The Secret Chamber (1)

Chu Shihan had not even voiced his displeasure before Shen Yuxi became upset first. "There's nothing wrong with the Yingkong Flower! There was never anything wrong with it!"

His tone was resolute, as though he were defending some unquestionable truth.

"That was obviously an insanely beautiful, insanely romantic flower! Used properly, it could restore HP and mana and stack buffs! If I'd had an armful of Yingkong Flowers when I ran into the Golden-Winged Sparrowhawk, why would I have run? I could've just killed it head-on!"

At this point, Shen Yuxi was practically beating his chest in anguish, while his inner voice grew ever more frantic. "You definitely messed up some mechanism and mutated the poor thing! This was supposed to be a bonus chapter! A bonus chapter where handsome men and beautiful women confessed their feelings amid a sea of flowers, their hearts pounding!

The others were all support and trials, but the Yingkong Flower was the cheat item arranged for you to clear the trial easily!! You two! What the hell did you do to crank normal difficulty all the way up to hell mode?! Making yourselves suffer when there was no need, huh?!"

The junior brothers and sisters around them listened to Shen Yuxi's firecracker-like barrage of complaints, their words popping out in rapid succession, and could not help exchanging looks. Their eyes were full of shock and helplessness before they unanimously turned to Chu Shihan, who had frozen in place in embarrassment after learning the truth.

Chu Shihan's face shifted from red to white. He wished he could find a crack in the ground and crawl into it. His awkward appearance was truly hard not to laugh at. Everyone was at a loss over this sudden situation, completely unsure how they ought to react.

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