"My opinion is..."
"Let's take a gamble."
Zhuge Yun's eyes gleamed.
"We should try looking in a different direction."
"Sure."
Zhang Bo also leaned toward trying a different direction.
He nodded without hesitation.
"I agree."
"Let's go another way."
"I agree too."
Zhao Luzheng also favored changing course.
"Great."
Zhuge Yun grinned.
"Since we've all agreed..."
"Let's go."
He had just taken a step when he turned back and gave Zhang Bo and Zhao Luzheng an awkward smile.
"We haven't decided which direction to go, have we?"
Zhang Bo: ...
Zhao Luzheng: ...
Although this wasn't exactly the right time to laugh, Zhang Bo and Zhao Luzheng couldn't help finding it amusing.
"You..."
Zhang Bo shook his head.
Zhuge Yun was definitely smart, and quite shrewd, too. But sometimes he made the most basic, rookie mistakes.
They didn't dwell on it for long.
Each of them picked a direction, and then... they played rock-paper-scissors.
Zhao Luzheng won.
"Okay, we'll head north."
Zhuge Yun shook out his hand.
"Little Zhao."
Zhuge Yun watched the path beneath his feet.
As time passed and the rain kept falling, the forest grew darker and darker.
Besides, this forest had only been open to the public for a short time.
It hadn't been developed much.
The ground they were walking over now barely counted as a path.
The only real trail was the one they had taken up the mountain when they first came in.
After that, while searching for people, they had hardly walked on any proper paths.
They had been trudging through muddy ground, stepping into one hole after another.
He quickly glanced at Zhao Luzheng.
"I've noticed you're pretty lucky."
"Huh?"
Zhao Luzheng looked up, bewildered.
What?
Why was he saying that all