"Hiss—Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!"
Her face contorted with sourness instantly, and she threw the fruit away.
"What the hell is this?! It's so sour it'll make your teeth ache! It's even worse than the Heart-Corroding Fruit of the Demonic Sect!"
Zhang Shaozhong was speechless.
"Wild hawthorns are definitely sour! They only taste good when soaked in sugar water or made into candied hawthorn skewers!"
"Candied hawthorn? What's that?"
Night Enchantress caught the keywords.
"It involves coating hawthorn berries with syrup, letting them solidify, and then eating them; they are sweet and sour."
Ling Qingxue subconsciously offered an explanation, but immediately pursed her lips, seemingly regretting her words.
"Oh? You actually know that? It seems even this seemingly aloof fairy has eaten her fair share of mortal food!"
Night Enchantress immediately seized the opportunity to mock him.
Ling Qingxue's face darkened:
"The ancient books have their own records, why do we need to taste them ourselves? Unlike some sorceresses who only know how to satisfy their appetites."
"Ancient books? They're probably secretly reading them under the covers!"
"You! You're spouting nonsense!"
Zhang Shaozhong listened to them arguing about wild fruits, candied hawthorns, and stealing them, and felt that his intelligence had been insulted.
He quickened his pace, wanting only to get as far away from those two childish brats as possible.
After walking for a while, a fork in the road appeared ahead.
Which way?
The hikers took out their phones to look at offline maps and started arguing.
"The map shows that the one on the left is closer, but it seems to have a steep slope."
"The one on the right is a longer route, but it's flat and easy to drive on."
Just as they were arguing, Ling Qingxue suddenly spoke calmly:
"The path on the left is shrouded in the sound of wind, which may lead to a windy spot or a cliff. It is not advisable to proceed."
Ye Meier said almost simultaneously:
"The one on the right has a stuffy smell and the fallen leaves are piled up too thickly. It's probably a dead end or has swampy miasma."
After they finished speaking, they were both stunned for a moment, seemingly not expecting the other to suddenly express an opinion, and even contradict them.
"What does this witch know about feng shui and terrain? She's talking nonsense!"
Ling Qingxue immediately refuted this.
"You're just a hypocrite, pretending to be a charlatan! What good is your meager spiritual knowledge?"
Night Enchantress retorted.
Zhang Shaozhong and his fellow hikers looked at each other in bewilderment.
Ultimately, after weighing the options, the team leader decided to trust modern technology:
"Let's go to the right. The map shows that although it's a detour, it will eventually merge into the main road."
After walking for less than half an hour, a low-lying area appeared ahead, which had become extremely slippery and muddy due to the rainy season, making it almost impossible to pass. They were forced to turn back.
The group had no choice but to retreat dejectedly to the fork in the road and choose the steeper road on the left.
This time, although the climb was exhausting, it went much more smoothly.
During the climb, Zhang Shaozhong was exhausted, like a dog, and couldn't help but say to the two big shots next to him who were also panting heavily:
“Look… just now… what you said… seems to make some sense…”
Ling Qingxue was too tired to maintain her aloofness. She snorted and didn't say anything, but a hint of "why didn't you just listen to me earlier?" flashed in her eyes.
Night Enchantress, panting, said smugly:
"Nonsense! I've been around in the underworld for so many years... I still have some skill in judging terrain!"
Although they still disliked each other, after this incident, the tense atmosphere between them seemed to have eased by a tiny, insignificant amount.
At least, when it comes to how to survive and how to get out of the world, their experience and instincts from another world seem to be starting to play a faint role.
Although, the way they express themselves is still through mutual teasing.
Zhang Shaozhong looked at the still long mountain road ahead and sighed.
The task is arduous and the road ahead is long.
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