Beginning Of The Holy War

The cable car on Mount Li is not placed next to the main road, but rather at a greater distance, and around 4 p.m., the group gathered there after resting.

In the central plains near the summer season, the weather is not too hot, but it certainly can't be called comfortable, especially at the mountain top where the air is thinner. The afternoon's harsh sunlight is unbearable. Fortunately, the weather was favorable, and about half an hour ago, the area was covered with light clouds, so Chu Lian and the others didn't have to be directly exposed to the sunlight.

Of course, they were not foolish and naturally sought shelter to protect their bodies. The world protected its environment very well, and even though many places still bore signs of human carving, there were still plenty of tall trees at the mountain's summit. Moreover, some hidden places had pavilions built for resting, where they found shelter, some taking naps while others played on their phones.

Ever since arriving here, Inori had been leaning on Chu Lian's shoulder, sleeping, until Ning Zhiyuan came to call them for the meeting and was awakened by Chu Lian.

"Inori, wake up, we have to go down now," Chu Lian gently shook her shoulder and said softly.

"Hm?" Inori straightened up, rubbed her eyes, and mumbled, looking at Chu Lian with her slightly dazed wine-red eyes, "Lian, what time is it?"

"It's almost four o'clock now. We're going to see the Terracotta Warriors of Qin Shi Huang and then return to the Qingping Hotel around six o'clock. By eight, we should rest and leave for the airport at nine to fly to Mount Tai," Chu Lian said with a wry smile. The schedule was so tight; completing a tour of 12 cities in just half a month was a challenge, disrupting anyone's biological clock.

However, she couldn't complain much since this schedule was part of a plan she made following Ayase's words, which the entire class agreed on, coordinated with teachers and the school. At least for these domestic cities, they wouldn't have time to relax due to the tight schedule.

Things should improve once they reach the United States. Then, everyone can get some good rest. For now, they must continue to follow along.

"Sister, do you want to see this?" At this moment, Chu Chu slowly crawled over from the other side of the pavilion bench, rested her head on Chu Lian's lap, and asked, pointing to her phone screen.

"No need, I don't want to feel down. These guys' responses are too much! I curse them with bad luck all month long! Hmph!" Chu Lian glanced at her phone screen, turned her head away, pouted, and said unhappily.

"Um, alright then, it's okay if you don't look, sister~" Chu Chu was taken aback for a moment, thought about it, and felt that it should be fine if she didn't look. Then she turned the phone upside down and silently prayed for a few people: "I've tried to help you guys, and the result was making my sister curse you. Well, this means you might have a bit of a difficult month. But it's okay; I believe you guys can survive and continue to mess up society. This is all I can do for you. I hope next time you make such comments, you won't let my sister see them, or else you might die..."

What Chu Lian didn't know was that outside the "Heart of First Love" fan alliance, there was another dark fan alliance called "Push Down Chu Lian." Their core purpose was to fantasize about Chu Lian in various ways and increase her fame through their unique means.

Most of them had a dark and perverted psychology, and previous comments were mild; there were even more unbearable things she couldn't see. Chu Chu was the founder and sole administrator of the "Push Down Chu Lian" dark fan alliance. To those familiar, she was the "Big Sis," while the rest called her "Cult Leader."

Only she knew her identity, and in front of others, she always appeared as the "Alliance's Big Sis." Many leaks about Chu Lian online were secretly released by her. Of course, she was the only one in the alliance who dared to openly state her goal was to push down Chu Lian. Even if others had the same aim, they dared not show it, fearing they would be severely punished by her.

She didn't know that many people she knew or who knew her were members of both alliances. Some were ardent fans of the "Heart of First Love" alliance outwardly but were members of the "Push Down Chu Lian" dark fan alliance in secret. However, that doesn't mean they were on the same side.

The "Heart of First Love" aimed to protect Chu Lian's development, giving her the best backing, shielding her from the storm, clearing her path, ultimately helping Chu Lian become a generation's goddess. They loved a normal woman, of course, the kind who was beyond imagination in perfection, like having a large chest and long, beautiful legs.

On the other hand, "Push Down Chu Lian" employed every means possible, as long as it didn't harm her reputation or invite backlash, their ultimate goal being the opposite of the "Heart of First Love." They hoped Chu Lian would always remain a loli in body, mind, and voice, deriving a different kind of pleasure from pushing her down.

Simply put, the former were ardent fans, while the latter were akin to fanatical cultists. One group worshiped a "goddess," while the other revered a "loli." One believed, "without great breasts, how can we gather people's hearts," while the other thought, "without a flat chest, how can we flatten the world." They were completely opposed, each sticking to their beliefs.

