Setting aside the rewards tied to rank on the Wind Cloud List, many Great Opportunities lay within—if they could find just one or two, their risk in entering would not have been in vain. That was also why many talents, once ranked, began to lay low, fearing discovery. Getting eliminated too quickly wasn't just embarrassing; it also meant missing out on all sorts of opportunities. Of course, most talents had an unspoken agreement not to make a move during this initial period.
Except for a few particularly despicable ones.
For instance, Chen Pingping and Yue Wuxia, in the span of seven or eight days, had performed many "good deeds," sending away more than thirty young talents by reasoning, "It's too dangerous here; you all should leave quickly!"
And then there was Chen Shixian…
