Chapter 231 - Blocked
Bai Rouyun managed to take a few steps before a group of citizens blocked her path. Their eyes were full of hostility and anger, but their strength was weak.
The one with the highest cultivation base had merely reached the Innate Realm, Red Tier. Such strength was truly not enough to block her, but she did not hurry to leave when she witnessed this development of the situation.
As she stopped, she made a casual gesture with her hand. It seemed ordinary to those present, but the experts who had begun to move in the shadows all returned to their previous hiding spots. She had given them a signal to be on standby for now.
The group of young women from Qin Huiling"s cla.s.s was gloating when they saw the people blocking Bai Rouyun. They were even more unhappy with her now than before due to her complete disregard of their mockery, and they felt as if they were the ones who ended up humiliated.
Bai Rouyun remained calm and collected as she looked at the group in front of her.
"What is your purpose for blocking my path?"
Although she was somewhat amazed by these peoples" behavior and att.i.tude, she did not get aggressive or anxious.
She understood very well that it was not their fault that they lacked intelligence. They had been swayed by a few words of those young women, and they did not even stop to consider if they were being used as a sword by others.
The group"s aggressive att.i.tude softened drastically when they faced off against the friendly behavior of Bai Rouyun. They felt as if they were full of malice but had nowhere to vent it.
Although they were currently against Bai Rouyun, it was not her they had anything against. They were unhappy with their lot in life, and felt indignant due to the treatment that these women had claimed Qin Huiling had experienced.
"Should you not give us an explanation?"
The strongest among the group was the one who took the lead to speak. He was the backbone of the group, and the moment he spoke, the others nodded their heads and looked aggressively at Bai Rouyun.
A chuckle sounded through the air as Bai Rouyun shook her head with amus.e.m.e.nt.
"Why would I have to explain anything to you?"
The question made them all rather confused. Why should she not explain? She was clearly in the wrong; she had to show her sincerity to make them all respect her again!
Bai Rouyun did not wait for them to finish thinking of her previous words before she continued, "I have never met you before, so I have no obligation to explain anything to you. Who are you to question me?"
The words were still gentle as a spring breeze. They were light, and there was no trace of anger or threat in her voice, but the meaning behind her words was extremely clear.
The young women from Qin Huiling"s cla.s.s had never expected that Bai Rouyun would not even feel the slightest guilt when confronted by these citizens.
They had initially just planned to cause some verbal trouble for Bai Rouyun, but with the current situation, they wished to bring it one step further. If they could use these citizens to beat her up, then that would naturally be the best.
They had happily forgotten all about Dongfang Yu, who was standing by her side. He kept silent, and did not involve himself in the whole situation.
His strength alone was enough to deal with the group of citizens that were causing problems, and even if these young ladies wished to get involved, it would still be hard for them to succeed in harming Bai Rouyun.
While Bai Rouyun continued to look at the people who blocked her, a smile flashed across her eyes.
She had initially wished to leave with Dongfang Yu, and give the people who wished to capture her a chance to attack, but this was much more suitable.
She kept moving her hands, sending out certain signs, and the experts hiding in the shadows began moving.
They began searching the crowds, and soon they located a few groups of people with strength way above the average citizen, but who were still dressed as a commoner.
It was quite suspicious for experts to dress in this way, and they continued to stare at Bai Rouyun with a strange focus. It was clear that she was their target.
Bai Rouyun"s mood became somewhat annoyed. She did not wish for Qin Huiling to be in danger. She wanted to be the one used as a bait, not let her friend be harmed, so she was much more ruthless than she initially had planned.
Although she was worried about Qin Huiling, she was not panicked or scared. She understood that Mo Chu had gone to save her, and he had support from the Eternal Shadow Palace in the dark. At the same time, the kidnappers would not harm her, as they needed her, at least for now. After they caught Bai Rouyun, then they could do what they pleased with her, but until then, she was still valuable.
"You are very unfeeling to not even care about your friend."
The one who spoke was one of the women who went to the same cla.s.s as Qin Huiling. She looked at Bai Rouyun with great disappointment. If no one knew better, they would have a.s.sumed that the two of them had a great relationship, but these two had never seen each other before.
The words of the woman made the smile on Bai Rouyun"s face increase in size.
She had initially planned not to comment, as she was waiting for the Eternal Shadow Palace experts to act against those stalking in the crowd, but just as she opened her mouth, chaos broke out among the audience.