2022-08-23 13:32:00"We will now be arriving shortly, land is approaching. And I would like for all candidates to get ready and gather at the entrance at the meantime." Tiān Dì's voice echoed throughout the entire aircraft, his voice drawled on as if he was reading from somewhere.
Zhi Ruo perked up when she heard this, she munched at the bun on her hands. As everyone chattered around her. Her mask was back in place, and nobody paid her any mind.
"Ah, already? It's only been like two days." The young miss heard someone muttering under their breath.
"Two days too short," another one answered, thus was accompanied by a sigh of dejection and wistfulness.
Zhi Ruo gets what they were feeling, the past days was almost like a cultivation vacation. The Qi was abundant and their necessities was met.
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"Hey, you are a girl right." There was a voice that called out to Zhi Ruo who was pretending that she was invisible.It was weird question to ask on hindsight, and ultimately it could be said that it was sexist. But Zhi Ruo at the moment was invisible (she hoped she was) and thus she did not answer the girl's call.'Oh would you look at that, how caring of them.' Zhi Ruo thought while looking at the barrier around them, that was blocking the majority of the wind. Otherwise, the people would've been already flying the moment they stepped on the deck even if they are cultivators.As if peacock knew that Zhi Ruo was pretending that she did not hear her call, she marched up to the masked young miss with a angry huff that would've put a bull to shame. Zhi Ruo turned her whole body this time, pretending to see a bird at the blob scenery i
Reborn in another world [Provocation]
People started trickling in the deck, as peacock stayed silently. Zhi Ruo got a feeling that she must have wanted to deal with the masked man but was unable to do so. Sadly, she knew that feeling well enough to sympathize with peacock, even though she had mixed feelings with the girl when she heard what the masked man said.The young miss, peacock, took a look at the artifact on her hands and stared deeply at Zhi Ruo who was also looking at her with her arms crossed.Without a word, peacock handed the mirror artifact on the hands of one of her cronies, turned around, and left. The only real indicator that the masked man was present mentally at the situation was when he whistled at the back of peacock, almost in a way that she was sure was going to piss the woman off.But contrary to Zhi Ruo's expectation, peacock merely looked back
Reborn in another world [Fuck you.]
There was a odd silence where everyone watched as Zhi Ruo raised her middle finger as she crouched on the railings, she looked as if she was imitating a thug and she was pretty scary accurate at what she was doing. That despite the people not knowing what the middle finger meant, they knew that it gotta be something more disrespectful than what they were doing.She was so good at it, that the people behind her start throwing the middle finger at the contestants at the ghost ship despite not knowing what it meant. Raising a middle finger doesn't require moving your face muscle, shouting and it didn't also require any waving arms. So to them, it was something quite dignifying way to insult someone.And if it meant that they could insult someone while not looking like a buffoon, everyone at the Ye clan aircraft would gladly do it.By t
Reborn in another world [That is such a Tiān Dì thing]
Zhi Ruo didn't have to listen more about how the captain of the ghost ship was cursing up a storm. Because she saw how there was thin barrier that was slowly creeping up and covering the entire aircraft, she did not get why Tiān Dì would set up a barrier when they weren't under attack. But she did not have to wait for long because she realized what he was doing.When the barrier was put up fully, they suddenly could not hear a single word being uttered by the captain of the ghost ship aircraft."That is such a Tiān Dì thing," Zhi Ruo whispered under her breath, her tone had a tinge of disbelief on it. Is Tiān Dì not afraid that the people backing up the captain of the ghost ship and the backers of the contestants would come after the Ye clan as a whole? Nobody knew for sure, at least Zhi Ruo doesn't know.Well n
Reborn in another world [Names of the other teams]
Zhi Ruo made her way down the stairs, her mind occupied but yet present at the same time. The hallways were uncomplicated, and the crowd was following one direction. Zhi Ruo merely followed the flow, and in no time she arrived at hatch where majority of the contestants were already staying at.She looked at the crowd, feeling the stares on her. Yu Zhúlín's stare was piercing when she scanned the crowd candidly. He probably was at the deck when she made a show of putting a large "FUCK YOU" for the contestants of the ghost ship aircraft to see.Zhi Ruo pretending not to see his piercing gaze, as she stuck a finger at her ear trying to play it cool when she also noticed the stares she received by the Ye clan members that managed to pass. Which was was alot mind you, considering the venue was at the Ye clan's Sighted Valley.
