The afterglow of the setting sun had already dissipated, and twilight filled the sky.
A thin mist began to rise!
"Eldest Senior Sister, the camp is ready and dinner is ready."
When Lu Zhiruo saw that Li Ziqi hadn't returned after so long, she came to look for her. "Baiwu's luck isn't bad today. She hunted a wild boar."
Li Ziqi sat on a big rock beside the stream. She was like a petrified statue, completely silent.
"Eldest Senior Sister?"
Lu Zhiruo jumped in fright and immediately jogged over. When she saw the little sunny egg, she discovered that her countenance was pale and her forehead was covered in sweat.
"What happened to you?"
The papaya girl was very worried. Why did Li Ziqi look so tired? You look even more tired than me, who has been working for half a day!
"Zhiruo, do you think this map is wrong?"
Li Ziqi asked.
After so many years, Li Ziqi was already used to her photographic memory. Even if she didn't consciously try to memorize things, she would be able to remember many things with just a glance.
During this hour, Li Ziqi kept recalling the map she had seen in the White Dew Building. She even drew one on the ground beside the stream.
Overall, there weren't many mistakes. There were only six. Two of them were the wrong names, and the other four were the wrong routes.
To be honest, there weren't many mistakes. However, if there was evidence that the questions were intentionally made by the question makers, then it would be a huge problem.
This meant that it was very likely that the final destination, Honglu Island, wasn't the location marked on the map, and it would be futile no matter how much effort they put in to rush over.
"No, maybe I'm thinking too much. It should be a printing problem!"
Li Ziqi consoled herself.
"How could the map be wrong? The Saint Gate would never make such a mistake! "
Lu Zhiruo's tone was very certain.
"That's true!"
Li Ziqi smiled in self-mockery. She suddenly thought of something. "Oh ya, when we were on the way here, you said that the other path is correct. How did you ascertain that?"
"Ah?"
Lu Zhiruo scratched her head and had a puzzled look on her face. "Really?"
"Are you a goldfish? Your memory only lasts for seven seconds? "
Li Ziqi was speechless. (Can you even forget what happened yesterday?)
It wasn't that the papaya girl had forgotten. It was just that her heart was big and she wouldn't care about such things.
It was like if you suddenly asked someone what they had for lunch yesterday, they would have to think about it carefully before they could say it.
As for Li Ziqi, she was someone who paid attention to details. She could recall everything that had happened yesterday, or even a week ago.
"Oh, I remember now. That's the feeling!"
Lu Zhiruo smiled. "Ever since I was young, my senses have always been very accurate. I've never lost my way before!"
"Are you sure?"
Li Ziqi didn't believe it.
"Uh, I got lost too."
The papaya girl smiled embarrassedly. "But in the end, I can always find the place I want to go!"
"Where do you think Hongluzhou is?"
Li Ziqi felt that Lu Zhiruo was someone who was born with an extremely strong sense of direction. As long as she ascertained the direction of her destination, she definitely wouldn't go the wrong way.
"En!"
Lu Zhiruo thought about it and pointed in the 11 o 'clock direction while carefully sneaking a peek at Li Ziqi's expression. "This way?"
Li Ziqi had no expression.
"Err, it could also be here?"
Lu Zhiruo changed her direction.
Li Ziqi sank into contemplation again because the first direction the papaya girl pointed was different from the marked location of Hongluzhou on the map.
"In that case, if the map is wrong, where is the true endpoint?"
Li Ziqi's gaze landed on the stream.
The papaya girl followed the little sunny egg's gaze and saw a map drawn in great detail.
"What's going on with the two of you?"
Ying Baiwu and Tantai Yutang came over. "The food is getting cold!"
The sickly invalid immediately noticed the map drawn on the ground. Moreover, out of instinct, he confirmed the locations of the few important points.
"Eldest martial sister said that the map is wrong!"
Lu Zhiruo broke the news.
"It can't be, right?"
Ying Baiwu frowned. As for Tantai Yutang, he revealed a contemplative expression.
"I'm not sure either!"
Li Ziqi shook her head. If her teacher encountered such a situation, what would he do?
After analyzing Sun Mo's daily behavior, Li Ziqi felt that her teacher most probably wouldn't be as conflicted as her and directly ascertain that the map was fake. It was because her teacher was much more confident compared to her.
"Eldest martial sister, you should be a little more confident."
Lu Zhiruo felt that Li Ziqi was belittling herself too much. "Teacher has always admired your intelligence and talent. If you aren't confident, doesn't that mean that you don't believe in Teacher's judgment?"
"What?"
Tantai Yutang rolled his eyes. He had wanted to say what nonsense logic was this, but in the end, he saw Ying Baiwu nodding again, clearly agreeing with this.
