As soon as Lu Chenxing arrived at school, he received a message from Bai Yuntian, asking him to come to his office.
When he arrived at the office with Xiao Zhi, he found Bai Yuntian looking preoccupied, but he said nothing, only giving him a spatial teleportation card.
Lu Chenxing then understood that this card likely also contained a secret realm core and a World Tree branch.
At this moment, Bai Yuntian's troubled expression probably had something to do with the words Corpse Refining Demon Lord had left behind, but… what did that have to do with him, a mere Tier 3 grunt?
“Alright, Principal Bai, if there's nothing else, I'll be heading out,” Lu Chenxing said with a smile, accepting the spatial teleportation card.
“You…” Bai Yuntian opened his mouth as if to say something, but in the end, he waved his hand and said, “Never mind, there's nothing else. You go about your own business.”
Seeing Bai Yuntian like this, Lu Chenxing didn't ask further. He hugged Xiao Zhi and said, “Come on, say goodbye to Grandpa Bai.”
Xiao Zhi obediently said, “Goodbye, Grandpa Bai.”
“Yes, goodbye, Xiao Zhi,” Bai Yuntian said with a forced smile.
Seeing this, Lu Chenxing, who had originally intended to turn and leave, finally offered comfort, “Principal Bai, no matter what it is, just do your best. If it's something that can't be helped, then it's not your fault.”
Meanwhile, Yan Pingsha had already arrived in the secret realm. This secret realm was Loshen City's secret realm, not very far, and she had been here before, so she quickly reached her destination this time.
The temperature here was very high, the air was distorted by the heat, and the sand on the ground was like flowing gold, almost burying people as it moved.
Yan Pingsha stood atop a high dune, looking at the mounded humps below. Those were her first targets for this trip: the gathering place of the Black Tail Scorpions!
At a glance, these humps stretched endlessly, so numerous that it was impossible to count them all at once. This was why Yan Pingsha had retreated last time.
This area of Black Tail Scorpions was arranged by strength from outside to inside; the outermost ones were only mid-Tier 3, but the ones in the very center had mid-Tier 4 or even peak-Tier 4 strength.
The mid-Tier 4 Black Tail Scorpions she needed to kill were in the middle part of the scorpion swarm. If she rushed in recklessly, she would likely be trapped in the swarm, leading to certain death.
Thinking of this, she took out the original card Lu Chenxing had given her and activated it directly. The moment it activated, she silently disappeared from her spot, not revealing the slightest aura.
The only flaw was her footprints, but as Yan Pingsha used her spiritual power to cover her feet, the last trace of a flaw also vanished. It was impossible to tell that someone had been there.
About three minutes later, a fierce blade light, swirling with sand, shattered the tranquility here and also tore apart a mid-Tier 4 Black Tail Scorpion that was dormant in the sand.
The moment that Black Tail Scorpion died, Black Tail Scorpions appeared like a tide in the surrounding open space!
The sand, which had been like gold, now almost turned into a black ocean! Countless Black Tail Scorpions surged towards the place where that Black Tail Scorpion had died, but amidst the surging black tide, no enemy appeared.
This left the Black Tail Scorpion clan somewhat puzzled, but unable to find an enemy, the swarm agitated for a moment before everything returned to peace.
Yan Pingsha had already left just before the scorpion swarm became agitated, stepping on the passing scorpions.
Meanwhile, on a more distant dune, A Lai watched this scene through crystal energy binoculars, then bit her lip unwillingly, “She really found a way. Does she not need us anymore?”
“Isn't that obvious?” Kun Ge stood casually beside her with his arms crossed. “I really don't know what you're thinking, still wanting to win her back. It's truly laughable.”
A Lai glanced at Kun Ge, then sneered, “Yes, I regret it. I want to win her back. If you don't regret it, why did you come along? Aren't you also thinking that after she reaches Tier 4, you can rely on her to have an easier life?”
Such cold remarks had no effect on Kun Ge. He smiled indifferently, “Yes, if we could win her back, who wouldn't want to? Someone with strength, background, and who's easy to fool—who wouldn't want to be friends with her?”
“Just by humoring her, we wouldn't be demoted anymore. If we had trouble, she would even actively help. There are plenty of people in the guild eyeing such good opportunities, but how do we win her back now? She doesn't need our help, and even if she did, what help could just the two of us provide? Besides, would she even appreciate it?”
“You thought she had no more use, so you kicked her aside, and now you think she'll change her mind with a few sweet words?” Kun Ge said with a face full of mockery, “Are you a moron, or do you think she's a moron?”
Both A Lai and Kun Ge were early-Tier 4 in strength, but their combat power was far inferior to Yan Pingsha. This time, they had come secretly, without telling anyone else.
The reason was simply that A Lai wanted to know who she had asked for help. If possible, she wanted to find an opportunity to mend their relationship, because without Yan Pingsha, her life wouldn't be as good as it was now.
But unfortunately, in the end, she only saw a card and nothing else. Now she had even lost track of Yan Pingsha. Although she knew her next target would definitely be sandworms, it was already useless.
“You've had enough!” A Lai looked at Kun Ge furiously and roared, “Why were you able to join the guild? Why did you have the chance to cling to Yan Pingsha's coattails? Why did you get the chance to be this captain? Don't you know in your heart? How dare you criticize me!”
“If I hadn't gone to sleep with that pervert back then, we would have starved to death on the streets! Do you dare say that when he said he wanted to take me away alone, you didn't know what he was thinking? But you didn't even utter a single fart then!”
“Now you're acting so self-righteous? I'm telling you, you're a coward! A coward!!!”
A Lai's eyes were red, and she roared like a madwoman. No one knew better than her what kind of pervert that guild leader was, and what kind of humiliation she had endured to gain a chance for the two of them to survive. But now, the beneficiary was mocking her! And he often looked at her with that look reserved for dirty things, as if he himself were so pure.
Coupled with the rift that had appeared between her and Yan Pingsha, the emotions she had suppressed for a long time finally erupted completely.
Kun Ge seemed not to have expected her to say such words directly. He opened his mouth, speechless and dumbfounded, then after a moment, he just remained silent.
After venting, A Lai was silent for a moment, then said coldly, “We'll go to the sandworms now. Since she has no difficulties, we'll create difficulties for her. In short, no matter what method we use, we absolutely cannot lose Yan Pingsha. I don't want to go to sleep with that pervert again!”
“She's such an easy-to-fool, foolish woman. As long as we're a little nice to her, she'll definitely change her mind. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been fooled by us for so long! She's our tool for living a good life. We must firmly keep her under our control!”
Meanwhile, Yan Pingsha had been standing nearby, listening for a long time.