The two student groups were separated by 30 meters and entered the Human-faced Canyon.
The chilly autumn wind rustled, bringing with it an austere chill, like the tongue of a cold-blooded animal licking one's skin, causing one's hair to stand on end.
"Everyone, stay alert!"
Zhang Yaozong reminded softly.
The widest part of the Human-faced Canyon was over thirty meters, and the narrowest part was only a few meters. It was like a huge snake lying on the ground. Because of the rugged terrain, everyone's vision was blocked.
Xu Dingjiang gripped the longbow tightly and looked up. What he saw was a sliver of sky.
Hualala!
The terrain of the canyon was not flat. Occasionally, rocks would roll down from the walls on both sides.
"I feel like something is watching us!"
Lu Zhiruo looked around nervously and reminded him.
"It's a spider!"
Zhang Yaozong had already seen them, and they weren't small in size. However, on the Darkness Continent where spirit qi was abundant, there was no need to use the common sense of the Middle-Earth Nine Provinces to judge these species.
Li Ziqi saw that the canyon before them suddenly narrowed and was about to become a narrow path. Hence, she suggested to Zhang Yaozong, "We mustn't let the people from Chongde take advantage of us."
"Not bad!"
Zhang Yaozong told everyone to stop. If they continued like this, if they were to be attacked, they would be the first to be attacked. It could be considered as a meat shield for Chongde's people.
"Wait!"
Zhang Yaozong went to negotiate.
"Do you think the other party will agree?"
Li Fen was worried.
"Difficult!"
Xu Jialiang shook his head.
As expected, a few minutes later, Zhang Yaozong came back with an angry expression. "The other party doesn't want to team up with us."
"Then what should we do?"
Li Fen was anxious.
"Salad!"
Zhang Yaozong urged, "Let's continue forward. Everyone, stay alert!"
"Wait!"
Li Ziqi called out to everyone. "Why do we have to leave first?"
"Chongde does not intend to take advantage of us. Li Rongguang said that if we are afraid, they can walk in front."
Zhang Yaozong was a hot-blooded young man. He was confident and arrogant. How could he endure such humiliation? He immediately rejected it.
"I'll go talk to him!"
Li Ziqi frowned.
Ying Baiwu and Lu Zhiruo were worried that she would be at a disadvantage and hurriedly followed after her.
"Another one? Didn't I say it clearly just now? "
Chai Yong's thick eyebrows furrowed.
"Forming a temporary team is beneficial to everyone!"
Li Ziqi put on a smile and spoke in a calm tone, "I believe you guys have also seen the miserable state of that student group earlier."
"Forming a temporary group is indeed a good idea, but not with you guys!"
A girl spoke, surveying Li Ziqi. When she saw Li Ziqi's chest, she immediately puffed out her chest proudly.
Hmph, you can't even withstand a single blow.
"What do you mean?"
Ying Baiwu was unhappy.
"What was the ranking of the Central Province Academy's new student group last year?"
Wu Ran, the girl who looked down on the flat-chested Li Ziqi, turned her head and asked.
"A few dozen? I don't remember! "
Chai Yong couldn't remember.
"Rank 20 is also in the dozens, and rank 99 is also in the dozens. How can the results be the same?"
Wu Ran rolled her eyes.
"If it's not in the 90s, then it's in the 80s. Anyway, it's not far from the bottom. Aiya, why are you worrying about this?"
Chai Yong scratched his head.
Usually speaking, no one would intentionally inquire about those groups that were ranked at the bottom. However, the Central Province Academy was too famous. After all, it was once one of the Nine Greats.
"What about our ranking?"
Wu Ran continued to ask.
Lu Zhiruo didn't understand and pricked up her ears, wanting to listen. However, Li Ziqi and Ying Baiwu's countenances sank because they knew that they were humiliating their school.
"29!"
When Chai Rong said this, his face was filled with pride. The other students also had a strong sense of superiority on their faces when they looked at Li Ziqi and the other two.
"Tsk, so it's 29. Looking at your expressions, I thought it was # 9!"
Li Ziqi's lips twitched.
"What do you mean?"
A tall and muscular guy with bull-like eyes directly glared at Li Ziqi.
"Are you an idiot? You can't even tell from this? "
Ying Baiwu took a step forward, protecting Li Ziqi and Lu Zhiruo behind her as she retorted.
"Are you courting death?"
The bull-eyed guy roared.
"Liu Yu, enough!"
Li Rongguang stopped his companion. "This student, I'm sorry. Let's just rely on our own capabilities."
Li Rongguang was the group leader of Chongde's new student group.
Honestly speaking, he was very moved by the other party's suggestion. In fact, before they entered the Human-faced Canyon, he had already thought about it. However, putting aside the fact that it would damage the school's reputation, it might also cause everyone to suspect that he, the group leader, was a coward!
In the end, the other party took the initiative to suggest it. Li Rongguang wanted to agree, but before he could say anything, Wu Ran, Chai Yong, and the others all rejected him. Moreover, they even used a mocking tone.
What could Li Rongguang do?
He was also in despair!
It wasn't easy for him to gain some authority as the group leader. If he was too forceful, the relationship between the group would be strained.
"Sigh, for a person to become mature, it starts from learning how to compromise. Why can't you guys understand this?"
Li Rongguang was born in a major clan. The education he received since young told him that benefits were everything. What was the use of mocking others here to satisfy his pitiful sense of superiority?
They might as well form a group and rush out of the Human-faced Canyon as soon as possible, fighting for a higher ranking.
