Chapter 1008

Seeing that one of the individuals still had a breath of life, the old man was anxious yet relieved.

This survivor was his granddaughter, Sima Liuyue.

Thank heavens, although severely injured, at least she was still alive.

The jade bracelet on her wrist had been handcrafted by the old man for her eighteenth birthday, a gift for her.

The only one of its kind in the world, never to be duplicated!

As for the other person, said to be a woman, she was so badly burned that she was unrecognizable.

Regardless of who it was, the most important thing was that his eldest granddaughter was still there.

At that moment, everyone else was meaningless to him.

In the competition among the Eight Big Families, someone had become the undisputed champion, defeating Sima Liuyue, who had won the individual championship three times in a row, in two consecutive competitions.

This person’s name had not only made a splash within the Eight Big Families,

but had also become an absolutely legendary figure at the Imperial College.

After all, the Imperial College was where the Eight Big Families divided their power.

Baili Xia returned to the college early in the morning under the escort of Dongfang Jin.

But she did not go through the front entrance; instead, she had Dongfang Jin park the car at a street corner some distance from the back door.

She already had enough “scandal” associated with her name, and if people saw Jin taking her back to school, more gossip would immediately swarm in.

Right now, she just wanted to live a quiet life.

Before deciding what to do next, any slight disturbance would frighten her.

However, what she hadn’t expected was that, even if she deliberately tried to keep a low profile, her return to college today could not be low-key at all.

Everyone was talking about her, discussing the competition from the day before.

Of course, there were some things she didn’t know.

It turns out that when she was on stage, nearly hit in the stomach by Sima Liuyue, suddenly three figures appeared.

She only knew Uncle had saved her but had no idea that Dongfang Jin and Mu Xiaoyao had also gone up.

They were simply not as fast as Uncle.

After Uncle managed to evade Sima Liuyue, they stepped down.

Although saving someone is nothing to talk about, when it comes from the mouths of some gossips, the story completely changed in flavor.

In summary, she had gained a stack of new rumors to add to her repertoire.

“Xiaxia, you’re finally back. Do you know that you’ve become the talk of the school?” Baili Xia had just entered the classroom when Tan Xiao immediately approached her.

“You’re amazing! Everyone says that you took first place in both competitions in a row; I admire you so much!”

Others also came over to congratulate her, surrounding Baili Xia like the moon surrounded by stars, as if she were a princess on a tour.

Finally getting everyone to quiet down, Baili Xia found a moment to take her seat in the back corner of the room.

This time, to her surprise, shortly after she sat down, Ning Anran came over.

She had already been in the classroom, not saying a word while everyone congratulated Baili Xia.

After Baili Xia sat down, Ning Anran gathered her books and moved to sit by her.

Baili Xia was somewhat astonished by this.

Ning Anran hadn’t taken the initiative to speak to her for a long time; what was the reason this time?

Even though she moved closer, she still said nothing, as if she just thought the spot was good and wanted to sit there.

Baili Xia didn’t have the energy to pay her much mind; she had too many troubles of her own.

The two morning classes passed quickly, and as the lessons ended, everyone packed up, ready to leave.

Baili Xia too gathered her books and stood up, intending to head back to the dormitory.