(You three stinky brats, how much do you worship Sun Mo?)
Hearing this, Li Ziqi's eyes brightened.
"That's right, I should be more confident. Moreover, this is a test from the Saint Gate, and I can't judge things based on common sense. After all the possible options are verified and rejected, the final result is possible even if it's theoretically impossible!"
Li Ziqi took in a few deep breaths and focused her attention. She started to recall the map she saw in the White Dew Building that day. Not only so, she also started to recall the actions of the main judge, Tong Yiming, as well as every word he had said.
After that, Li Ziqi started to recall the various situations that had happened along the way...
Lu Zhiruo knew that her eldest martial sister was thinking about something important. Hence, she remained silent. But a moment later, her face was filled with astonishment as she called out.
"Eh?"
It was because a layer of golden light was emitting from the little sunny egg's body. It was exceptionally eye-catching in the twilight of the hills.
"What's going on?"
Ying Baiwu was shocked. After all, she was someone who had only started learning halfway and had too little knowledge. She didn't know what had happened. However, Lu Zhiruo and Tantai Yutang were shocked.
The glow on Li Ziqi's body seemed to be augmented by a great teacher halo. But there were no great teachers here?
An hour later, Li Ziqi opened her eyes and looked toward Tantai Yutang.
"What's your opinion of this map?"
"There's a problem!"
Tantai Yutang spoke bluntly.
"Then why didn't you say so earlier?"
Li Ziqi frowned.
"I wasn't sure either!"
Tantai Yutang didn't quibble and say that he didn't know. It was because that would be an insult to Li Ziqi's intelligence. She would definitely not believe him.
"Tantai Yutang, I don't care what your intentions are when you entered Teacher's tutelage. I don't care if it's the timing or the timing, but... "
Li Ziqi leaned forward and stared straight into Tantai Yutang's eyes like a big cat protecting its kin. "If you dare to harm Teacher or my junior martial siblings, I'll definitely make you pay a price of regret for the rest of your life. I, Li Ziqi, swear!"
Regardless of whether it was the little sunny egg's tone or expression, they were all too solemn, causing the atmosphere to freeze. Lu Zhiruo was so frightened that she didn't even dare to breathe.
However, at this moment, Li Ziqi had the disposition of an eldest martial sister.
"Hehe!"
Tantai Yutang was joyful.
Swoosh!
Li Ziqi held onto White Bird and slashed past Tantai Yutang's ear.
"Alright!"
Tantai Yutang retracted his frivolous expression.
It was because he could sense Li Ziqi's determination. At the same time, he also understood that when Li Ziqi asked if there was a problem with the map, it wasn't that she was uncertain and wanted to seek confirmation from him. Rather, it was because she wanted to ascertain his feelings toward this group.
"Let's go!"
Li Ziqi jumped down from the big rock. However, the water below was too slippery, causing her to slip. She lost her balance and staggered.
"Eh!"
Li Ziqi wanted to cry. (I had planned to leave calmly, leaving behind a handsome back view for my junior martial brothers and sisters. In the end, everything was messed up.)
"Eldest martial sister, why did your body emit light earlier?"
Lu Zhiruo supported the little sunny egg in passing. Her face was filled with curiosity. "Are you going to become a buddha?"
"You're the one who's going to become a buddha!"
Li Ziqi unhappily tapped the papaya girl's forehead. "I merely comprehended a great teacher halo!"
"Huh?"
Lu Zhiruo took a few steps back and seriously surveyed the little sunny egg.
Tantai Yutang frowned. He really wanted to say, 'You can't joke like this. How old are you? 12 years old? What kind of great teacher halo is there to comprehend? '
If this was real, it would be a new record for the Saint Gate's' youngest person to comprehend a great teacher halo '!
Li Ziqi's lips twitched. She rubbed her fair finger and snapped it.
Swoosh!
A golden halo erupted with the little sunny egg at the center, radiating out in all directions. The radius of effect was only over ten meters.
However, as a halo that had just been comprehended, it was already very impressive.
"What halo is this?"
Tantai Yutang asked.
"Retentive Memory!"
Li Ziqi wasn't trying to show off, but she was intentionally suppressing Tantai Yutang. She wanted to tell the sickly invalid that he shouldn't look down on others just because his intellect is very high.
"..."
Tantai Yutang was speechless because he could already feel the effects of 'Retentive Memory'. Right now, his mental state was extremely good and he could immediately remember everything he saw.
"Wow, it's actually such a practical halo!"
Lu Zhiruo was envious. As a fool, she couldn't remember everything she read. Hence, she really hoped that she could have Retentive Memory.
Being able to remember everything after reading it once and having the rest of the time, she could play. How wonderful would that be?
