Cang Yin's eyes lit up. She couldn't help but exclaim, "Sister Shuang, with your strength, being number one on the genius rankings should be a piece of cake!"
Li Shuang paused for a moment.
Hmm?
Isn't she?
Cang Yin was already muttering, "I once suspected you might be Li. But now I think you definitely aren't Li! I've seen Li's sword, and it's completely different from the one you have, and it doesn't have lightning attributes."
"More importantly, her strength is far below yours."
"In Wanfa City, her strength record is still at the peak of Nascent Soul, but Sister Shuang, your combat power is at least at the late stage of Integration!"
On the path of cultivation, the further one goes, the harder it becomes.
Ten years, from peak Nascent Soul to late Integration? Even the City Lord couldn't do that back then!
"Sister Shuang! You are truly too low-key." Cang Yin blinked with stars in her eyes.
She had never been convinced by You Lan.
She was only slightly convinced by Li.
But for Li Shuang, she was completely convinced.
Li Shuang wanted to speak but held back.
Cang Yin's deduction seemed to be quite accurate...
But in reality...
Seeing Cang Yin's confident expression, Li Shuang lightly coughed and changed the subject: "This first time was just a test run. Now, let's go to the Monster Beast Pavilion to hand in the mission. Then, we immediately return to the disciple dorms. Once Lin An finishes his patrol, next time, I want everyone to leave their rooms immediately. We will start the next hunting mission right away, without wasting a single second. Is that clear to everyone?"
Everyone nodded in agreement!
"But where is the Monster Beast Pavilion?" Feng Yu couldn't help but ask, "We didn't see that building during the day."
Li Shuang calmly replied, "Just follow me!"
The location of the Monster Beast Pavilion was incredibly easy for her to identify.
She just needed to find where the monster beasts came out.
Li Shuang led everyone to the Monster Beast Pavilion, avoiding other monster beasts, at the fastest possible speed.
The disciple guarding the Monster Beast Pavilion showed a hint of surprise in his eyes when he saw them bringing back so many monster beasts.
He quickly said, "These monster beasts inexplicably escaped from the Monster Beast Pavilion. Thanks to you, we were able to retrieve them. According to sect rules, I will reward you with a certain amount of points. Who will be submitting the mission?"
Clearly, whoever submitted the mission would get the points.
No one moved, instinctively looking at Li Shuang.
Li Shuang had already successfully become the backbone of the group with her strength.
"This late Integration stage boss was killed by Sister Shuang alone. Naturally, it belongs to Sister Shuang," Cang Yin said.
No one had any objections; it was only natural.
"For the remaining monster beasts, Sister Shuang, please distribute them among us," Cang Yin said.
Li Shuang thought for a moment and said, "If you trust me, this time, this early Integration stage monster beast will go to Cang Yin first. As for these ten Nascent Soul stage monster beasts..."
Li Shuang pointed out ten people: "They will go to you ten first."
"When the next round comes, the monster beasts hunted in the next wave will go to the remaining people. How does that sound?"
Everyone agreed.
This wave, they had essentially ridden Li Shuang's coattails to victory.
Even if Li Shuang took more than half, they would have no complaints. Yet, she only took the one she hunted herself, distributing the rest to them.
What more could be said?
This was truly noble.
According to this distribution method, Li Shuang and the others handed in the monster beasts.
Li Shuang alone received ten points.
Cang Yin received five points.
The ten Nascent Soul stage monster beasts were worth two points each.
Not a lot.
However, they had worked hard all day to earn so few points.
Following the大佬 at night, they had accumulated so many points in less than half an hour, which was already incredibly lucky.
"Let's go. Head back," Li Shuang said.
"Are we going back now?" a disciple asked with some surprise, "It seems there's still a lot of time before the half-hour mark."
Li Shuang glanced at him and said decisively, "Go back immediately!"
Cang Yin said, "Anyone who doesn't want to follow the main group can act individually."
Everyone hesitated for a moment, but no one left.
Truly.
Once separated from Li Shuang, in this darkness, they wouldn't even be able to tell directions.
Li Shuang didn't stop for a moment, plunging into the darkness.
Everyone quickly followed.
On the way.
Li Shuang still offered an explanation: "The darkness interferes with perception to some extent. The time you perceive and the time that actually passes are different."
Feng Yu's eyes flickered.
Their perception would be interfered with.
But Li Shuang...
Why was she completely unaffected?
Such a genius!
Where did she come from?
Li Shuang avoided other monster beasts all the way, successfully leading everyone back to the disciple dorms.
"Back to your rooms!" Li Shuang said quickly, "Lin An is coming soon."
Everyone instinctively chose to obey.
As soon as they entered their rooms, other disciples began to return, one after another.
They all looked pale, as if they had experienced great shock.
Those who followed Li Shuang couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
If they hadn't clung to the "big leg" (a slang term for someone influential), they probably wouldn't have fared much better than these people.
While everyone was congratulating themselves, a clear, cold voice rang out.
"Let me see if anyone disobeys and secretly leaves the disciple dorms."
Lin An slowly emerged from the darkness.
A strange smile played on his lips: "There really are some disobedient kids, aren't there?"
He formed a sword seal.
The sword seal transformed into ten beams of sword light, heading in ten different directions.
One of the sword lights was even not far behind him.
That disciple had clearly rushed back to the vicinity, but he was still one step too late!
"I've caught ten disobedient children. Now, you have... 55 people left." The number of rooms changed again.
Lin An said calmly, "I'll be back in half an hour. I hope the rest of you can behave yourselves."
He turned and disappeared into the darkness once more.
Lin An's soul body also disappeared from Li Shuang's perception, momentarily undetectable.
Li Shuang opened the door a second time.
This time, the moment she opened the door, everyone who had followed her before immediately left their rooms.
The team reformed, not a single person missing.
Those still hiding in their rooms were somewhat surprised by this scene.
Wait!
Did these people go with Li Shuang last time too?
While others were fighting for their lives, they looked completely unharmed?
A quick-witted person immediately opened their door and followed them.
"Can I come with you?" the person asked.
One after another, a few more people came out.
The team's numbers reached 35.
Li Shuang nodded, "Everyone follow. For specific instructions, Cang Yin, you tell them."
Li Shuang, racing against time, had already headed into the darkness.
As they hastily followed, they listened to Cang Yin's voice.
"Did you hear that? The person Sister Shuang trusts most is still me! For those who were here last time, I won't say much, but new recruits, remember to obey! Anyone who disobeys, get out immediately."
With more people this time, Li Shuang located a new group of monster beasts based on the numbers.