Chapter 235 Mysterious Species of Darkness
A piercing scream suddenly rang out, giving Luo Zhang a scare. Hence, he let go of the loach that he was holding.
âWhat are you thinking about?â
Shi Song, who was holding a dagger and was quick with his eyes and hands, grabbed onto the loach, stopping its escape. âYouâre taking so much effort just to kill a fish. Donât go saying that youâre a student from Ming Lan. I canât afford the embarrassment.â
Lin Mao complained.
âIf youâre that capable, then you can do it.â
Luo Zhang felt upset. The three of them had been assigned to the stream to catch and kill fish. However, Lin Mao came from a rich family and hadnât done such things before. Therefore, he felt that it was dirty and just watched from the side. Now, he even gave random orders, making Luo Zhang very upset. âYou canât do it well, yet youâre not letting others say anything?â Lin Mao retorted.
âDid the scream from earlier come from you guys?â
Lu Zhiruo asked curiously, but her gaze landed on the loach that Shi Song was grabbing onto.
It was about 1.5 feet long and was as thick as a personâs arm. It was now covered in blood, its mouth opening and closing, looking as if it was going to die.
âLetâs go, they are just killing a fish.â
Li Ziqi took a look from afar and lost interest.
When the three guys looked up and saw Lu Zhiruo, their eyes immediately lit up. This girl looked so innocent. Lin Mao, especially, stared straight toward the papaya girlâs chest. âMy god, isnât this too big? It can definitely suffocate a guy in there!â
Lin Mao seemed to be enraptured. Lu Zhiruo had fallen into the water earlier. Hence, her clothes had gotten quite wet and were adhered closely to her skin. Although she wasnât exposed, her curves were clearly displayed.
âOh!â
Lu Zhiruo left but unconsciously turned and took another glance. She saw that loach squeaking away and struggling non-stop. âStop struggling!â Shi Song felt impatient. He grabbed onto the loach and smashed it harshly onto the ground.
Splatter!
The loach was on the verge of death.
Luo Zhangâs finger hurt a little. He lowered his head to take a look and realized that he had been bitten by the loach. There was a bite mark on his finger.
âF*ck!â
Luo Zhangâs face turned grim and he stomped on the loach.
âLetâs go and catch some fish.â
Li Ziqi urged.
âHey, which school are you guys from?â
Lin Mao tried to approach them.
âIf you want to kill the fish, just kill it. Donât torture it!â
Lu Zhiruo frowned.
âArenât you interfering too much?â
Luo Zhang had already been filled with anger because of Lin Mao and the loach, and now he was told off by a girl. Out of anger, he raised his foot and kept on stomping on the loach.
Squeak!
The loach cried out in agony.
Lu Zhiruo pouted. She felt that this guy was very bad.
âLuo Zhang, why are you talking in this tone?â Lin Mao asked.
âWho are you to care about me?â
Luo Zhang stomped down on the loach again. He then looked toward Lu Zhiruo. âWhat? Youâre feeling heartache for it?â
Lu Zhiruo wasnât a fool and didnât wish to be bothered by this guy. Since Luo Zhang was unable to take care of Lin Mao, he vented all his anger onto the loach. âCry!â
âCry!â Luo Zhang kept cursing while stomping on the loach. Anyway, there were enough fish around here, so it didnât matter if they had this one or not.
âHey, youâre really low class to be venting your frustrations onto a loach!â said Li Ziqi in despise.
âThis is a loach that I caught. Who are you to interfere with my business?â Luo Zhang snorted coldly and stomped down even more viciously. âIf youâre so capable, then buy it!â âStop stomping! Iâll buy it!â Lu Zhiruo couldnât bear to see the loach being battered up. She took out a small piece of silver and handed it to Luo Zhang.
âPlease move away!â
Lu Zhiruo said coldly, wanting to pick the loach up.
Looking at this big boobed girlâs silver piece and listening to her tone of dislike, Luo Zhang felt even more upset.
Ever since he came to the Darkness Continent, nothing went according to how he wanted them to. Now, he was even being disliked by a beautiful girl.
(Alright, Iâll let you guys dislike me even more!)
