Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 418

Chapter 418: 418

Thinking of what he saw the night before, Jie couldn’t help but say, "What makes Qian Ying easy to deal with is she doesn’t move when she casts a spell. And she herself is a weak woman. Once we find her, we could easily defeat her. What makes her hard to confront is that she’ll definitely hide in a safe place, controlling a few men to protect her. Finding her would be difficult, and getting close to her would be even more challenging."

"Exactly, that’s about right," said Lin Xi, sighing heavily. "But what worries me the most at the moment is not Qian Ying. It’s Qian Feng, the real leader of the Shennv Xuanhui, whom everyone calls elder sister."

Lu Yi wanted to know just how formidable this Qian Feng was.

Lin Xi made a comparison, "You guys know that undying demon, right? The one who is very powerful, don’t you? But he admitted to me personally, he had once been defeated by my elder sister, absolutely crushed."

"What, are you serious?" Their faces all turned sour. Considering how tough it was to face the demon boss, they didn’t feel very hopeful about their chances of success. Now they had to confront someone even more powerful than the demon boss. The difficulty of this challenge was immense.

Lu Yi was filled with despair, "God, should we still fight? Maybe we should just surrender."

Seeing that, Lin Xi shook her head and smiled bitterly, "Given my elder sister’s character, surrendering would only lead to our more painful demise. You’d better drop that idea."

"So, this means we can only fight to the end." Su Hui muttered, rubbing her temples, feeling a headache coming on.

Seeing everyone looking gloomy, Lin Xi felt guilty, "Everyone, I’m really sorry. I didn’t want to cause you trouble but..."

"Never mind, haven’t we faced plenty of dire situations together? When have we ever abandoned a comrade?" One sentence from Su Hui stabilized the team’s morale, everyone expressed willingness to face the challenge together.

Naturally, Gu Fan firmly sided with Lin Xi.

At that moment, Lu Yi came up with a question: "Last time, only Qian Ying showed up. The one called ’Elder sister’ didn’t make an appearance?"

"If my elder sister had indeed appeared, I wouldn’t be here talking with you all today." Lin Xi said, still frightened by that thought. After contemplating for some time, she added,"If Qian Ying had found me, she would have informed elder sister to deal with me. But elder sister didn’t come last night, which means Qian Ying didn’t tell her. Qian Ying knows the consequence of hiding the information. So there’s only one reason for her not telling elder sister, either elder sister is not with Qian Ying or elder sister is still in deep sleep."

Gu Fan immediately raised his hand, "I’m more inclined to believe the latter, that that very powerful ’elder sister’ is still in deep sleep."

Su Hui also gave her opinion, "I also think that ’elder sister’ is still in deep sleep. Our mission is to end everything before Qian Ying can awaken the others of Shennv Xuanhui."

Hearing this, Lin Xi was overjoyed. What she had hoped for was to have those around her who could help and strategize alongside her.

However, Lu Yi was starting to worry, "If the people from Shennv Xuanhui really managed to retrieve the sleep chamber from the ancient Super Civilization’s floating island and are still asleep, there’s a possibility that the ones in deep sleep are stationed somewhere by Qian Ying. That means as long as we find Qian Ying, we can reach the rest of Shennv Xuanhui."

Lin Xi nodded, "Indeed that’s a possibility. But the problem is Qian Ying has already run off; we have no idea where she is. I think we only have one option — to make use of Xiaoling’s abilities."

Everyone agreed upon hearing this. It was Gu Ling who felt there was something wrong with the teaching building last time. They discovered Qian Ying after investigating. Thinking back, since Gu Ling found her once, it’s possible for her to find her again. Gu Ling is ideal for this task.

However, Gu Fan firmly objected, "No, my sister cannot be involved in this."

Seeing Gu Fan’s resistance, Lin Xi understood his wish to protect his sister. Therefore, Lin Xi didn’t insist.

But Lu Yi wore a bitter face, saying, "Dude, we don’t wish to involve Xiaoling either. But there’s no other way. Plus, Xiaoling has already been in contact with Qian Ying. Do you think Xiaoling can stay out of this?"

Making sense of what Lu Yi said, Gu Fan pondered before saying, "Let’s see how things go. Unless absolutely necessary, I remain opposed to involving Xiaoling."

A little anxious, Lu Yi said, "Dude, aren’t you aware of the situation now? If we let an enemy more powerful than the demon boss wake up, we’ll have no hope. You’ve also heard that even surrendering is useless."

Gu Fan looked steady, "I’m aware. That’s why I’m thinking about other possible ways."

Everyone felt puzzled. As far as they could see, there were no solutions other than Xiaoling. However, seeing Gu Fan’s full confidence, could it be...?

Seeing everyone’s hooked interest, Gu Fan went on, "Last night, Lu Yi, you wouldn’t forget who you saw, right?"

"Who did I see?" Lu Yi tried to recall and then exclaimed, "It was Ning Qi, who came to our school with several men, seemingly seeking revenge on you."

Gu Fan wore a smirk, started speaking elatedly, "Later, Lin Xi and I ran into Ning Qi and her group. We didn’t provoke them, and even had a friendly interaction at one point. Especially when Lin Xi, under Ning Qi’s strong request, took Ning Qi on a tour around our campus. At that time, I was curious. I thought we wouldn’t have any more connections with Ning Qi, but she unexpectedly brought people to our school. She said they were sightseeing, but I felt it was not the case. Especially after Ning Qi left with Lin Xi, Ning Qi’s companions waited at the school gate for quite a long time, as if they were very concerned about Ning Qi."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xi couldn’t help but laugh, "I get it. You think Ning Qi’s appearance last night was not a coincidence. She was on the same side as Qian Ying. Ning Qi was there to cause trouble for me under Qian Ying’s command."

Lu Yi also expressed his opinion, "Yes, I sensed something off about Ning Qi’s vibe that time. She absolutely did not look like she was here to play. Plus, if she really was here for fun, typically she would invite few other good girlfriends. Why were the people accompanying her all men? It seemed as though they were here for some operation."

Su Hui snapped her fingers, "I got it. To find Ning Qi is to find Qian Ying, and to find Qian Ying is to prevent the other Shennv Xuanhui from waking up."

"But there’s one thing I find strange. How did Ning Qi find us?" Gu Fan’s doubt was also what everyone else was worried about. If they couldn’t figure this out, they would likely remain on the defensive.