Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 1118: Chapter 1098: Divine Rune

At the edge of the riverbank, a small winding river flowed into a bay of lake water. Qian Xi ended the day’s cultivation and noticed the stains on her cuffs. With familiarity, she sent Big Black, Little Black, and Tang Tianyi away, forbidding them from approaching the water. She took off her sportswear and calmly washed away the sweat with the clear, spiritual energy-infused water of the river.

Even though she specifically brought her clothes to find a washing machine, the bath water outside didn’t compare to this river’s, clear and filled with spiritual energy.

After washing, she took a new set of clothes out of her ring to change into. Just as she was about to leave, a brilliant light suddenly appeared in the river. Unknowingly, she walked towards the light in her clean clothes, as if her mind had been captured.

Step by step, Luo Qianqian’s body was completely submerged in the river, but she was unaware. Following the strange light in the river, she reached the center of the water, with only her long hair floating on the surface, swaying like seaweed.

The light seemed to appear out of thin air, with no tangible object visible in the water. Luo Qianqian stretched out her hand, reaching towards this light.

Without any reason, she caught this brightness, but it flashed in her palm and quickly darted to her forehead, disappearing into it.

Luo Qianqian felt countless images and sounds flooding her mind, various scenes flashing before her eyes.

The first to appear was the black-clothed figure she encountered last time.

She felt a vague unease, as she saw the black-clothed figure glance at her briefly before disappearing from her view, causing her to lose consciousness.

Feeling suffocated, Luo Qianqian felt as though a four-hundred-pound person was pressing on her chest, leaving her breathless.

Perhaps driven by survival instinct, her arms naturally began to move, pushing her towards the river’s surface.

”Gasp...”

Water entered her nostrils as she struggled out of the water, crawling onto the shore with a look of panic, touching her forehead with a peculiar expression on her face.

She didn’t realize that her body had changed significantly from just moments before.

She extracted the water from her clothes and hair, turning it into mist that left her body. Luo Qianqian sat dazedly by the riverbank, unsure of what had happened.

Breathing in the fresh air greedily, feeling the meaning of life. The last time she felt this way was when she first returned to her youth.

But the two experiences were entirely different. The first time was inexplicable, offering her a chance to start over. The second time, it was truly the feeling of nearly dying, a sense of relief and rebirth that only someone who escaped death could understand.

Profoundly appreciating the beauty of life, every blade of grass, every grain of sand, the air, and the sunlight were all so wonderful.

After a long while, she finally recovered from the experience.

Tang Guo descended, looking at her respectfully: ”Are you okay?”

”Did something happen to me?” Luo Qianqian looked utterly baffled, as if she had seen a light and then ended up in the water? Nearly drowned?

”Was it a fox spirit that tempted me?” Luo Qianqian was full of doubt, questioning if she was really so weak-willed that just a little temptation could lead her to drown herself?

Drowning? Shouldn’t that be a water ghost?

Luo Qianqian was bewildered but heard Tang Guo softly say, ”When I arrived, I saw you struggling to emerge from the water.”

His face was full of concern, not seeming fake.

After a moment of silence, Luo Qianqian nodded and didn’t ask further questions.

Watching Luo Qianqian’s departing figure, Tang Guo clenched his little fist. Only when Luo Qianqian left his sight range did he take off.

Meanwhile, Luo Qianqian went directly to Tang Tianyi: ”Let’s have a fight.”

??? Tang Tianyi looked perplexed, not understanding what had suddenly changed in Luo Qianqian, only able to look at her with confusion.

Just a moment ago, she was too tired to get up, so how did she suddenly recover her energy?

Ice edge suddenly appeared in her hand, proving Luo Qianqian’s seriousness. Tang Tianyi frowned slightly, but nodded, setting down his book and standing opposite Luo Qianqian, glancing around before saying, ”It’s not good to fight here, let’s go a bit further away?”

Luo Qianqian immediately nodded, following Tang Tianyi’s lead.

Compared to before, Luo Qianqian’s steps seemed much lighter?

Tang Tianyi’s face was filled with suspicion, not understanding what had happened in the span of a tea-brewing session.

Their duel lacked any fancy moves, relying on occasional family tactics and regular combat experience.

In the woods, they stood opposite each other, Luo Qianqian with a very serious expression.

Here, only Tang Tianyi and Luo Xiying had passed the ninth heavenly tribulation, but the latter was still recovering, so they couldn’t disturb her, leaving only Tan Tianyi.

Focusing entirely on her hands, a small bow suddenly appeared.

Seeing the small bow, Tang Tianyi became more serious, drawing out the Sword of Inheritance.

Fully prepared, with no hint of jest.

Before they moved, the mountainside winds whipped up sharply, fiercely tearing a few leaves to shreds.

Seeing all this, neither of them held back, instead increasing the speed of their cultivation techniques. After a complete cycle, Luo Qianqian made the first move, aiming at Tang Tianyi’s head. In an instant, she condensed qi into ice, transforming ice into arrows, the ice arrows shooting forth with a whistling sound.

Tang Tianyi froze in place, locked onto by Luo Qianqian’s energy, unable to move for a moment. Yet, out of trust, he did not attempt to break free.

The ice arrow grazed his hair, singeing a few strands, leaving a burnt smell.

Luo Qianqian did not hesitate, firing two more arrows left and right towards Tang Tianyi.

As the ice arrows grew closer, Tang Tianyi felt his breath freezing, seeing the seemingly fiery ice arrows, he swallowed instinctively.

The two ice arrows flew past his ears, leaving him unscathed.

In the next moment, Luo Qianqian and Tang Tianyi both collapsed to the ground, Luo Qianqian seeing only darkness before losing consciousness.

Tang Tianyi, abruptly released, felt a bit unsteady, but seeing Luo Qianqian fall, he hurried over: ”Qhianqhian!”

Placing Luo Qianqian’s head on his lap, he noted her still rosy cheeks and instinctively felt her forehead; it wasn’t feverish, so it wasn’t delirium.

Yet there was sweat on her forehead, indicating weakness and exhaustion?

Checking her breathing and pulse, he finally exhaled in relief, finding no serious issues.

Unaware, Luo Qianqian didn’t realize that a pattern that once represented her Blood Covenant with Rashal had appeared on her forehead, with additional complex lines.

This pattern, in the Divine Realm, is known as a Divine Rune.