It had been almost half an hour. Mo Ziye was idly scrolling through his phone when he suddenly saw a piece of news, and immediately became angry and shouted.
"Who wrote this news? This is too irresponsible." Mo Ziye jumped up from the ground, his small face flushed with anger, "What kind of trash bloggers are on Weibo!"
"What's wrong?" Cang Liu didn't move, but Michael came closer and looked curiously. He immediately saw a poll on Weibo.
"On the importance of the Light Faction and the Shadow Faction, who do you think is more important?"
The comments below were varied, but most of them spoke of how important the Light Faction was and how useless the Shadow Faction was, belittling the Shadow Faction to almost nothing, with fierce language.
In fact, it was normal for people to have this perception. After all, the Light Faction was mainly composed of scientists and experts, who were often active in research institutes and on screens. As soon as there was a new invention, it would immediately hit the headlines, and their status in people's hearts was actually very high.
The Shadow Faction was the opposite. As their name suggested, they were like shadows, rarely appearing in the public eye. The public didn't know much about the Shadow Faction, only that they had good treatment. Apart from knowing that the Shadow Faction was somewhat similar to soldiers, they knew almost nothing else.
However, even so, the language in these comments was a bit too intense. A careful person could see that someone seemed to be manipulating the narrative.
The information age had developed for so long, and ordinary people were not stupid. Such biased praise and criticism had instead aroused the doubts of many people. There were also many who questioned the instigation and defamation, and the public opinion was gradually changing.
"This has been on Weibo for several days," Michael was unfazed. He had seen it when he was scrolling Weibo a few days ago, but at that time, it didn't have much traction, so he hadn't paid attention.
"This is too much. It's obvious someone is provoking trouble," Mo Ziye was angry. Although he was from the Light Faction, he felt a pang of pain in his chest when he saw Bai Cha being slandered, "How can you praise one and trample on another!"
After speaking, he directly used his main account and retorted to all those who blackened the Shadow Faction.
"What's wrong?" A familiar voice returned, treading on fallen leaves. Bai Cha, with Lucifer, came out of the maple forest and saw Mo Ziye jumping with anger.
"Xiao Bai! Look!" Mo Ziye quickly ran over and showed Bai Cha his phone.
Bai Cha just glanced at it and then withdrew his gaze, not reacting much. It was as calm as drinking a sip of water as he walked towards Cang Liu.
"Organize the information," Bai Cha said.
Cang Liu also calmly took the tablet and showed no reaction. This made Mo Ziye feel like a fool, with a breath stuck in his throat.
"Sigh... You're almost seventeen, and you'll be an adult in two years. How can you manage the Mo family if you're always so agitated?" Bai Cha was inputting data on the tablet and couldn't help but shake his head when he saw Mo Ziye stunned by anger, "Your personality is too impetuous and easily manipulated. Getting too agitated is no different from an internet troll."
"But, but I think they're going too far..." Mo Ziye lowered his head, still unwilling, and wanted to say something, but he felt his hair being gently rubbed. His temper instantly vanished.
"Before you met me, didn't you hear a lot of these rumors?" Bai Cha shook his head helplessly and started making a phone call.
Mo Ziye was speechless. Indeed, before he met Bai Cha, he had heard thousands of negative rumors about the Shadow Faction. Hadn't he almost believed them himself back then?
"Meng Qinghuan?" Bai Cha called out, tapping on the tablet.
"...Mm-hmm?" Meng Qinghuan's voice came from the other end of the headset, sounding groggy as if he had just woken up, "What's up?"
"Master, don't move," Yun He's voice suddenly came through, sounding like he was right next to Meng Qinghuan, and the two seemed quite close.
Bai Cha: "?"
Everyone: "..."
Yun He wasn't supposed to come. Firstly, Bai Cha had asked Meng Qinghuan to reflect on himself and had also considered Meng Qinghuan's emotions, so he had left Yun He behind. Secondly, Yun He had new insights and inspirations in his martial arts, and Bai Cha had also asked Meng Qinghuan to guide him.
Things were a bit strange here. Bai Cha had intended to make a video call to Meng Qinghuan, but Meng Qinghuan and Yun He had struck everyone like lightning.
"You guys..." Bai Cha rubbed his nose, speechless for a while, "In bed?"
"Men- Meng Meng Meng teacher? You, you and Yun He?" Among everyone, Mo Ziye was the most shocked. He was stunned for a long time, and when Bai Cha's words woke him from his shock, he jumped three feet high, "You, you, you're together?"
"Oh? Xiao Bai, did you put it on speaker?" Meng Qinghuan's voice was clearly more awake this time, but the next voice plunged everyone into silence again.
"Hey hey hey, Xiao Xiao He, don't panic, your master almost fell off you."
"Master! That's enough, don't move around!"
Everyone: "..."
The information was too overwhelming. First, Meng Qinghuan was asleep, then Yun He asked Meng Qinghuan not to move, and then Meng Qinghuan said he almost fell off Yun He.
Everyone was silent, quickly imagining a grand drama in their minds. Even Bai Cha was silent for a moment and immediately thought of the wrong thing. There was a crackling sound from the phone, as if the two had rolled onto the floor together.
"Ai ai ai, Xiao Xiao He, why are you so disgusted? It's because I was very comfortable just now."
Everyone: "..."
So intense?
"Master! That's enough!" Yun He's voice was much clearer this time. It seemed that Yun He had snatched Meng Qinghuan's communicator back, "Miss Bai, it's not what you think!"
