Reincarnated as a Mosquito, I Sucked the Reborn Empress to Tears

Chapter 50: Chapter 50: The Scheming Duo of a Human and a Mosquito, Playing the Yellow Sparrow Again?

After dealing with those flies, the girl and the mosquito pressed onward.

Along the way, they ran into two more ambushes.

But these students, their eyes blinded by greed, stood no chance against Chu Sheng’s practically god-mode Perception Ability and Gu Yuexi’s merciless, overwhelming attacks.

They were turned into lost souls in the Secret Realm without so much as making a ripple.

They also conveniently contributed two new tracking-type Magical Artifacts to Gu Yuexi.

After turning the tables on three waves of would-be assassins, the path ahead was finally quiet.

In less than half an hour, the girl and the mosquito had crossed most of the outer region and arrived in the heart of the Secret Realm.

The terrain here was completely different from the dense jungle of the periphery. It had transformed into a vast wetland connected by dozens of lakes, both large and small.

A thick mist swirled, giving it a dreamlike, ethereal quality, but a more dangerous aura also permeated the air.

“This should be the place.”

Gu Yuexi stopped behind a cluster of hidden rocks, her gaze sweeping across the chain of lakes before her.

In her past life, she only knew that the student had found the Spiritual Crystal in the central lake district. As for which specific lake, she had no idea.

But it didn’t matter.

She sat down cross-legged, her hands forming a profound Dharma Seal before her chest as her consciousness sank into her Sea of Consciousness.

She began to activate an auxiliary Secret Technique used for locating Heavenly and Earthly Treasures—the Spirit Rhinoceros Exploration Technique.

With her current First-Grade Middle Stage Mental Power, casting this Secret Technique was enough to sense the approximate location of any Heavenly and Earthly Treasures with special Energy fluctuations within a two-kilometer radius.

As the Secret Technique activated, her Mental Power spread out in all directions like an invisible spiderweb.

Soon, a faint point of light, filled with a sacred and pure aura, quietly appeared in her Perception about a kilometer to the southeast.

’Found it!’

Gu Yuexi’s eyes snapped open, a fiery glint erupting within their cool depths.

Without a moment’s hesitation, she shot to her feet and darted off in that direction.

「One minute later.」

The girl and the mosquito arrived before a medium-sized lake.

However, the sight before them made Gu Yuexi’s brow instantly furrow.

By the lakeshore, seven or eight students in matching uniforms were gathered together, intently fiddling with something.

At their feet, the beginnings of an incredibly complex Array over ten meters in diameter had been outlined on the ground with a special silver powder.

’Array Masters, from the Array specialization?’

Gu Yuexi’s eyes narrowed.

Array Masters were also a branch of the Spiritual Cultivation System.

Unlike the “support” of Beast Tamers or the “offense” of Spiritual Mind Masters.

The core principle of an Array Master was to “borrow power.”

By laying down all sorts of profound Arrays, they could channel the Energy of heaven and earth, bend the rules, and unleash terrifying power far exceeding their own Grade.

Given enough time and materials, an Array Master could set up a Killing Array capable of trapping and even killing an expert several Grades higher than themselves!

In the neighboring Nanjiang Province, a Third-Grade Array Master had once spent half a month setting up a Thunderfire Array.

He had brutally blasted a Fifth-Grade Demon Beast that was plaguing the region to smithereens, becoming famous overnight!

For this very reason, the difficulty of Cultivation for an Array Master was considered the highest of all professions, and the talent requirements were absurdly steep.

Out of the several thousand students in all of Jiang City Lingwu High School, fewer than twenty specialized in Arrays.

’Why are they here? Could they be after the Spiritual Crystal, too?’

A hint of vigilance arose in Gu Yuexi’s heart. She concealed herself more thoroughly, her gaze carefully scanning the group.

Suddenly, her eyes locked onto a figure in the crowd.

It was a seemingly unremarkable student, fawningly assisting the aloof-looking Array Masters, running errands for them like a little gofer.

’It’s him!’

Gu Yuexi’s brow tightened.

She recognized him!

He was the lucky one from her past life, the one who obtained the Spiritual Crystal and skyrocketed to fame—Liu Ming!

This Liu Ming was just an invisible nobody at school with below-average grades. The Demon Beast he had contracted was of the most common Low Level Bloodline; one could say he had no future to speak of.

But this person… was very clever.

In her past life, after obtaining the Spiritual Crystal, he had immediately found a place within the Secret Realm and, despite the enormous risk, directly refined and absorbed it.

