"Oh, yes, what a coincidence! I thought you had already left," Qi Ling said. "I never expected to sleep for so long. Looks like my kung fu skills aren't up to par yet."
Kurumi laughed and said, "Yeah, I didn't expect we'd wake up at the same time. Isn't that some kind of special fate?"
Qi Ling Qi Ling was absolutely certain that no one had inquired about her whereabouts in the past day and two nights, and she was confident that she could sense this.
More importantly, to ensure everything was done properly, Qi Ling maintained a state of pretense to prevent anyone from investigating her background. Even if someone tried to check, they wouldn't be able to find any flaws.
So, if that's the case, how did Kurumi appear at the same time as her? If it were anyone else, Qi Ling might actually believe in the concept of "fate," but here, it's clearly not that simple.
But since the other party hadn't done anything suspicious, Qi Ling had no reason to question Kurumi. Based on the principle of "since we're here, let's make the best of it and nobody can do anything to me, "Qi Ling went out with Kurumi.
When the waiter saw Qi Ling and Kurumi come out, he immediately went up to them happily and said, "Oh, you two honored guests, you woke up rather late. Most of the guests woke up yesterday and have already set off."
Qi Ling thought to herself, "As expected, this initial screening couldn't possibly be too strict. Its purpose is simply to weed out those who are clearly just filling in the numbers."
However, while they were said to be just filling in the numbers, the people who proposed were mostly at the Soul Saint level. People without that level probably wouldn't even dare to come. Unfortunately, although they might have been considered experts in their original world, they could only be ruthlessly eliminated here.
Qi Ling didn't pay any attention to the waiter's words, and just smiled and said, "It's nothing. Life and death are predestined, wealth and honor are determined by fate. We should only do what we are capable of. The fact that we woke up at this time only shows that this is all we are capable of."
"Oh? Really? But I think you two gentlemen are a bit sleepy," the waiter said, looking them over. "Oh dear, we dare not say, we dare not ask. Why don't you two have breakfast? I've already prepared it for you! Don't worry, this time, there's no poison!"
So Qi Ling and Kurumi found a place to sit down, and then the waiter brought the food, saying, "Alright, please enjoy your meal. After you finish eating, take the map so you can get going."
"Huh? This..." Qi Ling was speechless. What he said wasn't wrong, but something just didn't feel right.
"Oh? Don't you two plan to travel on your own and want us to give you a ride?" the waiter couldn't help but say. "Giving you a ride is not impossible, but it would be too slow, and you'd miss out on good spots."
Qi Ling could only say helplessly, "Fine, fine, since that's how it is, we'll just grab the map and leave later."
Watching the waiter leave, Qi Ling thought to himself, "It's quite remarkable that he's managed to keep the shop open for so long without being beaten to death! If it weren't for the strength he displayed yesterday, the shop would have been torn down long ago."
After breakfast, Qi Ling took the map from the waiter and then asked Kurumi beside her, "Don't you need to bring a copy?"
Kurumi laughed and said, "I don't need that. You have it, right? I just need to follow you, and I can find it."
"Aren't you afraid I'll leave first and leave you here alone?" Qi Ling said.
Kurumi chuckled and said, "Heh, no way, you wouldn't do such a thing. Besides, no matter where you run off to, I'll find you."
Qi Ling was helpless, but since Kurumi said so, she had no choice but to put the map away first. Just as she was about to set off, she heard a very flustered voice.
"Wait, wait a minute, please wait a minute!" Accompanied by this somewhat cute voice, a girl even cuter than the voice stumbled out, "I, I have something to say, may I come with you?"
The girl was short and dressed very simply, wearing a beige outfit that accentuated her cuteness, especially since she was wearing a huge hat that almost completely covered her.
It took Qi Ling a lot of effort to finally see the girl's face from under the hat. As expected, her voice was exceptionally sweet, but she seemed to be an extremely introverted and shy person. When Qi Ling saw her, she immediately blushed and lowered her head, hiding herself with the hat.
"What did you just say you were going to do?" Qi Ling asked helplessly. It seemed he had just heard that this girl who had suddenly appeared wanted to leave with them? What was going on now?
When Qi Ling asked her this, the girl said somewhat flusteredly, "I, I mean, I want to go with you to the competition venue, is that alright?"
"Well..." Qi Ling glanced at Kurumi beside her, and seeing that the other girl nodded, she said, "Sure, but can you tell me why you want to come with us?"
The girl blushed slightly and whispered, "No, I can't say..."
"Huh? This..." Qi Ling sighed helplessly, then said, "It's possible, but look, we only woke up at this time, so our strength is definitely not that great. If you want us to protect you, it might not be possible."
The girl shook her head and said, "No, I don't want you to protect me! I just want to go with you."
Seeing that she couldn't get any information out of her, Qi Ling gave up on pursuing the matter further. After all, she already had the mysterious Kurumi, so having another flustered little girl like her wouldn't be bad.
"Alright, in that case, let's go together," Qi Ling said. "I'm Bai Di, she's Kurumi, what's your name?"
"That's great, thank you!" the girl said happily. "My name is Zhuge Xiaoyu, everyone calls me Xiaoyu."
The three of them then set off together. According to Qi Ling's judgment based on the map, it would take about a day and a half to reach the competition venue, which was quite tight. So the group did not delay any longer and began to hurry on their way.
On the way, Qi Ling couldn't help but ask Xiaoyu, "How could someone with a personality like her participate in this competition?" Qi Ling simply couldn't imagine that such a shy and introverted girl would later call herself Demon God and command the winds and rains throughout the Devil Realm. Was that reasonable?
Xiaoyu shook her head and said, "I didn't come for that reward. I... I came for another reason. I want to prove myself!"