Mingzhuo followed a few villagers and met the village chief who had come looking for them halfway there.
The village chief looked anxious. "Teacher Ruan, why are you alone? Where are the others?"
Mingzhuo: "We got separated at the lakeside. Where is the fierce corpse now?"
The village chief shook his head. "Teacher Shen and the others have gone after them. I don't know where they are. It's not safe outside now. Teacher Shen told us to notify the villagers to go home as soon as possible."
Mingzhuo: "Then hurry up and go, what are you looking at me for?"
The village chief said somewhat embarrassedly, "Teacher Ruan, could you help me find some villagers? I'm old and have difficulty walking... I can pay you!"
Mingzhuo smiled and said, "You've come to the right person. I'm the kind of person who's always happy to help others!"
A smug look flashed in the village chief's cloudy, aged eyes. Sure enough, this man was stupid, lazy, and greedy.
"You're happy to help others? Don't be ridiculous, you're just taking advantage of their misfortune!" Chu Yuqi emerged from the white mist.
She glared at Mingzhuo resentfully, blaming him for refusing to help suppress the fierce corpse, which led to its escape.
If any villagers are injured or killed, Mingzhuo will not be affected, but these people might be severely penalized.
Having finally made it into the S-class mission group, it would be truly laughable if the mission failed, a disgrace to the top five.
This was not what Chu Yuqi had expected. Compared to her confidence two days ago, she was now inevitably agitated.
I have a feeling that things are gradually getting out of control.
She angrily questioned, "As the teacher in charge, instead of leading the team to investigate the escaped corpse, you're here extorting money from the villagers. Do you even deserve to be a teacher?"
"You did nothing on this mission, only caring about making a loss. I will definitely file a complaint against you when we get back!"
The other two students were provoked by her words and looked at Mingzhuo angrily. This was too much. How could she do this?
Even Shen Boyuan and Ji Yong silently tolerated these criticisms.
Yes, why is it that while they fight evil spirits and fierce corpses, running around covered in mud and exhausted, Mingzhuo remains spotless?
That's not fair.
The village chief and several villagers seemed frightened by the infighting among the group and dared not say a word.
Mingzhuo was clearly even angrier by these criticisms. "How dare you! Do you even know how to write the words 'respect your teacher'?"
As she spoke, she made her move, the peach wood sword striking Chu Yuqi's face with a sharp crack, leaving an instant bright red mark.
The village chief and several villagers were stunned, never expecting her to suddenly attack them.
Chu Yuqi was stunned for two seconds after being hit, then rushed forward with bloodshot eyes, ready to fight Ming Zhuo to the death.
"A scholar can be killed but not humiliated! Don't go too far!"
The sword strike clearly hit Chu Yuqi's face, but Shen Boyuan felt as if it had struck his own heart.
His heart pounded violently, and in that instant, he felt the weight on his heart suddenly lift, and his mind became clearer than ever before.
He immediately realized something was wrong.
Although he had a problem with Mingzhuo and thought the other party was unfit to be a teacher, he was not unaware of the importance and urgency of the matter, nor would he shift the blame for his own mistakes onto others.
It was as if something had greatly amplified the evil thoughts in their hearts.
As his dulled senses returned to normal, he immediately felt a strange, fishy stench spreading from his nasal cavity and mouth all the way to his heart.
Shen Boyuan grabbed Chu Yuqi's palm as it struck out, while Ji Yong knocked Chu Yuqi's compass away from the other side.
The two quickly exchanged a glance, both seeing the unspoken composure hidden in each other's eyes.
Chu Yuqi was utterly incredulous, her eyes red-rimmed. "Teacher Shen, Mr. Ji, how could you protect her!"
These past two days, thanks to her amazing prophetic abilities, the entire mission has progressed smoothly. Everyone has come to regard her as a lucky charm, and they unconsciously refer to her opinions no matter what they do.
These people should be on my side, so why are they protecting that bitch Ruan Mingzhuo?
Chu Yuqi grew angrier the more she thought about it, and she was about to explode with anger.
Her condition was clearly not right, and Shen Boyuan quickly said, "Teacher Ruan, please slap her again."
The other two students looked completely bewildered. "Teacher Shen, what are you talking about?"
Shouldn't we all condemn Teacher Ruan? Why are we attacking Chu Yuqi instead?
Mingzhuo ignored the group and focused his attention on the villagers. He paused for a moment and then pulled someone out.
"Who are you? I haven't seen you for the past two days."
Shen Boyuan looked closely and quickly said, "This is Aunt Xiang. Chu Yuqi and Bu Qianqian stayed at their house last night. We were just about to take her home..."
As he spoke, he suddenly realized a huge oversight he had made, and his heart skipped a beat.
"What are you doing? You're hurting me! Let go!" Aunt Xiang said pitifully.
The village chief quickly tried to persuade her, "Teacher Ruan, please don't be like this. She's been helping out in the kitchen these past few days, it's normal that you haven't seen her."
He was actually somewhat dismissive of the matter, not thinking that Mingzhuo could see anything.
He was a useless and greedy good-for-nothing to begin with, and besides, he watched the other person eat the spiked food with his own eyes. It would be a miracle if he could see through it.
He's just putting on a show of power now, probably to deliberately provoke Chu Yuqi.
Chu Yuqi was indeed very angry. "If you want to cause trouble for me, you don't need to do it to Aunt Xiang. Let her go right now!"
"Roar!" The roars and sounds of fighting of the fierce corpses came from not far away, and there were faint flashes of light. This was Zhuang Xun and Fang Linxiao confronting the fierce corpses.
The ferocious corpse was only partially sealed, but its ferocity was fully unleashed, making it no match for Zhuang Xun and Fang Linxiao.
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