Chapter Thirty-two: The Beauty's Face

  With keen hearing, even if the other party is still nearly thirty meters away from the bonfire, without exerting spiritual awareness, Zuo Xiaoyao and Luo Hongtian have already clearly heard the conversation of several people who had just crawled out of a nearby thicket.

  As they looked over, three men and two women, all around twenty years old, were stumbling towards the position of the two. Their clothes had been torn in many places and looked very disheveled. The five people, panting, were all carrying backpacks, but it was clear that the three boys' loads were much heavier.

  In this Shennongjia, I have been mixed for more than a year and haven't met anyone, uh, the wild man doesn't count. I didn't expect that today was all rushed up. Not only did I meet a fellow cultivator, but also several people with full faces of youth and vitality, obviously belonging to the students who climbed Shennongjia for exploration. Zuo Xiaoyao thought to herself, what day is it today?

  As they approached the bonfire, one of the five people, a tall boy, spoke up and said "Hello, we are students from T Medical University. Can we join you guys? Sorry to bother you!"

  Although the two of them were not that kind of enthusiastic people, seeing these five people who were quite embarrassed but could support each other and find their way here, they still had a relatively good impression. Rong Hongtian, who was wiping his mouth with a handkerchief after throwing away the fish skeleton that had been gnawed clean, nodded and said: "It's okay to temporarily join forces, you guys sit down and take a rest first!"

  He let go of the girl student he was supporting, and one of the three boy students, a short boy with glasses, sat down next to Luo Hongtian and said with a somewhat complacent tone, "This Shennongjia is really too big! We're so unlucky today, we just chose a camping spot and ran into a wolf, a real wild wolf! Luckily it was just one, and it didn't seem too hungry, or else we'd be in trouble today! By the way, which school are you guys from? It's not safe for just two of you to come to Shennongjia!"

  One of the pretty female students was overjoyed and squatted down in front of Xue Yaoyao, wanting to reach out and pet the white bear that was obediently crawling on her lap. "Wow! It's a Shennong White Bear! I didn't think we'd actually run into one! Looks like it's going to be fun!... Why won't it let me touch it?"

  The white bear responded with a low growl, waving its head impatiently, not intending to explain that it had just met Lu Hongtian during the day. Zuo Xiaoyao smiled warmly and replied, "It's a bit shy, we're not students, just passing by."

  She quietly observed Hong Tian and Xue Yao, then smiled softly and said "I didn't expect people like you who have jobs to be so carefree and have time for leisure activities. I hope that when we officially start working, we'll also have the chance to go mountain climbing and exploring again! By the way, we forgot to introduce ourselves. My name is Liu Yingyue, and I'm from the Traditional Chinese Medicine department of T Medical University. They're all my classmates from the same department - this is Zhang Jingfeng, Li Shiqiang, Bai Xiang, and Feng Zheng."

  Liu Yingyue glanced over, seemingly unintentionally, and cast a curious gaze at herself. Luo Hongtian replied calmly, "My surname is Luo, my friend's surname is Xiao. It's getting late, you should eat something and get some rest!"

  Picking up a roasted fish that was inserted next to him, which had not been moved yet, Zhang Jingfeng, the bespectacled young man, said bluntly, "This roasted fish smells really good, your craftsmanship is not bad, do you have any more? Yingyue, you eat this one first!"

  As Liu Yingyue naturally took over the wooden stick with the string of fish, except for a girl named Bai Xiang who turned her head to one side and curled her lips, the other two male students from T Medical University looked like they had seen nothing unusual, while Luo Hongtian still replied in a calm tone, "This is the last one."

  In fact, with his and Zuo Xiao Yao's skills, it would be no problem at all to catch a few fish in the river or even grab a few wild rabbits or pheasants in the forest right now. However, the other party's careless words and actions had obviously made Luo Hong Tian feel annoyed. Similarly, Zuo Xiao Yao, with a slightly frozen smile, didn't mind who ate the fish, but seeing her things being taken away so unceremoniously to "borrow flowers to offer Buddha", she couldn't help feeling a bit uncomfortable, disliking these students' behavior of not taking him seriously.

