"You silly child, don't get it yet? Come, come, let me tell you..." Blue Stone immediately put on a lecturing expression, preparing to say something profound, but Chu Ruo instantly retorted, "I'm not listening to you! I want to hear Legendary Xia!"
"You're utterly disrespectful to your elders! I'm a Hero Hunter, after all!" Blue Stone was left speechless. He hurriedly looked at me and said, "Brother Xia, about this little girl coming with us, I think you need to give it some thought. She's so willful—taking her out is bound to cause trouble!"
I smiled and said, "Enough. This isn't the time to bicker. The two of you are about to entrust your backs to each other, so you need to understand and help each other. We're jogging toward the great city not to draw the monsters' attention away, nor to take the opportunity to flee back. At this speed, the ferocious beasts will catch up with us sooner or later. If we face them head-on, we'll inevitably be sent flying. But if we merge with the groups of beasts heading toward the great city, we won't face that danger. When they're moving in a crowd, even if the ferocious beasts want to attack us, they can't stop. The beasts coming one after another will trample them, while we take the chance to strike from the side. That actually gives us a better chance of succeeding."
"That makes sense! This really is a brilliant move! How did I not think of it?" Blue Stone immediately clapped and praised it, but when he glanced at Chu Ruo beside him, he quickly covered his mouth. Clearly, he had spoken without thinking.
Chu Ruo certainly wasn't going to let him off. She asked coldly, "Didn't you say just now that you knew?