"What?!"
Zhao Luzheng looked at Xiao Xiao, then Zhang Bo, and finally at the white snake on Xiao Xiao's wrist.
"A Bai saved Eldest Brother?!"
"Wasn't it Third Brother?!"
Because of where he had been standing, Zhao Luzheng hadn't seen Zhang Bo being rescued.
All he'd seen was a figure about to fall, then that figure suddenly disappearing—and the sky brightening before his eyes.
In that brief moment, he'd been badly frightened.
Even now, his heart was still pounding.
He'd suddenly come to understand how intimidating a tall, imposing figure could be to many people.
"You didn't see any other scenery?"
"So you mean even something as incredible as Eighth Brother really exists..."
He was utterly stunned.
Zhuge Yun's mouth twitched.
Zhang Bo held out his hand.
Zhao Luzheng sighed.
"Are we going in the right direction?"
That reminded them to be even more careful during the rest of their exploration.
"I think so too."
Otherwise, what would make it special?
And besides...
Right.
There were plenty of surprises.
"A Bai..."
That would be a little hurtful.
He reached out and tapped his aching, weak lower back.
He found it a little hard to accept.
"We haven't seen any other animals, either."
Zhang Bo rubbed his wrist.
Even though the mountain forest was lush, and the trees softened the sun's strength,
"I think I'd find that easier to accept."
"Weren't we heading deeper into the forest?"
On that point, Zhao Luzheng and Zhuge Yun agreed, too.
Zhang Bo still couldn't hide his disbelief as he shook his head. "You really can't judge a snake by its appearance."
Although he'd always known that some people were wary of Eldest Brother,
"Other than the waterfall..."
"Then Third Brother pulled..."
Zhao Luzheng stopped walking.
"They say birds of a feather