Generation Z Mainland

Chapter 12 The Mysterious Woman Who Suddenly Appeared

Zuo Qihan had just walked two steps up the stairs when he suddenly stopped, causing Ling Zhaoxue to almost bump into his back.

"Why did you come up with me?" Zuo Qihan turned around and looked at the girl helplessly.

"They just mentioned the gold element. I am the water element, so of course I have the right to know the situation, right?" Ling Zhaoxue said with an innocent smile.

Although Zuo Qihan didn't really want to take her with her, after all, she was Senior Zhang Zeyu's sister, but what she said made sense. Moreover, she had previously been with Senior...

Zuo Qihan sighed, and without thinking any more, he turned around and continued walking: "Okay, then come over here."

Ling Zhaoxue raised her head and smiled brightly: "Hey, here I come~"

The two of them came to the door of Zhang Yiran and Yang Jiahao's room. Zuo Qihan knocked gently on the door. The person inside seemed a little panicked: "Who...who is it?"

Zuo Qihan was speechless: "Me! Zuo Qihan! What are you doing! We are all about to set off for the next leg of our journey!"

After waiting for a long time, no one came to open the door. Just as Ling Zhaoxue was about to reach out, the door was opened from the inside.

"What are you doing? You guys? Why haven't you come down for so long? Everyone has left first! Let's come up and see what's going on." Zuo Qihan gently pushed open Zhang Guiyuan who came to open the door and walked straight in.

"Ah...that...we overslept...yes...we overslept..." Zhang Guiyuan said hesitantly.

"Yes... I slept with him..." Li Jiasen also stuttered in response.

Zuo Qihan's face was filled with an expression that said, "Do you think I believe it or not?" He turned to look at Zhang Yiran who was still lying on the bed.

"Zhang Yiran, why are you still lying there?" Zuo Qihan frowned slightly and walked forward to pull him up.

Zhang Yiran smiled awkwardly and reluctantly: "Oh, I was so sleepy, I slept a little longer."

Zuo Qihan said helplessly: "So what's going on with you guys?"

Zhang Guiyuan looked at Zhang Yiran, then at Li Jiasen, exchanging glances to determine whether he should tell the truth.

Seeing the three people's strange expressions, Zuo Qihan became a little impatient and shouted loudly: "Why are you dithering? Tell the truth!"

Ling Zhaoxue patted Zuo Qihan on the shoulder: "Why are you shouting so loudly? If you call my brother here, we won't be able to leave!"

Zhang Guiyuan looked at her blankly: "We?"

Ling Zhaoxue glanced at him and said, "That's nonsense! Without me, the other four alone can't maintain the balance of this world!"

Zuo Qihan looked at them seriously: "I just heard Jiahao say that you were discussing the gold element?"

Zhang Guiyuan shook his head, raised his hand, and looked at Zuo Qihan sincerely: "I don't know! Really!"

Zhang Yiran slowly sat up straight and said, "I also heard it from my family. I'm not sure if it's him or not. They said that the gold element is in the child of the Star Spirit Clan leader. It could be Jiasen, or it could be...his sister..."

Before Zhang Yiran could finish, Zhang Guiyuan rushed over and covered his mouth: "Brother! Stop it! Stop it!"

Ling Zhaoxue was puzzled: "Ah? Aren't you older than him?"

Zhang Guiyuan: “…”

Zhang Yiran: “…”

Zuo Qihan coughed twice, and the room suddenly fell silent: "Ahem, what's going on with you guys?"

The room fell into silence for a long time.

Li Jiasen broke the silence and asked, "By the way, when your elements appeared, were there any strange phenomena?"

Zuo Qihan thought for a moment, looked at his hand, and said, "Well... oh, right, does a flame mark on the palm of my hand count?"

Li Jiasen thought for a moment and said, "No, it's some other strange phenomenon, is there?"

Ling Zhaoxue said, "Didn't I already know this? I knew from the beginning that I was an element, but I just pretended not to know in front of my brother."

Zuo Qihan held his chin in his hand and said thoughtfully: "I discovered I had special abilities because of the mark on my palm. I was still in school at that time. Besides, it didn't appear very often, so I didn't pay much attention to it at first."

Li Jiasen lowered his head and said softly: "I just hope it's not my sister..."

Zuo Qihan spread out his hands and said, "Well, that's... hard to say..."

Zhang Guiyuan listened to the discussion of the three people with a confused look on his face. Although he was a user with thunder-type abilities, this had nothing to do with the five elements, so he couldn't get a word in.

Zhang Yiran got out of bed and packed his backpack.

Suddenly, Ling Zhaoxue's eyes lit up and he said in surprise: "I suddenly remembered that there was a book in my room that said the holders of the five elements seemed to have some kind of mark. I forgot. I'll go back and look for it!" After that, he ran out of the room quickly.

