This Life's Song: The Genius Rune Master

As the two walked away, chatting animatedly, Xiaoru froze, as if she had been frozen in place, watching them go further and further away without moving.

When no one was in sight, her eyes widened, her hands clenched into fists, and her nails dug deeply into her palms.

Resentment nearly destroyed her mind. She had sacrificed so much, and what did she get in return? They came back alive.

Whether it's Xiao Jingwei or Ye Lianxue, whoever survived is unforgivable. They caused such a terrible tragedy for themselves, even sacrificing their own lives. What right do they have to live?

Xiaoru's eyes were red with resentment, as if she had gone mad.

Ignoring her disgust for the man, she turned and walked back the way she came.

As expected, the man remained in the same spot, a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, legs crossed comfortably, humming a tune, enjoying the wonderful moment he had just experienced. He thought to himself, how wonderful it would be if a beautiful woman came along and threw herself into my arms.

He hadn't had his fill of fun before, afraid of scaring Xiaoru away, so he held back. After a while, he heard a sound from the bushes. He looked up and saw Xiaoru had returned.

She jumped up, walked over eagerly, hugged the other person, and asked softly, "You missed your brother so much after not seeing him for a while, didn't you?"

At this moment, Xiaoru composed herself, all traces of her previous anger gone, replaced by a shy and timid expression. "Yes, I missed my brother," she said, resting her head on the man's neck.

She had to yield again, because only by relying on a man could she have a chance to carry out her next plan.

The man couldn't wait any longer and went for it again.

Xiaoru didn't refuse this time because she knew she had to satisfy him first, otherwise he wouldn't help her.

Xiaoru shouted in her heart, "Ye Lianxue, Xiao Jingwei, I will repay the humiliation you have brought me a thousandfold, ten thousandfold. Just you wait!"

She cooperated with the man's every whim, but he didn't notice the fleeting malice in her eyes.

After listening to Jingwei's story, Qingshu began to ponder.

Qingshu thought for a moment, then looked at Jingwei and said, "Does it mean you want to get rid of both of you?"

Jingwei listened to Qingshu's analysis and was also puzzled. "I haven't offended anyone. Even if I had, it's impossible for us to offend them both at the same time."

Qingshu sat on the edge of the bed, picked up a strand of her hair, and played with it. "But it seems you want both of you together!"

She then added, "And if Lianxue offended someone alone, it would definitely be me, not you. You took advantage of Lianxue's concern for me to switch you out. Isn't that suspicious?"

After listening to Qing Shu's words, Jing Wei seemed to have a sudden realization, "That's right, so who did we offend, or did we offend them together?"

Qing Shu thought for a moment, "Anyway, Lian Xue hasn't offended anyone, at least that's what I think. As for you, I don't know."

Jingwei was also puzzled. Had she offended anyone? How come she didn't know?

Of course, they wouldn't recall having such a deep hatred for anyone. They heard the elder say that this formation was very powerful, and that people of their level would only face certain death.

Afterwards, Qing Shu told Jing Wei in detail what she knew.

They had no idea who the instigator was, because they never imagined that person would hold a grudge against them.

It's clearly none of their business.

If someone were inside the formation at this moment, they would see that Lian Xue's body was sitting in place, but she seemed to be asleep.

*

In a forest, a man deliberately made some noise and approached a woman who was resting in a tree.

The person in the tree was startled awake, and like a maddened little lion, became alert, on guard, and even ready to attack at any moment.

Zhuge Mu hurriedly spoke up, "Don't be afraid, I'm just passing by, I mean no harm." After saying that, he made a backing motion and retreated a long distance away.

After thinking for a moment, he added, "Um... I have some food here, do you need it?"

Seeing the girl's wary expression, he said, "It's not poisonous, you can see for yourself." He then opened the package in his hand, took out the food, and started eating.

The girl fled in haste, without having time to eat anything, and hadn't had a drop of water during her escape. Now, seeing the man eating in front of her, she couldn't help but swallow hard, and her stomach growled in response.

But after looking at the distance between herself and the ground, she hesitated. She had climbed up with all her might yesterday, and if she relaxed, it would be difficult to get down.

Zhuge Mu noticed the girl's predicament, put down the package and food, and stretched out his hands, saying, "It's okay, just keep jumping, I'll catch you."

The girl thought for a while, glanced at the man, and only after confirming that he meant no harm did she gently jump down, which Zhuge Mu caught.

With a spin that dissipated her strength, the girl stood up abruptly, ran to the food, picked it up, and began to wolf it down.

Zhuge Mu looked at the pitiful woman in front of him, took out a water bag and said, "Don't rush, drink some water." He handed it to the girl.

The girl remained wary, but she still accepted the water.

At this moment, the black feather inside the Phoenix Bracelet was extremely anxious. It tried to awaken Lianxue, but no matter how hard it tried, there was always a force that could resolve the situation.

It could only helplessly spin around in place, shouting.

"Foolish woman, you've been trapped by a mere illusion? How are you going to keep your promise then, huh?"

Let it rage on its own, there's only a quiet space and drifting snow, no one responds.

The sect elders communicated with those above and agreed to a one-day delay, but could they really get away with it?

A new day has begun, after the notification of a delayed allocation.

Someone quietly approached a man and whispered, "Have you heard? The reason for today's delay is because of the people inside the formation."

A voice filled with resentment rang out, "What? Just because of one person, we have to wait? Isn't our time precious?"

The message was relayed to the next person: "Have you heard? The sect specially invited people from within the formation, which is why they made us wait."

"This is too much. Why should we be the foils for others?"

"This is outrageous! I'm going to find the elders and demand an explanation."

A passerby asked, "Where are you going? Why are you in such a hurry?"

"You don't know yet, do you? Just because of that reckless person inside the formation, we have to stay with him. When will this end? Does that mean we have to stay with him for a whole year if he doesn't come out? That's too much. So we've decided to go and talk to the elders about it."

"What! Such a thing exists? I heard that other countries have already made their selections and will soon arrive at their respective sects. This is truly unforgivable."

"That's right, let's go together. There's strength in numbers, otherwise we might not even bother with them."

One person called out, and everyone started to participate, their momentum undiminished as they went to the elders to seek justice.

In the distance, Xiaoru leaned against the man, playing with a ring in her hand, a smug smile on her face.

The man sniffed Xiaoru's hair like a drug addict.

His hand would occasionally touch Xiaoru's cheek, groping her up and down.

He said indulgently, "Are you satisfied now? Once she misses it, she'll never have another chance. Naturally, no one will care about her life or death anymore. If they want to make a move then, hehe..." He then made a gesture.

Xiaoru leaned closer to the man, her voice sweet and shy, "Mmm, brother is so good."