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Chapter 246

Except for her, the other three took out 500 points, totaling up to 1500 points. In addition to the points gained from the mission, the bet wasn't small at all.

"Then…. Let us separate here, we shall meet again after the mission is completed."

Cui Haoyan's gaze was resplendent, his handsome yet determined face overflowing with complete confidence.

In this competition, it'd definitely be his victory.

Luoyun Moutain Range was located behind Azure Water School, in between Feng Bo Country and Clear Flame Country. It was like a natural moat separating the two kingdoms.

Azure Water School was also located in between the two kingdoms. As a result, the school was filled with students from those countries, as well as students from the other kingdoms and countries.

The Luoyun Mountain range could be said to be the biggest mountain range of Feng Bo Country, having great coverage. Even mercenaries would barely enter its outskirts.

After countless years of nourishment, the ancient forest was towering and exuberant, with demonic beasts running rampant within.

Although there was danger everywhere, in the eyes of cultivators, the forest was only a place filled with opportunities.

Cui Haoyan waited till everyone separated, then Dong Fang Yu's peach blossom shaped eyes rose slightly. His handsome and incomparable face was full of doubt and confusion.

Dongfang Yu's voice was gentle and mellow, confident but resolute.

This was never a fair competition, they never promised it'd be.

However, the most important thing was that this action of theirs would greatly increase the pressure on Baili Hongzhuang.

"Cui Haoyan wishes to regain some face, give him a chance alright?"

Gong Shaoqing's face was indifferent and uncaring, "Even if I didn't agree today, he would continue bothering me. It's too much trouble."

Too much trouble!

He just didn't like the trouble!
It wasn't because he had confidence in Baili Hongzhuang's strength at all!

Three black lines appeared on Baili Hongzhuang's forehead. This sort of iceberg faced guy simply couldn't be argued with using common sense.

The corner of Dongfang Yu's mouth curled into an understanding smile. Sure enough, that was what Gong Shaoqing would think.

However this competition wasn't just a game to him,

Liu Qinyue's lips hooked into a soft smile as she turned to explain to Baili Hongzhuang, "Gong dage is just afraid he would be troublesome."

A beautiful smile blossomed on her bright, dainty face, just like a blooming flower. Bright, colorful, and moving.

It was a simple sentence, however, the meaning was extremely clear.

It might have been extremely faint, but Baili Hongzhuang was able to perceive the hidden meaning deep within.

Evidently, Liu Qingyue admired Gong Shaoqing, because when she spoke she had a somewhat strange tone of expectation.

Could it be that…… she considered her as a rival?

In the moment that this thought appeared, the corner of Baili Hongzhuang's mouth tugged up. She was indeed a funny person.

Whether it be appearance or strength, Dibei Chen had them both. Even though they were only working together for now, but just based on appearances they were a married couple.

Baili Hongzhuang's phoenix shaped eyes raised in thought, spending a few moments thinking and in concern.

That unmatched man, who knows how he's doing……

That honorable status of his, because of his health, had degraded into becoming the prince of Feng Bo Country. Now that he returned to take it all back, she was afraid that it wouldn't be easy at all.

A bewitching, sly smile appeared in front of Baili Hongzhuang. The corners of her lips also rose into a slight smile.

"Baili Hongzhuang, we hope the bet won't give you any psychological burdens. It’s just that there have always been some contradictions between us and Cui Haoyan, so don't worry about it."

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Dongfang Yu's brilliant, starry eyes were gentle to the point that they seemed wet, his voice deep yet graceful, appearing as if he was worried and comforting her.

Baili Hongzhuang nodded lightly, "I understand."

This was Gong Shaoqing and Cui Haoyan's competition, her being able to help should already be giving Gong Shaoqing face.

And as for who wins and loses, she was just simply unrelated to it.

However.

She never liked losing!

"Stupid woman, if you lose the competition, all you have to do is admit that you're a stupid woman."

Gong Shaoqing spoke apathetically, his gaze staring ahead, just like an exotic calling out, that was how he spoke, really don't know who he's talking to.

What a mannerless bastard!

Each and every action of this bastard was stained with the stench of arrogance and disdain. It was a stench that originated from the depths of his character.

"Seems like I've won already, so why don't you admit you're an idiot?"

His clear, yet crafty eyes were filled with ridicule. Even though the words Gong Shaoqing said were not arrogant at all, she could hear the hidden consolation inside his words.

