Zhang Yaozong's mood immediately became terrible. It was as if he had stepped on dog shit.
"Student Li Ziqi, please consider this for everyone. The victory or defeat of this competition not only concerns everyone's future, but it also concerns the reputation of the Central Province Academy and your teacher!"
Zhang Yaozong started to use the righteousness of 'the lives of his companions', the school, and Sun Mo to force Li Ziqi.
"I said, I won't give up!"
Li Ziqi looked straight into Zhang Yaozong's eyes, not shrinking back at all. "Don't you just feel that I'm walking too slowly? I'll settle it tonight! "
"Why do we have to wait until night?"
Zhang Yaozong questioned, "Isn't this a waste of time?"
"Because we have to hurry!"
After Li Ziqi spoke, she gritted her teeth and continued walking forward.
Lu Zhiruo ran over and wanted to help her up, but she was pushed away.
"Ziqi, let me carry you!"
Xuanyuan Po leaped a few times and came over. He admired Li Ziqi's decision. She wasn't willing to admit defeat and wasn't discouraged. If she encountered a problem, she would get rid of it. Only then did she have the appearance of an eldest martial sister.
If Li Ziqi gave up, Xuanyuan Po wouldn't acknowledge her as his eldest martial sister.
"No need!"
Li Ziqi racked her brains, trying her best to think of a solution to this problem. She already had a general direction, but she still had to consider the specific implementation plan.
"Let's go, Leader!"
Tantai Yutang urged.
Zhang Yaozong stared at these people, his knuckles cracking as he clenched his fists. This was preposterous! Did they even put him, the Guild Leader, in their eyes?
"Give her one more night!"
Chu Jian persuaded. It wasn't because he admired Li Ziqi, but because he was giving face to Sun Mo.
During the student recruitment meet, Chu Jian had been recruited by Sun Mo. At that time, Sun Mo was still an intern teacher with no fame at all. Hence, Chu Jian had rejected him.
In the past few days, Chu Jian still felt a little regretful when he thought about it.
The party resumed their journey.
Because of this interlude, the atmosphere in the group became a little estranged. Li Fen was very worried. This time around, it was Li Ziqi. What about the next time?
Zhang Yaozong was a person with strength, but he was too utilitarian. For the sake of obtaining good results, he could abandon anyone.
The sun soon set, and a layer of twilight shrouded the hills.
"Prepare the torches. Let's continue our journey!"
Zhang Yaozong ordered.
Silence ensued. The crowd neither agreed nor disagreed.
"Leader, it's only the first day. Is there a need to work so hard?"
Tantai Yutang chuckled. "Moreover, we've already walked for a day. Let's take a break!"
"When you are resting, Mingshao and Haizhou might have already reached the endpoint."
Zhang Yaozong's expression was solemn. "If you want to win, you have to put in more effort than your opponent."
"That's true, but everyone needs to rest. Otherwise, it will affect tomorrow's condition."
Li Ziqi panted and raised a different opinion.
"I think you're the one who wants to rest."
Zhang Yaozong sneered.
"Eldest Senior Sister is not that kind of person."
Lu Zhiruo spoke in support, feeling that this Zhang Yaozong had a sinister heart.
"What should we do? Do you want me to stop them? "
Lu Qi poked Peng Kunqi, who was next to him. As the competition progressed, the two of them chatted together, and their relationship improved greatly. They were about to become friends.
"Do you think your words will work?"
Peng Kunqi laughed at himself. "Don't worry about it. Let them quarrel!"
Peng Kunqi was a scheming person and could see where the problem was.
Right now, the situation in the group was very clear. Zhang Yaozong wanted to establish his authority and unite the twenty of them.
Li Ziqi didn't trust Zhang Yaozong. Or to put it more accurately, Li Ziqi only believed in her own judgment. She might not have thought of becoming the group leader, but she wanted Zhang Yaozong to value her opinion and do things according to her thoughts.
However, Li Ziqi's motor nerves were too weak. Zhang Yaozong basically looked down on her. Hence, the conflict between the two of them was very great.
As for the others, they basically didn't think of becoming the group leader. All of them wanted to go with the flow.
Upon thinking of this, Peng Kunqi actually felt quite sorrowful. Zhang Yaozong was capable, but he was too selfish. At the crucial moment, would he abandon the others?
However, other than him, no one else had ever thought of becoming the group leader. This was also a sign of lack of confidence. It was just like how he had handed his future to Zhang Yaozong.
In that case, although Li Ziqi was weaker, she always had her own way of thinking and was very confident.
"I heard that many members of Mingshao have the wisdom and strength to become the group leader of the new student group after going to other schools. It's a pity that they are suppressed by Nangong Dao in Mingshao!"
Peng Kunqi revealed a small piece of information.
"That Nangong is so amazing?"
Lu Qi was shocked.
"He's the direct descendant of Great Liang's Nangong Aristocrat Clan. What do you think?"
Peng Kunqi felt that Zhang Yaozong was at least five Zhang Yaozongs, no, ten Zhang Yaozongs.
"Go gather firewood and prepare a torch!"
Zhang Yaozong didn't want to argue anymore. Since he couldn't convince the other party, he would just use his fists!
Whoever's fists were harder would have the final say!
"Group leader, given our current speed, we will reach the human-faced canyon at noon tomorrow. At that time, we won't have enough energy, and there might be casualties!"
Li Ziqi suppressed her anger. She hated people who acted arbitrarily the most.
"Human-faced canyon?"
Everyone started. What the hell was this? The name sounded so terrifying!
"In order to test the various student groups, the Saint Gate has sealed off many places. They will only be allowed to enter during the league tournament. The human-faced canyon is one such place."
Li Ziqi explained.
