Chapter 1508: Chapter 1488: Countermeasures

After a satisfying meal, Yang Feng led the Sky Inquiry Tower members away, as there were still competitions ahead, and they couldn’t just hang around the Nine Heavens Pavilion’s resting area.

Even when leaving, they shamelessly packed up everything Yue Tingyu had prepared and took it with them... Is this the legendary ’can’t finish, pack it up and take it home’?

After they left, the trio in the stuffy room slowly pushed open the door and stepped out.

Yan, like a rebellious child, glanced at the empty table with a cold snort.

Yann Yao and Huangfu Yihui, under his pressure, ate without the slightest hesitation. Even though the food Luo Qianqian sent was enough for them, they still managed to out-eat their capacity in the scramble.

So Yan didn’t get to eat his fill, while those two were stuffed.

"Shiqi, is there nothing left to eat?" Yan rolled his eyes at the two leisurely lying on loungers, then turned to Luo Qianqian.

After all, he was too embarrassed to ask Yue Tingyu for food, considering she was a senior.

Even though Luo Qianqian was completely a ’kitchen-forbidden’ kind of person, he still asked, since he was too shy to ask He Wenyu.

Though they had a good relationship, he wasn’t familiar with them?

The main thing is, He Wenyu has shown affection for Huangfu Yihui, but not for him, which irritates him.

"Granny kept some food. I’ll get it for you." Luo Qianqian gleefully stuffed a piece of fruit into her mouth, wiped her mouth, fetched the portion Yue Tingyu left, and brought it to Yan, smiling as she raised an eyebrow, "Couldn’t win against them?"

"It’s that I didn’t want to fight them for it." Yan sat down and elegantly started eating. Even he had to admit, no restaurant or inn’s royal feast could compare to the Luo Family’s food.

"Do you still have any seafood?" Luo Qianqian patted Huangfu Yihui on the shoulder and squatted beside his lounge chair with a look of gloom: "Granny wants to make fish soup, but we have none."

"I think so..." Huangfu Yihui rummaged a bit and handed Luo Qianqian a packet of spicy dried fish: "Will this do?"

Luo Qianqian, speechless, stood up and left. If this could make soup, then beef jerky could become beef soup!

"You could totally ask the Sky Inquiry Tower guys for help with this kind of errand..." Yann Yao lazily chimed in from the side.

Luo Qianqian quietly stared at the two: "Do you guys also plan to eat in the house?"

Both fell silent immediately, showing no intention to continue talking.

"But I feel Yan was right earlier, we shouldn’t stand out too much. Once these rounds are over, we should check the results, making sure we don’t come out on top but still qualify safely." Luo Qianqian sighed lightly, looking at the three people beside her, one of them in disguise but not really invested, easily recognizable as having similar features to Mo, except Mo had those glazed eyes.

And the other two were fugitives from Southern Li...

This team, quite the impressive one...

The Pavilion Master of the Nine Heavens Pavilion, two former princes of Southern Li now fugitives, and even a disguised leader who is a Divine Doctor as Yan.

Other teams could hardly imagine such a group, right?

"Actually, speaking of it... if you manage to get into the top ten of the Sect Conference by luck, the Sect Master will have to make an appearance." Yan calmly drank a cup of tea before speaking slowly.

Luo Shufan, who was originally sunbathing, immediately tensed up.

No way, right? Not only to compete but also to show face?

"After all, we’re still young... It’s inevitable. If it really doesn’t work, we’ll just coax Grandpa to make the appearance." Luo Qianqian casually suggested, laughing without a care.

Luo Shufan nodded repeatedly by the side, clearly very supportive of the idea.

The reason he took on the task of leading the Nine Heavens Pavilion was simply because his sister asked, but to represent the Nine Heavens Pavilion?

No way, absolutely not possible!

He could only be a behind-the-scenes steward, not the person in charge.

Even though he felt a bit cowardly, his strength simply wasn’t enough...

"What’s there to be afraid of? You can just say that the brother is the Acting Sect Master, and the Sect Master went into seclusion or something." Luo Qianqian suggested indifferently again, looking at Luo Shufan’s stiff back with a chuckle, wondering just how scared he could be?

Clearly, he’s used to taking charge with Dad and also possesses considerable dignity within the Nine Heavens Pavilion, but coming to Southern Li loses that domineering air?

Xiao Tian gnawed on a meat bone nearby with a disdainful expression, because with the Sky Inquiry Tower people here, he and Mr. Black Cat had to stay cooped in the room.

Luckily, otherwise, Luo Qianqian would have worried if the two of them would end up on today’s dinner table...

Resolutely tying pretty ribbons on them, the ribbons marked with Nine Heavens Pavilion’s name, indicating that these little guys had owners.

The ribbon around Xiao Tian’s neck was red, and Mr. Black Cat’s was white, making them conspicuous and not to be overlooked.

"Actually, thinking about it, we won’t necessarily make it to the finals." Luo Qianqian continued, shrugging with a calm face, blinking at everyone: "So there’s no point in overthinking things right now."

"..." Is this supposed to be comforting? It’s clearly taunting, isn’t it?

Absolutely infuriating...

"Relax, keep a neutral mindset, our opponents haven’t even been revealed yet." Luo Qianqian sighed, pondering if they embarrassingly got eliminated before even facing the Snow Palace, it would be really awkward, especially considering their previous ambitious boasts... wouldn’t it become a joke?

She definitely didn’t want to do anything that awkward!

She missed Big Black and Xiao Hei from the Snow Palace, the silver bracelet on her wrist still shining brilliantly, but with her current abilities, she couldn’t take it off yet.

After a moment of silence, Luo Qianqian calmly stood up and returned to her room to start cultivation.

Everyone exchanged glances but didn’t disturb her as the competition was upon them, making cultivation the right choice.

Following Luo Qianqian’s lead, Luo Shufan and the others also returned to their rooms to begin cultivation. He Wenyu quietly occupied one corner of the room to cultivate alongside Luo Qianqian without disturbing each other. But before cultivation, she thoughtfully placed water and food where Luo Qianqian could see them upon waking up, and then she peacefully closed her eyes.

"Snow Palace..."

Luo Qianqian mumbled subconsciously, and Mr. Black Cat perked up its ears on the windowsill, its eyes glistening as if understanding what Luo Qianqian was saying.

As darkness fell, Luo Qianqian finally opened her eyes, flinching when she unexpectedly saw Yan sitting by the bed, causing her to unconsciously scoot back before realizing: "What are you doing?"

"Wanna go check out what’s going on at Huangfu’s place?"