Huangfu Miaomiao felt left out, her face full of disappointment.
Feng Ling said, "If you want to help, pick a side. Either come with me to draw away the Labyrinth Boss, or go burn the trees with Deputy Captain Pei."
Huangfu Miaomiao pursed her lips and said nothing.
She wanted to go with Feng Ling, but luring the Boss away was too dangerous. She was truly afraid.
Feng Ling's mind was entirely on the Labyrinth Boss right now, and she did not notice Huangfu Miaomiao's little bout of sulking. She lowered her head to study the Hunter Phone. After a while, the Cat Owl returned, dropping a cluster of fruit from the sky.
The atmosphere in the Safe Zone immediately relaxed considerably.
With these miraculous fruits, they no longer had to fear those poisonous insects.
After that, the Cat Owl continued flying back and forth between the mountaintop and the Safe Zone, bringing back a few fruits each time. Only after the Minotaur Monster returned to the summit did Feng Ling stop sending the Cat Owl to pick fruit.
Night fell.
They lit a fire inside the Three Pure Ones Hall and spent the night there. The flames drove away the cold and dampness, and everyone gathered around the fire to rest quietly as they waited for tomorrow.
Huangfu Miaomiao lay on her mattress, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
She was still conflicted. Tomorrow, should she choose Feng Ling or Pei Xianjue? ...Or should she stay in the Safe Zone and wait for news?
Pei Xianjue was also sleepless. She felt as if she were walking a tightrope—cross it, and she would earn the cheers of thousands; fall, and she would be shattered to pieces.
She could not help looking at Feng Ling, who was already asleep, and envied