Chapter 498: Climbing the Mountain with a Senior Sister

Around nine o'clock, the whole class took a group photo.

This also marked the complete end of the New Year's Eve party.

The duty students began cleaning the classroom; several boys moved the desks back to their original positions, and some eager ones had already run off.

Jiang Nian wasn't in a hurry—he helped Zhang Ningzhi carry the book basket back from outside.

It's vacation—what's the rush?

Rushing to go on a date?

Jiang Nian remained calm and unhurried, showing not a hint of guilt. To rush now would be like trying to escape.

"It's fine, but she's always refused to face me—maybe because…" Mu Chenlan was about to speak, but stopped himself.

I sighed helplessly, but since it was a misunderstanding, I had no grounds to keep pressing this person for an explanation.

Su Qianxue rubbed her head and murmured to herself: "Left so early?" Then she slowly stood up, finished washing up, and went to tend the vegetables.

The three each found a room at the Bichi Inn; indeed, in this game world, earnings were high but so were expenses—a single night at the inn cost a hundred time coins.

For ordinary people, tracing them might be nearly impossible, but to Gu Ling, it was nothing at all.

In the end, the beast ran ahead, Su Qianxue chased behind, and Zhuo Yun struggled to follow, while passersby watched the scene with bewildered expressions.

"No… impossible!" The dog demon widened his eyes, unable to believe this ant could sever both his arms with a single slash.

Xue Miaohua turned pale, her eyes wide, lips clenched tightly as she stared anxiously at Chen Shan, waiting for his reply.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the live feed has switched to Group B's arena. The competitors now taking the stage are Zhang Xin and Song Anran, both from North City," Wang Zhi announced as the screen changed.

The mountain gate's barrier had begun to heal; the rider galloping up leapt from his horse and flew inside.

Among the many spectators around, only two were most concerned with Shi Tian: Shen Wushuang and Luo Wenzhan, both eager to see just how strong Shi Tian truly was.

"Several Emperor Realm experts? Do you know where they came from, which faction they belong to?" Shi Tian's expression grew cold. Anyone daring to come to Zijun City likely came for revenge—if he learned their identities, he would never let them go easily.

Ke Man pointed toward the direction where Kui Xi and the others had retreated; Ke Jiasun waved to the head of his guard unit, signaling them to capture those people.

Lin Ming followed Song Dao Mei out of the room, where a row upon row of registered disciples stood waiting outside.

A muffled sound—just as Lingtian's soul-force-formed sword neared Shi Tian, a green flame erupted before him, a shield entirely forged from his own soul-force, instantly blocking Lingtian's attack.

Down.

The battle's energy fluctuations were massive; the Dragon Knights and Dragon Riders in the city were rushing over. Now, with Xu Feng too severely injured to move quickly, An Yue carried him away to find a quiet place, where An Yue healed him.

Zheng Zaipu was a womanizer, but not a fool—he instantly understood what Park Jinyeon was thinking.

Sheng Pus could tell Oliver was only at the Rainbow Realm—he posed no threat to An Xian.

"The friends you brought back are truly geniuses—look what they've done to this place. I bet they used to do this kind of thing all the time." Hua Yan sighed.

If I remember correctly, my former master once loved upholding justice more than anything—people couldn't even hold him back. But one day, someone suddenly told me my master had taken a different path. I truly refused to believe it.

"Of course—ten years of confinement would have worn away any brightness. By the way, I heard you saw your Aunt Bai Que'er yesterday—is that true?" When Old Zhang mentioned this, his tone grew slightly more excited.