Female Protagonist Assistance System

Chapter 70 : . Heavenly Might Seal

Life in the Inner Court was destined to be turbulent. Early the next morning, just as Xiao Han and Gu Xun'er had come downstairs, they heard urgent knocking at the door.

The knocking was so urgent that it brought down the other three residents of the building as well.

Upon opening the door, they found about ten new students in a hurry.

"Senior Xiao Han, as fellow new students, you must help us. The senior students of the Inner Court are truly going too far," said a young man, his face flushed with excitement upon seeing Xiao Han.

"What happened?" Xiao Han asked calmly.

"Since early this morning, some senior student groups have been entering our new student area, demanding what they call a 'new student tribute fee'—two days' worth of fire energy per person. We know that as newcomers, we shouldn't be too confrontational, so we didn't say anything and paid the fee. But after getting rid of that group, more senior student groups kept coming into our area, blocking the exit and demanding payment again. By now, three groups have come. If this continues, the little fire energy we new students earned following you, Senior, will soon be completely depleted!" The young man said indignantly, gritting his teeth.

"These guys are going too far," Hu Jia said, her pretty face darkening as she slammed her hand on the armrest of her chair.

Xiao Han held her teacup with both hands, took a sip, and said nothing.

"Senior, we're not asking you to stand up for us. We understand that as new students in the Inner Court, it's inevitable to be bullied by seniors. I've also asked friends about it. Although new students in previous years also had to pay this so-called 'new student tribute fee', it wasn't like this, with one group after another. According to my friend, this year's situation is because some seniors are displeased with our performance in the Fire Energy Hunt Competition, which is why this is happening," the young man sighed with a bitter smile.

"Among the new students entering the Inner Court this year, Senior has the highest prestige now. So, encountering such trouble, we can only come to ask for your help, hoping you can prevent us new students from being exploited layer by layer. Otherwise, we won't even have enough for cultivation fees to enter the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower. How can we cultivate in the Inner Court then?" The young man stared intently at Xiao Han and said, "If it really doesn't work out, we new students would rather give that so-called 'new student tribute fee' to you, Senior, than to those bastards!"

"That won't be necessary," Xiao Han said calmly. She set her teacup on the table and said, "Gather all the new students. They're bullying us right to our doorstep. If we keep swallowing our anger, aren't we just telling others that we new students are easy to bully?"

The young man was overjoyed and quickly said, "Then thank you, Senior. In the future, if anything happens, we new students of this year will follow only you!"

After he finished speaking, the dozen or so new students who had come along were also delighted. They hurriedly bowed to Xiao Han, then quickly left the building hall as instructed.

Watching the new students leave, Xiao Han turned her head to look at Gu Xun'er and the other three, asking, "What do you think?"

"You're the team leader, you decide. But we can't be lambs waiting to be slaughtered without any resistance, right?" Hu Jia frowned and said, "Moreover, if you don't handle this, the prestige you've built up among these new students might immediately collapse, and you'll lose their hearts."

"Yesterday, Elder Su mentioned that there are many factions in the Inner Court. We'll be staying here for a long time, and with just the five of us, we might be a bit outnumbered. Now... this is a good opportunity to gather people. With your prestige among the new students, if you dare to take the lead and risk being suppressed, perhaps eight or nine out of ten of this year's new students will follow you," Xiao Mei pondered.

"You mean... we should form our own faction?" Hu Jia asked, somewhat surprised.

"It's better than joining others... We stole the spotlight in the hunting competition, making the seniors lose face. I guess no matter which faction we join, we'd inevitably face suppression at first. So we might as well consolidate our forces. Although the new students' strength is a bit weak now, with these dozens of people together, at least small teams won't dare to harass us anymore. In any case, it eliminates a lot of trouble," Xiao Mei shrugged and said.

Hu Jia looked at Xiao Mei in astonishment and said, "I didn't expect you to see things so clearly, girl."

Xiao Mei smiled shyly and continued, "Moreover, with Xiao Han, a high-level Dou Spirit, as our leader, I'm sure ordinary small teams won't dare to cause trouble casually."

Xiao Han glanced at Xiao Mei, somewhat surprised that this girl, who had little presence in the original story, could be so open-minded and insightful without the shadow cast by Xiao Yan. It seemed that Senior Hun Jin's influence on her was not insignificant.

Xiao Han turned her head to look at Gu Xun'er beside her and asked, "Xun'er, what do you think?"

Gu Xun'er smiled mischievously and didn't answer directly, instead asking a question in return: "Does Senior Sister want Xun'er to join someone else's gang?"

Xiao Han's brow furrowed slightly, as if recalling something unpleasant. She nodded and said calmly, "Alright then, let's go. They've come bullying right to our doorstep, it's time to teach those people a lesson."

Hu Jia secretly rolled her eyes, feeling that all their talk wasn't as effective as Gu Xun'er's single question.

You two really know how to show off.

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Stepping out of the building, they found themselves on a tree-lined avenue. On both sides of the avenue were the residences of other new students from this year. Of course, compared to Xiao Han and her group's small building, their accommodations were slightly more modest. It seemed that this kind of treatment wasn't available to everyone.

At this time, there wasn't a single new student in sight on the road. They must have all gathered at the exit.

After about four or five minutes of rapid movement, Xiao Han's group of five slowed down their pace. Looking up at the end of the road, they indeed saw a large crowd of people gathered there, with incessant sounds of cursing and clamor.

