in the attack. Lu Mingshu immediately congealed a mystic light shield and allowed the sword-light to hit it.

　　The shield wobbled, but it didn’t crack. At the same time, she reached out, and sword-light rushed toward Junior Sister Zuo, breaking her shield, and then Lu Mingshu pushed her out.

　　“Ah!” Junior Sister Zuo cried out in alarm and was pushed out of the door just like that.

　　At the same time, Ling Wuxia shot Lu Mingshu a deadly glare and sent Ying flying away with one punch before dashing toward her junior sister.

　　But it was too late.

　　Some sword-light blocked her way, cutting off her mystic light.

　　Missing the opportunity, Ling Wuxia could no longer get Junior Sister Zuo back. She could only watch her fall out of the door just like that.

　　Lu Mingshu took a step back and sheathed her sword as if nothing happened.

　　“Junior Sister Zuo!” Junior Brother He yelled, throwing himself at the door.

　　The changes were so fast that, after a few attacks, the situation was completely different.

　　Zhang Rulin was dumbfounded. So were Huo Feng and the Ye brothers.

　　Junior Sister Zuo was kicked out… right in front of Ling Wuxia?

　　All of them looked at Ling Wuxia.

　　Ling Wuxia looked like she was about to kill, and the smile on her face was gone.

　　This was perhaps the first time in her life that somebody had embarrassed her in this way. Her junior sister was kicked out right in front of her, and even after trying to save her, she failed.

　　The others then looked at Lu Mingshu.

　　They knew that Lu Mingshu wasn’t a weakling, but no one expected her to be so crafty that even Ling Wuxia was at a loss.

　　And the girl in black… since when did she become Lu Mingshu’s ally? Even Huo Feng couldn’t defeat her. The alliance between these two was…

　　The crowd immediately realized the changes in the house.

　　They once thought that the “weak” girl in black and the “lone” Lu Mingshu would possibly be able to take down the rest, but not Ling Wuxia.

　　How did the situation suddenly reverse?

　　Ye Zhenyan and the rest soon realized why Lu Mingshu assaulted Junior Sister Zuo instead of going for Zhang Rulin.

　　The three from Ancient Jade Summit were the strongest team here. The three of them never separated, taking the lead here. Only by kicking out Junior Sister Zuo would Lu Mingshu weaken their ability, and by embarrassing Ling Wuxia, the situation could shift in Lu Mingshu’s favor.

　　None of the aristocratic family disciples dared to belittle Lu Mingshu anymore. Even a brainless idiot like Huo Feng could recognize her ability.

　　Squeak~~

　　The door moved, making a squeaking sound.

　　“Junior Sister Zuo!” Junior Brother He shouted.

　　“Senior Sister Ling!” Junior Sister Zuo scrambled up, trying to get back into the house, but it was too late.

　　Bang! The doors shut tightly as if they knew the game of getting rid of the half had just ended.

　　Sixteen, now down to eight.

　　Silence took over the house once again. The people present could even hear a pin drop.

　　This time, the tension in the air was way heavier than the previous situations.

　　Ye Zhenyan looked over at Zhang Rulin. Both exchanged a glance, and they immediately knew what the other was thinking and moved toward each other.

　　Huo Feng realized what was happening and looked at them.

　　Both Zhang Rulin and Ye Zhenyan nodded in agreement. With that, Huo Feng got closer to them…

　　Forming an alliance between the three aristocratic families.