Chapter 1300: All Enemies

Chu Tianqiu paused for a moment and looked at the lipstick standing on the tabletop.

The enormous banging on the door outside made it hard for him to think calmly. Since he knew nothing about the situation now, could he really rely on "Qiang Yun"?

“If we don’t open the door soon, the noise will only get louder,” Zhang Chenze said. “If others notice something odd with Qinglong’s room, the situation will be even more troublesome than it is now.”

Chu Tianqiu nodded and walked over to the door. If the person outside was only Xiao Ran, there was nothing to fear, as long as the “Lou Yi” didn’t follow her inside.

Xiao Ran’s banging on the door grew more frantic, as if she were about to be overwhelmed by the “Lou Yi” chasing her from behind.

Chu Tianqiu seized the opportunity, instantly opening the door and pulling her inside.

Xiao Ran stumbled from the sudden pull, and Chu Tianqiu quickly shut the door again, triggering another wave of banging.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became more complicated. Xiao Ran had expected to find Qinglong inside, but instead, she encountered the hypocritical little leader Chu Tianqiu, the impeccably dressed lawyer Zhang Chenze, the sleazy-looking Tian Tian, and her unforgettable archenemy Yun Yao.

All of them were familiar faces, and two had even come from her own room.

“You…” Xiao Ran stood in the room, scanning everyone with a complex expression. “This doesn’t make sense… Why are you all here? Isn’t this Qinglong’s room?”

Yun Yao exchanged a glance with Chu Tianqiu, feeling that the situation was indeed strange.

Yun Yao remembered that Xiao Ran had been turned into an “Yuan Zhu Min” by Zhuque’s own hand, but what was she now?

Could a person jump across so many levels in such a short time, going from “Yuan Zhu Min” to “Tian Ji”?

Seeing that no one was responding, Xiao Ran grew uncertain about the situation. She even started to suspect that these people might have joined Qinglong’s side at some unknown point, just like her.

“I’ll say this first…” Xiao Ran said tentatively to the group, “No matter what you are… I’m now the ‘Qiongqi,’ second only to Qinglong… You’d better watch yourselves…”

Xiao Ran had intended to establish her position in the room with that statement, but Chu Tianqiu just chuckled lightly.

“‘Qiongqi’?” He smirked, finding the situation even more amusing than he’d thought. “The ‘Qiongqi’ that punishes the good and aids the wicked, disloyal and untrustworthy… Is that the title Qinglong gave you?”

“Who are you calling that?” Xiao Ran snapped angrily. “Are you ‘Shen Shou’ too? How dare you talk to me like that?”

Chu Tianqiu didn’t answer. Instead, he turned to look at Tian Tian, who seemed completely unaffected by the woman and was still intently staring at the patterns on the door.

Zhang Chenze stood nearby, sizing up Xiao Ran as if quickly assessing her personality.

“Xiao Ran…” Yun Yao stepped forward. “You’ve become a ‘Shen Shou’ now…? You don’t really seem like one, though.”

Xiao Ran clearly felt some wariness toward Yun Yao. As Yun Yao approached, she instinctively backed away. This woman didn’t fall for her tricks and had long limbs and great strength—Xiao Ran wasn’t even a match for her in a fight.

“Yun Yao…!” Xiao Ran shouted. “I advise you to behave yourself. Do you even know who I belong to now?”

Yun Yao nodded. “I don’t want to know your story with Qinglong. We just need to stay in this room for a little while. If you wait quietly for a few minutes, we’ll leave, and no one will get in each other’s way. How about that?”

Xiao Ran had been about to agree, but thinking about the dozen or so slaps Yun Yao had given her face, she couldn’t hold back her anger. This woman always acted so superior… What gave her the right?

“What are you dreaming about… Yun Yao…” Xiao Ran gritted her teeth. “Trying to keep me calm… That means you’re not ‘Shen Shou’ at all… You’re still lowly ‘Can Yu Zhe’?”

Hearing Xiao Ran’s words, Yun Yao thought for a few seconds, then pulled a compact powder box from her backpack and threw it at the standing lipstick on the table.

The powder box hit the lipstick, sending it flying high into the air. It flipped several times before landing back on the table, still standing upright.

“Qiang Yun” was still strong.

Chu Tianqiu felt the situation was truly unpredictable. If Xiao Ran had indeed become a “Shen Shou” during her disappearance, given her hatred for Yun Yao, their current predicament was extremely dangerous.

In this small room, fighting or escaping would be difficult. Besides himself, no one else had a suitable “Hui Xiang” for combat. Not to mention one “Shen Shou,” even an ordinary “Di Ji” could threaten their lives.

But the “Qiang Yun” on Yun Yao seemed to think otherwise—it was urging her to face the challenge head-on.

Seeing the lipstick still standing, Yun Yao pondered briefly and decided to trust her “Qiang Yun.” She looked up at Xiao Ran and said, “That’s right, we’re ‘Can Yu Zhe.’ Today, we’re here to rebel against Qinglong and take down all you ‘Shen Shou’ and ‘Tian Ji.’ Any objections?”

Chu Tianqiu had no choice but to enter combat mode, gripping a “Ying Hua” in his hand. He didn’t know what level of “Shen Shou” Xiao Ran was—closer to Baihu, Zhuque, or Xuanwu?

If her strength was on par with Zhuque’s, he might hold her off for a few minutes, but if she was another Xuanwu, blocking her here would be absurd.

Xiao Ran kept facing Yun Yao, gradually turning her back toward Chu Tianqiu.

Yun Yao saw the timing was right and signaled Chu Tianqiu with her eyes. He understood immediately—they had to strike first. He casually popped the “Ying Hua” into his mouth, then extended two fingers toward the bloody spot on Xiao Ran’s back, swiftly plucking out an eyeball in an instant.

The ease with which he obtained the eyeball surprised Chu Tianqiu—he even felt that swallowing the “Ying Hua” had been a waste.

His “Ying Hua”-enhanced fingers pierced Xiao Ran’s back like stabbing into tofu. Had her body received no enhancements at all…?

“Ah!!” Xiao Ran felt a sharp pain and spun around. Seeing the eyeball on Chu Tianqiu’s fingertip, she flew into a rage.

“Ah?! Are you crazy?! How dare you hit a woman!?”

Chu Tianqiu was stunned by Xiao Ran’s remark. With their lives on the line, did she even realize what she was saying?

Before Chu Tianqiu could respond, Xiao Ran clapped her hand over her mouth, remembering that the last time she’d said something similar, Yun Yao had beaten her senseless. After all, in this room, there was more than one person who could take her on—in fact, she was enemies with everyone else here.

She paused, then pointed at the eyeball on Chu Tianqiu’s fingertip and demanded, “Do you even know what that is?!”

Chu Tianqiu frowned slightly and nodded. “Of course I do. It’s your weak point.”