The girl, at the moment the sumo wrestler was panting heavily, suddenly unleashed her fury. She charged forward, her dagger slicing deeply into the sumo wrestler's throat. Blood spurted out instantly.
Lu Wanqing's face turned pale, but in the next second, she was pulled into a warm embrace, her eyes covered.
"It's okay," Lu Yang's voice was comforting.
Beside them, Wei Xingzhou's face was also ashen. However, after witnessing the scene, his first instinct was to cover Cui Cui's eyes.
Although Cui Cui was much more sensible and always wanted to be brave, she had never seen a dead person before, let alone witnessed a murder firsthand.
Cui Cui's hands, held at her sides, were trembling. Her heart was pounding rapidly, filled with unease and a fear she had never experienced before.
After an unknown amount of time, Lu Yang's voice finally came through, "It's over."
Wei Xingzhou was also terrified. His hand was still clamped tightly over Cui Cui's eyes, and his heart continued to race even after hearing Lu Yang's words; he was uneasy.
Lu Yang released his hand from Lu Wanqing's eyes. Lu Wanqing was also frightened, but she subconsciously trusted her third brother. If he said it was over, then it truly was. Although her heart was still beating fast, she slowly opened her eyes.
The stage had already been cleaned, and the bloody scene was gone.
Lu Wanqing turned her head to look at Harvey, Cui Cui, and Wei Xingzhou.
Harvey was already in a daze. He hadn't been as fortunate as Cui Cui to have his father's protection.
Xavier had intentionally wanted Harvey to see that scene. Death was too common in the underground arena. Harvey was growing up and needed to learn to face the harsh realities.
Noticing Harvey's pale face, Lu Wanqing finally gathered some courage. She walked over, extended her hand, and gently pulled Harvey into her arms.
"Don't be afraid," Lu Wanqing comforted him.
Beside them, Wei Xingzhou had also clearly seen the situation on the stage. Alice and the sumo wrestler were gone. The bloodstains on the stage had even been cleaned by the intelligent system, leaving no trace of what had happened moments before.
Just then, Lu Yang reached out and closed the window.
In the private room, Lu Yang spoke, "Alice won."
Xavier nodded. "Mm."
In this match where everyone believed the girl was destined to lose, Alice had won. Yet, the outcome left everyone in the private room with heavy hearts.
How old was Alice?
She was close to Harvey's age. Even Harvey hadn't witnessed a killing. Yet, that girl could already kill skillfully in the arena, overcoming a superior opponent with her weaker form, and defeating him despite the terrifying disparity in strength.
"She is indeed very formidable," Xavier said after a long pause.
"I will make arrangements to deal with her in advance," he added moments later.
At such a young age, she was already terrifying. As she grew older, she would only become more so. At that moment, they suddenly understood why Harvey would eventually fall victim to this girl.
What Harvey prided himself most on was his martial arts. However, judging by her performance in the arena just now, that girl was clearly more skilled than Harvey.
Harvey's intelligence had always been somewhat lacking. But from the fight just now, it was evident that the girl's intelligence was also considerable; otherwise, she wouldn't have been so calm facing such a powerful opponent.
"Don't rush," Lu Wanqing interrupted.
Xavier looked at Lu Wanqing.
"Do you have her information? Can I see it first?" Lu Wanqing asked.
Xavier glanced at Lu Yang.
Lu Yang also looked at Xavier.
Moments later, Xavier handed Alice's profile to Lu Wanqing.
The profile was very simple, only recording Alice's name and age. Everything else was blank.
Xavier explained, "The underground arena is meant to be... They don't excessively pry into their customers' privacy."
Except for guests who were widely known and made no effort to hide their past.
"Let's find out more before we decide," Lu Wanqing said.
"Mm," Lu Yang nodded.
Xavier thought about it and agreed. However, his gaze towards Harvey became extremely grave.
Before this, Xavier had always had great confidence in Harvey. He believed his son was superior to most people. But just now, after seeing that girl, he knew Harvey's skills were no match for her. If Harvey were to become her opponent in the future, Harvey might truly... perish without a burial place.
"Harvey," Xavier spoke.
Harvey snapped back to attention and looked at Xavier.
Xavier asked, "Is she powerful?"
Harvey's hands, by his sides, clenched slightly. "I..."
"I won't like her," Harvey said next.
Xavier was taken aback for a moment, then nodded. "Mm."
"I won't get everyone killed," Harvey added.
Xavier ruffled Harvey's hair. "Mm."
"Harvey, starting today, I will personally train you," Xavier declared.
Harvey's pupils widened in shock.
Xavier continued, "Not just your combat skills, but also your studies. Harvey, your brain needs some attention too."
"I'm not stupid!" Harvey was furious, momentarily forgetting his fear of witnessing the murder, and shouted at his father.
Xavier remained silent for a while before saying, "Do you dare to compete with Alice?"
"Why should I compete with her?" Harvey retorted indignantly.
"Because she will be your opponent. If you can't defeat her, she might kill you, Lu Wanqing, and all your weird siblings in the future," Xavier stated in a level tone.
This statement hit Harvey's sore spot, and his small face turned bright red.
Lu Wanqing heard the arrangements between Xavier and Harvey but didn't intervene. Regarding Harvey, she also felt he needed to work harder, not for anyone else, but for himself.
"I already know what will happen in the future. I can guarantee that I will never fall for that woman. She's so ugly, not cute at all, not even as pretty as Ya Ya. She's hideous, how could I possibly like her and get everyone killed!!!" Harvey was seething with anger.
"Sister Wei must be talking nonsense. I would never like that ugly monster!" Harvey huffed angrily.
Xavier looked at Harvey.
Lu Wanqing also couldn't help but look at Harvey.
"I am not talking nonsense! You like her! You are with her every day, flattering her, you... you are a desperate sycophant, a shameless one. She's stringing you along, not giving you any pleasantries, and has even rejected you publicly several times, yet you still fawn over her. You're so stupid!" Wei Wei couldn't help but scold loudly.
Harvey's face turned crimson. "I didn't! You must have seen wrong! I would never like that ugly monster!"
"Alright, stop arguing," Lu Wanqing quickly said.
"Let's go out and see first," Lu Wanqing added.