"Slap." Lu Zhaozhao slapped Cheng Sangji's hand away, and seeing a crack appear in his flawless expression, she felt a sense of relief.
But only for a fleeting moment, in the blink of an eye, he regained his original expression.
“You should know very well that the monsters on this level pose no threat to us, but the monsters on the next level are far beyond our level. If we want to get more points, we need to cooperate and split the profits 50/50 to get the highest returns.”
Cheng Sangji bent down to look her in the eye. Seeing that she didn't speak, he continued to persuade her: "If you're really worried, I'll give you the inner core of the first monster we hunted, and I'll take the second one. In that order, you'll definitely get no less than me. How about it?"
Lu Zhaozhao rubbed two fingers together, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Aren't your eight clans very united? What about the others?"
Cheng Sangji remained silent for a long time before saying, "Nan Rongrui and Changyu Lanshan are seriously injured and still recuperating, so they are not suitable to go on an adventure. Tu Danxi needs to take care of them, and Jie Yi and Qiehe are not strong enough, so I'm afraid they won't be able to do much. As for the others, to be honest, we haven't met any of them since we came in."
“Well, in that case, I am indeed the most suitable candidate. But,” Lu Zhaozhao paused, leaned closer to him, and said in a whisper with a smile, “I don’t trust you.”
She straightened up, lowered her eyelids, and looked at Cheng Sangji expressionlessly: "Last time you said it was an alliance, but you did a lot of scheming against me. I don't have many other merits, but I still understand the saying 'once bitten, twice shy.'"
“Cheng Sangji, has anyone ever told you that you’re not good at lying? You must have other options, yet you came to me specifically. Our relationship isn’t that good. Therefore, I refuse to cooperate.”
After saying that, she turned to leave.
Cheng Sangji caught up with her, grabbed her wrist, but she forcefully shook him off and stood in front of her.
Lu Zhaozhao was getting impatient, frowning and speaking sharply, "Get out of the way!"
Cheng Sangji didn't move. He bit his lower lip and looked at Lu Zhaozhao with a troubled expression.
Lu Zhaozhao didn't know why he was acting this way, so she drew her sword and was about to fight him.
"Second Brother!"
Nan Rongrui's voice rang out just in time, stopping a fierce battle.
She frowned at Lu Zhaozhao with displeasure, holding Cheng Sangji tightly as if afraid he would be hurt.
"Second brother, have you fought with her?" She looked at Cheng Sangji nervously and called out to Lu Zhaozhao anxiously, "Didn't we reach an agreement to stop the war last time? If you're dissatisfied, come find me. I'll take responsibility for my actions."
Lu Zhaozhao was speechless, and said in an unfriendly tone, "If we really fight, I'm afraid your life won't be enough. Also, it was your second brother who came to me to discuss cooperation, but as you wish, I refused."
"You're talking nonsense!" Nan Rongrui didn't believe it at all. "Who do you think you are? How could you possibly be worthy of my brother personally seeking cooperation? He has us all he needs!"
“Yes, why?” Lu Zhaozhao looked at Cheng Sangji with amusement.
Cheng Sangji avoided her gaze and asked Nan Rongrui in a low voice, "Why are you here? Where is Tudan Xixiang?"
“I was worried because you haven’t been back for so long, so I came out,” Nan Rongrui replied.
Lu Zhaozhao had no interest in watching the siblings' tender scene, so she changed direction and was about to leave. Cheng Sangji seemed to want to chase after her when he saw her leaving, but Nan Rongrui held her back tightly.
She had only walked a short distance when another person appeared in front of her. Lu Zhaozhao sized up the man in front of her and said irritably, "Want to fight?"
He shook his head.
"Then move aside."
He shook his head again.
"..."
Lu Zhaozhao took a deep breath, her anger turning into a laugh. She wondered if it was because she was usually too polite that these people dared to block her way.
Tu Danxi seemed to sense that the atmosphere was not right, and quickly added, "I have something to say to you."
Lu Zhaozhao looked at him coldly with her lips downturned, signaling him to continue.
“My second brother always likes to keep things to himself, but I think that’s wrong because people often misunderstand him.”
"What, are you going to speak for him?"
Tu Danxi nodded and said, "Second Brother wants to cooperate with you simply because he wants to act with you. He has no other ulterior motives."
Why should I believe you?
"I'm not lying."
Why should I believe you?
"Everything I said is true."
Why should I believe you?
"..."
This time, it was Tu Danxi's turn to fall silent; he seemed unsure how to persuade the person before him.
Just as he was scratching his head in frustration, someone came to his rescue.
After dealing with Nan Rongrui, Cheng Sangji rushed over. He noticed the atmosphere was a bit stiff, but he didn't know what had just been said, so he was at a loss for what to do.
Nan Rongrui's face stiffened, and she looked at Lu Zhaozhao with displeasure. She opened her mouth but didn't say anything more.
An awkward atmosphere filled the air. There were quite a few people present, but no one spoke.
"Well, it's getting late, how about we each go home?" Lu Zhaozhao said uncertainly.
Nan Rongrui's face turned ashen. She bit her lower lip, closed her eyes, steeled her resolve, and declared defiantly, "I agree to cooperate!"
Under Lu Zhaozhao's gaze, which seemed to regard him as an idiot, he broke down and shouted, "You'd better not have any improper thoughts!"
Is it possible that I don't want to cooperate with you?
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