Ling Qingxue turned around abruptly as if stung by a scorpion, her eyes icy cold:
"Witch! You did this on purpose, didn't you?!"
Night Enchantress is also trending:
"Bullshit! This place is so small, what's wrong with touching it? Do you have thorns on you? You can't be touched?"
"dirty!"
"You're the dirty one! You're just pretending to be clean!"
"If this place weren't so cramped, I would definitely be with you..."
"Come on! I'm not afraid of you! I'm just stretching my muscles!"
Seeing that the two were about to come to blows again, Zhang Shaozhong and several fellow hikers quickly stepped forward to mediate.
"Ladies, please calm down. It's a small place, so it's understandable!"
"That's right, it's all a misunderstanding!"
After finally separating the two, the atmosphere in the team plummeted to freezing point once again.
For the rest of the journey, the two kept their distance from each other, as if the other were the source of a plague, but they still couldn't hold back their words.
Passing by a bamboo grove, Ye Meier looked at the emerald green bamboo and suddenly said to Zhang Shaozhong:
"Kid, this bamboo is quite resilient. Cut one down, sharpen it, and you can use it for hunting or self-defense."
Ling Qingxue immediately launched into a sarcastic remark:
"The demonic sect is full of evil spirits, only knowing how to kill and destroy. This bamboo is pure and elegant; how dare you desecrate it?"
Night Enchantress retorted:
"What a hypocrite! Let's see if you can still be so refined when you're starving! All you do is feign compassion for flowers and plants!"
Zhang Shao's head was as big as a bushel:
"You two! We're just passing by! Why are you cutting bamboo and hunting?"
"Can't we just hurry down the mountain and get a proper meal?!"
Upon seeing a wildflower she had never seen before, Ling Qingxue subconsciously stopped and took a second look, seemingly trying to identify its medicinal properties.
Night Enchantress immediately retorted:
"Oh? The fairy is being compassionate again, studying flowers and plants? Can they be eaten?"
Ling Qingxue retorted expressionlessly:
"It's better than some people who only see fighting and killing, who have no taste for elegance and are utterly vulgar."
"Refined taste? Can it be used to absorb spiritual energy?"
"You can't talk about ice with a summer insect."
Zhang Shaozhong felt like he was taking two kindergarten children on a spring outing, with "Teacher, look at her!" and "Teacher, he started it!" playing on a loop the whole way.
He could no longer contain himself, abruptly stopped, turned to face the two powerful figures, took a deep breath, and roared:
"Enough!!!"
The shout lacked strength, but its suddenness startled the two big shots and the fellow hikers, who instantly fell silent and all turned to look at him.
Zhang Shaozhong went all out, pointing his finger at the two big shots:
"You two! You've been arguing since you woke up! And you've been arguing until now! Aren't you tired?! Huh?!"
Can't you see what's going on? We're trapped in the mountains! Exhausted and hungry!
My cultivation is gone! My clothes are torn!
We still need help from others! Can't you just calm down?! Can't you put aside your personal grudges and get out of here alive first?!
Once we're down the mountain, you can fight however you want, I don't care if you fight to the death!
But now! Can we! Have a temporary! Ceasefire?! I'm begging you!!!
He roared all at once, panting heavily, his face flushed red.
Ling Qingxue and Ye Meier were stunned by his sudden outburst and for a moment forgot to refute him, just staring at him blankly.
Several fellow hikers were also stunned, and then they all gave each other looks that said, "Brother, you're awesome!" and "What a brave man!"
The air was deathly still for a few seconds.
Ling Qingxue was the first to react, and a complex emotion flashed across her face, including anger, shame, and perhaps a hint of embarrassment at being caught out.
She ultimately just gave Zhang Shaozhong a cold glance, turned her head away, and didn't say anything.
Ye Meier's expression also shifted, finally settling into a cold snort:
"Hmph! Kid, you've got some nerve... daring to yell at me? I'll settle the score with you once we get down the mountain!"
But she didn't continue arguing.
The world is finally, for the time being, quiet.
Zhang Shaozhong let out a long sigh, feeling as if he had fought a major battle, and waved his hand weakly:
"Let's go... hurry down the mountain..."
The team moved forward in silence again, but this time, the suffocating shouting finally disappeared.
Although the tense atmosphere between the two big shots can still be deadly, at least my ears are at peace.
Zhang Shaozhong felt that this was probably a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.
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