Zuo Qihan wanted to call her back, but she was running too fast. He could only shake his head helplessly. The three of them walked out of the room together and shouted at the girl who was running back to her room: "Hurry up! We won't be able to catch up with Areu and the others!"

A sweet voice rang out in the corridor: "Got it! You go ahead! I'll catch up with you after I get the book!"

Zuo Qihan, Zhang Yiran, Li Jiasen and Zhang Guiyuan went ahead to catch up with the main force.

On the other side, Zhang Hanrui and Yu Junxi took the two cute Pokémons, Xiaozhi and Haohao, and walked in front to scout the way for the large group behind.

"Huh~ I finally made it!"

Zhang Hanrui heard the sound and turned around in surprise: "Wow! You finally caught up!"

Zuo Qihan looked at him and smiled: "Yeah."

Zhang Hanrui's anxious heart finally relaxed. He smiled softly and said, "Then let's keep going."

Yang Jiahao raised his right hand, pointed at the blue sky and shouted, "Let's go!"

They had just taken two steps when Zuo Qihan suddenly called out, "Wait a minute!"

Fu Ziming turned his head and looked at him: "What's wrong?"

Wang Junxi put his arm around Chen Junming's shoulders and turned to look at Zuo Qihan: "What's wrong? Did you forget to take something?"

Zuo Qihan looked at the small bush behind him and said calmly, "Ling Zhaoxue has gone to get a book about elements. She'll be back soon. Wait for her."

Zhang Guiyuan came over and patted his shoulder: "Didn't she say she would come by herself?"

Zuo Qihan glanced at him and said, "Whatever she said is true. Besides, it's not safe for a little girl like her to be in a place like this!"

Guan Junchen walked up to the two of them, nodded, and said, "Zuo Qihan is right. It's really not safe for a little girl to be here alone. Wait."

Zhang Guiyuan said, "Oh," and then added, "Hey, isn't the senior here? He must be keeping an eye on his sister's safety!"

Zuo Qihan was speechless: "Uh, you..."

Everyone waited there for who knows how long, only to hear Wei Zichen and Yang Jiahao shout in unison, "She's here!"

Ling Zhaoxue came running over breathlessly, hugging a thick ancient book. "I've been looking for a long time! Finally found it! Sorry to have kept you waiting."

Zuo Qihan smiled gently: "It's okay, it won't take long. Thank you for your hard work."

Ling Zhaoxue opened the first page of the ancient book and said, "Oh, let me tell you..."

Zuo Qihan interrupted her and said, "Let's leave here first and talk somewhere else."

Ling Zhaoxue closed the book and nodded. Chen Junming ran to Zhang Zhongyu and pulled him forward, shouting, "Let's go!"

Yang Jiahao suddenly remembered something and shouted after them, "Hey! You stole my line! Chen Junming! Stop right there!"

The three young men ran in front, and the group continued their journey to find the mystery of the other world.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, a mysterious woman suddenly appeared behind them. The corners of her mouth curled up, and her eyes were fierce. With a slight wave of her hand, a dark red beam of light quietly and quickly rushed towards the crowd...

Instantly, Li Jiasen frowned and slightly tilted his body. The beam hit his right arm. He covered the wound on his arm with an embarrassed look on his face: "Hiss..."

Zhang Hanrui, who was standing beside him, turned around and saw Li Jiasen's distressed expression. He shouted, "Li Jiasen! What's wrong with you?"

Upon hearing this, Zhi Enhan hurried over and said, "Brother Jiasen, what's wrong with you?" Then she turned around and looked around.

Haohao noticed something was wrong around him, and quickly ran to Li Jiasen to check the situation. Then he turned around angrily and shouted at a big tree: "Who? Come out! If you have the guts, let's fight face to face! What's the point of attacking from behind!"

Yu Junxi ran over and supported Li Jiasen with Zhang Hanrui, while Haohao and Zhi Enhan looked around vigilantly.

Zuo Qihan stared at the lush branches and leaves of the tree and frowned slightly. Zhang Guiyuan tried to use his ability to force the attacker out, but was stopped by him.

"Zuo Qian! What are you doing? That man launched a sneak attack and injured Li Jiasen! Can you tolerate it?" Zhang Guiyuan asked Zuo Qihan in confusion.

Zuo Qihan didn't answer him, but pointed to a branch on the tree with many leaves and branches: "That person is right there."

Zhang Guiyuan followed his gaze and saw the branches and leaves in that place shaking violently a few times, and a masked woman in black rushed out.

"So what if I did it? In this world, no one can hurt me unless the five elements combine together!" said the woman coldly.

Yang Hanbo stepped forward, looked at the woman's cold expression, gritted his teeth and said: "We have no grudge against you, why did you attack us? Who are you? What is your purpose?" Fu Ziming stepped forward to calm Yang Hanbo's excited emotions, turned his head and saw Yang Jiahao also calming Chen Yiheng's emotions.

