Chapter 78: The Paths We Strive For
Su Jiu squinted. She had no idea what Blood Night Grass was, but judging from its aura alone, she could feel its extraordinary nature. It was probably something that would cost thousands of contribution points in the APP’s merit store.
Heh… A human captured by a monster could produce this? What kind of nonsense was that? Su Jiu guessed that the other party was likely a monster with a high-tier bloodline.
However, a trade was impossible. It was already out…
Staring intently at the Blood Night Grass, Su Jiu slowly took out the Magic Crystal from her waist, a slight smile on her lips, “Okay…”
The hand opposite her swayed again, as if becoming impatient.
Su Jiu extended the brocade pouch from bottom to top, moving it slowly upwards. The other party seemed as if they were about to receive a treat, showing no wariness, and also extended their other hand to grab it.
At this moment, Su Jiu suddenly threw the brocade pouch to the ground. With her right hand, she grabbed the Blood Night Grass, rubbed it hard on the ground, and snatched it away, tucking it into her belt.
“Damn it!!!” The previously sickly female voice didn’t sound so sickly anymore.
The other party seemed stunned for a moment, realizing they had been tricked, and a wave of grief and indignation surged within them.
“Bastard!”
Immediately, they stopped acting and didn’t indulge Su Jiu any further. Their two ethereal hands grabbed Su Jiu’s sleeves, and the immense force directly pulled her entire left hand in halfway.
“Is this the sacrifice?”
Su Jiu’s expression was slightly shocked, and she quickly swung her short sword wrapped in black flames. As long as the vortex was shattered, she would be freed.
“Liars!!”
The other party seemed to know her movements. Su Jiu felt a sharp pain on the back of her hand, and her hand was pushed out. The entire vortex dissipated with a “poof!”, leaving traces of light debris floating in the air.
Due to the dissipation of the vortex, the golden radiance on the Divine Servants below also disappeared. Their movements became slow, and those students shattered their parts with just a casual strike.
Su Jiu glanced below before retracting her gaze. She extended her left hand, slowly pulled back her sleeve, and found two small bleeding holes on it. Was it bitten by that “god”?
She initially hadn’t bothered with it, but suddenly a faint black formation appeared in front of her. Su Jiu’s eyes widened slowly. Just as she thought something was about to happen.
“Swish!”
The formation suddenly transferred to her hand, and the two bloody holes stopped bleeding. Instead, a rose-like pattern was imprinted on them. To call it a rose…
At this size, the flower shape was more like a begonia, a mysterious begonia.
It was a blooming black begonia, and on it, Su Jiu could vaguely see a flow of some dark liquid forming it.
The begonia imprint on her hand, set against her Hanfu, gave off a strangely eerie feeling.
“I should have just cut off that phantom’s hand earlier. I was still too kind,”
Su Jiu sighed and lowered her sleeve. She still didn’t know what this begonia imprint was, but fortunately, there were no major side effects. She could only take it one step at a time.
The Divine Servants below, without the support of power, were quickly cut apart like broken gourds. Their bodies no longer regenerated as before. As the Divine Servants died, the surrounding light walls also gradually disappeared one by one.
Su Jiu slowly descended, retracting her avatar. She glanced at Li Yi, who was looking at her with admiration. He was carrying a large saber, showing a thumbs up, and blurted out two words: “Awesome!”
“You too.”
She chuckled in response and slowly walked towards Bai Qianyu. Seeing that the other party was unharmed, she breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to say something, but was interrupted.
With a sigh, Bai Qianyu retracted her avatar and looked up at Su Jiu, softly saying, “Sister Jiu, I feel like I’m just a burden to you, just like before, and like now.”
Su Jiu was slightly stunned, and softly said, “That’s just a matter of time. The gap between us isn’t that big…”
Su Jiu knew how many bug-like opportunities and abilities she had: the Dragon Ring, Twin Bloodline, E Huo, Lord Liu Yue.
The density of these fortunate encounters was already subtly higher than Bai Ming’s. The other party was only an Advanced Stage Warrior, but she was already ready to reach there.
Su Jiu’s words didn’t sit well with Bai Qianyu. She felt like she was being comforted. Taking a deep breath, she turned to Su Jiu and said, “Sister Jiu… my father told me a long time ago that he had a very capable friend and asked if I wanted to move and study.”
“Then go study!” Su Jiu blinked, somewhat confused by the other’s thoughts. In her understanding, Bai Chen was likely some hidden powerful figure, and the people he knew would at least be at the same level.
At least Battle King Level, right?
Bai Qianyu looked at her deeply, pursed her lips again, and then looked down at her toes, saying, “You know my family’s situation… But I always felt that my father was hiding something. Bloodline… If he was really just an ordinary blue-collar worker, would he really have this bloodline? I don’t know.”
“I’ve agonized over whether to transfer there, but seeing the gap between us growing wider… so wide that effort can’t close it at all.”
Her long hair covered her face, and Bai Qianyu’s body trembled slightly. She didn’t know why she was saying this, but she truly… always felt reliant on others, and it was so difficult.
She had survived, but her proud self was always so sentimental.
So sentimental that she hated herself.
“I…”
Su Jiu was slightly stunned. Hearing what the other had said, she only then slightly realized that the other was just a high school girl who knew nothing, without any cheat codes or foresight.
Her friends were much more powerful than her, and she felt powerless in the face of danger.
The two seemed isolated from their surroundings. Clearly, everyone else was celebrating, but their atmosphere was exceptionally somber. The surrounding light walls were gradually diminishing, and the light was slowly dimming.
After a moment of silence.
Su Jiu slowly stepped forward, stood on her tiptoes, gently reached out, and patted the other’s shoulder, softly saying, “If you want to chase your dreams, then go. Uncle Bai is definitely not an ordinary person, and the person he introduced, you can definitely trust going there.”
“Sister Jiu… will we be able to see each other again? The place I’m going is very, very far away.”
Bai Qianyu looked up at her, wanting to say something, but felt her throat inexplicably choked. She could only lower her head. Her pride wouldn’t allow her to cry out.
Suddenly, a beam of bright light shone in. She felt her hair being gently parted, and what met her eyes was that familiar little face, but on that face was a gentle smile.
She wanted to retreat to prevent the other from seeing her disheveled state, but Su Jiu grabbed her hand, and her soft voice gradually entered her ears:
“How can we not meet? We’ll meet again, wherever we go in life. Three months later, at Magical Capital University, by the school motto stone.”
Then, Su Jiu gently hugged her. Their earlobes slightly brushed, and Bai Qianyu’s body trembled slightly, but she weakly allowed the other to hold her.
Su Jiu knew that the other was going to Magical Capital University… But since there were no conflicts between them, she didn’t need to avoid anything.
Magical Capital University, the university most described in novels, would be more familiar if she went there.
At this moment, the formation outside completely shattered. Outside, it was already dusk. The setting sun cast its rays on the two, as if hinting at a farewell.
“They’re all fine!” Someone shouted, and the outside immediately became as rowdy as a wet market.
Su Jiu continued to hug the other, watching the crowds storming in to rescue, and gently closed her eyes.
In this world of survival of the fittest, becoming stronger was never wrong. The Bai Qianyu who faced a hundred enemies without changing her expression was never a caged bird.
It’s only been a short while, and besides… the Ancient God Sect was becoming more and more restless. Perhaps it was best for her family to leave.
…
A cold gaze swept across the crowd in the distance. He held a piece of black parchment tightly in his hand.
“This idiot, why didn’t they use a teleportation scroll? What the heck did they worship?”
