NOVEL NEXT Chapter 210: March 7th Gets Played
On the battlefield, Yu Tianlong clashed with Wang Qiu'er again, but was sent flying by her spear, leaving a deep pit in the ground. Xing Yan was being double-teamed by Meng Hongchen and Ye Guyi, barely hanging on.
Other Heaven Dragon Sect disciples were also getting overwhelmed by Xiao Hongchen's soul tool turret tactics, looking flustered.
Seeing this, Qian Renxue couldn't sit still any longer and led Hu Liena and the others to join the fight to snatch the spoils. But the next second, two figures appeared before them, blocking their way. Qian Renxue's expression turned serious.
"So it's you two!"
"Huh? You know us? I don't remember meeting you!" The ones blocking the Spirit Hall team were March 7th and Robin.
March 7th looked confused at Qian Renxue's surprised reaction. She was sure she'd never met this beautiful big sister—why did the other recognize her? Had her reputation already spread to another world?
Unlike the clueless March 7th, Robin quickly realized what was happening—she recalled the videos Lu Jingming had shown them, including the alternate Black Robin. Lu Jingming had never hidden the truth: Qian Renxue and her group came from a parallel world, not the Douluo Continent. So if Qian Renxue recognized them, it was clearly their memory copies from the parallel world.
"Ahem! Listen up—leave now, and nobody gets hurt! Otherwise, you'll all die!" March 7th cleared her throat, forcing herself not to dwell on why Qian Renxue knew her. She tried to copy Firefly's cold demeanor after transforming into SAM.
Robin almost stumbled, shooting March 7th a strange look. The songstress couldn't help but think, Stealing Firefly's lines? You didn't even pay copyright fees!
Hu Liena and the others didn't feel any intimidation from March 7th's forced act—they just found her incredibly cute.
Qian Renxue wore a similarly odd expression. She never expected that the fearsome, dominant "Black March 7th" from the Contamination point would have such an adorable real personality. The contrast left her stunned, her mind momentarily blank.
Robin could only cover her face in exasperation. She wanted to tell March 7th: Firefly's lines only sound cool because she's in the SAM mecha, with full presence. If Firefly said them as herself, they'd lose all impact. And for March 7th, who was forcing it even more, simply copying Firefly's lines couldn't possibly make her look cool.
"Yay, I finally said it!"
March 7th didn't notice everyone's strange looks. She thought they were all shocked by her cool lines, secretly delighted. She'd always wanted to try saying them after seeing Firefly do it.
At least the blond big sister across from her was left speechless by her aura.
March 7th was so pleased she almost put her hands on her hips, but remembered to maintain her dignity and kept up her pose.
"Little sister, are you kidding? And where are your teammates? Just you two—it's dangerous here."
Hu Liena didn't know March 7th or Robin, having never been to the Contamination point. But at first glance, she found March 7th adorable and felt instant fondness.
"Who's kidding? These people are under my protection. You'd better know your place and leave."
March 7th felt her hard-won dignity was being questioned. She suddenly remembered Firefly always said those cool lines after activating her martial soul, so she summoned her pink longbow right away.
Her two purple, three black, and one red soul rings flashed, and a powerful, cold aura surged from her.
Hu Liena and the others gasped—March 7th's soul ring configuration and strength shocked them.
Qian Renxue, though, showed a knowing look. Compared to the murderous aura of Black March 7th from the Contamination point, this March 7th's presence was much gentler.
She started probing, hoping to get news about Lu Jingming. "Do you know Lu Jingming?" Qian Renxue narrowed her eyes, unfazed by the aura.
"Eh? You know Xiao Ming!"
Sure enough, the straightforward March 7th immediately got distracted and carelessly revealed information. Though it wasn't anything critical, Robin still felt helpless.
Qian Renxue's intent was obvious to Robin. With others, Qian Renxue might not have gotten anything, but she got lucky running into March 7th.
"Yes, I'm a friend of Brother Lu."
Qian Renxue was surprised at how easy it was to get March 7th to talk.
"In that case, we won't eliminate you. Go on, leave," March 7th said, not doubting her for a second. Knowing Lu Jingming's personality, it was normal for him to have beautiful friends—March 7th was used to it by now.
"Fine, we'll leave. But can I ask, is Brother Lu in this tournament?"
"Of course! We're teammates, so of course he's competing!" March 7th replied instantly.
Robin didn't intervene. She saw that Qian Renxue was probing, but nothing important was being revealed, and she suspected Qian Renxue really did know Lu Jingming.
March 7th's naivety might teach her a lesson—not to trust so easily, or she might get tricked by Lu Jingming himself and end up having his kids!
With that thought, Robin simply watched Qian Renxue trick March 7th, not planning to warn her. Sometimes, the songstress could be a bit mischievous too.
Soon, with Qian Renxue's skilled questioning, March 7th inadvertently revealed more: they're from St. Freya Academy, the team fighting behind them is their second team, and she was blocking Qian Renxue's group to stop them from swooping in.
Hu Liena and the others looked at March 7th oddly. They could all see their captain was fishing for info, but this cute pink-haired girl was totally oblivious—so naive!
Having gotten what she wanted, Qian Renxue felt satisfied, but also a little guilty. March 7th was so open and adorable—tricking her left Qian Renxue feeling a bit bad.
She glanced at Robin, who was smiling and had let her trick her teammate. Qian Renxue felt a hint of wariness—in spite of Robin's gentle and friendly appearance, she instinctively sensed Robin was not simple.
So, Qian Renxue hadn't probed for anything too deep, just some surface-level info. She knew that if she touched on anything sensitive, even if March 7th didn't catch on, Robin would stop her.
"That big sister's pretty nice. Xiao Ming really does flirt wherever he goes, Robin, shouldn't you do something?"
March 7th watched Qian Renxue's group leave, feeling very positive about her. During their conversation, Qian Renxue always went along with her, making her feel comfortable.
"Is that so? But do you know her name?" Robin gave March 7th a helpless look.
"Oh, right! I forgot to ask her name!"
March 7th finally realized—after all that, she didn't even know the other's name, but the other had gotten almost everything out of her.
"Robin, was I tricked?"
March 7th wasn't really dumb, just too straightforward and naive, so she didn't realize what was happening at the time. Now, with Robin's reminder, she got it.
"What do you think?" Robin smiled.
"Ah, how embarrassing! They must think I'm an idiot!"
March 7th squatted down, clutching her head, looking utterly defeated and lost in self-doubt.
"How could they? You're just too pure. I actually think it's cute—Xiao Ming must think so too."
Robin gently patted her head, comforting her softly.
"Robin, why didn't you warn me?" March 7th pouted, clearly upset.
"It wasn't anything important. She didn't go too far, and she probably really does know Xiao Ming."
Robin smiled and shook her head. Even without her around, it would be impossible for Qian Renxue to get any real secrets about Haiyuan City from March 7th.