Although Ying Baiwu didn't say anything, her gaze when looking at Li Ziqi was filled with admiration. Because of her teacher, she had also thought of becoming a teacher and helping others.
However, after checking the information, the iron-headed girl discovered that being a great teacher wasn't something you could become just because you wanted to. You had to comprehend the self-taught halo first before you had the qualifications to become a great teacher.
"Wait a minute, I remember that before comprehending a great teacher halo, one has to comprehend the self-taught halo first!"
Tantai Yutang came to a realization. "When did you comprehend it?"
"A few months ago, when I was training in the Darkness Continent."
Li Ziqi didn't hide anything.
Thinking of that day, the little sunny egg couldn't forget the warm memories she had when she conversed with her teacher. If it wasn't for him, she wouldn't have been able to find the path she should take. She would still be stuck in self-loathing because her athletic ability was too weak.
Ding!
Favorable impression points from the little sunny egg + 1,000.
"I concede defeat!"
Tantai Yutang was convinced. Because his body was too weak, the sickly invalid was an extremely proud person mentally. In addition, he had extremely high intelligence to begin with. Hence, he looked down on everyone.
He always felt that he could do things better than others. For example, he was the first one to discover that there was a mistake in the map, but he didn't wish to say it.
Seeing how these people were working so hard but doing useless work, the sickly invalid felt very happy.
But now, he was defeated by Li Ziqi.
It was because it was impossible for Tantai Yutang to become a great teacher. Not only did it require talent, but it also required a mental state. The sickly invalid didn't have it.
The Saint Gate had concluded that if a great teacher wanted to comprehend a great teacher halo, they had to accumulate their mental state for several years.
Why did so many teachers have Encyclopedic Knowledge?
Because through so many years, they had always been in a state of learning with Encyclopedic Knowledge. However, it was very difficult for them to have photographic memory. Almost all great teachers had never or rarely experienced it before. They didn't understand such a state.
The reason why Li Ziqi could comprehend it now was because she had a photographic memory to begin with. In addition to her extreme confidence now, her mental state had transformed into a great teacher halo.
"Don't waste any more time. Let's go and look for Zhang Yaozong!"
Li Ziqi could only pray that the other student groups didn't discover the problem with the map. Otherwise, their group would fall behind by too much.
...
In the temporary campsite, the bonfire crackled as the fragrance of barbecued meat permeated the air.
Because they had passed through the human-faced canyon and had large spiders as their mounts, it wouldn't be a problem for them to get into the top five, right?
Hence, everyone was very relaxed and chatted idly.
However, after Li Ziqi returned and told them her judgment, everyone was stunned.
"It can't be, right?"
Xu Jialiang frowned. "Did you remember wrongly?"
"I definitely won't remember wrongly!"
Li Ziqi's tone was resolute. "Group leader, we have to change the plan now."
Zhang Yaozong took the map and frowned. "What's wrong?"
Li Ziqi immediately pointed out.
Zhang Yaozong looked at the six dots and felt a headache. What should he do if this was wrong? Speaking of which, being the group leader was truly very tiring. There were all sorts of situations happening one after another.
Zhang Yaozong kneaded his forehead, feeling both mentally and physically exhausted.
When Tantai Yutang saw this scene, his lips twitched. This meant that Zhang Yaozong's ability to withstand pressure was weak. Zhang Yaozong definitely hadn't experienced such a test before. Hence, he couldn't take it anymore.
On the other hand, Li Ziqi had never revealed such a cowardly expression from the start to the end.
No, she might have revealed it before, but she would definitely not let her group members see it. This would greatly affect their morale.
"Cough, cough!"
Li Ziqi coughed and reminded him.
Zhang Yaozong's intelligence wasn't low. He also realized that his actions weren't appropriate and immediately became solemn.
"I can't assume that the map is wrong just because of a single sentence from you!"
Zhang Yaozong spoke, but before he finished speaking, he was interrupted.
"Hence, tonight, I will go to the location closest to us. If there isn't any, it means that the map is wrong."
Li Ziqi had long since considered this.
"If you can't do it, I will go!"
Ying Baiwu took the initiative to volunteer.
Zhang Yaozong swept his gaze around and discovered that the others didn't wish to go. There was no solution to it. Let alone this was the Darkness Continent, even in the Nine Provinces, it was extremely dangerous to walk at night.
"Let me go instead!"
Xuanyuan Po, who was meditating, came over when he heard the commotion. "It's too boring to sleep. I'll go find some monsters to kill!"
"I'll go too!"
Zhang Yaozong stood up. "There's no time to lose. Let's set off now. When I leave, Ziqi will temporarily take on the role of the group leader!"
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