Dou Congtong looked neither tall nor short. She wore white trousers, her brows were drawn with delicate precision, and her long ice-green hair was tied up simply. Her lake-colored eyes seemed to hide a crystalline glimmer, her nose was high and straight, and her lips were thin yet rosy. Even in profile, she had a certain charm.
She slapped her forehead in frustration and muttered under her breath, "Fuck, and they call themselves the Heaven Dou Three Heroes! Lost to Chang'an, then lost to Moonlight Academy. Not only did they make me lose everything I'd earned before, even this month's allowance is gone! And those guys, Yan Zaiyang, Xiao Qing, Yu Tianya—what kind of strength was that? Knocked out by one sword strike. Completely useless! Embarrassing!"
The more she thought about it, the angrier she grew, her footsteps smacking loudly across the uneven rooftops.
"How am I supposed to get through the next ten days... Who can I fleece a little?"
Her delicate brows knitted tightly as she quickly calculated. "Liao Xueyao? She probably lost everything just like me, so she's out too. Chu Wanyu? That woman's the best at hiding money. She should still have some stashed away... So annoying!"
She shook her head irritably, her ice-green strands drifting in the evening breeze. "Ugh, I have rules too—I insist on dinner at six sharp."
The moment Heaven Dou Academy lost, she had not even bothered watching the closing ceremony and had slipped away at once.
Right now, she was making use of the outstanding jumping power granted by her excellently proportioned legs—longer and more elegant than those of most women—as she sped swiftly over familiar eaves and high walls.
She knew this area like the back of her hand, deftly avoiding the bustling main roads below and the densely