This Life's Song: The Genius Rune Master

Hearing the subtle taunts from the group, Jingwei no longer felt tired. She actually caught up with them in a few steps, muttering, "What's so great about them? They just entered the sect a few years earlier than us. If I had entered earlier than you, I would definitely be stronger than you."

The three of them wanted to retaliate, but when they turned around again, they were dumbfounded. "You...you..."

Jingwei walked over and moved closer to the three of them, looking up at them. Since they were all around seventeen or eighteen years old, Jingwei had to look up because of her height advantage.

Jingwei, her momentum undiminished, interrupted them, "What do you mean 'you'? I'm right. If I were a senior sister, I would be better than you, and I wouldn't mock or ridicule my fellow disciples." She finished speaking angrily to the three of them, then looked at Lianxue, "Lianxue, don't you think so? They went too far and don't deserve to be senior brothers and sisters."

Lianxue stood there, looking at Jingwei who was still completely unaware of what was happening, and hesitated to speak.

Before Lianxue could speak, the three of them hurriedly left. If they didn't leave soon, they would be overtaken by the two newly entered junior sisters, and they would be disgraced in the sect. If that happened, they would be utterly humiliated.

The three of them left without any hesitation, leaving Jingwei confused. "Why did they leave? Shouldn't they have had a big argument with me and then act like senior brothers and sisters? Could it be that they think I'm right, so they're speechless?"

Jingwei asked Lianxue with a puzzled look. Lianxue felt both annoyed and amused, and said helplessly, "Aren't you tired? Aren't your legs hurting anymore? How come you're walking so fast?"

After hearing Lianxue's three questions, Jingwei hesitated for a moment, then suddenly realized the problem and was shocked. "Me! Oh my god, this leg isn't my own anymore, what happened?" She then sat down on the ground with a thud.

Lian Xue was completely speechless. "Uh!"

Jingwei was still wailing, "Heavens, this isn't a trial, it's a death trap! I need to rest, or my legs will break."

Thinking of Jingwei who had walked over in just a few steps, and then looking at the person in front of her who was constantly wailing, Lianxue felt that she shouldn't have known her. Why was this person so dramatic?

However, she still offered some words of comfort, saying, "It's okay, let's persevere a little longer. If it doesn't work out, we can go back and come back tomorrow."

As soon as Lianxue finished speaking, she saw Jingwei fully recovered and stand up immediately.

She said happily, "Really? Then let's hold on a little longer. If it doesn't work, we'll go back."

Lian Xue's lips twitched, and in the end she only said one word, "Okay!"

The two set off again, and after Jingwei's series of factors, Lianxue felt less tired.

Inside the Phoenix Bracelet, Black Feather, who had been sleeping in late, also woke up. It glanced outside groggily, and in that single glance, it immediately became alert.

Lian Xue felt Hei Yu's voice appear in her mind, "I never expected there to be such a magical formation."

After hearing this, Lianxue asked telepathically, "What's so magical about it?"

Hei Yu said in a deliberately profound tone, "This is made of an array, a combination of gravity and mental power. Haven't you noticed that as long as you relax your mind and body and don't feel fear, the pressure will be reduced? On the contrary, people who are afraid of being tired will have a very difficult time. Just look at her."

Lianxue turned around and saw that Jingwei, who had been moving very fast before, had slowed down considerably and was now far behind her.

Moreover, at this moment, Jingwei's waist was already bent, and it felt like she might fall to the ground at any moment.

Lianxue was truly sweating from Lianxue's actions, and she raised her hand to wipe it away.

Having no other choice, Lianxue could only tempt her, "Jingwei, are you hungry? I have some food here."

When Jingwei heard there was food, her eyes lit up, she straightened her back, and moved quickly, arriving in a flash.

He kept asking, "Where is it? Where is it?"

Lianxue sighed and took out the beef jerky she had bought earlier, handing it to Jingwei.

Jingwei took the meat, looking at the dried meat in her hand with some disappointment, as if she didn't want to eat it.

Seeing this, Lianxue hurriedly said, "Let's fill our stomachs first. If we can reach the mountaintop before dark, I'll treat you to the best spirit chicken meat, how about that?"

As Lianxue spoke, Jingwei was somewhat tempted. Before Lianxue could make a move, she grabbed Lianxue and rushed forward with great speed.

However, when she reached the mountainside, Jingwei stopped again. She didn't want to walk anymore, and her back started to bend again.

However, Lianxue also felt particularly tired this time, and she wanted to rest for a while.

Lianxue rambled on casually, "By the way, last time you and I entered the Ancient Heavenly Yi Formation, do you know who caused it? I didn't have a chance to ask you before."

Jingwei plopped down on the ground, not caring about the dirt or her appearance, completely disregarding her image.

He slammed his right hand on the ground and said angrily, "You have no idea. The final result of the Ancient Fiend Sect's investigation was that there was a mole inside. You can't even guess who it was. If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have killed her back then."

Lianxue listened quietly to Jingwei's venting words, "Who is that?"

Jingwei continued, "It's all because of Xiaoru. She holds a grudge because Yunzhi crippled her cultivation. She can't deal with the big shots, so she can only take it out on you and me. Don't let me run into her again, or I'll kill her."

After Jingwei finished speaking, she slammed down with another punch.

Lianxue was also puzzled. What did this have to do with them? Was Xiaoru jealous that they could continue to participate in the election? "I thought of that before. She couldn't touch Yunzhi, so she could only seek revenge on me. But I didn't expect it to happen so quickly. She also holds a grudge against you. Is she going to take us down together?"

Jingwei was furious. She stood up and started spitting as she spoke, "That's all she's good for. She can't do anything to others, so she tries to kill us. You don't even know that she's having an affair with an ugly man in the Ancient Fiend Sect. That man is in charge of the formations."

That's why we were inexplicably trapped. She thought she could easily deal with us, but she didn't expect us to come back alive.

Lianxue felt that such a person would never achieve anything in the future. "Forget it, such a person is not worth our hatred. Perhaps we started to hate her when I ruined her food-stealing, and it's the same with you."

Jingwei also agreed with Lianxue's statement, "Very likely."

And so the two of them walked past the mountainside and slowly approached the summit.

There was a huge rock only four zhang away from them, and they couldn't get over it no matter how hard they tried.

It's like standing still, or like a mirage—no matter how you walk, you can never reach it.

Jingwei collapsed this time, and Lianxue wasn't much better off.

I felt like my blood had frozen, and my legs felt like they were filled with lead; I couldn't take a single step.

Finally, he collapsed to the ground.

The two of them crawled forward like mammals.

A wind had suddenly risen on the mountaintop, howling past in gusts, seemingly mocking the two men's overestimation of their abilities, or perhaps the mournful, plaintive sound of a woman weeping. There was no one in front of them, and no one behind them.

The empty stone steps seem to bear a heavy burden, as if they are telling a story.

Jingwei eventually fell into a coma, and Lianxue had no choice but to move to her side.

Lianxue pressed her thumb on Jingwei's philtrum, and after a moment, Jingwei woke up with a sob. Only then was Lianxue relieved and took out a water bag for her.

Both of them drank water and felt much more energetic, but the water tasted sweet, then even sweeter, then extremely sweet and then extremely salty and then extremely salty and then bitter...