Everyone: "..."
What do we think? We haven't said anything yet.
"Cough, it's okay, speak slowly," Bai Cha said with a strange smile.
"It's like this, I just comprehended a new level. To help me consolidate my realm, Master sat on my back and asked me to do push-ups with him on my back. But after I did more than a hundred, Master fell asleep." Yun He's tone was very anxious, clearly afraid that Bai Cha would misunderstand.
However, although the explanation made sense, everyone still couldn't recover for a while.
"Did he bully you again?" Bai Cha pressed his temples, somewhat helplessly. Meng Qinghuan was naturally prone to causing trouble. Since he took Yun He in, Yun He had borne more than seventy percent of Meng Qinghuan's tantrums.
"Oh, Xiao Bai, how could I bully Xiao Xiao He? I'm training very seriously," Meng Qinghuan's voice came through, his lazy tone completely unconvincing.
"Alright, I need your help with something. Make a video call," Bai Cha put his hands on his hips, helpless, "There are formations in the maple forest, and they are layered. I'm not good at this, so come and take a look."
Although Bai Cha was omnipotent, it was unrealistic to be proficient in everything. If it were a single, simple formation, he could break it easily, but these complex formations made Bai Cha unsure.
"It looks very complicated. Besides you, I can't think of any other family that could create this," Bai Cha said with a headache.
"Formations? Appearing in the maple forest?" Meng Qinghuan was stunned and became serious, "Wait for me for two minutes."
Two minutes later, the video came through, and Bai Cha's tablet performed a 3D scan of the maple forest and presented it to Meng Qinghuan.
"There seem to be five or six, right?" Bai Cha asked.
"...Damn, where is this?" Meng Qinghuan was completely awake this time. He looked at the location on his phone again and again. The crowd could feel Meng Qinghuan's confusion through the screen, "This isn't the Meng family's ancient territory either."
"Could there be more than a dozen formations?" Bai Cha was curious.
"No, only two," Meng Qinghuan took out his compass, which had been gathering dust for years, and deduced it several times. "These two formations are the core formations of the Meng family. Non-core members cannot be taught them. How can they appear here?"
"Which two?" Bai Cha was a bit confused. Her knowledge of formations was indeed not enough. She thought there were several.
"Twelve Heavenly Gate Formation and Bagua Formation," Meng Qinghuan's words silenced Bai Cha as well.
No wonder she couldn't see it. Even for these world-renowned confusing formations, even if a member of the Meng family came in person, someone like Meng Qinghuan with high abilities would probably be stunned for a while.
"If they are indeed these two formations, you'll probably need to bring some people. We don't have enough people here." The development of this matter far exceeded Bai Cha's expectations. If the core of the Meng family was leaked, this would be a very serious incident.
"We only have five people here..." Bai Cha thought for a moment and felt a bit helpless, "Bring Gu Zitan, Freya, Yun He, Gu Mingze, Xiang Nan, and Zhi Yue. That makes twelve people."
If they were to break the formation, the number of people would be sufficient.
"Uh, would they be willing to help?" Meng Qinghuan felt a bit annoyed thinking about Zhi Yue.
"Just say it's for the World Championship. Come if you want, don't come and forfeit your spot," Bai Cha sighed, "Change the order of tasks. Go to the World Championship first to stabilize Zhi Yue, and then go to the underwater ruins."
"Alright..." Meng Qinghuan reluctantly agreed.
Bai Cha continued to input data. When she looked up, she found that Lucifer had set up two large sunshades under the shade of the trees, creating a double layer of shade, and had set up four lounge chairs and two small tables. In just a few minutes, Lucifer had already started making tea.
No wonder Lucifer carried three or four storage bracelets with him now. What was in them?
"Master, it will take several hours for Mr. Meng to get here. Why don't you come and rest?" Lucifer walked to Bai Cha, smiling gently.
The midday sun was strong. Lucifer walked to Bai Cha's side, casting a shadow on her.
In fact, Bai Cha didn't feel hot. Cang Liu's body temperature was very low, like a walking ice pop. Except for the time when they entered the jungle to scout, Cang Liu had been by her side. Not only was it not hot, but it was also quite cool.
However, seeing the black tea prepared by Lucifer, Bai Cha compromised and walked over.
She wasn't thirsty, she just wanted to drink.
It was indeed very delicious. The tea prepared by Lucifer was just right in temperature and taste, and she could also feel the gentleness and seriousness in the tea. Unknowingly, Bai Cha found that she had been pampered by Lucifer.
"Wow, there's tea and fruit!" Mo Ziye was the first to jump up and pounced onto the lounge chair. The soft lounge chair bounced slightly and then calmed down, steadily supporting Mo Ziye.
Lying on the lounge chair, Mo Ziye unceremoniously picked up a peach and ate it with Michael, crunching away.
"This looks like a vacation," Bai Cha said with a wry smile, but she also walked over and lay down.
There were four chairs, one for each person except Lucifer. Lucifer stood quietly beside Bai Cha, serving her tea. His smile made Michael's eyes ache.
Was the person who beat him to the ground back then not the same demon dragon as the one in front of him?
"Mo Ziye, Zhi Yue will be here soon. You know her temper, so don't argue with her all the time," Bai Cha said, sitting on the chair and drinking tea, looking at Mo Ziye, "Remember, you are the future leader of the Light Faction, so you must have your say."
"My, my say?" Mo Ziye was stunned.
"Yes, your people must listen to you."