âItâs not enough!â
Feeling rebellious, Luo Zhang stomped down again and exerted more force onto it.
âYouâre shameless!â
Lu Zhiruo was very angry. That silver piece was over one tael. Itâd be able to buy 50 kilograms worth of loach and thereâd still be change.
âMy loach is expensive. If you canât afford it, then scram!â
The moment Luo Zhang said that, a golden leaf spun and slapped onto his face. âIs this enough?â
Li Ziqi looked coldly at Luo Zhang.
âMy god, sheâs rich!â
Lin Mao let out a strange cry and immediately turned his attention onto the little sunny egg. âMay I know how to address you, beautiful lady?â
Being able to afford to use golden leaves, she should be a young miss from either a rich or prestigious family. If he were to have a connection with her, heâd be able to sponge off her for the rest of his life.
Lin Maoâs family was rich, but his father wouldnât give him golden leaves to waste like this. Moreover, he saw that this girl with a small face had casually drawn out a golden leaf from her bulging purse and tossed it over. This meant that her purse was filled with golden leaves.
She was extremely rich!
âSo what if youâre rich? My loach is a mysterious species of darkness. It is worth one spirit stone!â
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Luo Zhang touched his face, feeling even angrier. (How dare you use money to slap me in the face? Damn, I canât take this.) However, Luo Zhangâs gaze still darted to that golden leaf.
If it wasnât out of pride, heâd have bent over to pick it up. It was a great profit to sell a half-dead loach for a golden leaf.
âHey, are you asking for a fight?â
Ying Baiwu came over and stared at Luo Zhang with an unfriendly gaze. She was used to street fights and wasnât scared of such scenes.
âIf you want this loach, then hand over one spirit stone. Otherwise, scram!â
Luo Zhang bellowed. He felt extremely regretful for not having agreed to sell that loach earlier. However, as a man, and being in front of three beautiful girls, he couldnât get himself to lower his stand. Therefore, he could only continue head-on.
Ying Baiwu didnât waste time with words. She grabbed her sword with her right hand, getting ready for a fight. âDonât bring trouble for Teacher!â
Li Ziqi stopped the stubborn young girl and took out a spirit stone, wanting to throw it toward that detestable monkey-faced guy. This conflict was no longer a matter of how much that loach was worth. It was a matter of face.
(Since I, Li Ziqi, said that Iâll buy your loach, Iâll do it! No matter how much it costs!)
âEldest Martial Sister!â
Lu Zhiruo stopped Li Ziqiâs hand. âI am the one who started the conflict. Let me pay!â
The papaya girl took out one spirit stone. However, she held it in her hand and didnât give it to Luo Zhang.
âWhat? You canât bear to part with the money
now?â
Luo Zhang sneered. (This is how it should be. Who would be so foolish and spend a spirit stone to buy a dying loach?)
It wasnât as if Lu Zhiruo couldnât bear to part with the money, but that she couldnât bear to use this spirit stone. It was because this was given to her by Sun Mo, and she wanted to save it as a keepsake.
âDonât buy it!â
Ying Baiwu persuaded.
Squeak squeak! The loach that was covered in mud kept on squeaking away, looking at Lu Zhiruo with its tear-stricken eyes.
âItâs begging for me to save it!â
Lu Zhiruo shook her head.
âYou can understand what animals say?â
Ying Baiwu felt curious and turned to assess that loach.
âI canât.â
Lu Zhiruo shook her head and said honestly, âItâs a feeling.â
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Ying Baiwu didnât know what to say anymore. She recalled that there was one year when they were killing pigs, and the old female pig had used this gaze to look at the spectating children.
This was just animalsâ instinct to seek for survival. The stubborn young girlâs lips moved but didnât say anything.
The papaya girl was kind-hearted and innocent. She didnât know about how dark and brutal the world was. Ying Baiwu felt that she should protect her innocence. âHereâs one spirit stone. Give it to me!â
Lu Zhiruo had a good temperament. Although she didnât like Luo Zhang, she didnât throw the spirit stone at his feet but had just passed it to him.
