Blue Phoenix Chapter 44 – Disqualified?

As Hui Yue returned to the others, Deng Wu noticed his brows were furrowed, and his blue eyes were looking far ahead, as though they saw a world unlike their own.

At first, all of them wished to ask about Wang Ju Long. No one dared speak as soon as they saw the trance-like state Hui Yue was in. A weird tranquillity was embracing this youth who slowly returned to reality.

The dreamy, faraway look in his blue eyes turned sharp, and the tranquillity slowly entered his body, leaving behind no trace of the trance-like state.

His friends all observed him with confusion evident in their eyes. Hui Yue smiled sheepishly.

“Sorry,” he said with a mildly embarrassed voice. “I was thinking about a few things. Did you say something?” Saying this with an embarrassed and sheepish smile caused Deng Wu to snort at Hui Yue. He knew him all too well. Whenever the naïve and innocent boy act appeared, it was obvious that Hui Yue had no desire to be questioned.

With a slight laugh, Deng Wu shook his head and once again paid attention to the stage where Li Shing and Qin Tsang were standing. These two were no longer alone. All the elders within the academy had gathered on the stage and were conversing quietly with each other.

Finally, the Academy Chief straightened his back and moved forward.

“The winner of the semi-final is student Li Shing,” he said, his voice was not raised even slightly, yet the sound boomed throughout the arena echoing after each word. “In five days, student Li Shing will fight against student Hui Yue in the final match.”

As soon as the words were spoken, a strange silence prevailed within the filled arena with no one wishing to break it.

Eventually, though, a few people cleared their throats and started applauding Li Shing for winning. The applause, however, started out with only a few adults before it slowly spread throughout the entire audience.

Although Li Shing had shown an intent to kill Wang Ju Long, it was obvious to the audience that Li Shing was indeed strong. Strong men deserved respect.

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