I'll kill you!!!

Stepping out of the courtyard, Xu Si smoked his cigarette. "Whew, kid, you really will say anything. Aren't you afraid of hitting those two old fossils where it hurts?"

"But damn, that felt good. Those old fossils haven't done much good themselves, yet they go on and on about their prestigious sects every day."

Xu San looked at the silent Zhang Chulan. "All right, Chulan, don't take these things to heart. Every generation has its own way of living."

"If everyone held grudges like that, probably no one would come out clean."

Zhang Chulan kept his mouth shut, constantly speculating about those uncertain factors.

Those bastards. They must have had a hand in attacking my grandfather back then, too.

Wang Zhuo slung an arm around his shoulders. "What anyone else says doesn't matter when it comes to choosing your path. That's up to you. But you can't lose sight of what you wanted in the first place, little brother."

"Come on. We still have time to catch the last match."

"What I wanted..." Zhang Chulan stiffened again.

What did I want in the first place?

To live... to live without being discovered. That was all.

But now things are getting more and more complicated. These people won't even let me do something as simple as staying alive.

Wang Zhuo took out his vibrating phone. "Oh my, you guys go watch the show. I've got something to do. I feel like my love life's about to explode."

"You motherfucker!" Zhang Chulan, who had still been lost in thought, clenched his fists and glared viciously at him, before finally relaxing his hands.

"Fine. I'll contact you later. Careful you don't die on top of some woman."

"You got it~" Wang Zhuo waved and headed off in the opposite direction.

A short while later, in a deserted grove.

With an arm around Lu Linglong's shoulders, Wang Zhuo kept walking deeper into the woods.

Wang Zhuo gave a sleazy chuckle. "Heh heh heh, little Linglong, your great-grandpa won't get mad if he finds out you came out with me, will he?"

"He won't beat me up, will he? So scary~ Not like me. All I do is cherish little Linglong~"

Lu Linglong's scalp crawled at his words, but she still smiled. "Of course not~ My great-grandpa really admires you. He definitely won't mind~"

"Besides, you're my favorite, big brother~"

"Come on, let me have a look~"

"Nooo, Brother Liu~"

Lu Jin: ...

You little son of a bitch!

If you're going to be bait, do it properly! What's with this sudden bullshit?!

If you don't lure anyone out, I'll kill you, you little bastard!

Look what you've turned my precious Linglong into!

Hidden away, Lu Jin ground his teeth in fury. The others who had followed were equally shattered in their worldviews.

Zhi Jinhua clicked her tongue. "Having this guy play a sleazeball is a waste of his talent. He doesn't need to learn anything. He's sleaze incarnate!"

"Everyone else has to let loose when they act. He has to tone it down."

As for Hidden Dragon, his face was so contorted that blood streamed from all seven orifices. He silently pulled a knife from his trouser pocket, wanting nothing more than to stab the man full of holes.

A faint rustling arose, sounding at first like the wind and drawing little attention.

"...Sorry, I suddenly need to pee. Look away for a moment, little Linglong."

Wang Zhuo suddenly jogged away. Seeing this, Lu Linglong felt too embarrassed to reply and could only take out her phone and browse by herself.

Hiding in the bushes, Hu Jie was startled to see him running over.

Damn it, did he spot me?

Impossible. There's no way he could see through my concealment.

Dumbass. Wang Zhuo stopped directly over Hu Jie and opened the floodgates onto the clump of grass where he was hiding.

"Whew~ That feels good~"

Hu Jie: ???

Feeling the hot stream pouring onto his head, Hu Jie's face twisted hideously.

Fuck your ancestors, you son of a bitch! You really know how to pick a spot!

Would you believe I could jump out right now and neuter you?!

No, I have to endure this! I have to!

Fuck your mother! If you're going to piss on me, just piss properly! Who taught you to piss in an S shape?!

Once he finished, Wang Zhuo took out some bottled water, washed his hands, and quickly returned to Lu Linglong.

"Sorry, sorry, Linglong. When nature calls, you've got to answer. Sorry you had to see that."

"I-it's fine. Let's go, Brother Liu. You said you'd show me... show me..."

