Although he said "I'll beat two for you", Han Qianling was not only partial to Luo Jiujiang. As the team leader, he still took care of everyone.
Watching Qianling go fishing, Luo Jiujiang, after just a few brief glances from the side, successfully mastered the technique of catching stingrays. He soon joined the fishing spree with great enthusiasm. By the end, the lively stingrays on the shore had been piled into a small pile, and the two instigators were still breathing heavily, as if they were just playing an old game.
Due to the texture of the manta ray, stewing or steaming it wasn't the best way to prepare it. Cutting it into sashimi or grilling it over a fire was more appealing. Both Luo Jiujiang and Han Qianling were quite adept at these two methods, so in the end, the leaders of both teams took matters into their own hands and treated their team members to a delicious meal.
Feng Xue and Xiao Ren didn't think there was anything wrong with this, but it seemed that others were shocked by the actions of Luo Jiujiang and Han Qianling - whether from their identity or personality, it was hard to imagine that they were the kind of people who would do such a thing.
After the meal, Han Qianling swept the dust from the fire on the ground while talking to Luo Jiujiang: "After eating the meat of the stingray, a person can jump ten feet high and a hundred feet away. Jiujiang, why not try it with all your strength."
Feng Xue was standing behind Han Qianling at the time. Hearing this reminder, she immediately channeled Qi into her Dantian, bent her knees, and jumped up. Just as she left the ground, Luo Jiujiang, who was also carrying her on his back to collect the scattered firewood, said casually, "No, your voice is wrong. You're trying to tease me."
Feng Xue: “…”
Luo Jiujiang's words were a step too late. Not only did Feng Xue fail to jump ten feet high as Han Qianling said, but the height she reached was even lower than the height she could normally reach when she used her spiritual energy in the past. It was as if there was an invisible big hand on the ground pulling her feet, pulling her to the ground faster than before.
She had prepared herself mentally, physically, and muscularly for a high jump, but she suddenly encountered this unexpected event. The frustration she felt for a moment was no less than when she was going down the stairs and thought there was another step, but she kicked the ground with a sullen look.
Tragic! Two gay men flirting and accidentally hurting an ignorant single man outside the venue! This title flashed through Feng Xue's mind.
Hearing the noise behind them, Luo Jiujiang and Han Qianling turned around at the same time. Han Qianling apologized immediately, while Luo Jiujiang, while suppressing his laughter, made a gesture of begging for mercy.
"We were just joking, but we didn't expect to trick Sister Xue." Luo Jiujiang laughed helplessly, "The tone he used just now... was clearly saying 'I'm going to play a trick on you'. Sister Xue, you're not familiar with him, so you might not have known."
Feng Xue couldn't tell what was different about Han Qianling's usual calm, gentle, and subconsciously compliant tone. But it wasn't because she was blind or less sensitive than others. She bet that even if she compared the words she had just spoken with her normal tone a thousand times, neither she nor anyone else would be able to tell the difference.
Luo Jiujiang is probably the only person in the world who can hear that subtle difference and recognize its meaning.
Seeing that Feng Xue didn't mind, the two turned around again. Han Qianling pushed Luo Jiujiang's shoulder and insisted, "Jump for a second."
"Alright, jump, jump, jump! I'll jump into the hole you dug with my eyes open," Luo Jiujiang said with a smile, waving his hand. Han Qianling asked him to do something, and a second request was the best he could do; he never had to insist on a third one. Luo Jiujiang followed his instructions and gave a lucky jump, and sure enough, the result was not much different from Feng Xue's previous move.
"What's going on? Can a stingray prevent people from jumping high?"
Han Qianling didn't answer him immediately, so he reminded him, "Run again."
Luo Jiujiang randomly picked a flat spot and ran for two steps. His pace was slow, and it took him a while for him to disappear into the dense forest. When he returned, his expression had become a little strange. "I can't jump high, and I can't run fast. I just drew my sword to try it, and the attack power didn't change. The stingray actually has this function. I should bring a few with me when I go out. It's really fun."
"That's not the effect of the Manta Ray. Its only value to us is that it's delicious." Han Qianling said calmly, "Jiujiang, the speed and altitude you're restricted to are due to the effects of the Holy Land itself—everyone who comes to the Holy Land must accept these restrictions."
After giving Luo Jiujiang a brief introduction, he pointed to the snow-white Holy Mountain, which couldn't even be obscured by the dense forest canopy. "The Holy Land has been open for three years, and this is probably why. The monks here generally can't walk fast. Traveling a thousand miles a day is easy outside, but in the Holy Land, it's almost like a dream. Every team that arrives here takes an average of three years to reach the Holy Mountain."
Luo Jiujiang's expression gradually grew serious. He roughly estimated his location based on his current location, the sun, and the peak of the Holy Mountain. Then he shook his head and said, "There's truth in running after a mountain, but three years is too long."
"Because we can't leave at night." Han Qianling smiled patiently and said, "There are other things at night... You will understand when night comes."
"It's not surprising what happens in the Holy Land, because it is completely different from the Three Thousand Worlds."
Regarding this matter, Han Qianling did not shy away from telling Luo Jiujiang: "There is chaos in the holy land, the last bit of chaos."
Legend has it that the chaos was divided into clear and turbid energy when the Dragon God created the world. It is hidden deep in the heart of the holy mountain. The number may not be large, but it has brought a kind of primitive and irregular chaos to the entire holy land.
"It has many more rules." Han Qianling glanced at Luo Jiujiang and added, "They are all very interesting."
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