After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 127 The Haunted Mountain?

Chapter 127: Chapter 127 The Haunted Mountain?

Because of the key final vote in the school beauty contest, Shen Huan suddenly became the center of everyone’s attention.

Some people directly started a forum and speculated about the reasons why Shen Huan voted for Shi Yaoguang.

As for Shen Huan himself, he did not respond.

Why did he vote for Shi Yaoguang?

This story began yesterday afternoon.

Yesterday afternoon, Shen Huan scrolled through his social feed and saw Nie Feng posting about rallying votes for Shi Yiqing.

He just happened to be at odds with Nie Feng.

Initially, he did not plan to pay attention to the voting, but near midnight, on a whim, he checked the school beauty contest once more.

And then...

He decisively gave his vote to Nie Feng’s rival, Shi Yaoguang.

It was his crucial vote that made Shi Yaoguang the top-voted school beauty.

It was lucky that Shen Huan didn’t boast to Nie Feng about it, otherwise...

He would probably have been so angry that he’d want to challenge Shen Huan to a fight.

Putting these issues aside, the person most concerned about the outcome of the school beauty contest was undoubtedly Shi Yiqing.

Unlike Shi Yaoguang’s indifference to the contest, Shi Yiqing was paying attention to the results every moment.

When the clock pointed to 23:59, her votes were on par with Shi Yaoguang’s.

This meant she would be tied for first place with Shi Yaoguang.

Although she wasn’t happy about tying for first place with Shi Yaoguang, in those final moments, she had nowhere else to rally votes.

She could only reluctantly accept it.

Little did she know, just as she convinced herself and even started to think about the impacts of being tied with Shi Yaoguang, and how she would best her in a comparison,

She had even planned her PR strategies accordingly, but in the end, she came in second!

This outcome kept her up all night with frustration.

The next morning, she went to the Rocket Class.

Then, there was a classmate who thoughtlessly tried to console her, "Qingqing, you didn’t make it in this term’s school beauty contest, but it’s okay, there’s always next year."

Shi Yiqing didn’t want such consolation at all!

And yet, that classmate went on and on, nearly provoking her to lose her temper right there and then.

Fortunately, the bell for class began to ring.

However, before she could breathe a sigh of relief, the teacher announced some unwelcome news.

"The monthly test will start next Wednesday, everyone should prepare."

Upon hearing this, Shi Yiqing’s heart sank.

Usually, in class discussions and homework completion, her grades didn’t really show how good she was.

But in the actual monthly tests, wouldn’t her true level of capability be immediately exposed?

As Shi Yiqing was worrying, the teacher placed high hopes on her, "Shi Yiqing, you performed well in the baseline test at the start of the term, I hope you can maintain such good results in the monthly test."

Shi Yiqing could only respond with a forced smile, "Don’t worry, teacher, I’ll try my best."

In reality, how confident she was, or whether she had any confidence at all, only she knew.

The special class also announced the news of the monthly test.

Shi Yaoguang wasn’t phased at all; she just carried on as usual.

Class teacher Ruan Yujiao didn’t have any special requirements for her, as long as she maintained her grades and tried a little harder.

In contrast to her calmness, Mu Tiantian was quite miserable.

She was an undeniable poor student, and just thinking about the monthly test gave her a headache.

She used to cling to Shi Yaoguang every day, hoping to gain her favor.

Lately, everyone has been cramming at the last minute, hoping only to pass the monthly tests.

Shi Yaoguang was very optimistic about her and even offered a few words of encouragement.

Mu Tiantian looked at her with tear-filled eyes, "Yaoguang, could you please study with me?"

"No," Shi Yaoguang refused without hesitation, "My journey is among the stars and seas!"

Mu Tiantian bit her lower lip, feeling extremely wronged as she focused on highlighting the key points.

Meanwhile, Shi Yaoguang was out and about, gallivanting with Cheng Lingdang in style.

Cheng Lingdang was already a top student, and since she began cultivating, she had become even keener in sight and hearing.

For her, cultivation did not impede her studies; in fact, it improved her efficiency.

After school, Cheng Lingdang followed Shi Yaoguang and asked about her plans for the day.

"Brother Shi, where are we going today?"

Cheng Lingdang didn’t want to reveal that her mentor was a cultivator, so she still called her Brother Shi in public.

Shi Yaoguang already had plans, "We’re going to Lingyao Mountain."

"Lingyao Mountain?" Cheng Lingdang looked confused, "Does Mingzhu City have such a place?"

Shi Yaoguang explained the origin of Lingyao Mountain, "Lingyao Mountain is actually the hill behind the branch campus."

"The branch campus, ah..." Cheng Lingdang nodded in understanding, and then her eyes widened in shock, "The branch campus?! You mean the hill rumored to be haunted?"

Right away, Cheng Lingdang puffed up her cheeks, "Master, don’t tell me you’ve been tricked by the principal? That hill is said to be haunted, and renting it might be entirely useless..."

"Let’s go and take a look first." Shi Yaoguang didn’t explain further; she suspected that the ghost rumors about Lingyao Mountain were mostly due to a dense concentration of Spiritual Power, which might have given some species Spirit Intelligence.

Because of the rumors of ghosts on Lingyao Mountain, Cheng Lingdang was fearful all the way there.

Halfway through, she still felt that she couldn’t get over her fears.

After hesitating, she decided to seek outside assistance.

So, when Shi Yaoguang got off at the base of Lingyao Mountain, she saw a familiar figure not far away.

Quan Jinbei approached her as soon as he saw her.

Shi Yaoguang was surprised, "How come you’re here?"

Quan Jinbei glanced in Cheng Lingdang’s direction, "She asked me to come."

Feeling somewhat embarrassed by her master’s scrutinizing gaze, Cheng Lingdang said, "Well... I just thought that such romantic adventures should be experienced by Master and your wife together! I won’t be the third wheel~"

Shi Yaoguang was certain she was really afraid of ghosts, so she let her leave.

As soon as Cheng Lingdang left, someone started to make things difficult for her.

"She flees before we even know if there’s danger, such a cowardly disciple is not worth having," he said.

Shi Yaoguang looked at him with a half-smile, "Are you sure?"

"Hmm..." Quan Jinbei hesitated and then nodded.

Shi Yaoguang said, "In that case, I’ll tell her not to look for you next time something comes up."

Quan Jinbei’s expression stiffened, and he quickly changed his tune, "I think her lively nature is quite endearing, youngsters should be lively."

Shi Yaoguang clicked her tongue softly, "Not a firm stance at all."

Quan Jinbei curved his lips into a smile, "I don’t need a stance."

...

Talking this way, the two of them entered Lingyao Mountain together.

The hill where the branch campus was located originally had no name; Lingyao Mountain was a name casually decided by Shi Yaoguang, thinking of planting medicinal herbs on the hill later on.

The security staff at the branch campus had already been notified by the principal that Shi Yaoguang had leased the mountain.

Therefore, when they learned she wanted to take a look at the back mountain, they showed no intention of stopping her.

Once inside the back mountain, Shi Yaoguang was shocked by a wave of Spiritual Energy.

Quan Jinbei also wore a surprised expression.

"The Spiritual Energy here is incredibly abundant."

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