Basically what he meant was: She lost the competition, but she doesn't need to care about it. All she had to was admit she was an idiotic woman and that's all.

In fact, whether she admitted it or not, Gong Shaoqing would still call her by that.

If the situation is like this, then to her, there was no difference in either option.

Gong Shaoqing coldly glanced at the quiet Baili Hongzhuang and then continued walking forward.

The corner of her mouth curled into a teasing smile. It seems like this bastard wasn't all that repulsive. When she was bored, she could just tease this facial nerve paralysis bastard for an interesting reaction.

Baili Hongzhuang's crafty charm was seen by Dongfang Yu. His peach blossom shaped eyes fluttered about, a bright smile on his face.

The entrance to the Falling Clouds Mountain Range was not far at all from the Azure Water School because there would normally be a lot of Azure Water School students entering the range to complete missions. So, it was very close.

Both the east and west sides have one entrance, the entrance that Baili Hongzhuang and company arrived at was the east entrance. On the other hand, Bai Junyu and his team entered the west entrance.

By noon, they had arrived at the entrance to the Falling Clouds Mountain Range.

Originally, this was just a normal entrance, but as the number of people traveling through here increased, it eventually evolved into a small town. It sold all kinds of things cultivators might need.

At the same time, there were merchants who'd come here to buy demonic beast hides. Everyone here lived lives in contact with demonic beasts.

Gong Shaoqing and his company of three was clearly a frequent visitor to the Fallen Clouds Mountain Range. When they arrived, there was a multitude of envious yet admiring gazes upon them as they traveled down the street.

However, there were even more gazes on Baili Hongzhuang.

"Since when did Gong Shaoqing's group include another woman? And her looks didn't lose to Liu Qinyue at all."

"Could it be one of Azure Water School's new special enrollment students?"

"I didn't think that the special enrollment students had not only great strength but even beauty."

"If we're able to become Azure Water School students……. How wonderful would that be?"

Baili Hongzhuang's line of sight swept over the crowd. No wonder Dai Zhiman acted with such haughtiness.

This identity alone was enough to attract the envy of thousands.

"Have you already prepared everything you need? Do you need to buy anything here?" Dongfang Yu had a smiling expression upon his face as he gently looked at Baili Hongzhuang.

"No need, I've got everything I need."

"Lets first go to the inn and eat before changing into more durable clothing."

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There were many inns near the entrance. Many cultivators would first rest here for a night, and after they recovered their strengths, they would head into Luo Yun Mountain.

There were also drained cultivators who came back from Luo Yun Mountain that stayed at the inns. They would wait until they had recovered before leaving.

Because it was a competition, Baili Hongzhuang's group clearly wouldn't waste their time here.

After they ate a simple meal, the four people changed into simple combat clothes.

Inside the mountain, there were thorns growing everywhere. Normal long robes and clothing could easily get caught on them, which would greatly reduce their combative abilities.

The moment that Baili Hongzhuang came out dressed, everyone’s eyes seemed to flash with stunning colors.

They only see Baili Hongzhuang wearing a suit of skintight, bright red, combat clothing. It revealed the perfection of her body without exposing anything.

The bright and fresh colors paired with her beautiful face made her very alluring and charming. Her brows revealed a trace of heroic spirit and perseverance, making her seem even more pleasing to the eye.

Her black phoenix eyes shined with light, showing her vigor and determination.

The Baili Hongzhuang dressed up in the uniform made Dongfang Yu and others can't help but feel as though they were looking at an illusion.

The her like this emitted a dangerous but flirtatious charm, making people unable to take their eyes off of her.

Even the cold Gong Shaoqing showed a slight change in his expression. However, he recovered quickly, and no one noticed anything.

Liu Qinyue’s soft and gentle eyes flashed with amazement. Baili Hongzhuang in her combat uniform seemed so different from when she was in her usual outfit.

In white clothing she looked pure; in red clothing, she looked charming. When worn by Baili Hongzhuang, the two supposedly different styles seemed to fit together perfectly.

Baili Hongzhuang's eyes swept over the other three's outfits. Gong Shaoqing was wearing a black combat uniform. His handsome face was cold and expressionless. His eyes were as cold as ice. His hooked nose also added a few points of sharpness to his features

Dongfang Yu was wearing a light blue combat uniform. His temperament was kinda gentle and he looked elegant and charming.