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The calls went on for about a few minutes, until all of the contestants from different venues was called out. Surprisingly, there were a few aircraft that barely made out. And it made Zhi Ruo wonder if that was the reason why the old man on the armour had even made a roll call in the first place.The old man in the armour introduced himself after the roll call. Turns out he was a general under the direct order of the emperor. Most people already knew who he was including the overseers. But Zhi Ruo didn't, but she had a feeling that he was on par with General Liu, if not a little bit higher on the social scale.There wasn't much to say, except he introduced himself. Zhi Ruo didn't bother catching up to his full name, but she knew that his last name had something to do with kindness and east. Catching on to the murmurs around her, she knows she'd remember his name later even if she did no
Reborn in another world [Ship]
Everyone started to pull out some hidden cards up their sleeves, after all if the team losses, their chance to go next to the last round would disappear. So everyone started pitching in their thoughts, and in the end someone pulled out a large ship from their storage. This earned a few wolf whistles.The person that pulled out a large ship on land was a familiar one, it was the woman that tried to bribe Zhi Ruo with artifacts, and eventually got told off by the masked man. She really was someone rich, able to pull off something like that with a flick of her hand, Zhi Ruo could not help but muse aloud after she saw the woman's smug look being surrounded by her entourage.There was two problems though, the teams saw what Zhi Ruo and the others were planning and eventually found out that they can do artifacts. The Sighted Valley team lit a fire under everyone's asses, and now some people w
Reborn in another world [Rubber Qi]
On Zhi Ruo's excitement on riding a ship, on land, she ended up being impatient and helped the rubber Qi guy with the instalments of the rubber thingy. Which turned out for the better because after they done installing the rubber. The purple clothed woman and peacock told everyone that the ship would need huge amount of Qi so that it could move.Peacock had a artifact on her that helped the ship to move, in the expense of everyone's Qi reserves. Zhi Ruo took the role of getting the sails of the ship to achieve maximum velocity. And the purple clothed woman took the role as the captain. Only peacock, the purple clothed woman and Zhi Ruo was exempted from adding their Qi for the ship.Because they were in charge of navigation. While the rest of the 500+ or so contestants were in charge of shoving Qi in the artifact that peacock gave. Which was enough to move the entire ship. Zhi Ruo
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As if he doesn't know what was running through Yang Meixiang's head, Alberu turned his head and was heading straight towards the seat that was meant for the owner of the room. Which mind you, wasn't him.The owner could not help but break her expression upon seeing Alberu's audacity. It was clear to her that the masked man never put her in his eyes. But she could only open and close her mouth, knowing that she cannot afford to step on the toes of this young man. The fan on her hand fluttered quickly for a split second before Yang Meixiang chose to quietly regain her bearings. "Indeed I am busy these days..." The masked man crossed his legs as he made himself comfortable in Yang Meixiang's seat. "I hear you sell information?" He promptly changed the topic, his head tilting towards Yang Meixiang's direction. Even without seeing his eyes, Yang Meixiang knew that the young master wasn't in the mood for joking or beating around
[The Auction House]
Zhi Ruo rolled her eyes. "Quit yapping you brat, and just follow me." The young miss went inside first, before Yuan Chuanli sighed behind her and followed her lead. Behind the boy genius, Ravel followed calmly carrying Zhi Ruo's luggage. Inside, Zhi Ruo adjusted the container of Zhōngguó, and faced Yuan Chuanli unflappable façade. Before scoffing after seeing that the boy genius wasn't as unflappable as he wanted to be seen in Zhi Ruo's eyes. The vehicle started moving as soon as everyone was seated, Ravel who had already been instructed as to what to do, took over as the driver of the vehicle. And slowly, they departed from the Sighted Valley safely. The journey would take about 6 hours under Zhi Ruo's estimation given the speed that they were going, it was enough to catch up with the auction, so Zhi Ruo let Ravel do his thing and instead focused on Yuan Chuanli.
[Where Are We Going Exactly?]
