The Otherworldly Adventures of a Super Naive Girl

As soon as the little guy appeared he created a shield to protect Ai Lin while simultaneously attacking everyone around them.

“This is bad!” The masters knew what was about to happen but they were helpless to do anything about it.
Intense light lit up the palace and they had to cover their eyes to protect their vision.

Zi Cheng grew anxious.
She’d underestimated Ai Lin’s combat abilities.
They were both junior magicians yet somehow Ai Lin had a contracted beast.
By the time she could open her eyes again Ai Lin was gone, along with the beast and the crystal.

With the crystal gone, the tomb shook and pillar pieces began crumbling down.
Bits of the outside world appeared in the sky through a newly opened hole.
An exit.

The exit must have been set to appear once someone claimed the crystal.
Ming Xi and the others were overjoyed.
They used various flying arts to get to the hole.

They came out back onto the battlegrounds.
It had been light when the first entered, but now the sky was dark.
Who knew how many days they ’d been inside.

Ming Xi contacted Star Marshall hall through a private channel the moment he exited.
He believed they would send someone over and deal with the demon soldier.

Those fortunate enough to escape being killed gradually exited the tomb as well.
Zi Cheng was among them.
She changed her mind about staying and chasing after Ai Lin when the exit appeared.
The god’s inheritance was rare, but with her system, it was possible she could get even rarer items – heck she could concievably even exchange for god blood.

It was a pity she lost the inheritance, but it wasn’t anything to cry over, but not everyone shared her sentiment.
When Ai Lin grabbed the treasure, she snatched it out of the hands of some big mercenaries and powerful clans.
How could these forces let her go? After today, she would be their number one target.

The first thing they did after escaping the tomb was search for Ai Lin, but it was a fruitless search.
They wouldn’t capture her so easily.
She’d made careful plans for escape when she made up her mind to get the inheritance.

“You lot! Stop! Hand over the girl who snatched the inheritance or don’t even think about leaving here alive!” Shaya[notes] glared at Ming Xi and the group meaningfully.

Falay[notes] also moved in close menacingly.

So many experienced juniors died in the tomb.
These juniors were from powerful families, so normally one had to think twice before harming any of them.

Many of them were now dead.
How were they to explain themselves? They had to get the inheritance back, otherwise the price they’d pay when they returned would be heavy.
Even if the crystal was used, the punishment would be lessened if they could bring the girl with them.

The Yiduo and Linye clan had the most deaths, but the other powers didn’t escape unscathed either.
They’d all suffered big losses, but they were trying to think of better ways to recoup their losses.
They didn’t intend on interfering with the kids.

It was natural for the others to assume the girls were together, after all Zi Cheng and Ai Lin had both reached for the inheritance at the same time.
It had looked like they were acting in tandem.

Even Ming Xi and the others had thought so.
They had been a group from the beginning even before the search for the inheritance.

“We don’t know where she ran off to.
I’m just as enraged she snatched the inheritance! If I knew where she was I’d have restrained her and made sure she couldn’t squirm away! Like I would just stand here if I knew!” Yifu’s tone was nasty.
To her the inheritance had always belonged to Zi Cheng, so Ai Lin became an enemy the moment she snatched it.

But her outrage was that of a hypocrite.
She hadn’t cared earlier when both she and Jasmine had been wrestling for it.
That part conveniently slipped her mind.

“You still want to talk?! You’re obviously a team.
And you’re stalling so she can escape!” Seventh Elder Falay yelled as he formed a spell.

Yifu spurted blood out from her mouth, but because the attack had been directed at Yifu, Feng Wu and the others only suffered from slight dizziness and ringing ears.

“I must ask elders to refrain from doing as you please.
Your accusations are groundless.” Luis looked disdainfully down at the “elders” from the big clans in front of him.
He wondered how these men even became elders.
To go around and bully students… such bad behavior.

The kids stared at the elders of the two families, their guard up and ready for battle.

“You young people don’t know how to behave.
It’s clear you’re determined to cover for the girl who snatched the inheritance.
Don’t blame us two elders for attacking if you don’t hand her over!” Shaya declared.
He was a well-known viper who attacked over any perceived slight.
It didn’t matter if you were male or female, young or old, no one got off.
He was petty as can be and since he couldn’t catch Ai Lin, he was going to vent on her teammates.
Of course he was going to coerce them into telling him where she was first.

Odds were low she would reveal herself to save the group, but it was still a possibility and Shaya intended to pursue it.