Upon hearing the words "Twelve Seats of the Human Alliance," the fury on Su Ruobingâs face froze for a moment. Even the waterfall of ice and snow above her head wavered.
Gu Ruilong clearly had no intention of provoking Su Ruobing any further.
His gaze swept over the eight remaining Reincarnators behind her, lingering on Li Changâan in the crowd. Then, he said with a smirk, "Since weâve run into each other here, we must all be here for the regional tournament... Ruo Bing, our agreement isnât over yet. If you lose this time, I hope youâll honor it!"
"After all, my patience wonât last forever, especially when thereâs a buzzing fly right next to you!"
With that, Gu Ruilong turned and left with the nine Reincarnators behind him.
Watching his incredibly arrogant departure, all the Reincarnators from the Linjiang Reincarnator Association had faces full of unconcealed rage.
Su Ruobingâs emotions were even more turbulent.
Her face went deathly pale.
Li Changâan also watched Gu Ruilongâs retreating back, his expression appearing calm. âBut only he knew what he was truly thinking.â
âThe guy only glanced at me once the entire time.â
âHe didnât even bother to say a word to me.â
âThis was blatant disregard, more infuriating than any verbal insult.â
Li Changâan considered himself a very even-tempered person, but when faced with Gu Ruilong, he wanted nothing more than to grind his bones to dust.
âHow should I describe this feeling?â
âIt was like seeing a pile of shit on the road. Smelling it from a distance was disgusting enough, but this particular pile of shit just had to jump onto your face and disgust you to no end.â
âOf course, that wasnât even the most disgusting part.â
âThe most disgusting part was that even though the other guy was repulsive, you couldnât fucking do anything about him. At least, not openly, not for now.â
After a moment of thought, Li Changâan made up his mind. He had finally run into Gu Ruilong. If he got the chance, he absolutely could not let the man get away so easily.
As he thought this, Su Ruobing, who was not far away, had come to her senses. After calming herself, she quickly turned to help Caiyou up from the ground and asked, "How are you? Are your injuries serious?"
Caiyou wiped a trickle of blood from the corner of her mouth, her expression just as grim. She shook her head. "Iâm fine, just a minor injury. The attacker was probably a Tier Six Peak Telekinesis User. I was caught completely off guard and unprepared, so I took a small hit."
Su Ruobing gave a bitter smile. "Iâm sorry."
Caiyou shook her head and stood up with Su Ruobingâs help.
Glancing at Gu Ruilong, who was still cheerfully chatting with other Reincarnator Association presidents in the crowd nearby, Caiyou gritted her teeth. "Itâs nothing, Chairman. I did this of my own will, so you donât need to blame yourself. Who is that guy, anyway? Why does he dare to be so arrogant?"
He ordered his subordinate Reincarnator to attack someone over a single disagreement, and he did it in public, without any hesitation.
He was clearly unafraid of the consequences.
Even in the world of Reincarnators, it wasnât easy for the spoiled heirs of powerful families to act like that. The manâs background had to be significant.
Su Ruobing said in a low voice, "Heâs from the Gu Family of the Capital City. The Chief of the Mountain and Sea District of the Demon Capital."
Hearing this, Caiyouâs expression changed instantly. She had guessed Gu Ruilongâs status was extraordinary, but she hadnât expected it to be *this* extraordinary.
Setting aside the Kyoto Gu Family, which was too distant a concept for her, just being the Chief of the Mountain and Sea District of the Demon Capital already made him an existence she could likely never hope to reach in her entire life.
To give the simplest example:
Caiyou was merely a City Lord in Linjiang Prefecture.
Gu Ruilong, on the other hand, was not only based in Shanghai but was also the highest administrator of an entire district.
In terms of power and authority alone, even Su Ruobing was a considerable ways behind him.
Perhaps only Hu Xiuyuan of Xiangnan Province could barely outrank him based on their official positions.
One could only imagine the gap between the two of them.
Furthermore, even in the regional tournament, the team from Shanghai was always a top contender for the championship. For Linjiang Prefecture, which was habitually in the middle-to-lower ranks, it was like being crushed by a force from a higher dimension.
Caiyou glanced at Gu Ruilong and couldnât help but swallow hard.
She then turned back to Su Ruobing and, after a long moment, couldnât resist asking, "Chairman, how did you end up provoking such a troublesome scumbag?"
Su Ruobing shook her head, clearly unwilling to elaborate on the topic.
Since she didnât want to talk, the others werenât in a good mood either. The once boisterous and cheerful group fell silent, and everyone walked quietly towards their temporary residence.
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After arriving at the temporary residence, everyoneâs spirits were low, and they gradually returned to their respective rooms.
Li Changâan didnât go back to his room. Instead, he walked to Su Ruobingâs door and knocked.
"KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!"
The room was quiet. There was no response.
Li Changâan knocked again.
After a long while, Su Ruobingâs voice, tinged with a slight nasal tone, finally came from inside. "Who is it?"
Li Changâan replied, "Itâs me."
Hearing it was Li Changâan, there was a brief rustling sound from inside before Su Ruobing opened the door.
Li Changâan saw that her eyes were a little red and couldnât help but tease, "Whatâs this? The great Chairman Su, the ice queen in the eyes of us Linjiang Reincarnators, couldnât be hiding in her room crying all alone, could she?"
Su Ruobing didnât say anything. After opening the door, she turned and went back into the room, clearly not wanting anyone else to see her in this state.
Li Changâan entered, closed the door behind him, and then asked, "What was that Gu Ruilong said earlier about the Twelve Seats of the Human Alliance? And what exactly happened to your grandfather?"