Super Invincible Immortal Doctor
Chapter 1258: You Can’t Afford to Lose!

Chapter 1258: Chapter 1258: You Can’t Afford to Lose!

The brand-new Beauty Ranking, an unprecedented list of eleven people, exploded like a heavy bomb amongst the crowd.

The update of the ranking this time brought too many surprises and even more unexpected entries.

The top beauty who had held her position four times consecutively, Ye Qingci, who now abruptly found herself at second place; Yun Qingluo returning to the Beauty Ranking, and the sudden appearance of the eleventh person!

Before the advent of the twin leaders, there was indeed a tenth position on the Beauty Ranking, but the rule that there were only ten spots on the list had never changed, irrespective of the order.

So what then was the situation with this eleventh person?

Still dual leaders? And then an additional tenth position was added?

Confusion swirled in the minds of the populace, and it wasn’t long before detailed inquiries were directed at Nine Heavens Tower.

Yet, the response from Nine Heavens Tower was elusive, with the only clear answer given being,

"The Beauty Ranking lists only the top ten beauties in the world."

This only added to everyone’s confusion.

If, regardless of whether there was a tie, only the top ten were listed, then what was the deal with Zhao Ziyuan in this eleventh spot?

Moreover, unlike the first ten people whose simple biographies were included, even if it was the Imperial Preceptor and Imperial Concubine Chen who stood at the top,

The last name to appear, Zhao Ziyuan, besides her name, had only a simple eight-character critique.

A princess of the current times, no less than Imperial Concubine Chen.

This critique baffled the people even further.

Imperial Concubine Chen, also known as Le Niushang, is the queen of the Beauty Ranking! What does "no less than Imperial Concubine Chen" imply? Does Zhao Ziyuan also have the capability to challenge the queen of the Ranking?

Those who were a bit more informed were able to grasp the meaning of this phrase.

"What a character this eleventh person is, these ambiguous words will only make people more curious about Princess Lin An’s identity," remarked Mo Ningchen, who seemed to guess the intention behind the Ranking.

Zhuang Yihan voiced his confusion, "Does this reflect the will of the Royal Family?"

Mo Ningchen shrugged and said, "Who knows? But looking at the outcome, it seems that Princess Lin An’s limelight is only slightly less dazzling than that of Ye Qingci’s this time, and even Yun Qingluo, returning to the Ranking, might not compare."

"What surprises me more is that Princess Lin An would agree to be on the list,"

Lone Star Yang Qianyan hadn’t received advance notice of Lin An’s inclusion on the list. Now that he saw it, he also began to understand why the Demon Slayer Department had permitted him to personally confirm this list.

"Perhaps it was not the princess’s own desire to be listed, but the wish of Imperial Concubine Chen... or maybe the Heavenly Son’s."

Once listed on the Beauty Ranking, the existence of Lin An became known to all under the heavens.

The ranking on the Beauty Ranking is not solely determined by face value, but those who are listed surely possess a unique beauty in the world.

Combined with her status as a princess and the statement "no less than Imperial Concubine Chen," this was sufficient to give rise to a great number of supporters for Princess Lin An in Xia Country.

There was no doubt that, after the appearance of this list, suitors for Lin An would multiply exponentially.

"Is it because of Su Chengyu?" asked Mo Ningchen, quickly making the connection.

"It seems so. It looks like it’s not just Prince Jue from the Royal Family who frowns upon Su Chengyu," replied Zhuang Yihan with a sigh. "It’s normal after all. Considering he comes from a remote background as a wild practitioner, Su Chengyu has a long way to go if he aspires to become the Prince Consort."

Yang Qianyan slightly turned his head to look at Zhuang Yihan and said, "It sounds like you and Su Chengyu are on good terms?"

Zhuang Yihan also didn’t hide his smile as he said, "Not bad isn’t the term, but at the very least, I hope he can win tomorrow’s battle."

"Then you might be disappointed,"

Yang Qianyan said in an offhand manner.

Zhuang Yihan blinked in confusion and said, "Are you that confident in the Red Flame Holy Envoy? If I remember correctly, among the Holy Emissaries, his strength should be at the very bottom, right?"