Liu Qinyue was wearing a hibiscus pink combat uniform. With a water like temperament, she seemed perfect. Even if she was wearing combat uniform, she was still beautiful and charming.

After everyone had changed into their battle uniforms, it made them look less soft and tougher, more like cultivators from Azure Water School.

"Let's go."

Gong Shaoqin nonchalantly said. His coldness seems to emit from his bones.

Even if he is facing familiar teammates, his voice still carried coldness.

With that, the four people headed towards Luo Yun Mountain. Along the way, they encountered many mercenaries and people here for training.

Originally Lou Yu Mountain didn’t have an entrance. It’s only because there are multiple people going through the same route, so multiple entrances then appeared.

The entrances were usually taken by human cultivators, so there were usually no demonic beasts that appear. One would only run into those demonic beasts deep in the mountain.

As Dongfang Yu was walking, he was also explaining things to Baili Hongzhuang. Since this the first time that Baili Hongzhuang registered for mercenaries, then this should also be her first time coming to Luo Yun Mountain.

Baili Hongzhuang listened to Dongfang Yu's explanation. This basic knowledge was not foreign to her. However she was now the Baili Hongzhuang of Feng Bo Country, so she naturally had to make it seem more real.

Liu Qinyue and Gong Shaoqing were walking in front while Baili Hongzhuang and Dongfang Yu were behind them. During the journey, there only seemed to be Baili Hongzhuang and Dongfang Yu's voices.

As the four people slowly headed deeper into the mountain, a number of cultivators they encountered decreased. Finally, it was only the four of them walking in the mountain.

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The towering trees seemed to be high enough to touch the clouds. The warm sun shone through the gaps of the leaves only leaving a little bit of light. It can be seen that Luo Yun Mountain has a lot of history.

Suddenly a subtle sound caught Baili Hongzhuang and the other's attention.

"Be careful!"

That handsome and cold face showed traces of alertness and cautiousness. Gong Shaoqing observed his surroundings carefully. There must be some type of demonic beast around.

Swish!

There was a subtle sound, but they only saw a shadow flash by. The sword in Gong Shaoqing's hand moved as fast as lightning. A Lightning Racoon had been killed by his sword.

Lightning Racoon was at Mysterious Eon late stage. It was small in size, quick in action, and had the speed of lightning. Their specialties were sneak attacks, usually leaving their opponents unable to prevent them.

Gong Shaoqin grabbed his sword and the demonic beast's crystal. Then he turned around and walked forward as if nothing had happened.

Baili Hongzhuang's brows lowered slightly. Gong Shaoqing really was worthy of the title of Asure Water school's number one student. The keen observation skills and incredible strength made people unable to find any flaws in him.

"When walking inside of Luo Yun Mountain, you can be attacked anytime by demonic beasts. That is why you must pay attention and concentrate on your surroundings. A careless person can easily lose their life here." reminded Dongfang Yu

Along the way, Baili Hongzhuang's group ran into many demonic beasts. Gong Shaoqing, Dongfang Yu, and Liu Qinyue all took turns handling them.

In between fights, Dongfang Yu would also carefully inform Baili Hongzhuang on each demonic beast's weakness and things to keep in mind when battling them.

Baili Hongzhuang realized the demonic beasts here and the demonic beasts thousands of years in the past had a huge difference.

After these thousands of years, these demonic beasts had evolved quite a lot. They had become smarter and were much harder to deal with than before.

After all this time, the Mysterious Continent has already divided all kinds of demonic beasts into a clear system. Now, humans were very familiar with these demonic beasts.

However, from what Baili Hongzhuang learned from Dongfang Yu, many demonic beasts gradually disappeared throughout the long history of the years.

The demonic beasts that could easily adapt to their surroundings then became stronger, whereas the weaker demonic beasts got weaker and eventually became extinct. It could be said that the demonic beasts now were much stronger than thousands of years before.

The night slowly came around, and dense black clouds soon covered Luo Yun Mountain. This made the already dark mountain to seem even darker and silent.

The darkness made people unable to see their fingers when the stretched out their hands. Around them, there were roars of demonic beasts and sounds of birds and insects.

The whole Luo Yun mountain seems to be covered in fear.

"Crackle"

Baili Hongzhuang and the others were walking inside the mountain. The sounds of them stepping on leaves and branches could be clearly heard in this quiet night.