Chen Yiheng yelled, "You suddenly attacked us! Who the hell are you?"

The woman slowly approached them step by step. Zuo Qihan and Zhang Guiyuan stood in front of everyone, trying to stop her from hurting her companions again.

"Flame Phoenix Dance!"

"Electromagnetic shock!"

The woman sneered, waved her hand, and conjured a barrier to block the attack. She chuckled softly, "You guys aren't that great, you still dare to fight me?"

Then, the mysterious woman waved her hand again and cast a spell to bring Li Jiasen into the air, strangling his neck fiercely: "Prince of the Star Spirits? Gold Element? I've been looking for you for so long and finally caught you. I wonder what happened to your little sister."

Li Jiasen stroked his neck with both hands, his face showing difficulty. But when he heard about his sister, he asked anxiously and laboriously: "You... know... my sister? Where is she...?"

The woman snorted coldly: "She, you should ask your good brother, he is the only one who knows whether she is dead or alive... Oh, why should I tell you all this, can't I just extract your energy directly? What are you talking nonsense about?" As she said that, she looked up and glared at Li Jiasen fiercely, casting a spell to absorb his energy.

Seeing this, Zuo Qihan gritted his teeth in anger, and the energy of the flame element awakened. He transformed again, his eyes filled with anger. Just as he was about to use his ultimate move, Ling Zhaoxue suddenly flew into the air and said, "Frost Blade!"

The woman's spell was interrupted and she pulled Li Jiasen in front of her with an unhappy look on her face. When Ling Zhaoxue saw this, she hurriedly withdrew the spell, but some of it still hit Li Jiasen.

Ling Zhaoxue landed on the ground and stood firm: "How could it be...you! Despicable!"

Zuo Qihan pulled her arm. Ling Zhaoxue looked at him in confusion, only to see him shake his head at her and walk towards the mysterious woman resolutely.

"Zuo Qihan!"

At this moment, some images flashed through Zhi Enhan's mind again, and a baby boy's voice sounded: "Brother Jiasen~Brother~" He gradually came back to his senses and looked in the direction of Li Jiasen.

Zhang Guiyuan was irritated by the mysterious woman's behavior. Just as he was about to use his supernatural power, Zuo Qihan raised his hand to stop him again: "Don't be impulsive. Didn't you see how Li Jiasen was hit just now? If you keep going like this, the only one who will get hurt is Li Jiasen."

Zhang Guiyuan lowered his head and said with a bit of disappointment, "Is there really no other way?"

Zuo Qihan thought for a moment, then sneered at the woman and said, "You arrested Li Jiasen not just because he has the gold element, right?"

The woman laughed and said, "How clever! He has other abilities I'd like to have."

Haohao suddenly had an idea: "It's the power of the stars!"

Guan Junchen looked at Haohao puzzledly and asked, "What is the power of stars?"

He answered seriously, "Legend has it that all descendants of the Star Spirit Clan leader possess star power. If star power isn't used properly, it can bring disaster. In the past few days I've been with Li Jiasen, I've discovered that he currently possesses the most powerful star power in the Star Spirit Clan. Once this mysterious person extracts the star power from Li Jiasen's body, even the five elements won't be able to defeat him."

The woman looked at him and sneered, "You know quite a lot, kid. That's right. I want the star power in this little prince's body. Not only his, but also his sister's. Only in this way can I cultivate a more powerful strength to obtain the five elements! To help me rule the world!"

Zhi Enhan couldn't help but click her tongue when she heard her words. The woman felt displeased instantly and stretched out her hand to attack Zhi Enhan. Zhang Hanrui on the side said nothing and rushed forward to stand in front of Zhi Enhan. Zuo Qihan sensed something was wrong and teleported over to stand in front of Zhang Hanrui and Zhi Enhan. Zhang Hanrui hugged Zhi Enhan with both hands and closed his eyes.

"Flame Phoenix Dance!"

Zuo Qihan used his special move to block the woman's attack. The woman couldn't help but snort coldly. She seemed to be completely enraged. This group of people were challenging her authority again and again!
"You guys! Watch out!"

The woman was about to use a powerful move, when suddenly, Zuo Qihan felt his palm tremble slightly. He looked down and saw that he was holding a shining sword in his left hand.

"Huh? What is this?" Zuo Qihan looked down at the sword that suddenly appeared in his hand in confusion, looking from left to right.

At this moment, a cry of surprise appeared from the crowd behind him: "Where is Yang Jiahao?"

Only then did everyone realize that Yang Jiahao, who had always been by Chen Yiheng's side, suddenly disappeared.

"I'm here~"

Just when everyone was confused, a word came from the sword in Zuo Qihan's hand.

"Where?"

Chen Junming subconsciously looked around, trying to find the source of the sound.