Yang Qianyan didn’t argue; the strength of the Twelve Holy Emissaries was indeed varied, and this became even more evident after Ye Qingci advanced to Earth Immortal status.

Among the Twelve Holy Emissaries, Red Flame was at the very tail end, and even though Yang Qianyan had no liking for Su Chengyu, he didn’t think Red Flame had much chance of winning either, however...

"Prince Jue, you paid a visit to Imperial Concubine Chen yesterday,"

Zhuang Yihan was momentarily stunned, then he caught on, "Indeed, with such an opportunity to take out Su Chengyu in a fair and square manner, how could the Royal Family let it slip by? You don’t mean that Prince Jue provoked Su Chengyu from the start with this in mind, do you?"

"Who knows? But if he really kills Su Chengyu, Imperial Concubine Chen will probably provide him with a lot of help in the future, right?"

The word "help" uttered by Mo Ningchen was incredibly ambiguous, but who among those present didn’t understand what that "help" entailed?

"What about the Long family? Do you guys have any news?"

Zhuang Yihan suddenly changed the subject and continued asking.

Yang Qianyan gave him a look and asked coldly, "Are we close?"

Zhuang Yihan chuckled dismissively, then turned to look at the list and said, "Right now, we’re all in the same boat; no one needs to look down on anyone else. Setting Ye Qingci aside, we could actually be friends, couldn’t we?"

"I don’t think we can be friends,"

Yang Qianyan stated bluntly without any intention to avoid the subject.

Even setting aside their mutual interest in Ye Qingci, Yang Qianyan held no fondness for this man.

Seeing the situation, Mo Ningchen stepped in to smooth things over, "It seems there hasn’t been much movement from the Long family these past two days. Despite taking the initiative to get involved, it seems like the clan doesn’t really have anyone who can handle it, unless they let the seniors take action. Otherwise, I guess there is no one who particularly wants to tangle with that kid."

"What about Long Xuan? Hasn’t he returned to the capital?"

Zhuang Yihan continued asking; after all, when mentioning the Long family, Long Xuan was an unavoidable figure.

"If Long Xuan really takes action, Su Chengyu is as good as dead,"

Yang Qianyan said coldly. Others might still have a sliver of chance, but Long Xuan was the only one for whom Yang Qianyan could not fathom any possibility for Su Chengyu to survive.

Zhuang Yihan nodded in agreement, "That’s true. But your Demon Slayer Department is really ruthless, aren’t you? Even though he’s someone who had a chance to become one of your Demon Slayer Saints, you’re willing to let such talent go?"

"Within Xia Country, what we have the least shortage of are people with exceptional talent. If he wants to join the Demon Slayer Department and can’t even get past this challenge, then it’s better for him to die early. We’re not the Dragon Soul Department, who is willing to recruit just about anyone,"

Yang Qianyan spoke with undisguised derision.

Zhuang Yihan scoffed and stood up directly; with the conversation going nowhere, there was no way he could continue speaking with Yang Qianyan given his attitude.

"Qian Jun’s Envoy, reserve a few seats for me tomorrow at the Demon Slayer Department. We from the Dragon Soul Department would also like to observe,"

"No problem,"

Mo Ningchen agreed readily; compared to Yang Qianyan, he had always maintained a relatively good relationship with the Dragon Soul Department.

It wasn’t until Zhuang Yihan had completely left that Yang Qianyan opened his mouth and said, "Zhuang Yihan and Su Chengyu have a good relationship, he supports Su Chengyu’s faction."

Mo Ningchen blinked and said, "So what if he supports him? If that kid really gets through this ordeal, it would be only natural for him to enter the Demon Slayer Department."

Having first slain the Ping Shan Demon and then made great contributions at the Demon Banishing Conference, if these two merits were not enough to qualify him for the Demon Slayer Department, then there wouldn’t be many in the world who would qualify.

Noticing Mo Ningchen’s attitude, Yang Qianyan said coldly, "Qian Jun, don’t say I didn’t warn you, betting on this person, you can’t afford to lose."