Su Chen and the others chatted until ten that night, then went back to their rooms to sleep. Little Bai the fox slept in the living room.
Meanwhile, Bai Luo...
Before going to bed, she received a call from another contestant from the Bai family.
They used the Bai family's communicator.
The caller was Bai Qian of the Bai family, a transcendent at the Herb Gathering Mid Stage. She and Bai Luo had always been close.
They were cousins, and Bai Qian was three years older than Bai Luo.
"Xiao Luo, where are you now? Have you found your disciple and the others?"
"I found them. We're at a place whose name I don't know. We'll probably reach Dao Platform Mountain in about three days. How far are you from Dao Platform Mountain?"
Bai Qian said, "All right, good thing you found them. I'll probably reach Dao Platform Mountain in about three days too. Let's meet there."
"Mm."
"Is your disciple's whole family all right?"
"They're fine. We're all together. How are things on your end?"
"I've been pretty lucky. Nothing's gone wrong, and I've been careful the whole way. I haven't run into any more demonic beasts."
"Mm. The Sheng family's people have all been eliminated."
Bai Qian asked in shock, "What do you mean?"
"I just got the news. Four people from the Sheng family died in the Secret Realm, and six crushed their jade tokens and left."
Bai Qian: "!!! Really? What happened?"
Bai Luo said, "I don't know the details either. I just got the news."
Bai Qian was both delighted and shocked. She told Bai Luo that with the Sheng family out of the way, the Bai family could claim more Dao Platforms.
More of their people would also get into Creation Academy.
But she