With a slight wave of her hand, Xiao Han led the four towards the crowd. Some of the new students surrounding the area saw Xiao Han's group and their faces lit up with joy. They were about to cheer but were stopped by Xiao Han's gesture.

After exchanging greetings with the new students, Xiao Han's group squeezed into the crowd, their gazes peering through the gaps to look towards the exit.

At this time, the exit of the avenue was blocked by seven or eight senior students wearing tower-shaped badges on their chests. Behind them was a large group of seniors watching the commotion. Clearly, they were pleased to see the new students in trouble, as many of them had gone through this themselves in previous years.

Opposite these eight seniors was the young man who had just come to seek help from Xiao Han. At this moment, he was leading the new students, his face ashen as they confronted the seniors.

"No need for more nonsense, kid. The new student tribute fee has been a rule in the Inner Court for many years. We're not being harsh on you, so just hand it over obediently. Losing money avoids disaster, don't you understand?" A young man about twenty-five years old smiled at the ashen-faced youth opposite him.

"Hmph, don't think we new students don't know the rules. New students indeed should pay tribute fees to seniors, but the Inner Court also has an unwritten rule that new students pay at most two factions. After paying these two, if other factions want to collect, they should go to those two factions. It has nothing to do with us anymore," the youth snorted coldly and angrily said, "But today, one after another, there have been no less than five waves of factions coming here. What fire energy do we have left to give you?"

"Hehe, that's under normal circumstances, but aren't you new students this year very strong?" The man chuckled and said.

Just then, a calm female voice came from behind: "I quite agree with what you said."

Hearing this voice, all the new students were overjoyed and looked towards the source.

Those senior students also heard these words and raised their heads to look at the white-robed woman leading three females and one male. Upon seeing them, the seniors all showed a hint of amazement.

Xiao Han came to the young man's side and said softly, "Step back."

Hearing this, the young man's face showed joy, and he quickly took two steps back.

Seeing this scene, those seniors revealed a sneer. The senior who had been arguing with the young man said, "What? You new student men can only rely on a woman?"

Xiao Han looked at that senior as if he were a dead man. Regardless of which world, men who look down on women are likely to take a tumble because of women.

"Senior, you can go back where you came from," Xiao Han said coldly.

That senior looked at her and smiled, saying, "Are you the leader of the new students?"

Xiao Han said, "Do you have a problem with that?"

The senior's smile deepened: "I don't have a problem, I just think that as a senior, I should rationally give some advice to my Junior Sister. In this Inner Court, going against the seniors will lead to great losses."

Xiao Han coldly curled her lips: "Has the senior forgotten what you just said?"

The senior was stunned for a moment and instinctively asked, "What?"

Xiao Han said, "This year's new students are very strong."

The senior was briefly stunned, then laughed loudly: "You really won't believe it until you see the coffin. Since that's the case, don't blame us seniors for not being polite."

Hearing this, the seniors behind him also laughed maliciously.

Xiao Han, however, remained unmoved. She glanced at the dozen or so seven or eight-star Dou Great Master behind him and said calmly, "How about we make a bet?"

The senior stopped laughing and asked, "What do you want to bet on?"

Xiao Han raised her hand, pointing at them, and said, "There are sixteen of you in total, with strength around six or seven-star Dou Great Master. If you sixteen can withstand one move from me, we'll pay you the tribute fee without missing a single bit. If you can't withstand it... you'll bear the consequences."

Hearing this, all the seniors were stunned, looking at this indifferent young woman with disbelief.

From what she was saying, she intended to fight all sixteen seniors alone, and with just one move?

Have the new students become this arrogant?

After a moment of silence, the seniors burst into thunderous laughter, with some laughing so hard they couldn't straighten up.

"What kind of joke are you making? Who do you think you are?" That senior laughed so hard he was gasping for air, "Do you think the Inner Court conflicts are child's play?"

They were now wondering how this young woman had become the leader of the new students. Could it be because of her face?

A hint of mockery appeared at the corner of Xiao Han's lips: "Could it be that the seniors are afraid?"

"Afraid? Afraid of you?" The senior laughed, "Since you insist, we seniors won't stop you. Don't cry when you lose badly later."

Xiao Han coldly smiled and softly said to Gu Xun'er and the others, "Step back a bit."

Gu Xun'er nodded and pulled the somewhat worried others back. Seeing Gu Xun'er and the others' actions, the rest of the new students also retreated.

Although they also felt that challenging sixteen seniors alone with one move was a far-fetched idea, thinking of Xiao Han's Dou Spirit status and her mysterious power, they all unconsciously chose to believe in Xiao Han.

Clapping his hands, that senior sneered, "Then let's begin."

Although they were quite attracted to Xiao Han's beauty, under the temptation of fire energy, they still chose fire energy.

Xiao Han raised her hands, quickly forming several seals.

The moment she formed the seals, an extremely powerful energy wave suddenly spread out with her at the center. The Dou Qi in the air began to vibrate violently, surging madly towards Xiao Han. A terrifying pressure silently spread.

Space seemed to twist slightly, and silver lightning appeared silently with a terrifying sense of oppression.

Feeling this power, all the seniors instantly froze, a surge of panic suddenly rising in their hearts. The leading senior exclaimed in shock, "High-level Dou Spirit?!"

Xiao Han raised her right hand, and terrifying energy gathered above her head. The pressure was so intense that it almost made everyone unable to breathe.

She slowly brought her right hand down, and that terrifyingly powerful invisible energy slowly pressed towards the group of seniors.

"Heavenly Might Seal: One Seal Subdues Mountains and Rivers."