If he had foolishly carried the Spiritual Crystal out of the Secret Realm, the major powers that came flocking would have fought over the Crystal Stone, not him.

As for how a mediocre, underachieving student like Liu Ming managed to obtain such a supreme treasure in the Secret Realm, that had always been an unsolved mystery.

Just then, another memory from her past life suddenly flashed through Gu Yuexi’s mind.

She remembered that during this very assessment in her past life, a full half of the students from the Array specialization had died! The incident had caused quite a stir.

The City Lord’s Mansion had even launched an investigation, but it ultimately came to nothing.

Now, seeing this scene unfold before her…

A “lucky one” who obtained the ultimate prize.

A group of Array Masters who died tragically in the Secret Realm.

Connecting these two events…

Gu Yuexi instantly realized.

’The deaths of these Array Masters are most likely connected to Liu Ming!’

To verify her suspicion, Gu Yuexi held her breath, her consciousness sinking into her Sea of Consciousness once more as she silently cast a Secret Technique for eavesdropping—the Wind Language Technique.

In an instant, the conversation from the distant lakeshore clearly reached her ears.

She heard Liu Ming say to the man who appeared to be the lead Array Master, his face wreathed in smiles, “Brother Zhang, rest assured, my ancestral Treasure Hunting Compass is absolutely reliable! There is definitely a Spiritual Crystal at the bottom of this lake!”

The Array Master known as Brother Zhang nodded arrogantly. “It had better be there,” he said coolly. “Otherwise, you know the consequences.”

“It is! It’s definitely there!”

Liu Ming nodded and bowed obsequiously, swearing, “This lake is bottomless and the water pressure is immense. There’s no way for us to get down there.”

“That’s why I need you big brothers to make a move and set up this Sea Flipping Array. Once we drain the lake, the treasure will be ours for the taking, right?”

He rubbed his hands together, a simple, honest-looking smile on his face. “When we get it, I… I’m not greedy! Just let me absorb a tiny bit of the Spiritual Crystal’s Energy, and I’ll be perfectly happy! The rest will all belong to you, my brothers!”

“Good. You know your place.”

Hearing this, the Array Masters exchanged glances, satisfied and greedy smiles spreading across their faces.

That was a Spiritual Crystal, after all!

For anyone practicing Spiritual Cultivation, it was a supreme treasure they could only dream of obtaining!

It was more than enough to make them abandon the assessment and risk it all!

…

“BZZZ? (Empress, I think… there’s something big at the bottom of this lake?)”

’Hm?’

Gu Yuexi, who had been focused on eavesdropping, was taken aback.

Chu Sheng’s voice buzzed again. “BZZZ! (It’s a Second-Grade Middle Stage Ink Jade Profound Turtle!)”

After his Mental Power increased, the perception range of his Blood Food Tracking had naturally grown by 50 meters, reaching a radius of 850 meters.

Because of this, he could just barely sense an extremely powerful life force lying dormant at the bottom of the deep lake.

[Species: Ink Jade Profound Turtle (Mutated)]

[Bloodline: Low Level (Three Stars)]

[Grade: Second-Grade Middle Stage]

’Tsk, tsk… to think there’s an old turtle down there.’

Chu Sheng mused to himself as he looked at the information from his Blood Food Tracking.

’This old turtle’s Bloodline Level might be low, but its strength is decent. One sip… should get me over ten points of Qi Blood, right?’

’If I could kill it and suck it dry, I could probably get seventy or eighty points of Qi Blood! And maybe a dozen or so Evolution Points, too!’

’My fourth evolution would be a sure thing!’

“There’s a Second-Grade or higher Demon Beast at the bottom of the lake?”

Receiving the general gist of the information from Chu Sheng, Gu Yuexi’s eyes narrowed.

’So that’s how it is.’

’In my past life, Liu Ming must have used these poor Array Masters, making them set up an Array to provoke the Second-Grade Demon Beast at the bottom of the lake.’

’Then, he sat back and watched the tigers fight, waiting for the Array Masters and the Demon Beast to cripple each other before swooping in like the fisherman to reap the rewards, easily taking the Spiritual Crystal for himself!’

’What a classic case of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the Yellow Sparrow behind!’

’Too bad for him…’

A cold smirk touched the corner of Gu Yuexi’s lips.

’This time, behind you, the Yellow Sparrow, stands me—the hunter.’

Chu Sheng buzzed. “BZZZ. (You got it, Empress!)”

He was getting a little excited himself. It felt like they could easily snatch this opportunity!

’But still… why does this scene feel so familiar?’

’Damn, when did we, this girl-and-mosquito duo, become a pair of old schemers?’