If they could get into the top ten, they would be able to look down on everyone.
"I was too presumptuous!"
Li Ziqi nodded and turned to leave.
"Eldest martial sister, I feel that that guy is a little impressive!"
As Lu Zhiruo walked, she would turn her head and survey Li Rongguang. Although his looks were ordinary and couldn't be compared to her teacher, he seemed to be an intelligent person.
"It's not easy for all of them!"
Li Ziqi sighed. Unless the group leader was someone with outstanding talent who rose to fame at a young age, they would have to face such a situation where no one was willing to submit to the other.
Everyone felt that their way of thinking was right, and there would definitely be conflicts!
"Those fellows are so arrogant!"
Lu Zhiruo returned and grumbled, "They are looking down on us!"
"Let's talk less. This time around, no matter who we lose to, we mustn't lose to Chongde!"
Zhang Yaozong urged everyone to continue on their way.
"Wait a minute!"
Li Ziqi called out.
"What?"
Zhang Yaozong frowned. He was also someone with backbone. Asking him to stop and wait for Chongde to leave first while he followed behind was something so embarrassing. He couldn't do it.
Li Ziqi looked around and her gaze landed on Tantai Yutang's face.
(Sickly invalid, it's your turn to appear!)
Tantai Yutang instantly understood and immediately fell to the ground.
"Junior martial brother!"
Lu Zhiruo jumped in fright and immediately darted over to help him up.
It was unknown how Tantai Yutang dodged, but he avoided the papaya girl and fell to the ground.
"Cough cough! Cough cough! "
The sickly invalid coughed and had a look of agony on his face.
"Tantai, what's wrong with you? Quick, take the first aid kit! "
Li Ziqi called out, looking flustered.
"..."
Zhang Yaozong was speechless. (Isn't your acting skills a little too impressive? What should I do now? Should I act? Or should I act?)
Zhang Yaozong knew that he should act, but he really couldn't do it. Hence, he squatted down beside Tantai Yutang.
The new student group from Chongde, who was over 20 meters behind, was dumbfounded when they saw this scene.
"It can't be, right? How can they be so shameless? "
Wu Ran was astonished. (You guys can even do something like pretending to be sick?)
"No wonder the Central Province Academy has declined. They don't even have this bit of boldness!"
"Ignore them, let's leave first!"
"But it's really dangerous ahead!"
The students chattered.
In such a situation, who wouldn't know that the person walking in front would be more dangerous?
At the back, Chongde's students could still make sarcastic remarks. But when they were really walking in front, the nervousness they felt was completely different.
At the back, if they were attacked, the Central Province Academy would be the first to be unlucky, and their side would be able to react in time. But now...
"Do you guys know fear now?"
Looking at the slight changes in the expressions of his group members, Li Rongguang sighed. However, there was nothing he could do now. He couldn't possibly have someone from his side pretending to be sick, right?
The two groups brushed past each other.
"Wow, look at that big-breasted girl. Her acting is so realistic. I feel that it's a waste for her to go to school. She should join a drama troupe. She'd definitely be able to become a famous actress!"
"I don't feel that this is an act, right? Also, that guy who fell to the ground seems to be really coughing up blood! "
"Did we wrongly accuse him?"
As they got closer, the students from Chongde could see clearly that Tantai Yutang's face was sallow and he kept coughing up blood. This didn't seem to be an act.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Yaozong suddenly felt that there were benefits in bringing along a sickly person.
After the people from Chongde walked over 60 meters away, Li Ziqi patted Tantai Yutang's shoulder. "That's enough!"
"Cough cough!"
Tantai Yutang took out a handkerchief and wiped the corner of his mouth. After that, he stood up.
"Junior brother, are you sure you're fine? Don't you need to rest a little? "
Lu Zhiruo held onto the water sack and had a look of concern on her face.
Ying Baiwu was speechless. She rubbed Lu Zhiruo's head. (Is it really good for you to be so innocent? Be careful that you might end up losing everything in the future!)
Tantai Yutang, who had always been shameless, felt a little awkward for the first time in his life when he heard the papaya girl's words and saw her worried gaze when she looked at him.
The observer following behind them had witnessed the entire process. He couldn't help but look toward Sun Mo's group of four. His meaning was clear. (Is your Central Province Academy so shameless?)
"Hehe!"
Fan Yao's smile was a little stiff. Although doing this wouldn't look good on his face, it was the right choice. Li Ziqi was very good at judging the situation and wasn't stubborn.
"Is there a problem?"
Sun Mo didn't avoid the observer's gaze. Between the safety of the students and his face, Sun Mo would rather choose the former.
As they continued to venture deeper into the human-faced canyon, half an hour later, large spiders started to appear before them. The effect of Li Ziqi's little trick finally showed itself.
These spiders didn't have much intellect and moved purely based on their hunting instincts. Hence, when they saw Chongde's students, they would attack them head-on.
"Ziqi, it's all thanks to you."
Looking at the people from Chongde fighting, Li Fen patted her chest. If it wasn't for Li Ziqi's little trick, they would be the ones being attacked.
Li Rongguang felt some regret. He should have found someone to pretend to be sick earlier. Although the killing prowess of these large spiders wasn't high, their continuous appearance was a huge drain on the mental energy of the group members. This was because they had to be fully focused and wary of their surroundings.
"This can't do, I have to think of a solution!"
Just when Li Rongguang was racking his brains, a large number of human-faced spiders suddenly darted out from the cracks above the canyon.
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