15 Chapter 15 Soaring Arena
The next day, Lim Su Ren headed toward the Soaring arena for the tournament.
"Su Ren, you have to be careful during the battle, know that weapons have no eyes", said Lim Shotian who was currently inside the carriage with Lim Su Ren.
"Don't worry Father, I will be careful"
"It's not that, I don't trust in your abilities but as a father, I am worried for you. Don't be so hard on yourself, understood!"
Lim Su Ren listened to Lim Shotian's nagging on the way to the soaring arena. She was touched by the way Lim Shotian cared and worried about her even though she is not his biological daughter. She silently made a promise inside her heart that she won't let anything happen to Lim Shotian.
"Marquis, we are here", said the coachman.
Getting out of the carriage, Lim Su Ren noticed that the arena was already crowded with people.
"The tournament is held every three years in the capital, many people from all over the empire gather here to witness the rise of new prodigies from Eastern wind empire", Lim Shotian explained to Lim Su Ren after realizing that it was her first time coming to the soaring arena for the tournament.
Lim Shotian led her to the front section of the arena where the participants will be gathering.
" Greetings Marquis, what brings you here?"
, one of the staff in charge of the tournament hurried out to welcome Lim Shotian.
"No need to be formal with me, here, please guide my daughter, she will be taking part in the tournament"
"Don't worry Marquis, you can watch the tournament at ease up there in the VIP viewing section"
Lim Shotian turned back and once again said to Lim Su Ren to be careful before leaving.
"Young Miss, this way please"
The staff politely guided Lim Su Ren to the place where the rest of the participants have gathered knowing that she is the only daughter of Marquis.
Arriving at the inner section of the arena, Lim Su Ren noticed that many youngsters below the age of eighteen had already gathered here since only those below the age of eighteen years with cultivation at the Energy Refining Realm are allowed to participate.
"Look look, isn't that Lim Su Ren, daughter of Marquis who was said to be a trash, what is she doing here?"
"I think you were practicing so hard for the tournament that you didn't even hear the breaking news of the capital"
"what do you mean? what breaking news are you talking about?"
"two months ago, Lim Su Ren was already at the second stage of Energy Refining Realm when she argued with Chen Xiaonan"
"it's true, she can cultivate now"
"I heard she made a deal with Chen Xiaonan"
"is she crazy, that's Chen Xiaonan, the genius among the younger generation"
As soon as Lim Su Ren arrived, many people started to gossip about her. She didn't bother about those people. She simply picked one of the corners and stood there.
"Su Ren, finally you are here, I have been waiting for you"
A pretty young girl with long silky black hair around the age of sixteen came besides Lim Su Ren. She was wearing a light purple dress with white cloth wrap around her waist making people go envious of her figure. She was Bai Xianrong, daughter of Bai Shang the Governor of Eastern Wind Empire.
Searching through the memories, Lim Su Ren quickly recognized Bai Xianrong.
"Sister Xianrong, long time no see. How have you been"
Lim Su Ren greeted her with a warm smile, she knew that Bai Xianrong had a good relationship with the previous Lim Su Ren.
"I am all good, I came back to the capital last week and I heard that you were able to cultivate and you don't know how happy I was after hearing the news. I wanted to visit you but I was at the crucial point of breaking through to the seven-stage of the Energy refining realm that's why I couldn't"
"it alright sister, tell me how was a journey with your master"
"It was a good experience, I learn a lot of things after traveling with my master"
While Lim Su Ren and Bai Xianrong were happily chatting with each other, Chen Xiaonan arrived.
Noticing Lim Su Ren, Chen Xiaonan said in a loud voice, "Lim Su Ren, if you kowtow to me now and ask for forgiveness, I might forget about the deal we made if you do that"
The inner section immediately became silent, and all the participants look towards Lim Su Ren to see her reaction, but to their surprise, Lim Su Ren was calm as ever.
Lim Su Ren crossed her arms and casually said, "Chen Xiaonan, why so impatient, first let me see your performance at the stage"
"haha, good, since you refused the proferred wine only to accept it as a punishment, don't blame me later for it. I have already given you a chance"
"Don't worry, we will know later"
Many people were surprised at Lim Su Ren's attitude towards Chen Xiaonan, everyone knows that Chen Xiaonan is one of the strongest candidates for top one at this year's tournament.
"Lim Su Ren is done for"
"she is so full of herself, does she think that she can already defeat Chen Xiaonan just because she can cultivate now"
"She should know when to step back and when to step forward"
"looking at her confidence, I don't think she is an easy opponent"
Many participants started to voice their own opinions about Lim Su Ren. Many people thought that Lim Su Ren was stupid to go head-on head with Chen Xiaonan.
"Chen Xiaonan, are you a coward! do you only know how to bully someone whose cultivation is lower than you"
The voice came from a handsome young man who was leaning on the door of the inner section with his arms on his chest. He had pretty brown eyes with a high bridge nose and sharp jawlines, his hair was tied up in a ponytail with a red ribbon, and was wearing an indigo-colored robe.
It was Yi Mingyu, heir of the Yi clan, one of the big clans of the Eastern Wind Empire.
