Ignoring Yan Huan's suggestion, the two charged out the instant Ling Sha finished counting down.
"..."
In moments, the Abundance creatures' wails rang out on every side.
"That raises a question." Yan Huan looked at Ling Sha.
"How will you know who killed which monsters?"
They were killing too quickly. These lowly Abundance creatures had little intelligence and fell in a single blow.
Ling Sha did not even look their way. She smiled.
"I won't count. I'll let them keep track themselves. They won't lie."
"Why?" March 7th asked, puzzled.
"What if one of them lies about their count? Wouldn't that be unfair?"
"They won't," Ling Sha explained.
"For martial artists, a steadfast heart is vital."
"If they want to improve, they won't invite inner demons over something like this."
"What if neither of them counted?" Yan Huan asked.
"..."
When time ran out, Yunli and Yan Qing hurried back.
"Ling Sha, which of us won?" Yunli asked.
"?"
Silence fell.
When Ling Sha said nothing, Yan Qing could not help smiling.
"Ling Sha, does that mean... I won?"
"..."
"Um, neither of you counted?" Ling Sha asked.
"Huh? We were supposed to count ourselves?" Yunli looked surprised.
"But what if someone lied?"
"I figured you'd count, Ling Sha, because of that."
Ling Sha felt a headache coming on.
Count, her foot.
Those two had run off so fast they had vanished in an instant. She could hardly chase after them filming the whole thing like a camera operator.
"My fault." Ling Sha sighed.
"I didn't make the rules clear from the start."
"How about you two settle it with rock-paper-scissors?"
"?"
"That's it?"
"Ling Sha, the grudge between us can't be settled by a game that's pure luck."
"Even if I won, he wouldn't accept it."
"All right, you