Although there was no information about these places leaked out, the fact that they were sealed off was a form of intelligence. It wouldn't be wrong to pay special attention to them.
Before Li Ziqi came, she had studied the map of the first level of the Darkness Continent. She had memorized all the places that were sealed off.
"You haven't seen the map before. How do you know?"
Tantai Yutang pretended to be curious.
Li Ziqi rolled her eyes. (Is there anyone who acts as a supporting character?)
"Eldest martial sister has a photographic memory!"
Lu Zhiruo flaunted with pride. She didn't forget her eldest martial sister's shocking performance on the Wind King Hall's altar after hearing the Wind King Divine Art once. At that time, even the Wind King was shocked.
Zhang Yaozong's face sank. He took out the map and opened it. When the words' Human-faced Canyon 'appeared in his vision, his expression turned unsightly.
"What's wrong? Did Li Ziqi say something wrong? "
Tantai Yutang started again.
Zhang Yaozong's chest heaved up and down. He was capable and could determine that given their current speed, they would reach the Human-faced Canyon at noon tomorrow at the latest.
Shi Qiao stretched out his neck and took a look. He couldn't help but draw in a cold gasp.
There were red words on the map: Human-faced Canyon. Danger level: 4. If you encounter danger, don't hesitate and quickly seek help from your teacher!
When students participated in the league tournament, they had to sign a life and death waiver. After all, there would always be accidental deaths in a league tournament like this.
"Rest here. Lu Qi, Shi Qiao, Peng Kunqi, the three of you go and collect firewood. If there's prey, kill some. Li Fen, Li Ziqi, Lu Zhiruo, the three of you go and pick some wild fruits and look for a water source. The rest of you, set up camp."
Zhang Yaozong gave a new order and then turned to leave. There was no solution to it. Changing his order made him feel very awkward.
"That fellow actually didn't fall to the ground?"
Tantai Yutang was surprised.
"Compared to that little bit of humiliation, he wants to win more!"
Li Ziqi felt some admiration for Zhang Yaozong. Those who could endure would usually be able to accomplish great things.
"Do you really have a photographic memory?"
Li Fen was curious.
"It's not worth mentioning!"
Li Ziqi sharply noticed Li Fen's trepidation. Very good, her first group member had been found.
Other than wearing the school's uniform and commonly used weapons, the participants weren't allowed to bring any personal items with them.
After that, the Saint Gate prepared the same resources for each participant.
Three days' worth of water and dry rations, a signal tube, and a first aid kit.
The items in the first aid kit were very simple. Other than an antidote, hemostatic powder, scissors, and a roll of bandages, there was nothing else.
The Saint Gate's meaning was very clear. The students didn't just have to hurry on with their journey. They also had to collect medicinal herbs along the way.
Naturally, it was fine if they didn't collect them. But if something happened to a student and they didn't have any urgent need, they could only blame their bad luck.
Other than these, there were also some items. For example, spirit rune masters could apply for spirit rune papers and brushes, while alchemists could apply for small-sized alchemy furnaces.
However, usually, no one would apply for them. Even if they brought them, they wouldn't have the time to use them. After all, this was a death race competition, and time was very tight.
"Xu Dingjiang, you ate too much."
Zhang Yaozong criticized.
They didn't catch any prey at night, and there weren't any wild fruits in this lousy forest either. Hence, everyone ate the food prepared by the Saint Gate. There was only three days' worth of food, so they had to be frugal.
"If I don't eat my fill, how will I have the strength?"
Xu Dingjiang was indignant and mumbled in a low voice, "If I continue to say three more days, I might be able to catch some prey."
Xu Dingjiang's family background wasn't bad, and he had never suffered from hunger before. In addition, he had rushed for an entire day and was both tired and thirsty. Hence, he ate a little more.
Zhang Yaozong pretended not to hear it and silently surveyed the others.
Lu Zhiruo and Li Ziqi were actually eating the mantou and drinking water according to the amount. Their endurance wasn't bad.
"Ziqi, you should eat this!"
Ying Baiwu passed her mantou over. The little sunny egg had expended a lot of stamina today.
"No need!"
Li Ziqi rejected.
"Just eat!"
The iron-headed girl stuffed the mantou to Li Ziqi. "In any case, it's fine even if I starve for a few days!"
Ying Baiwu wasn't being humble, but there really wasn't a problem. The number of days she had starved could be counted on one hand. Or rather, the number of days she didn't starve could be counted on one hand.
Even during the new year, Ying Baiwu hadn't eaten her fill before.
"Ying Baiwu, take back your food!"
Zhang Yaozong commanded.
"What's your business?"
Ying Baiwu frowned.
"I'm the group leader!"
Zhang Yaozong's tone was filled with anger. Why were there so many thorns in this group? It seemed like there was really a need to fight!
"Stop quarreling!"
Li Ziqi stood up and stuffed the mantou to Ying Baiwu. "I might not be back tonight. Don't look for me!"
"Ah?"
Lu Zhiruo had a look of panic on her face. "What are you going to do?"
"Solve the transportation problem!"
Li Ziqi already had a plan.
"I'll accompany you!"
Ying Baiwu and Lu Zhiruo stood up.
"No need, this is my tempering exercise!"
Li Ziqi left the campsite.
"I hope you will never come back!"
Zhang Yaozong's eyes were cold. After that, he instructed, "I will keep watch for the first half of the night. Xuanyuan Po, you keep watch for the second half. Those who have nothing to do, quickly go and sleep."
After eating, Zhang Yaozong sat next to the bonfire and studied the map, wanting to find a shortcut. All of a sudden, a soft voice drifted over.
"Who?"
Zhang Yaozong roared and drew his curved blade.
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