When these two extreme fan groups met, it's no wonder they clashed. Even though many secretly belonged to both factions, during sacred wars, no one was exempt.

However, if someone slandered Chu Lian or spoke ill of her, they would first join forces against the outsider, chasing those people away before fighting each other. This seemed to be a tacit understanding between the two factions: deal with external threats first, then internal ones.

Currently, "Heart of First Love," composed of various classes and personnel, had a larger momentum because, unlike "Push Down Chu Lian," which could only develop in the dark, "Heart of First Love," being the first, largest, and most professional fan club, could thrive openly online, growing faster than "Push Down Chu Lian."

Yet, the large group contained many smaller ones, so they weren't as united as the singularly focused "Push Down Chu Lian." This allowed both sides to counterbalance each other and maintain mutual engagement.

Interestingly, Li Xiuer, one of the initial 30 founders of "Heart of First Love" and now its vice president, and the "Cult Leader" of "Push Down Chu Lian" were present here but remained unaware of each other's true identities.

"Alright, we should head out now, no more waiting. The mountains aren't safe late at night; though we aren't afraid, there's no need for trouble. Moreover, remember our main purpose in coming to Chang'an is to see the Terracotta Warriors. We've wasted much time on Lishan today. If we don't hurry, we'll have to return to sleep," Chu Lian removed the head resting on her lap, then went to the other side to wake Li Xiuer, who had a crystalline drool stain at the corner of her mouth.

"Ah, Chu Lian, take off... clothes, hurry, I~" Li Xiuer woke up from Chu Lian's call but didn't immediately shake off her drowsiness, still half dreaming, and blurted out a sentence. Chu Lian held her forehead, looking at Li Xiuer's face, until she shook her head to clear her mind and blushed before flicking her forehead, saying, "Don't sleep in front of others anymore, or your true nature will show, and then who will want you?"

Fingertips to fingertips, Li Xiuer lowered her head, "It's just that I feel safe with you beside me, so I dared to sleep. With someone else, I wouldn't dare... Besides, the most annoying thing is saying no one wants me; if I marry, it would be to..."

Her last words were a whisper, so Chu Lian didn't hear and leaned in to ask, "What did you just say?"

"I said, it's time to go down," Li Xiuer muttered, turning her head, steering the conversation back to Chu Lian's earlier point.

Hearing this, Chu Lian didn't pursue her earlier words and instead nodded, "Yes, get up, we need to go down."

"Alright, alright, sister, let's go." Putting her phone back, Chu Chu carried the always-sleeping Tina to the pavilion entrance, looking up at the sky shrouded in white clouds, saying, "If we wait longer, it might rain."

Holding Inori and Li Xiuer's hands, Chu Lian followed Chu Chu and replied, "I can feel the humidity rising; it's a sign of rain."

"Sister, wouldn't it be romantic to walk back in the rain?" Chu Chu turned back with a sweet smile, seemingly yearning for such a scene.

Rolling her eyes, Chu Lian glanced at the oil-paper umbrella in Inori's hand, saying, "It's fine if you want to get wet, but I brought an umbrella. It could cover four of us if squeezed. But it seems you're not interested, so covering three is more comfortable."

"No, sister, I was joking!" Chu Chu immediately pleaded, fluttering around her like a butterfly.

"Oh, you stupid cat, you're awake? Why are you scratching me?" Suddenly, Chu Chu cried out, then lifted Tina from her embrace, glaring at her angrily.

Tina turned her face away, glancing disdainfully at her, as if to say, [I am ashamed of your surrender to my flat-chested owner.]

Chu Chu could understand Tina's thoughts; seeing Tina's expression, she immediately got angry, pressing it against her chest: "Hmph, don't you like big oppai? Now let you feel the warmest touch."

In her ordinary form, Tina's strength was the same as Chu Chu's, but being pressed like this, it couldn't exert its strength, so treated this way, it could only struggle powerlessly, unable to break free.

"Hmph, you'll never get my warmest embrace again for treating me this way," Chu Chu said, lifting Tina by the scruff after venting her frustration, feeling much better.

The three behind her watched the antics between Chu Chu and Tina and couldn't help but laugh. This journey owed much to Chu Chu and Tina; otherwise, their spirits might have often sunk to their lowest points.

"Today is passing, was that dream just a dream? Or a premonition? Qin Shi Huang... the red-clothed woman..." Staring at the cable car in front of her, Chu Lian's eyes narrowed, silently contemplating in her heart.