Barely half an hour had passed, and Yan and Dai Mubai were ready to die.
Damn!
Was this guy a pig? How could he eat so much?
Luo Yihe even had Zhu Zhuqing and Hu Liena each carry one of the two food bags, while he picked through the food and complained, "Next time, remember to buy something sweeter and spicier. Don't get sour stuff again. I'm not a fan."
{Ding, negative emotions from Dai Mubai +999}
{Ding, negative emotions from Yan +999}
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Dai Mubai and Yan silently clenched their fists, their teeth grinding together.
Damn it. We brought this in for ourselves to eat, and you're even picking through it and complaining?
If we'd known this beastly thing was going to eat it, we'd have thrown it all in the toilet rather than brought it in.
Every so often, Yan and Dai Mubai glanced at Luo Yihe.
Was this kid really going to eat it all? Did he not care whether we lived or died?
Though Luo Yihe complained about their food, he didn't slow down for a second.
Listening to Luo Yihe eat made Dai Mubai and Yan angrier by the moment.
And it wasn't just the two of them. Hearing Luo Yihe eat made everyone else feel a little hungry too.
After talking it over, everyone started a fire and cooked a meal. But as soon as they were done, a Soul Sage in a Spirit Hall uniform appeared with his Martial Soul Avatar activated and said with a smile, "You can hand over your food willingly, or we can settle this with a few moves."
The group stared at one another.
Xiao Chenghe: "Brother Luo, what do you say? Are we sneaking up on the little chicken again?"
{Ding, negative emotions from Mo He +999}
Luo Yihe was speechless. "Can't you see he has his Martial Soul Avatar activated? Can we even break through his defenses?"
{Ding, negative emotions from Mo He +999}
What the hell! Were these the two shameless bastards Elder Cheng Long had told me about? They really were shameless! I'm less than five meters away, and they're just openly plotting against me.
Mo He steadied himself. Luckily, he'd listened to the elder and activated his Martial Soul Avatar before coming. Otherwise, they would've ambushed either his head or his little brother.
Of everyone there, Hu Liena had the most experience dealing with powerful people. She hurriedly tugged on Luo Yihe's sleeve. "Stop talking. He can hear every word."
Luo Yihe and Xiao Chenghe looked back. Everyone's faces immediately darkened—the two bastards had turned their backs to them and were pretending to continue their discussion while stuffing their faces.
{Ding ding ding...}
Xiao Chenghe: "Brother Luo, I think we've been spotted."
Luo Yihe casually wiped his hands on Tang San's clothes and said indifferently, "What's there to be afraid of? He only told us to hand over our food. He didn't say we couldn't eat."
{Ding ding ding...}
Tang San stared at the grease stains on his sleeve, his face a mask of frustration.
Mo He snatched the bowls and plates from Luo Yihe and Xiao Chenghe.
"No more eating! Take it all away."
More than ten Spirit Hall members appeared behind Mo He and carried off the pots, bowls, and plates.
Huo Yuhao was annoyed. "What's that supposed to mean? Luo Yihe's been eating the whole way, and you didn't show up. Now he's nearly stuffed, and only then do you come?"
This time, the Shrek group thought Huo Yuhao had a very good point. They all agreed, saying they had the same complaint and that this wasn't fair.
Mo He replied helplessly, "I'd like to, too. But there are more than ten of you, and he's the only one eating. We'd feel bad just snatching your Soul Tools and searching them. If we were going to do that, we might as well have forbidden you from bringing them in from the start."
Everyone was left speechless. He had a point.
"Fine. If you have any food left, you can take it out and enjoy it slowly. We only rob you once a day."
Everyone looked at one another.
Then, in perfect unison, they turned to Luo Yihe.
"Ahem! Anyone want mushrooms? I saw lots of them on the way here."
Five minutes later, the group found a water source. They washed the mushrooms Luo Yihe had brought, then each grabbed a skewer and eagerly held it over the campfire to roast.
They were clearly all hungry!
They'd been watching Luo Yihe eat since morning, and had wanted to eat for ages. Dai Mubai and Yan especially—they'd been sitting close to Luo Yihe, and since he was eating their food, it was naturally to their taste. It had been driving them crazy.
Dai Mubai took a bite and hissed as the mushroom burned his tongue.
Yan wasn't much better. He drooled as he blew on his food.
They didn't have any seasoning, but in a place like this, they were lucky to have cooked food.
Dai Mubai offered Zhu Zhuqing a skewer. "Here, Zhuqing. Try the mushrooms I roasted myself."
"No, I have my own. Stay away from me."
Zhu Zhuqing remained as aloof as ever.
Yan wasn't about to be outdone, but before he could say a word, Hu Liena spoke first. "No, I have my own."
As she spoke, she picked up a roasted mushroom and held it to Luo Yihe's mouth, smiling. "Come on, little kid. Let your big sister know how mine tastes."
Yan took a spiteful bite of his mushroom. "Hmph, he's been eating all day. He couldn't possibly be hungry."
Luo Yihe pushed Hu Liena's hand away. He was holding a book and reading it carefully, his voice mild. "You eat first. I'm just checking whether these mushrooms are poisonous."
???
The Shrek group froze!
The Golden Trio from Spirit Hall froze!
Even Xiao Chenghe, who still had a skewer of mushrooms in his mouth, froze!
Everyone stared at Luo Yihe in stunned silence.
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{Ding...}
In an instant, the system notifications rang nonstop in Luo Yihe's mind.
"Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!"
Several people hurriedly spat out all the mushrooms in their mouths!
Dai Mubai snapped, "Luo Yihe, what the hell are you doing? How could you bring back poisonous mushrooms? How can you be so wicked?"
Luo Yihe replied with a perfectly serious face, "I never said they were definitely poisonous. I just said I wasn't sure. That's why I'm checking the book. Besides, I didn't tell you to eat them."
Huo Yuhao exclaimed indignantly, "Listen to yourself! Is that something a human would say?"
"Don't worry. The one you're eating now isn't poisonous," Luo Yihe said calmly.
"Really?" Huo Yuhao asked in delight.
"Mm." Luo Yihe nodded.
Then, after a moment's thought, he added, "But the one behind you that you've already bitten is poisonous."
Huo Yuhao's face turned white in an instant!
Not just pale—snow-white.
Tang San was startled. What a potent poison. I didn't even notice it.
Ning Rongrong covered her mouth in surprise. "Huo Yuhao, y-your face! Why is it so white?"
The others were all startled by Huo Yuhao's appearance and hurriedly moved at least five meters away from him.
By now, Huo Yuhao's whole body had turned white, not just his face. He looked like a snowman wearing clothes, except this snowman wasn't as fat or as cute!
Seeing everyone keep their distance, Huo Yuhao hurried to the river to look at his handsome face!
It had turned completely snow-white.
"Ah!"ヾ(;ﾟД;ﾟ)ﾉﾞ
Huo Yuhao let out a series of shrieks.
Luo Yihe hurriedly checked what the book said. "Um, Huo Yuhao, don't worry. I checked for you. This mushroom isn't very poisonous. It'll just turn you white for a while, and it also helps clear your bowels!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Huo Yuhao clutched his backside and ran in a panic toward somewhere unoccupied.
"See? I knew it."
Luo Yihe even sounded a little smug.
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