"What's there to regret? You might be the one regretting it in a moment!"
Li Qiu spoke calmly as he watched the big man. His speed really was impressive.
[A Leaf Knows Autumn: That big teacher and Tang San want to race me. Who do you think will have the last laugh?]
Li Qiu snapped a picture of Zhao Wuji sprinting ahead.
[Love-Starved Little Angel: No need to even think about it! Brother Zhi Qiu will win, of course. Shrink Earth to an Inch is just incredible. I'm really confident in my own speed now, too.]
Little Qian Renxue looked confident as she said this, then headed toward the Saintess Hall. Today, she was going to see her mother.
She wondered whether her mother in the past learning about the future would affect the mother in her own timeline.
Would her mother's attitude toward her change, just like her younger mama's had?
Would she stop loathing her?
If so, she could persuade her father to apologize to her older mama.
Would her mother forgive him then?
If she did, that would be wonderful.
She would have a happy family.
Still, she felt she should keep the chat group a secret for now.
First, she would see whether her older mama was willing to see her.
If her mother refused to see her, it might mean her older mama knew nothing about the chat group.
With that thought, Little Qian Renxue continued forward.
[Spirit Hall Saintess: Yes, you have Shrink Earth to an Inch and the Spirit Refinement Technique, and you've eaten whale rubber and pills. You're many times stronger and faster than those primitives who only know how to train by running. You can win easily.]
[A Leaf Knows Autumn: But Tang San has a movement technique, too. It's called Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, and it's also very fast!]
[Spirit Hall Saintess: A student from an academy with no credentials, no resources, and no reputation actually has a movement technique? That really is rare. Even our Spirit Hall doesn't have one, despite its long legacy! This Tang San is no ordinary person!]
[A Leaf Knows Autumn: Your intuition is pretty sharp. But he's certainly no match for me when it comes to movement techniques. I've already reached the second level of Shrink Earth to an Inch.]
[Love-Starved Little Angel: Wow, are you really that amazing, Brother Zhi Qiu? Doesn't that mean you can appear a hundred meters away with a single step?]
[Spirit Hall Saintess: Share some cultivation tips. I've only learned half of it so far, and then I stopped making any progress.]
[Love-Starved Little Angel: Yeah, I've only learned a quarter of it. I want to go a hundred meters with one step, too.]
[A Leaf Knows Autumn: Then you'll have to work harder! Otherwise, your Group Owner will leave you thousands of meters behind!]
[Love-Starved Little Angel: Yes, I'll cultivate hard and catch up to Brother Qiu. I want to protect Dad and keep him from getting badly hurt. I want to defeat Tang Hao! I want to stop my older mama.]
[A Leaf Knows Autumn: Oh, good luck with that!]
After saying that, Li Qiu checked the time. His waiting period was over, so he started walking forward.
"This guy... he's actually still walking. He really doesn't know his own limits, daring to race Teacher Zhao!"
"Just wait until you get crushed!" Dai Mubai sneered as well.
"Go, Li Qiu!" After observing him over the past few days, Ning Rongrong felt he would only do something like this if he was confident.
After all, Li Qiu never boasted.
"Go for it!" Zhu Zhuqing cheered him on, too.
Flender watched Li Qiu turn and dash out through the courtyard gate, disappearing from sight.
He wanted to see where Li Qiu's confidence came from.
Whoosh...
But the instant Li Qiu rounded the corner, he took a single step and appeared twenty meters away.
He hadn't used Shrink Earth to an Inch at full strength.
After all, using it at full strength would consume more soul power.
Using only twenty percent of its power greatly reduced his soul power consumption.
Zhao Wuji realized Tang San was remarkably fast. He had actually needed half the course to catch up to him.
He couldn't help patting Tang San on the shoulder. "Not bad, kid, but you challenged the wrong person! Heh heh..."
Whoosh...
A moment later, he shot past Tang San, kicking up a towering cloud of dust.
Tang San's expression darkened slightly. As expected of a level seventy-six Soul Saint.
His body really had been trained to an impressive degree.
He could run this fast through soul power and physical speed alone.
It seemed this training method was quite good.
Still, all he needed to do was beat Li Qiu.
That fellow had boasted so shamelessly, yet now he couldn't even see Tang San's shadow.
Whoosh... Yet he had no idea that Li Qiu had already flashed to within fifty meters of him, then taken another step to cover twenty more meters.
"Ha ha..."
Zhao Wuji had already reached Suotuo City's gates and would soon arrive at the Soto Great Soul Arena.
That was the finish line, and he hadn't seen so much as Li Qiu's shadow.
Seeing that kid's expression afterward would certainly feel satisfying.
Flender flew toward the Great Soul Arena.
Along the way, he saw no sign of Li Qiu, only Tang San, followed by Zhao Wuji at Suotuo City's gates.
"Huh... where did that kid go?" Flender was rather surprised.
[A Leaf Knows Autumn: Heh heh, I'm already at the Great Soul Arena. Teacher Zhao and Tang San aren't here yet! I'll have a cup of tea first!]
[Love-Starved Little Angel: I knew Brother Qiu was the fastest!]
[Spirit Hall Saintess: Congratulations, you get to show off again.]
[A Leaf Knows Autumn: I won through genuine ability. How is that showing off?]
[Love-Starved Little Angel: Yeah, Brother Qiu doesn't need to show off at all.]
Little Qian Renxue arrived outside her older mama's bedchamber, where the hall guards stood at the entrance.
"I want to see my older mama... please go announce me!"
Little Qian Renxue spoke very earnestly.
"Yes, Your Highness!" A hall guard immediately ran inside.
Before long, he came running back.
"Your Highness, the Saintess doesn't wish to see you!"
The hall guard spoke helplessly.
"All right!"
Little Qian Renxue nodded. It seemed her older mama still didn't have the memories of what her younger mama had experienced. Had the butterfly's wings not yet stirred?
[Love-Starved Little Angel: Boo hoo... my older mama doesn't want to see me... she doesn't have my younger mama's memories! Why? @A Leaf Knows Autumn @Spirit Hall Saintess.]
[A Leaf Knows Autumn: I don't know either!]
Li Qiu truly didn't know why. According to what he knew, if Young Bibi Dong from thirty years ago learned about this, Bibi Dong a dozen or so years later should know instantly, and the present Bibi Dong should also possess those memories.
Could Bibi Dong at that point still be unable to accept Little Qian Renxue?
[Spirit Hall Saintess: If she won't see you, then she won't. What's there to be sad about? Two kisses for you...]
[Love-Starved Little Angel: Thank you, younger mama. You're the best!]
It was the first time Little Qian Renxue had received comfort from her younger mama, and her mood no longer seemed quite so bad.
Then she had no choice but to turn and leave.
Only to see her father.
"Xue'er, why did you come here?" Qian Xunji was rather surprised.
"I wanted to see my older mama... but she won't see me!"
Little Qian Renxue pouted, looking thoroughly unhappy.
Qian Xunji immediately scooped Little Qian Renxue up. "It's all right. Dad will play with you!"
"No, Xue'er's grown up already. Just treat my older mama better!"
Little Qian Renxue wriggled out of Qian Xunji's arms.
"Huh, older mama? Then who's your younger mama?"
Qian Xunji was completely bewildered.
"I'm not telling you, bad Dad!" Little Qian Renxue turned and left.
"..."
Qian Xunji looked utterly dumbfounded.
The Soto Great Soul Arena.
Flender flew overhead and saw Li Qiu already drinking tea at a nearby tea stall, making his eyes widen.
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