Li Ziqi didnât stand on ceremony. She took the spirit stone from the papaya girl and tossed it at Luo Zhang.
Luo Zhang didnât catch it because heâd lose face if he did. However, when the spirit stone hit his chest, he subconsciously reached out his hand.
There was no helping it. This was a spirit stone, and it was a common currency in the Darkness Continent. As someone who came from a poor family, he could hold it in and not take the golden leaf, but this spirit stone shattered his pride.
The spirit stone emitted a cooling temperature that was like spring water in summer. Luo Zhang instinctively grabbed onto it tightly. (Itâs so good. I have a spirit stone now, and I donât have to be envious of others anymore.)
âThey really paid?â
Shi Song was surprised. However, what made him even more surprised was that the headstrong Luo Zhang had given in. âTsk tsk, so generous!â
Lin Mao exclaimed.
âTsk!â
Li Ziqi felt disdain over this guy. A problem that could be solved by money wasnât a problem at all.
Lu Zhiruo ran over, squatted down, and picked up the loach.
âMove away!â
Ying Baiwu came over and stared at Luo Zhang.
Luo Zhang backed off two steps. He wanted to shoot out but didnât dare to do so. He was worried that theyâd go back on their words and ask for the spirit stone back.
At the sight of this scene, Lin Mao shook his head. He felt that it was really beneath him to be quarreling with Luo Zhang. Shi Song, who was watching from the side, had thought that Luo Zhang wasnât a bad person in the beginning. However, after seeing this scene, he didnât say anything else. He suddenly felt very disappointed.
How could someone have so little self-esteem?
Was this a matter of one loach? This was a matter of oneâs face!
Today, Luo Zhang could bear with this for the sake of a spirit stone. In the future, heâd be able to do something damaging to his self-esteem for greater benefits.
People like him had no integrity and shouldnât be closely affiliated with.
The three girls left.
âHey, which school are you guys from?â
Looking at Li Ziqiâs flat figure, Lin Mao couldnât help but ask.
Ying Baiwu turned to look back and pointed out a middle finger.
Shi Song had wanted to say something, but then he saw that Luo Zhang was looking at Lin Mao and him with a wary gaze. (This guy couldnât be thinking that I am eying his spirit stone, could he?)
âI am the one who caught that loach. Iâm the one to decide how to deal with it!â
Luo Zhang fought to have the first say, wanting to cut off their thoughts.
âHehe!â
Shi Song smiled. When Luo Zhang and Lin Mao had been quarreling, although Shi Song often acted as the mediator, he tended to side more with Luo Zhang. But now, the two of them could do whatever they wanted!
Luo Zhang buried his head and went back to work. A few minutes later, he couldnât help but look up and throw a glance in the direction where Li Ziqi and the other two girls had left.
âTo think that thereâs really someone willing to spend one spirit stone to buy a dying loach. That loach couldnât be a mysterious species of darkness, could it?â
Luo Zhang guessed.
Both Lin Mao and Shi Song didnât say anything but just looked at him as if they were looking at an idiot. âHave you guys forgotten? That loachâs cry is a little strange. Back in the countryside, I have caught quite a number of loaches before. Their cries didnât sound like this.â
Luo Zhang explained.
âPlease, this is the Darkness Continent. Even similar species would have differences when they live in two different continents.â
Lin Mao rolled his eyes, his tone filled with despise. âThat one spirit stone might be something that you wonât be able to earn even after a year of working. But for that rich girl, it might not be enough for half a meal.â
Lin Mao patted Luo Zhangâs shoulder and said sneeringly, âYou donât understand the world of the rich!â
Shi Song nodded. âIf that thing is a mysterious species of darkness, then Iâll drown myself in feces.â
Shi Song picked up the ingredients that had been taken care of. As he was talking, he didnât pay attention and missed a footing, falling into the water.
Plop!
Water splattered out and dead fish scattered everywhere.
âHehe!â
Luo Zhang smiled, feeling relieved. That was right. Given his horrible luck, how could he possibly catch a mysterious species of darkness when he was just casually reaching into a mud hole?
If that could happen, then the entire Darkness Continent would be filled with mysterious species of darkness everywhere.
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