Rebirth: A Cinderella's Counterattack

Chapter 1980: Chapter 1960:

The fog was heavy and low, the East was just turning white, and visibility was five meters.

In this kind of dense fog, let alone Fu Qing, even Mo was being extremely cautious. The only one strolling along carefree was probably Luo Qianqian, because in an environment like this, anywhere the Water Element existed was her eyes, letting her easily sense what danger lay ahead.

Huangfu Yihui was wearing the academy uniform; even with Luo Qianqian right in front of him he couldn’t speak to her, and could only silently follow behind her. Di Jun and Long Tu, on the other hand, were clearly much more familiar with each other and looked out for one another along the way.

By the time they reached the Forbidden Land behind the academy, a few squads were already waiting there, obviously today’s patrol teams.

Huangfu Yanyao was among them as well, and Luo Qianqian couldn’t help raising her brows. What a coincidence, huh? They could run into him even like this?

Because the patrol teams had sent word, the squads from the various factions waiting in Freedom Town appeared one after another. For a while, the perimeter of the Forbidden Land was bustling with activity.

”What number are we going in?” Watching the teams grow more and more numerous, Luo Qianqian couldn’t help asking. She felt like going in first would be dangerous, but going in last didn’t feel great either...

”Second to last.” The order of entry had been decided in advance, so Mo answered calmly.

The academy’s Formation had already been activated, so those with high Cultivation Level simply couldn’t get in. Of course, he was a student of the academy to begin with, so he wasn’t included in that restriction.

So safety was definitely guaranteed, but if the people ahead set up an ambush or all joined hands to target them, that would be hard to handle...

Right now everything was still uncertain, but if their people really did get the inheritance, who knew what would happen then.

So what they needed was to stay vigilant and absolutely not give the other side any opening.

Sticking close to Mo, Luo Qianqian wasn’t afraid. Her actual level wasn’t that high, but the means she had at her disposal were endless, so it wasn’t like she’d be completely screwed just because someone deliberately targeted her.

According to the order, the first to go down was a squad from a large Sect. You could tell at a glance that every person in it was full of energy, looking like they were determined to win. Aside from being the slightest bit arrogant, they weren’t particularly annoying. Their uniformly well-shaped bodies, their athletic builds, the contours of their muscles... Seeing all that, even Luo Qianqian wouldn’t give them too low a score.

After they left, the second team deliberately waited a while before moving on. After all, they were all strangers here; whether out of self-preservation or out of wanting to keep their distance from death, it was a very good decision.

Under circumstances like this, there was basically no chance of forming alliances, so what they needed to do was keep their distance from both those ahead and behind, trust no one else, and not act rashly.

This cautious attitude was clearly the mark of people who had been to the battlefield; their strategy for preserving themselves could be said to be honed to perfection.

”Shiqi, where’s Shiliu?” Di Jun couldn’t care less about what the others were doing. He directly whispered to Luo Qianqian; as long as He Wenyu was around, their food supply was guaranteed.

”In seclusion, about to break through. She’s not coming this time.” Luo Qianqian trusted Mo’s explanation completely, so she answered naturally.

Di Jun’s eyes went round. ”What the hell? She’s breaking through too? What on earth have you guys been eating? How are you all so fast!” As he spoke, he was directly stunned, grumbling under his breath, ”I don’t even know when I’ll be able to break through. Can you slow down a bit?”

He said it to tease Luo Qianqian, too. He had already touched the barrier to breakthrough and had originally planned to show off, but who knew his attempt at showing off would end up backfiring and just agitating him instead...

”About to break through in seclusion” and all that... obviously faster than him!

In class, the people he got along best with were Long Tu and then the two girls. Long Tu and Luo Qianqian had broken through one after another; he’d been feeling pretty pleased that he wasn’t the last. And now? He was the last again. Truly suffocating. To top it off, He Wenyu had originally been in the Yellow Class. The three of them had all once been members of the Heaven Class, and now they were actually being overtaken by someone from the Yellow Class... That really didn’t sit well with him...

Though for them, the Yellow Class was no longer any kind of disgrace. It had already become an honor, a unique honor.

For everyone else it might be a shame, but only for their cohort was the Yellow Class a glorious existence. Even the Heaven Class and Earth Class couldn’t outshine them, so how could they not be proud?

”Why don’t you go into seclusion and give it a try too? I feel like my Realm is already stable; I should reach great completion soon, right?” Luo Qianqian said on purpose, her face full of mockery. ”Looks like delicious food really is a bad thing that holds people back. As long as you eat a little less, you can focus on Cultivation.”

Seeing how serious she looked, Di Jun declared he didn’t believe a single word of it.

Hah, talking about not eating good food? You two never eat less! No one in the whole class eats more than you, and you still have the nerve to say that?!

Mo, however, very much agreed. These past two months, Luo Qianqian’s Cultivation had basically been supported by Fasting Pills. Even with delicious food right beside her, she hadn’t touched it, just focused on Cultivation. Her determination could be clearly seen.

But Di Jun...

He had run off to the Forget Worries Tea House a few times, but back then it had basically been during the Forget Worries Tea House’s ”plain tea and simple meals” phase. They couldn’t keep serving good food all the time and make the surrounding Merchants die of envy, right? So they had to serve some bland fare too. Di Jun was very helpless about this.

No one wanted to see someone take away the things in the tomb more than he did. Once someone took them, it would mean the ”adventure” was over and everyone could go back home to their respective mothers. At that point Freedom Town would return to its former bustle, and the Forget Worries Tea House would restore its full menu, so he wouldn’t have to eat those things he didn’t like anymore...

So he was the one who wanted this matter wrapped up the soonest. Unfortunately, this didn’t look like something that would be resolved easily.

It didn’t just involve the inheritance of the Five Emperors’ Treasures; it also represented the ultimate technique inheritance. The title of Disciples of the Five Emperors would attract fatal disaster, but it could also forge a legend. Not everyone’s aptitude was enough to receive the inheritance. Even if the other party had already fallen, it was certain that even a single strand of Divine Thought would be enough to put them through the wringer. Even if it was just a single Divine Thought, it wouldn’t be easy to gain its recognition.

The reason they didn’t care about the order of entry was that the area below had already been scouted by the patrol teams; there were some ten-odd small passageways, and which one actually led to the place they wanted to go was completely unknown.

Judging by the size of the back mountain, even dozens of passageways would be more than enough; there might even be forks inside. Who could say for sure? After all, before this, no one had ever discovered this place, and no one had ever been here.

Finally, it was their turn. Luo Qianqian glanced at Huangfu Yihui, whose whole person was buried under his cloak, and the corner of her lips curled up. This was an opportunity, a chance encounter that couldn’t be sought out. She had to seize it.