"Let’s go rest in front over there" Gong Shaoqing's star-bright eyes seemed like a gem shining in the night. It was truly bright and beautiful.

They had been looking for a dry place to rest. It's just that before they were walking through a wetland and only managed to walk out of it now.

Dongfang Yu smiled and nodded his head, "The terrain up ahead is very high. It is very suitable for resting."

Soon the four reached the high ground. They waited for Gong Shaoqing to carefully and cautiously inspect the area. Only after it is confirmed that there are no demonic beasts anywhere, did they stable themselves on a sturdy tree to sit down.

Baili Hongzhuang and the others formed a circle and then sat down. They then start to take out dried food from their bags to eat.

"After this whole day, do you feel tired?" Dongfang Yu's eyes were soft. His handsome and caring face revealed a shallow smile, "When cultivators first participate in training as mercenaries, they will always be somewhat unused to it.

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Baili Hongzhuang smiled slightly with her eyes shining brightly, "It's fine, I don’t feel tired."

Compared to the difficult cultivation practices she had gone through before, walking and running for a whole day was easy. There’s no way she would feel exhausted from that.

The only problem was that this body's physical strength wasn’t good enough. She still needed to train more.

"Oh?" Dongfang Yu's brows raised up. His peach blossom like eyes contained surprise and laughter, "I never knew that a General Household's Miss can handle so much."

Dongfang Yu and the others run around outside and play often, so they are already used to the exhaustion.

Baili Hongzhuang was only a new student at Azure Water School. She was also a General's daughter. She most likely has been spoilt and wasn’t able to handle such hard work.
In fact, Baili Hongzhuang's behavior was already way better than what he imagined

How many young girls would throw a fit at the thought of going into the mountains? Such a scene wasn't common at all, especially in the common class. They seemed to be everywhere.

Hearing that, Baili Hongzhuang's lips pulled into a grin a grin, "That's because you don't understand me well enough."

Children from rich families are usually pampered and spoiled. However, she was not one of those kids. She’s always lived worse than a pig or dog.

His peach blossom eyes revealed his confusion. He hadn't missed the darkness flickering in Baili Hongzhuang's eyes. Could there be a story behind it?

Gong Shaoqing's eyes flickered and expressionlessly said, "She has not done anything but walk today. If she can’t even handle that, then she should not be a cultivator.

The same cold unchanging tone. The same tone looking for a beating.
Baili Hongzhuang coldly glanced at Gong Shaoqing. Not one word from that guy's mouth was good.

Dongfang Yu smiled, revealing traces of curiosity, "Our Gong Shaoqing normally never speak in such long sentences ah."

"If you say it like that, does that mean that he was giving me face?" Baili Hongzhuang raised her eyebrows and asked. Her eyes contained a grin.

After getting along for a while, she knew that Gong Shaoqing had a good heart. It’s just that his words aren’t very pleasant to hear.

Dongfang Yu's brows lifted lightly. Although he did not speak, his laughter was very obvious.

Liu Qinyue looked at the scene in front of her. Her gentle and water like eyes showed traces of tension and anxiousness, but that was quickly hidden away.

"Hongzhuang, you won’t mind if I call you by that right?" Liu Qinyue smiled softly. Her voice was like the wind, clear and pleasant to hear.

"I don't mind." Baili Hong smiled back. Today, Liu Qinyue was walking by Gong Shaoqin, so they didn't speak much.

"It’s your first time doing mercenaries, so you are bound to be unused to it. The next few days will all be like today. If you are unused to it, you can come talk to me."

Liu Qinyue's smile was sweet and beautiful. Her soft looks make her seem like a kind sister. It let people put down their guards on her.

"Thank you for your concern." Her bright phoenix eyes flashed with light, "I’m not one of those pampered kids. Since I have decided to come here to cultivate, I have already gotten ready to experience hardship. You guys don't have to care about me."

She was not at all new to this, so she didn't need to receive all this special care.

The three's eyes all fell on Baili Hongzhuang. Those dark eyes were calm and persistent as the sun, glowing brightly.
Dongfang Yu couldn't help but change the way he saw her. He knew that what Baili Hongzhuang said was true, not only words of courtesy.

She really didn't need everyone to see her as a newbie. That kind of firm and resolute eyes was something he recognized.

The reason was that every cultivator that has gone through tough and hard practices, would have such eyes. Including Gong Shaoqing… Including him…

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I ended up not being able to do everything in one day so i’ll do it later!

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