Although he knew Kuai Kuai had gone to the Barren Land to stir up trouble yesterday, hearing Kuai Kuai say it now still gave him an uncanny sense that cause and effect had been reversed.
Why did it feel as though my actions had been predicted long ago?
Had Kuai Kuai even prepared for this a day in advance?
No way, right?
He suddenly felt a chill in his bones, to say nothing of the cold running up his back.
But that chill did not come solely from having his actions predicted. Rather, this chain of events made him feel as though every move all of them made had been meticulously planned...
Yet, caught within it all, his own will had influenced every decision he made. How could that count as being controlled?
His lips trembled a few times as he sucked in cold breaths. He vaguely sensed an invisible hand in the unseen, seemingly wielding the irresistible power of "destiny," toying with everyone's fate.
Kuai Hongji had not thought that deeply about it. He merely said coldly, "I'll bring it to you in a bit. Don't go inside when you reach the classroom. Wait for me."
"No..." Lin Yi stopped Kuai Hongji. "The Wooded Belt is close to Building A. It'd be better if I came to you."
Kuai Hongji looked at Lin Yi as though he were an idiot and said, speechless, "You don't need to go through Building A at all unless you're going to the Barren Land. Has your brain short-circuited? If it's just the Wooded Belt, you can get in from Group B too."
"Oh, right, right..." Lin Yi immediately caught on. "My mistake. I got stuck on that."
"So I'll come to you," Kuai Hongji said. "At the Covered Bridge on the side near