Chapter 111: The Mastermind Behind the Hundred Mile Forest

  Physical education class.

  The physical education teacher stood in front of the team, leading the students to do warm-up exercises with great enthusiasm. After a round of exercise, most of the students were already sweating profusely, fanning themselves with their hands and complaining about the hot weather.

  The sun is dazzling.

  Before birth, no back and face. The cicada on the tree is calling out unknowingly.

  Although it is now autumn, the weather is still as hot as in the scorching summer, and even more sweltering than during the great heat. Obviously, the "autumn tiger" is proudly displaying its power.

  After several rounds of exercise, seeing that his classmates were all panting, the physical education teacher hurriedly blew a whistle and gathered everyone together.

  "Alright! Today's weather is scorching hot! To avoid heatstroke, everyone can choose a shaded area for free activities! However, there is one rule - the activity range is limited to the playground! And no roughhousing is allowed! I will be nearby to supervise your activities! If anything happens, come find me!"

  "Yes!"

  A crisp response of "Yes!" was followed by a round of applause, and then everyone dispersed.

  Bai Xueya and Luo Li exchanged a glance, nodded to each other, then at the speed of a 100-meter dash, they first occupied the most advantageous position.

  As everyone sat around the stone steps, enjoying the comfort and relaxation brought by the shade of the trees, Luo Li gazed at the clear and distant sky, fanning herself with her hand while sighing: "Oh! It's so hot! What kind of Mid-Autumn Festival is this? It's even more stifling than the hottest days in summer!"

  The white-clothed girl beside her cast a sideways glance, tugged at the short sleeve that was stuck to her body with sweat, and a cool breeze immediately "whooshed" in, feeling extremely comfortable.

  "I really envy Xueying..." Luo Li muttered discontentedly, wiping the sweat from her forehead. "She must be sitting in an air-conditioned room right now, eating watermelon and playing the piano! How carefree she must be!"

  "Now you're starting to envy her, huh?" Bai Xueya couldn't help but smile. "If you had to sit in the house and play piano for eight hours, I'm afraid you'd be envying our laid-back physical education class instead!"

  Luoli glared at her discontentedly. That despicable Xiaoya, always loved to ruin her show...

  She was about to retort and utter a few words to choke Xiaoya, when whispers from the other side reached her ears.

  "Those new transfer students are so annoying!" one of the girls complained with a look of disgust.

  "Exactly! We were just trying to be friendly with her, and she had the nerve to look down on us and even scolded us!" Just thinking about Sun Yuyang's arrogant attitude at that time made the short-haired girl so angry that her teeth itched.

  "What did she say? What did she say?" another uninformed girl asked hastily.

  "She said, without even considering who we are, and yet she dares to look down on us?! Ha! I don't believe it! How can someone with such a cold face have such a noble background?!"

  "Really? Really?"

  "That's going too far!"

  "How hateful!"

  ……

  The girls beside her, upon hearing this, also began to criticize Sun Yuyang's arrogant behavior with indignation, their voices growing louder and louder. Finally, one of the girls suddenly put her index finger to her lips, making a silencing gesture, and tensely stopped them: "Hey! You guys stop talking! She's coming over! If she hears us later, it'll be bad!"

  The sound stopped abruptly.

  Everyone cautiously looked in the direction of Sun Yuyang, only to see her walking over with a twisted waist, and in the blink of an eye, a scrutinizing expression flashed across her eyes. Perhaps having heard everyone's murmurs, she pursed her lips tightly, glared fiercely at this side, scaring everyone into hastily withdrawing their necks, no longer daring to make a sound.

  "What a terrible woman..." Ling Shuang'er bit her lip and whispered a sentence in Mu Ning's and Yao Xixi's ears, looking worried.

  Mu Ning nodded in agreement, and when she looked up at Yao Xixi, she saw that her face was expressionless, her eyes fixed on Sun Yuyang's figure, as if they knew each other. But every time Sun Yuyang looked over, she quickly shifted her gaze away, seemingly afraid to make eye contact with him.

  A silence fell over the crowd, with everyone either staring at each other or lowering their heads in a daze. Finally, Sun Yuyang stopped as she approached the crowd and looked around at the silent students, her lips curling into a cold smile.

  "Stop gossiping behind people's backs! If you're so capable, come out and confront me face to face! I'll accompany you to the end!"

  The classmates looked at each other awkwardly, not saying a word. Finally, the hot-tempered female classmate stood up from the stone steps, pointing at Sun Yu Yang and growling: "What are we talking about?! Don't think you're so noble! With someone as unreasonable as you, what's the point of having face-to-face discussions?!"

  "Exactly! Sun Yuyang! If you don't like the way we look, then please keep a distance from us! We'll also be spared the trouble of running into you every day and getting annoyed!"

  "If you think we're insignificant and not worth befriending, then please don't bother us!"

  After a few sentences, everyone whispered and laughed together, each person staring at Sun Yuyang with an unusual gaze, as if she were a different species from them.

  Standing in the center of the crowd, Sun Yuyang was also clearly enraged by these few words, her face turning pale. Finally, she let out a cold, sinister laugh and threw down a sentence:

  "Let's see how things go!"

  On the other side, Luo Li was startled and shrank her neck, turning her head to look at Bai Xueya, seeing that she was calm, but seemed to be thinking about something between her eyebrows, and couldn't help but ask curiously: "Xueya, what are you thinking?"

