Qingsui looked a bit uncomfortable from holding back her laughter. She had been biting her lips to keep from grinning widely, but finally burst out laughing because of Yesen's words.
"What do you mean by being fake? Laughing while comforting others shows a lack of heart. And just now, when I recalled the scene, it was a natural reaction. I couldn't control it."
Qingyuan covered her face. She really didn't know what to say about Qingsui. How could she be so happy in such an atmosphere? Didn't she notice how cold the air was?
Then two long bell - rings sounded.
"Now their human forms are over. They should be dispersing. We just need to look for the stragglers."
Qingyuan spoke up, eager to break the awkward atmosphere. Hearing her words, Mu Yijie walked away.
"Let's split up. It'll be more efficient."
"Then I..."
"I'll go with Yesen."
Mu Yijie didn't wait for Yong Shanling to finish her words. After saying that, he walked away with Yesen.
Yong Shanling watched their backs as they left. Her eyes were a bit moist, and she felt like crying. Qingsui and Qingyuan stood beside her, not knowing how to comfort her. Finally, they set off after Yong Shanling had composed herself.
The three of them walked through the Bird Abode with their own thoughts. Because of the dispersal, there seemed to be quite a few extreme spirit beasts on the road, but they were usually in groups. It was really hard to find a single one.
So the three of them gave up on this road and walked onto a side path. There came a few curses and some sobbing sounds from the path.
Hearing these sounds, Yong Shanling's eyes lit up. Finally, they had found a straggling extreme spirit beast.
The three of them concealed their auras and slowly approached the source of the sound.
"Aren't you all high - and - mighty in class?"
"Why do you act so weak in front of Teacher Han?"
"Exactly. She acts as if Teacher Han likes her. She's always clinging to the teacher."
As the words fell, a loud slap echoed in the air. The three of them hid aside, looking at the situation in front of them. Their faces were not looking good, but they couldn't act rashly for now.
"Is what they said true?"
The leading girl looked at the girl on the ground in disbelief. Another girl beside her slapped the girl on the ground again, and the other girls echoed.
"Sure. She clearly knows that Sister Ming, you like Teacher Han, but she still gets close to him."
"By the way, Sister Ming, I heard that Li Yan said some bad things about you in front of Teacher Han not long ago."
Yong Shanling couldn't help but put her hand on her forehead and looked at Qingyuan. "Is your animal world this chaotic too?"
"It's a bit similar to the campus dramas I watched on TV before."
Qingyuan shook her head helplessly. "I don't know what era it is now. I can't believe some people still play these tricks."
"Why aren't you talking? Is what they said true or not?"
The girl on the ground didn't say a word. Liu Ming grabbed her from the ground and held her collar, forcing her to look into her eyes.
"I'm asking you. Is what they said true or not?"
"Do you think I'll believe you if I say it's false?"
Li Yan looked at Liu Ming with a cold smile. There was no emotion in her eyes, but in Yong Shanling's view, they were full of a certain kind of mockery and deception.
"Sister Ming, don't..."
"Shut up! I want to hear what she has to say."
Liu Ming slapped her face hard. There were countless emotions in her eyes, but one kind of sadness was so heart - wrenching. "I want to hear what my former good sister has to say. I want to hear her explanation."
Li Yan impatiently pushed Liu Ming away. "That's enough! Enough!"
"Fine, I admit I have a crush on Teacher Han. So what? What can you do now that you know? Stop me? Beat me up?"
"Teacher Han doesn't like you. Why should you be the only one to monopolize him!"
"Just because you like him? Well, now you know. So what can you do?"
Liu Ming, standing there, was at a loss for words for a moment. Looking at the strange Li Yan, she began to feel that she didn't recognize her. But Li Yan's words were like sharp swords piercing her heart.
"Yes, what was she anyway? In their eyes, wasn't she just nothing?"
Liu Ming took a step back and fell to sit under a tree. She murmured something. Tears welled up in her eyes without her knowing. She looked as if she had lost her soul, empty and numb.
Seeing Liu Ming in such a state, the girls beside her immediately started punching and kicking Li Yan.
Qingsui looked ahead and said leisurely, "The opportunity is here. Go quickly."
Yong Shanling and Qingyuan sneaked up behind them. A girl seemed to notice them and shouted.
"Who are you!"
The group of girls turned around. Seeing the two with their hands up, they immediately changed their target and rushed towards them. Qingyuan conjured a sword and charged at them.
A cold wind blew, lifting the fallen leaves on the ground. Suddenly, the air was filled with the intent of a fight. Yong Shanling drew her sword, holding it in front of her chest horizontally. She stared intently at the people in front of her and charged forward.
A girl slowly stretched out her hand. There were several small knives in her hand. She threw one knife at them. It was extremely sharp. Because Yong Shanling dodged, the knife cut through many bamboo trees, and the bamboos fell one by one.
Yong Shanling dodged to the side. Qingyuan behind her waved her sword against the wind. Before the sword arrived, the sword energy, carrying the might of water, immediately broke through the bamboo forest in front of them.
The girl in front was being pressed hard by the two. Her back was already against a bamboo trunk. Fear was written all over her face. And Qingyuan's sharp sword was stabbing straight out with the move.
"Don't!"
The girls in front immediately covered their eyes and shouted. But there was no pain as they had imagined. They nervously opened their eyes. Only to see Yong Shanling and Qingyuan in front of them. Before they could shout, each of them was hit with a karate chop, and the three girls fainted.
Yong Shanling didn't immediately put the three girls away. Instead, she walked up to Li Yan. Looking at the stunned girl on the ground, she reached out her hand. Li Yan looked at the hand in front of her and a smug smile appeared on her lips.
"Thank you for helping just now..."
Before she could finish her words, Yong Shanling slapped her in the face. "I hate people who betray friendship."
Li Yan was a bit stunned by the slap. Yong Shanling continued.
"I saw you smiling. You actually hate those girls just now, right? You deliberately said those words just now, and you actually felt quite comfortable, didn't you?"
"But those girls were hurt because of you."
Li Yan disdainfully glanced at Liu Ming. "Her? She's not worthy to be my friend. If it weren't for her always following me, I would never have played with such a low - class creature."
Liu Ming seemed to hear her words. She raised her head, her eyes full of panic. Finally, she lowered her head with a bitter smile. Qingyuan gave her a karate chop, and Li Yan fainted.
"Stop thinking about it. Let's go quickly. It's not safe to stay here for long."
Finally, Yong Shanling stiffly put the people on the ground into her storage belt. Looking at the silent Liu Ming, she didn't know what to say.
"Let's go. Stop looking."
Finally, urged by Qingsui, Yong Shanling trotted to catch up.