Chapter 378: The Hunt Begins, “Hide and Seek”
After some idle chatter, Chen Changsheng closed his eyes and entered a dream.
Qian Ya was reading by lamplight, while Su Wan’er and Ye Yongxian were meditating in seclusion.
Observing everyone’s state, Hu Tudou smiled and began to prepare some snacks.
Based on his understanding of Chen Changsheng, he often ate snacks when he was in a good mood.
Given the current situation, Chen Changsheng should be in a good mood for quite some time.
…
The night passed quickly.
The first ray of sunlight dispelled the boundless darkness.
Looking at the eager prodigies around him, Chen Changsheng said, “Being young means having energy; everything we do is full of vigor.”
“What do you think the test will be this time? What kind of challenge will Mountain River Academy set?”
“I don’t know.”
Qian Ya looked around and said, “Every exam at Mountain River Academy is different, and they are always bizarre.”
“From what I remember from a few years ago, Mountain River Academy asked everyone to catch fish in the river back then.”
“Those who succeeded could advance to the next round.”
Hearing this, Chen Changsheng said, “Catching fish?”
“That shouldn’t be too difficult.”
“If it were that easy, Mountain River Academy would have asked them to catch fish in the Flowing Sand River.”
“The Flowing Sand River is a notorious perilous place where even birds cannot fly over, fish sink to the bottom, and there are ferocious man-eating fish.”
“After all the commotion, at least seventy percent of the participants were eliminated back then.”
“Haha!”
“This Mountain River Academy really knows how to have fun.”
“I like it!”
Seeing Chen Changsheng’s happy expression, Qian Ya pouted and said.
“Ziyou likes it, but I don’t. I just hope Mountain River Academy doesn’t come up with any strange questions.”
Just as she was speaking, a huge golden scroll appeared in the sky.
As the scroll unfurled, the words “Hide and Seek” appeared before everyone’s eyes.
Seeing the exam question, Qian Ya’s face instantly twisted.
“No, what kind of question is this!”
“How can we pass this?”
Listening to Qian Ya’s complaints, Chen Changsheng laughed and said, “Can’t you see through this?”
“Hiding so that no one can find you, isn’t that success?”
“I know that, but the problem is that the rules are too extreme.”
“All students of Mountain River Academy can participate in the hunt, and the duration is six hours.”
“The activity range is within a radius of three thousand kilometers centered on Mountain River Academy.”
“Given the strength level and familiarity with the surroundings of the students of Mountain River Academy, they can search this area three times over in six hours.”
“In such a situation, how can we possibly hide?”
“Unless we defeat all the students of Mountain River Academy, but that’s impossible, right?”
Facing Qian Ya’s complaints, Chen Changsheng raised the corners of his mouth and said.
“Whether it’s cultivation or other things, one needs to use their brain.”
“Also, the purpose of the test is to screen out a batch of people. If there’s no difficulty, it wouldn’t be a test.”
As he spoke, Chen Changsheng waved his right hand, and several tokens floated over.
“Let’s go. We only have the time of one incense stick for preparation, which is somewhat rushed.”
“If we don’t leave now, we won’t be able to pass.”
With that said, Chen Changsheng and the others flew towards the distant forest.
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The time of one incense stick passed quickly.
The once bustling Mountain River Academy became very quiet.
Ten thousand candidates had hidden themselves using various methods, and a large number of people also flew out from Mountain River Academy.
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Soon, the battle erupted.
Some weaker candidates were discovered first, but they didn’t want to hand over their tokens, so they clashed with Mountain River Academy.
Unfortunately, the average level of the students at Mountain River Academy was much stronger than these candidates.
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In a certain dense forest.
“Ziyou, is this really okay?”
“Maybe I should set up an array formation.”
Seeing Chen Changsheng show no intention of setting up an array formation, Qian Ya was getting anxious.
Seeing this, Chen Changsheng said calmly, “Don’t waste effort. Setting up an array formation won’t help.”
“The tokens we hold have unique markings. The students of Mountain River Academy will follow these markings to find us.”
“Moreover, if I’m not mistaken, the method of these markings is very advanced.”
“It would take a while to set up an array formation to shield these markings, and even if it’s completed, it won’t be able to avoid the inch-by-inch search of Mountain River Academy.”
Hearing this, the silent Su Wan’er spoke up.
“Ziyou, you seem so confident. Could it be that you already have a solution?”
“Tsk tsk!”
“My Wan’er is indeed smart. Watch closely, I’ll demonstrate it for you.”
After saying this, Chen Changsheng beckoned to Ye Yongxian, and the two of them quickly disappeared into the forest.
Facing Chen Changsheng’s actions, Qian Ya tentatively asked Hu Tudou.
“Senior, what is Ziyou planning to do?”
Hearing this, Hu Tudou picked some edible wild vegetables around and said,
“We must apply what we learn, otherwise, it’s as if we haven’t learned anything.”
“The purpose of this test by Mountain River Academy is to detect the students’ ability to adapt on the fly.”
“As cultivators, being pursued is a common occurrence. How to escape pursuit is a subject in itself.”
“What Ziyou teaches you is far more precious than some techniques and secret arts. Study hard.”
After hearing Hu Tudou’s words, Qian Ya and Su Wan’er fell into deep thought.
But they didn’t fully understand Hu Tudou’s words at this moment.
…
“Whoosh!”
Chen Changsheng and Ye Yongxian returned to Qian Ya’s side.
At the same time, three students from Mountain River Academy appeared on the scene.
These three students were at the Riverside, Fate Lamp, and peak bl**d Transfer realms respectively.
Watching the cornered Chen Changsheng and company, the bl**d Transfer realm cultivator laughed.
“I’m truly sorry, someone inside the academy has put a bounty of thirty thousand points on you.”
“If not for this, I really wouldn’t want to be your opponent.”
Hearing this, Qian Ya was already prepared for battle.
At this moment, Chen Changsheng spoke up.
“Be gentle, I’ve finally found three suitable ones.”
Upon hearing this, the three students from Mountain River Academy were utterly confused.
Immediately after, they blacked out and fainted.
Throwing the three people to the ground, Hu Tudou skillfully stripped off their clothes.
Soon, Hu Tudou and Ye Yongxian changed into Mountain River Academy’s attire.
“Why are you still standing there? Hurry up and change clothes!”
Facing Chen Changsheng’s urging, Qian Ya quickly took off the bl**d Transfer realm cultivator’s clothes on the ground.
“Two girls and a boy, these three people’s cultivation levels are similar to yours, and their body types are about the same.”
“From now on, you are responsible for chasing me, and Wan’er will be the target of your three-person hunt.”
Hearing Chen Changsheng’s words, Qian Ya was astounded.
Because she never imagined that “Hide and Seek” could be played like this.
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