"Here~"

"Ah?" Wei Zichen looked around and rubbed his eyes hard.

"Hey! I'm here with Brother Qi Han!"

Everyone looked in Zuo Qihan's direction, and Zuo Qihan also turned his attention to the sword again.

"Jiahao?" Zuo Qihan asked tentatively.

"Brother Qi Han, I'm here!"

Zuo Qihan was silent for a while. At this time, the woman's ultimate move was almost half formed.

"Brother Qi Han! Hurry up! Her ultimate move is about to be unleashed! Break it before it's too late!"

Yang Jiahao's tone was a little hurried, and Zuo Qihan didn't know what to do for a moment. Now, his brother, Yang Jiahao, had become a weapon. If he rashly used it to attack that woman, wouldn't his brother...

Zuo Qihan frowned, not daring to think any further. He closed his eyes in embarrassment. Yang Jiahao couldn't help it, and changed back into human form, anxiously asking Zuo Qihan: "Brother! What are you doing! Her ultimate move hasn't formed yet, it's a good opportunity! What are you hesitating about!"

Zuo Qihan frowned and looked at him seriously: "But, if you do that, you... will get hurt!"

Yang Jiahao chuckled: "Oh, it's okay, brother, you believe me!"

Zuo Qihan grew even more enraged, roaring at him, startling everyone behind him. "That woman's power shouldn't be underestimated! And Li Jiasen is on her side! I'm already confused enough by your sudden transformation into a sword! Now you want me to use you to break her ultimate move? And you're still laughing! What are you thinking?"

Yang Jiahao's smile gradually disappeared. He stared at Zuo Qihan seriously and said in a deep voice, "Brother Qihan, do you believe me?"

Zuo Qihan was stunned for a moment: "I believe you, of course I believe you, but..."

Yang Jiahao smiled again, turned back into the sword, and said, "Since you trust me, just listen to me!"

The woman's ultimate move was already halfway formed, and her laughter became more and more wanton.

"Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha~"

"Brother Qi Han!"

Yang Jiahao called out to Zuo Qihan from within his sword, and behind him, everyone looked anxious and worried.

"Zuo Qihan! Do you need my help?" Zhang Guiyuan patted Zuo Qihan on the shoulder.

"Zuo Qihan, that woman's target is not only Li Jiasen, but also you and Ling Zhaoxue." Zhang Yiran walked forward, turned his head and looked at Zuo Qihan.

"Zuo Qihan! We are no match for her!" Ling Zhaoxue shouted as he and his brothers protected everyone and evacuated them to both sides.

"Zuo Qihan! Don't be so stubborn!" Zhang Hanrui protected Zhi Enhan and yelled at Zuo Qihan's back.

Zuo Qihan was a little dazed, and the sword that Yang Jiahao had transformed into in his hand was trembling more and more. Yang Jiahao had been waiting for his brother to take him to rush forward to protect everyone.

After he accompanied his brother into this world, the energy in his body also awakened little by little.

He is the incarnation of the legendary mysterious treasure Aurora Sword. After becoming a human, the first person he met was Zuo Qihan, his favorite and most caring brother. He had actually discovered a long time ago that his brother had extraordinary abilities from ordinary people, but this ability seemed to bring him trouble and even danger, so he made up his mind to always stay by his brother's side, protecting him and those he wanted to protect.

At this time, the woman's ultimate move was already halfway formed and was almost complete when Yang Jiahao screamed: "Brother Qi Han!!!"

"But, I..."

Zuo Qihan thought back to the time he spent in school with Yang Jiahao. Ever since they first met, he'd always been following him around, calling him "brother" and "brother." At first, he'd been a little annoyed by his constant following. But then, as he'd become more and more familiar with the other boys, he'd become a little uncomfortable when he wasn't following him...

"me……"

"Zuo Qihan! What are you daydreaming about?" Si Yin couldn't stand it anymore and yelled at him.

"Brother Qi Han! What are you thinking about! Don't hesitate!" Yang Jiahao's anxious voice came from the sword.

The woman's ultimate move was fully formed. She laughed again: "Hahahahahahahahahaha! How long are you going to keep arguing? In that case, today, this is where you will be buried!"

"Darkness swallows!"

Everyone was shocked and closed their eyes in fear.

At the critical moment, "Blade pursuit!"

At that moment, the woman suddenly let go of Li Jiasen, and a figure flew over and hugged the unconscious Li Jiasen, then landed firmly on the ground.

The woman suddenly widened her eyes and said in disbelief: "This...this is impossible! I..." After that, she slowly fell backwards with a bang, and the moment she landed, some dust was raised.

Yang Jiahao also changed from a sword back to human form. Zuo Qihan knelt on one knee on the ground, gasping for breath, with drops of cold sweat oozing from his forehead.

——To be continued——

(End of this chapter)