She exploded into a gray blur, tearing through the dense underbrush of the Lower Realm.
Ji'an navigated the terrain with the agility of a seasoned predator, leaping over massive, moss-covered logs and dodging the occasional low-hanging venomous vine.
She expected to burst into a clearing and find her classmates cornered by a towering monstrosity with too many eyes and dripping fangs.
Instead, as she vaulted over a cluster of boulders and landed silently on the branch of a large oak tree overlooking a sunlit clearing, she found something arguably worse.
It wasn't a monster, but a teenager in a very expensive, very red silk dress.
Third Princess Zhao Ling'er.
The Princess was flanked by five burly disciples wearing the dark blue robes of Class 6.
They had formed a semi-circle, effectively trapping Tang Bo and Liu Liu against the sheer face of a cliff.
