Fate Reignites: My Rampage in a World Where Time Stops

"Ah, what a pity."

Sitting on Xiaoqing's back, Qin Chuan sighed, drawing the attention of the girl beside him.

"What's wrong?" Yue Li smiled at Qin Chuan, "You've been distracted for a while now, what are you thinking about?"

"Nothing, I used the Third Talent of the Sun Needle to check on Oriel's situation." Qin Chuan scratched his head, "I saw her sitting and chatting with another woman."

"If nothing unexpected, that woman should be Zefina."

"I can almost confirm that Oriel is also in the Secret Silver Dagger."

"Really? What did they talk about?" Yue Li couldn't help her curiosity.

"That's why I sighed." Qin Chuan spread his hands, "The Third Talent of the Sun Needle can lock onto a target and explore their situation in real-time, but it's limited to visuals only."

He didn't have the skill of lip-reading, especially not in English.

Seeing the two of them talking but not being able to hear what they were saying really piqued his curiosity.

So, Qin Chuan watched for a while and then gave up.

"I see." Yue Li suddenly understood, then smiled, "It doesn't matter, knowing that Oriel is in the Secret Silver Dagger, we just need to be more cautious."

"I think she wouldn't dare target us again."

"That's true." Qin Chuan nodded in agreement.

If Oriel dared to come, he'd respect her as a tough woman.

"By the way, there's something I want to talk to you about." Qin Chuan looked at Yue Li beside him, suddenly remembering something about Red Leaf, and slowly began, "I saw Red Leaf in reality."

"Hmm?" Yue Li quickly turned her head to look at Qin Chuan, her expression a mix of surprise.

At the moment she saw Red Leaf, Yue Li knew that Luo, also at Yan University, might encounter Red Leaf, and because Red Leaf looked the same as in the Dream World, Luo could recognize her instantly.

But she still didn't expect it to be so coincidental.

They met on the first day of registration?

"Where did you see her?" With a slight tremor in her heart, Yue Li asked curiously, yet without revealing her emotion.

"At Yan University." Qin Chuan, thinking Yue Li was at Yue Mountain University, spoke without hesitation, "I was registering for school today, and afterwards, my roommate dragged me to a dinner, which included a dormitory of girls from the Extraordinary Theory major, said it was a mixer."

"Of course, I went because I heard the barbecue there was really good," Qin Chuan added quickly.

"And then?" Yue Li's voice had an almost imperceptible tremble, her smiling face barely hiding the turmoil inside.

"Then Red Leaf just happened to be in that mixer dormitory." Qin Chuan spread his hands, "I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence."

"I recognized her, but she didn't recognize me."

"Yes, that is quite lucky," Yue Li murmured softly, a smile appearing in her eyes.

Suddenly she remembered, Song Yuxin had mentioned a guy named Qin Chuan in her dorm had been looking at Red Leaf a lot during the meal, as if he was interested in Red Leaf.

She had thought so too.

Now it seems...

Yue Li couldn't help but give Qin Chuan a glance.

This guy, not even hiding it a bit!

"So, do you plan to tell Red Leaf about your identity?" Yue Li seemed to think of something amusing, her smile deepening.

"I'm still considering it, I'd like to hear your advice." Qin Chuan touched his chin.

"I think you can tell her," Yue Li spoke softly, "Red Leaf is a guild member I chose, I understand her character quite well, and she is relatively trustworthy."

"You mainly run instance dungeons of A-level, with Red Leaf's Talent aiding you, it does make things significantly easier." She spoke softly.

"What about you?" Qin Chuan suddenly grabbed the girl's hand, looking directly into her eyes which slightly dodged his gaze, "When can you join me in running dungeons?"

Yue Li's eyes trembled slightly, filled with a hint of moisture, because the boy's unexpected straightforwardness gripped her heart, her voice soft and sticky, carrying a hint of pleading she herself hadn't noticed.

"Luo, wait for me a little longer, okay?"

"I'm sorry." Qin Chuan's eyes lowered, seeing Yue Li's expression for the first time, his heart chilled while he also vaguely realized that Yue Li's unwillingness to meet him in reality must be tied to some hidden issues he wasn't aware of.

He was about to let go of Yue Li's hand, which he had perhaps rashly grabbed, but she held it tight.

"Very soon," Yue Li revealed a radiant smile, "I promise."

She would bring back two all-purpose Intermediate Resources to reality, handing them to Du Yu.

Once Du Yu reached the Elite Level, her recovery speed would definitely accelerate a lot.

Half a month, or even less time, she would be able to stand up again, standing beside the boy.

"Tomorrow, I will find a chance to reveal Red Leaf's identity." This time, it was Qin Chuan who avoided the girl's burning gaze, "Then I'll try bringing her along to run A-level dungeons."

"Red Leaf's strength is still too weak," Yue Li thought for a moment and spoke softly, "To keep up, at this stage she needs to focus on advancing her Player Level in Dream World."

"For the dungeon rewards, you don't have to give her too much, using the resources obtained from conquering Secret Realms in Dream World as her rewards for helping in dungeon explorations might be more effective."

"I'll speak to her about this," he assured.

"Okay," Qin Chuan took it as Yue Li was communicating with Red Leaf in Dream World and nodded.

Using resources from Secret Realms in Dream World as the prize for Red Leaf's assistance with dungeons was an approach Qin Chuan hadn't thought of, undeniably, this perfectly solved the issue of profit-sharing when running dungeons with Red Leaf, eliminating any hesitation for teaming up.

If Red Leaf really could allow him to run A-level dungeons without using Time Stop...

That would simply be perfect.

During their conversation, the two had reached the first A-level 1-star Secret Realm they planned to conquer today.

Looking at the huge Time-Space Rift in the void, they swiftly flew into it.

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As Qin Chuan and his companion were transported away from the Secret Realm, the rift behind them hummed softly as it slowly closed and eventually disappeared.

The second A-level 1-star Secret Realm conquest of the day was complete.

"It's about to start."

Qin Chuan nodded towards Yue Li nearby, his face showing anticipation.

Equally anticipating was Water Flower, who nudged up close to Qin Chuan, constantly wagging her tail.

The other five Spiritual Beasts exchanged glances, feeling envious but also filled with deep anticipation.

They wondered how strong the breakthrough to Epic Rank would be.

When could they break through?

Yue Li clasped her hands together, blessing Qin Chuan with good fortune as she smiled.

Six beams of silver light flickered in Qin Chuan's hands, transforming into six resources of completely different appearances.

They all shared the same Water Attribute, as well as the same powerful energy fluctuations.

These were the six Epic resources needed to be embedded in the Advanced Array for Water Flower.

As Qin Chuan completed the embedding, the whole Advanced Array lit up, and after the rhombus wrist guard was embedded into the Evolution Array, the two Arrays overlapped and instantly activated.

Amid the climbing energy, Water Flower began to subtly change form.

Epic Rank, breakthrough!