  Bai Xiaoya came back to her senses, her voice low and quiet.

  "This Sun Yu Yang... I know him."

  "Ah?" Lori was clearly startled, "Someone as arrogant and rude as her, where did you meet her?"

  "It was at the summer camp in Baili Forest." Bai Xiaoya recalled, still able to hear Sun Yuyang's harsh words thrown at her back then - Don't think that just because the summer camp is over, she will stop appearing by her side, until she begs pitifully or...

  Vanish completely from this world!

  And now, Sun Yuyang has come to fulfill her promise.

  White reeds stretch far and wide, with a gentle breeze.

  I don't know if the days ahead will be even more difficult than Ba Li Forest.

  The physical education class finally passed in peace.

  Ding---

  As the bell rang, the boys playing football on the playground gathered their momentum and walked back to class in groups. The girls resting under the trees also got up one after another, three or two together, walking out of the playground in pairs.

  "Let's go too."

  Seeing that most of his female classmates had already left, Yao Xixi stood up and said to Mu Ning and Ling Shuang'er beside him.

  Several people stood up from the stairs, patted the dust off their clothes, and were about to leave when a cold voice sounded behind them -

  "Wait!"

  Several people turned back to look, but saw Sun Yuyang standing upright behind them, looking at them, and they couldn't help but be slightly shocked.

  Yao Xixi was even more shocked, biting her lip and avoiding eye contact, as if she was very afraid to see Sun Yuyang.

  Upon seeing this, Sun Yuyang smiled complacently and slowly walked closer to Yao Xixi, her eyes carelessly scanning her as she spoke in a mocking tone: "You're Yao Xixi, right? I have something to discuss with you."

  Yao Xixi was shocked, and Ling Shuang'er and Mu Ning were even more bewildered, looking at each other in confusion.

  "You and Xixi aren't close, what could you possibly have to look for her?" Ling Shuang'er asked with some anger, thinking of Sun Yuyang's arrogant attitude.

  "Hmph..." Sun Yuyang snorted, his eyes scanning Ling Shuang'er up and down with a hint of disgust in his gaze. "If she doesn't want to come along, it's no big deal... anyway, what I have to say to her is extremely important for her sake. Not listening? That's her loss."

  Upon hearing this, Ling Shuang'er and Mu Ning both looked at Yao Xixi in shock. Her face was somewhat pale, and upon hearing Sun Yuyang's words, she seemed to be trying to calm herself down, but her slightly trembling hands revealed the anxiety in her heart at that moment.

  "What's so important?" Yao Xixi's eyes sparkled. "Even if there is something important, how could it possibly have anything to do with you?"

  Sun Yuyang smiled mockingly and said slowly, word by word: "The matter of the Hundred Miles Forest... you... won't have forgotten, will you?"

  Her voice was soft, but it was enough to make Yao Xixi's body take a step back. She bit her lip in surprise, her body stiff and unable to move. Lifting her head, she looked at Sun Yuyang's calm and collected expression, and at that moment, it seemed as if someone had grasped her heart tightly.

  Hundred Mile Forest...

  What does this cold woman actually know?

  She composed herself, turned her head to the side under Sun Yuyang's mocking gaze, and softly told Mu Ning and Ling Xue'er: "You two go back first, I'll... stay behind and chat with her for a bit..."

  The two girls looked at each other in confusion, although they didn't understand why Yao Xixi was so panicked, but ultimately left without asking anything.

  Before long, the empty playground was left with only Yao Xixi and Sun Yuyang's figures.

  "What exactly do you want to say?" Ding Ding gazed steadily at Sun Yuyang's complacent expression, and Yao Xixi asked calmly.

  Sun Yuyang hooked the corner of his lips, walked up slowly and stopped at a distance of ten centimeters from Yao Xixi. He smiled lightly, staring straight at her with an astonishingly arrogant glint in his eyes.

  "Ba Li Sen Lin......" Sun Yu Yang lightly opened his lips, word by word, heavily saying, "Was it you who caused Bai Xiao Ya to fall off the cliff?"

  This sentence made Yao Xixi as if struck by lightning, her face pale and staring at Sun Yuyang's triumphant smile. After a long time, she turned her head away, stiffly smiled: "What are you talking about? What Hundred Miles Forest?! I don't understand!"

  Having said that, he turned his body and was about to leave.

  Sun Yuyang wouldn't let her leave easily. Before she turned around, he took a step forward and stood in front of Yao Xixi, blocking her way first.

  "What are you doing?! Get out of the way?!" Yao Xixi shouted angrily.

  Sun Yuyang didn't get angry but instead smiled and stretched out his index finger shaking it back and forth.

  "Hmph... I thought you were some kind of big shot? Getting flustered over just this little bit?"

  She raised her head, gazing at Yao Xixi with a queen-like slant, as if savoring the sight of her shock.

  "A hundred-mile forest, where legend has it that a divine beast roams, and if you make a wish, your heart's desire will come true... But the summer camp classmates are worried about whether the divine beast is dangerous. Moreover, when living in the forest, many people have seen strange shadows flashing by. Everyone thought it was the divine beast roaming around, but didn't know..."

  She leaned in close to Yao Xixi, coldly smiling as she whispered in her ear -

  "That's someone playing tricks! And that person's purpose is to avenge someone named Bai Xueya!"