It has already been day since the talk with Yuan Chuanli. And unfortunately for the young genius, Zhi Ruo saw through her words efficiently and without any waste of time. Because not even an hour later, Yuan Chuanli who was enjoying his alone time in his 'own' pavilion, directly received a scroll from Ravel. And again without him noticing that damn butler's presence ;Or so he grumbles under his breath. He was torn in between considering Ravel's actions, rude, or considerate, because the moment he handed the scroll to him (without even a greeting) the butler had disappeared instantly without a word. The young genius was certainly glad he didn't have to spend time with idle chatter (as his etiquette calls him to do) and fake pleasantries, but he won't deny that Ravel's appearance 'who was without greetings' irked him a bit. Well, not really a bit. Yuan Chuanli just find it beneath him to get
[Loopholes]
Vaguely, Zhi Ruo could see Yuan Chuanli opening and closing his mouth like he was trying to formulate the right words that was on his mind. She could not help but compare him to a goldfish, it was already arguable enough that he also had the type of look that she would see 'in a goldfish '. Although she had motioned for the guy in front of her hurriedly, she didn't actually mind and was not in a hurry at all, she is already taking her time secretly. Her reason? Zhi Ruo thought that this type of actions was like a power trip. The young miss would never 'miss' such a chance, even if it's miniscule. Yuan Chuanli who digested every words Zhi Ruo said, was a bit speechless, but was starting to get used to Zhi Ruo's antics. He understood where Zhi Ruo was coming at. And he knows that 'she' was giving this type cooperation was for her own, and his, good. But having
[Eccentricity]
As if she didn't hear the uncertainty that coated each of Yuan Chuanli's words, Zhi Ruo tilted her head. "Didn't you hear me? I already said that grandfather's words are most likely to be excuses." Zhi Ruo waved her hands dismissively. Yuan Chuanli watched Zhi Ruo's careless actions and wanted to sigh. It was his luck to face such a indifferent and free willed heiress. He had finally decided to trust the rumors, that the true blooded Ye clan members are an eccentric bunch, more eccentric than the ancient cultivators that decided to live out of the current society. Yuan Chuanli thought that Ye Gu Shi was a weird one. He soon followed that thought with; that was because he hadn't met Zhi Ruo yet. "Even if the patriarch's words are excuses, I plan to follow his words exactly at face value." The guy said, causing Zhi Ruo to frown. Who knew that Yuan Chuanli was such a good law abider th
[Playmate deal]
Zhi Ruo abandoned the thought of pretending any longer, and instead, her expression morphed into a mischievous, teasing, scowl that indicated none of her true feelings with Yuan Chuanli's behavior. She expressed her fake disappointment by sneering and sarcastically commented, "Oh, come on, where's your sense of humor?" She then reached out and grabbed one of the cups that Ravel had set on the table for them. As Yuan Chuanli rolled his eyes at Zhi Ruo's comment, his doll-like face remained cool and collected, displaying an unflappable composure that seemed at odds with his present company. It was clear that the young genius was used to a life of refinement and elegance, and even the slight hint of vulgarity in Zhi Ruo's tone, even though it was fake, was enough to make him visibly roll his eyes. "Pretend I don't have one," he said, his voice tinged with a hint of sarcasm. It sounded like he was trying to copy Zhi Ruo's tone, however it sounded awkward on his tongue as he didn't us
[You know else starts with "T" other than Tea? Tension.]
Yuan Chuanli reclined in his chair, studying Zhi Ruo intently with his cool, calculating gaze. Uncertain of what her next move would be, he remained silent, allowing Zhi Ruo to take the lead in the conversation. Zhi Ruo sat in front of him, her mask covering her face and her hands folded neatly in her lap. Despite Yuan Chuanli's intense scrutiny, she remained composed and unperturbed. Her eyes, though hidden behind the mask, betrayed a sharp intelligence and a quiet confidence, as if she knew something that he didn't. Yuan Chuanli couldn't help but feel a twinge of unease as he studied her posture, which was relaxed but poised, as if she was ready for anything. He wondered what secrets she was hiding behind that mask, and what kind of person would be so calm in the face of his scrutiny. All of a sudden, a laugh escaped Zhi Ruo's mouth. It rang inside the well furnished room, as if it was fir
[The clash of pride and duty]
If one were to happen upon the scene, without any prior knowledge of the situation, they would undoubtedly assume that Yuan Chuanli was being kidnapped. The look of indignant and reluctance on his face, coupled with the fact that he looked like was being forced to follow Zhi Ruo from behind, would be enough to make anyone suspicious. The resident genius's expression was a mixture of hesitance, frustration, and a poor attempt of getting his poker face back on. His face contorted in discomfort as he trailed behind the heiress, if anything, the only thing missing would be his eyes darting around nervously in search of a way out. Zhi Ruo, on the other hand, seemed completely unfazed by her companion's distress, or if she even noticed it at all. She marched forward confidently, her head held high and her gaze fixed ahead, as if she were completely in control of the situation. Despite the obvious discomfort of her companion,
[A meeting of Minds and Masks]
After much bargaining, and Zhi Ruo's display of 'im going to go even if you disagree anyways' Ye Gu Shi relented at last. Though Zhi Ruo did not miss how there were looks exchanged between Ravel and her grandfather, with her in the middle. The girl wonders if her butler and grandfather truly hadn't thought that she could see their little exchange above her head. And maybe Zhi Ruo did regret a little on how she ignored Ravel's report on her grandfather. It wasn't her fault that she really, badly, wanted to sleep at that time. One shouldn't be deprived of sleep you know. Nonetheless, she figured that the looks that they exchange between them, was mainly for her own good. And so ,she didn't care. It probably was something related to her safety anyways. She got what she wanted in the end, it was a win win situation. Her grandfather asked to borrow her plaque and Zhi Ruo handed it without much thought. Ye Gu Shi sighed when he received the plaque and told Zhi Ruo that she would need he
