Enlightenment: Attaining the Dao at Age 8

Upon hearing the words “Twelve Seats of the Human Alliance,” the fury on Su Ruobing’s face froze for a moment. Even the waterfall of ice and snow above her head wavered.

Gu Ruilong clearly had no intention of provoking Su Ruobing any further.

His gaze swept over the eight remaining Reincarnators behind her, lingering on Li Chang’an in the crowd. Then, he said with a smirk, “Since we’ve run into each other here, we must all be here for the regional tournament… Ruo Bing, our agreement isn’t over yet. If you lose this time, I hope you’ll honor it!”

“After all, my patience won’t last forever, especially when there’s a buzzing fly right next to you!”

With that, Gu Ruilong turned and left with the nine Reincarnators behind him.

Watching his incredibly arrogant departure, all the Reincarnators from the Linjiang Reincarnator Association had faces full of unconcealed rage.

Su Ruobing’s emotions were even more turbulent.

Her face went deathly pale.

Li Chang’an also watched Gu Ruilong’s retreating back, his expression appearing calm. ’But only he knew what he was truly thinking.’

’The guy only glanced at me once the entire time.’

’He didn’t even bother to say a word to me.’

’This was blatant disregard, more infuriating than any verbal insult.’

Li Chang’an considered himself a very even-tempered person, but when faced with Gu Ruilong, he wanted nothing more than to grind his bones to dust.

’How should I describe this feeling?’

’It was like seeing a pile of shit on the road. Smelling it from a distance was disgusting enough, but this particular pile of shit just had to jump onto your face and disgust you to no end.’

’Of course, that wasn’t even the most disgusting part.’

’The most disgusting part was that even though the other guy was repulsive, you couldn’t fucking do anything about him. At least, not openly, not for now.’

After a moment of thought, Li Chang’an made up his mind. He had finally run into Gu Ruilong. If he got the chance, he absolutely could not let the man get away so easily.

As he thought this, Su Ruobing, who was not far away, had come to her senses. After calming herself, she quickly turned to help Caiyou up from the ground and asked, “How are you? Are your injuries serious?”

Caiyou wiped a trickle of blood from the corner of her mouth, her expression just as grim. She shook her head. “I’m fine, just a minor injury. The attacker was probably a Tier Six Peak Telekinesis User. I was caught completely off guard and unprepared, so I took a small hit.”

Su Ruobing gave a bitter smile. “I’m sorry.”

Caiyou shook her head and stood up with Su Ruobing’s help.

Glancing at Gu Ruilong, who was still cheerfully chatting with other Reincarnator Association presidents in the crowd nearby, Caiyou gritted her teeth. “It’s nothing, Chairman. I did this of my own will, so you don’t need to blame yourself. Who is that guy, anyway? Why does he dare to be so arrogant?”

He ordered his subordinate Reincarnator to attack someone over a single disagreement, and he did it in public, without any hesitation.

He was clearly unafraid of the consequences.

Even in the world of Reincarnators, it wasn’t easy for the spoiled heirs of powerful families to act like that. The man’s background had to be significant.

Su Ruobing said in a low voice, “He’s from the Gu Family of the Capital City. The Chief of the Mountain and Sea District of the Demon Capital.”

Hearing this, Caiyou’s expression changed instantly. She had guessed Gu Ruilong’s status was extraordinary, but she hadn’t expected it to be *this* extraordinary.

Setting aside the Kyoto Gu Family, which was too distant a concept for her, just being the Chief of the Mountain and Sea District of the Demon Capital already made him an existence she could likely never hope to reach in her entire life.

To give the simplest example:

Caiyou was merely a City Lord in Linjiang Prefecture.

Gu Ruilong, on the other hand, was not only based in Shanghai but was also the highest administrator of an entire district.

In terms of power and authority alone, even Su Ruobing was a considerable ways behind him.

Perhaps only Hu Xiuyuan of Xiangnan Province could barely outrank him based on their official positions.

One could only imagine the gap between the two of them.

Furthermore, even in the regional tournament, the team from Shanghai was always a top contender for the championship. For Linjiang Prefecture, which was habitually in the middle-to-lower ranks, it was like being crushed by a force from a higher dimension.

Caiyou glanced at Gu Ruilong and couldn’t help but swallow hard.

She then turned back to Su Ruobing and, after a long moment, couldn’t resist asking, “Chairman, how did you end up provoking such a troublesome scumbag?”

Su Ruobing shook her head, clearly unwilling to elaborate on the topic.

Since she didn’t want to talk, the others weren’t in a good mood either. The once boisterous and cheerful group fell silent, and everyone walked quietly towards their temporary residence.

「…」

After arriving at the temporary residence, everyone’s spirits were low, and they gradually returned to their respective rooms.

Li Chang’an didn’t go back to his room. Instead, he walked to Su Ruobing’s door and knocked.

“KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!”

The room was quiet. There was no response.

Li Chang’an knocked again.

After a long while, Su Ruobing’s voice, tinged with a slight nasal tone, finally came from inside. “Who is it?”

Li Chang’an replied, “It’s me.”

Hearing it was Li Chang’an, there was a brief rustling sound from inside before Su Ruobing opened the door.

Li Chang’an saw that her eyes were a little red and couldn’t help but tease, “What’s this? The great Chairman Su, the ice queen in the eyes of us Linjiang Reincarnators, couldn’t be hiding in her room crying all alone, could she?”

Su Ruobing didn’t say anything. After opening the door, she turned and went back into the room, clearly not wanting anyone else to see her in this state.

Li Chang’an entered, closed the door behind him, and then asked, “What was that Gu Ruilong said earlier about the Twelve Seats of the Human Alliance? And what exactly happened to your grandfather?”