  He didn't notice the difference in attitude between Hong Tian and Zuo Xiao Yao at all, and Zhang Jingfeng exclaimed again in an exaggerated tone, "Ah! Won't you? You're just eating this little food for dinner? Did you bring anything else to eat? We brought some food, but we didn't have time to put it away earlier..."

  "Jingfeng, I have some food here. If you're hungry, eat this first." One of the three boys who had not spoken up until now, a slightly introverted boy named Feng Zheng, suddenly interrupted him.

  Hehe, taking over the box of cookies handed over by Feng Zheng, Zhang Jingfeng thanked loudly "Thanks buddy, you're still great, in that situation, you can still grab some dry food! ... Xiao... right, what's your name Xiao, you should be younger than us, why didn't you go to school?"

  Even with food in his mouth, he couldn't stop talking. The smile on her face still seemed gentle, but Xue Xiao Yao casually added a few pieces of material to the fire and replied faintly, "My name is Xiao Yao, I've already graduated."

  "So you went to high school or vocational school? Graduating and entering the workforce at such a young age is really... what a pity!"

  Eating instant noodles, Bai Xiang sighed and showed off her superiority as a college student.

  As the two of them not only didn't understand what it means to be reserved, but also liked to think they were right, yet because they were just speaking directly without any other malicious intent, Zuo XiaoYao felt a bit helpless, her smile somewhat frozen on her face. It was actually Li ShiQiang, who had come over earlier to greet them, who seemed to sense something was off and spoke up to stop them, "This is Miss Xiao's private matter, we don't need to know that much, you two should hurry up and eat, get some rest early, tonight there's still a night shift!"

  Obviously, Li Shiqiang was still the most credible among the five, although he was somewhat dissatisfied. Zhang Jingfeng and Bai Xiang also calmed down for a while. However, it wasn't long before Lu Dami, who had finished eating grilled fish, started questioning Luo Hongtian, who was dressed in high-end sportswear and had a handsome face, elegant temperament, and outstanding qualities, as if investigating his household registration. She asked him questions from east to west, until finally, Luo Hongtian frowned impatiently and replied, "I'm the same as Xiao Yao, my family is in the mountains, I haven't done any business, nor have I graduated from any university, and I don't have that annual salary you're asking about!"

  As soon as this was said, the atmosphere on the scene suddenly solidified. After a moment of silence, Feng Zheng, who had finished eating and looked somewhat uncomfortable, forced a smile and suggested, "Since everyone has eaten, let's get some rest early. You guys sleep first, I'll take the first watch, then Sheng will take over at 1 am, and Jingfeng will be in charge after 4 am!"

  The topic was diverted, and the atmosphere between the few people also relaxed a bit. Liu Yingyue's unpleasant face, which had been somewhat unbearable, also recovered slightly. Although she didn't want to deal with three of the five people, she looked at Feng Zheng and Li Shiqiang, who were relatively sensible, and decided to help them out. Zuo Xiaoyao and Luo Hongtian didn't think of abandoning them and leaving first, just like that, even though it was possible that there wouldn't be any more ferocious beasts around the water pool due to the previous ice python's existence.

  She felt that Luo Hongtian's character was not as elegant and refined as his appearance suggested, and for the first time, she was treated with such disregard by a man. Liu Yingyue, who was used to being admired by others, felt indignant but didn't dare to make another move. However, she didn't know that due to her true identity not being convenient to reveal to outsiders, the concerns she had were questions that Luo Hongtian couldn't answer even if he wanted to, no matter how rich or high his status was, without pretending to be someone else.

  Due to the good impression he had on them at first sight being completely exhausted, he now only felt impatient and felt disrespected by Lu Hong Tian. Of course, he didn't want to humble himself in front of these ordinary people. As for the beauty's face, it was obviously not something he would consider. What he valued were cultivation and character. After all, growing up in a world where strength was respected, his primary standard for judging others was still their cultivation!

  PS: Thanks for the support from Dizzy Girl, second update is coming!