Lu Linglong simply couldn't get out the last words, "your big treasure." Her little face was as red as a monkey's ass.

"Look how nervous you are. I'll show you a treasure right now, Linglong."

Wang Zhuo turned his wrist, and a throwing knife appeared out of thin air in his palm. "Look. Cool, huh? I've spent thirty years practicing the Xiao Li Flying Dagger. I could hit a bird with my eyes closed."

"Wow, how did you make that appear? That's amazing!" Lu Linglong gazed at the throwing knife, her eyes sparkling.

"Huh?!" Almost simultaneously, Hidden Dragon discovered that the throwing knife in his hand had vanished into thin air.

Seriously, you bastard? Using my stuff to pick up girls? I'll fucking kill you!

He immediately pulled out a second throwing knife and aimed it at Wang Zhuo's asshole, ready to throw.

"See that little bird? I'll knock it down for you."

"No, no! That poor little bird! Let's just get going~" Lu Linglong hurriedly stopped him.

"All right, all right. Little Linglong really is as kind as she is beautiful." As he spoke, Wang Zhuo casually tossed the knife away. It looked careless, but a subtle force lay behind it. The knife struck a tree at a tricky angle and ricocheted backward.

Hidden Dragon also threw his knife at Wang Zhuo's asshole. Die!

Clang!

By an exceedingly bizarre coincidence, the two throwing knives collided, sending one flying into the bushes.

Shnk!

Still in hiding, Hu Jie stared wide-eyed at the throwing knife that had suddenly appeared in his shoulder, then looked incredulously toward the two figures.

What the fuck? Throwing regulated weapons around at random? Did you people ever go to school?!

A coincidence. It has to be a coincidence!

I'll endure it. I have to endure it!

Hidden Dragon was so furious that his flab shook. Fine, you bastard. You dodged that by sheer dumb luck. Let's see how you dodge the next one!

He opened his backpack, revealing over a dozen weapons of varying lengths.

Hu Jie suffered one calamity after another along the way. Several times, he had wanted to give up, but whenever he saw that insufferable couple, murderous intent replaced his intelligence.

"Huh? I think I heard something just now, Brother Liu."

"Doesn't matter. Probably some stray dog."

The two stopped beside a stream. Lu Linglong found a rock to sit on, and Wang Zhuo crouched beside her and held her hand.

"Little Linglong, can I give you a quiz?"

"S-sure!"

"Grapes can become dried grapes. What about mangoes?"

"Dried mangoes?"

"What about strawberries?"

"Dried strawberries!"

"What about a little heart?"

"A sweetheart, of course!"

"Yeees~~~!"

Realizing what she'd said, Lu Linglong flushed red, pulled her hand free, and covered her little face, squirming all over.

"Oh, Brother Liu, you're so bad~ What do you mean, sweetheart~"

"You're my sweetheart."

Everyone: Shameless bastard!

Hu Jie's eyes were bloodshot as he watched, his murderous intent almost reaching its peak. Weapons covered his head and body, blood still spurting from the wounds, and his face was deathly pale.

Never mind you pissing all over my face and all these injuries. You two sneaked out here, and I thought you were going to do something indecent. Instead, you came here to whisper sweet nothings!

I already took my fucking pants off, and this is what you show me?!

Fine. I'll bury one of you in the south and the other in the north!

Wang Zhuo couldn't help laughing at her adorable appearance. "I'll stop teasing you. How about we play rock-paper-scissors?"

"Okay, but no more teasing me this time, Brother Liu!"

Over the next several rounds of rock-paper-scissors, Lu Linglong kept expecting him to pull some trick, but she was simply overthinking it.

The only problem was that he only played scissors.

Lu Linglong pouted, looking puzzled. "Hey, why do you keep choosing scissors?"

Wang Zhuo took both her hands and spoke tenderly in an exceptionally creaky voice. "Because you're my everything, little Linglong~"

With that, he puckered his lips and leaned in for a kiss.

Hu Jie, Hidden Dragon, Lu Jin: "I'll kill you, you shameless bastard!!!"