109 Going for a walk (1/2)

Xin Fan traversed through the forest in search of people to fight. Amongst the people he had encountered, the strongest of the bunch are the ones who were at the 3rd stage Condensation Realm. He was quite efficient at dispatching them with many being gone within a minute. In the large clearing ahead, he could see many students slowly gathering. Xin Fan's eyes shook as he heard whispering in the distance. He quickly hid behind the tree to eavesdrop on their conversation.

”We weaker student really have no chance against the ones that have broken through.”

A tall girl aged 7 rounded up the students who slowly emerged from the bushes. The crowd slowly grew at an increasing size. First it was just 4 students however by the end, the girl amassed a force of 13 students in total. She had the smuggest smirk on her face as more and more people joined in.

”We must band together and fight against the strong. With our numbers, we are unstoppable!”

Xin Fan didn't know why but he simply found the girl annoying. It may be because of the scheming vibe he sensed from her and he just disliked her. She had the arrogance of one who was born with a silver spoon in her mouth and looked down upon the rest.

”We will stomp them out and crush them beneath our feet.”

The students around her cheered onward as she chuckled silently. She had a menacing glare that stemmed from years of oppressing others. However, what surprised Xin Fan the most was the fact that Hu Li and his group was with her. Xin Fan sensed that Hu Li was a fourth stage cultivator, however, he seemed very subservient of her. Not only that, his lackeys seemed to follow her orders too.

”Hey...what if someone rebels?”

”Well....they would have to face a dozen people at once.”

”Tch”

Xin Fan saw Hu Li click his tongue in annoyance. From this he gained a basic understanding of what was going on. Hu Li seemed to be coerced into the group when it became large and was forced to stay lest he was eliminated. The girl strutted through the forest rallying in more and more people. There was only two choices, join or scram. The girl held a leather whip in her hand and cracked it from time to time to see if there was anyone still hiding. The whip was braided in an intricate pattern and by simple appearance, it looked expensive.

”He Lanlan...don't we have enough people?”

Xin Fan's eyes widened once again. Of all people, to be part of the group, he didn't expect to see Man Qiu. Man Qiu had a kind smile on her face as she handed a wet towel to the girl. The girl took the towel, wiped with it and threw it back to Man Qiu without a single bit of appreciation.

”Man Qiu...are you the boss or am I?”

The girl moved her face closer to Man Qiu's until they were almost touching and looked down upon her. Man Qiu's eyes were steady and didn't even blink. She closed her eyes and tilted her head.

”Of courses you are...”

The girl lifted her hands and pushed Man Qiu to the ground and looked down on her.

”That's what I thought...Don't think you are something just because you are a really nice girl.”

Man Qiu dusted off her clothing and continued to smile as if nothing had happened. A few of the students looked as if they wanted to help her but none dared to help Man Qiu up. None of them wanted to incur the wrath of He Lanlan. The group slowly grew to the around 17 students.

”Ah!”

As He Lanlan was playing around with her whip, one of the strikes accidentally hit another causing them to fall down. The girl frowned looking at the small boy who fell. He was one of the few who were still in the initial stages of cultivation and was weak even by the group's standards. Had it been anybody else, they would have held their ground and taken the blow without any problems. She had almost tripped on her feet when the boy fell and was very annoyed.

”Who told you to fall down!”