Chapter 146: Confrontation in the Group

Zhang Suannai had another dream.

It was still about that silly Qingcai Keke.

It was still about meeting up with that silly Qingcai Keke in person.

But this time, no location was specified; they were just going out to meet, and she didn't know where.

Yet, for some reason, her roommate Ning Qing, who was usually cold and aloof and interested in nothing, was acting completely out of character and insisted on going with her. In the dream, Zhang Suannai didn't know who Qingcai Keke was, nor did she know the relationship between him and her roommate, so she happily agreed.

After they met, before they had even chatted about anything, she saw that silly Qingcai Keke open his mouth and ask: "Don't you have a girlfriend? Where is your girlfriend?"

He even had an exaggerated, villainous expression on his face.

Would Zhang Suannai take such a slight?

What a joke!

She immediately retorted: "What about you? Where is your partner?"

"Right there!"

The silly Qingcai Keke pointed to the person beside her:

"Isn't this her?"

"Are you a moron?" Zhang Suannai, in her dream, felt she had dug a hole for herself, "This is someone I brought! My roommate! She would absolutely never date anyone!"

"Is that so?"

She saw that Qingcai Keke, who had a somewhat handsome face but an ugly expression, reach out and wrap his arms around her cold, goddess-like roommate.

Zhang Suannai was stunned.

She immediately looked at Ning Qing, then at Qingcai Keke, and laughed out loud: "Hahahaha, you're done for! Do you know how cold and aloof my roommate is? I usually can't even touch her! You actually dare to put your arm around her shoulder; she will definitely chop your hand off! You can still let her go now!"

Qingcai Keke looked at her with a calm face.

Ning Qing also looked at her with a calm face.

"Hahahaha...

"Haha...

"Ha..."

Zhang Suannai's smile gradually froze. She looked at the two of them again, and she suddenly began to doubt herself.

Was I the clown all along!?

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

Zhang Suannai opened her eyes wide and looked at her roommate: "Qingqing, why aren't you doing anything yet? Do you want me to help you? Should I throw him into the fish pond to feed the fish?"

Ning Qing did not respond, but simply reached out and wrapped her arms around the waist of that silly Qingcai Keke.

Zhang Suannai's mouth hung wide open.

The voice of that silly Qingcai Keke reached her ears, speaking to her cold, goddess-like roommate: "Qingqing, is she your roommate? What a moron."

Zhang Suannai was completely dumbfounded.

Not far away, another voice called out "Brother-in-law."

Zhang Suannai turned her head stiffly and saw a little girl running over with a Rubik's cube, her steps quite cheerful as she headed toward that silly Qingcai Keke.

Zhang Suannai felt as if she had been struck by lightning.

Immediately, she felt the earth shake and the temperature rise. Sweat streamed down both sides of her cheeks. She looked up and realized that a giant meteorite, as large as the moon, was crashing down from the sky, engulfed in flames.

"Ah!!!"

Then she woke up from the dream.

Zhang Suannai sat up in bed with a start, her eyes wide open, gasping for air in large gulps.

For a moment, she felt covered in cold sweat, soaking her clothes. The back of her neck felt like ants were crawling on it, itchy and painful, and her mind was a complete blank.

She couldn't recover for a long time.

After sitting for ten minutes or so, the damp clothes began to feel cold, and she waved her hand to pull back the curtains and look outside.

It was another beautiful day.

Zhang Suannai wiped the sweat from her forehead, got out of bed, and opened the door to go out. She saw the little girl sitting on the sofa reading a book intently. On the coffee table in front of her sat an irregular Rubik's cube with the same color on each side and a glass of warm water.

That Rubik's cube was the same one from her dream, the one she had scrambled and couldn't solve no matter how long she tried.

Zhang Suannai's expression was a bit strange. She kept telling herself that it was just a dream and that the reality wouldn't be like that—Ning Qing wouldn't be hugging anyone's waist, and the little girl wouldn't be running so cheerfully toward someone. Feeling a bit better, she pulled herself together and greeted the little girl as she usually did:

"Xiaoxiao, morning!"

The little girl glanced up at her and ignored her.

Zhang Suannai rubbed her nose, but she was already used to it. The little girl had this attitude toward everyone, even her sister, so she still asked: "Why aren't you watching TV today? What book are you reading? Is it homework assigned by Qingqing again?"

The little girl still didn't respond to her.

This time, she didn't even look at her.

Zhang Suannai found it a bit strange and leaned over to take a look.

She saw a few large characters written on the cover of the book:

"Weaknesses of a Sword Cultivator"

"Emmm..."

Zhang Suannai fell silent for a moment and walked away quietly.

Just then, a bedroom door opened, and Ning Qing walked out. She looked at her very calmly and said:

"Morning."

"Morning, Qingqing..."

Zhang Suannai forced a smile, feeling that the number of times Ning Qing had taken the initiative to greet her recently had increased a little—it had been a whole two times now.

It seemed that people's hearts were made of flesh after all, and her sincerity and enthusiasm had finally moved her.

At this moment, she heard Ning Qing say, "You don't seem to have slept very well."

"It's nothing..."

Zhang Suannai's smile grew even brighter—

Look, she had even started to care about her.

She then walked into the bathroom, simply took a cold shower, and when she walked back out, she felt completely relaxed; the little girl was no longer looking at that book, so she walked over again and sat down beside the little girl:

"Why didn't you drink milk today?"

"I ate an egg this morning, my protein intake goal for today is already met, I don't need to drink milk anymore."

"Is one egg enough?"

"It's enough."

"Oh, oh." Zhang Suannai nodded repeatedly, fell silent for a moment, and then couldn't help but ask cheekily, "What do you usually call your brother-in-law? Or do you not call him anything at all?"

"I call him brother-in-law."

"..."

Zhang Suannai looked at the little girl and was silent for a few seconds: "Then does your sister ever wrap her arms around your brother-in-law's waist?"

"I don't see it."

"What do you mean you don't see it?"

"It just means, I don't see it."

"You've never seen it?"

"Never."

"Phew..."

Zhang Suannai finally let out a sigh of relief again.

If the little girl hadn't even seen it, then it definitely wouldn't be happening.

Dreams, as expected, cannot be trusted.

Ning Qing was already in the classroom.

She sat alone in the first row against the wall; there was a seat next to her, but no one dared to come and sit there. While waiting for class to start, she held her Mobile Phone and typed.

Chen Shu: My dear Qingqing, haven't seen you for a day, did you miss me?

Ning Qing: I did.

Chen Shu: How unreserved.

Chen Shu: Qingqing: I don't know how to lie.

Ning Qing:...

Chen Shu: I caught a lot of Sword pigs.

Chen Shu: You should have come with me to play, forest hunting and camping is so much fun, it's just that there's no signal in some places.

Chen Shu: I'll save a smaller Sword pig for when I get back so we can eat it.

Ning Qing: Is it going smoothly?

Chen Shu: What?

Ning Qing: Full Moon See.

Chen Shu: Even smoother than I imagined.

Ning Qing: When are you coming back?

Chen Shu: In a couple of days.

Chen Shu: I'll play for two more days.

Chen Shu: It's really fun.

Ning Qing: What about your roommate?

Chen Shu: He also thinks it's really fun.

In the afternoon.

Jiang Lai looked ahead with a numb expression.

This morning they wandered around deep in Qingshan Ridge and caught the first Sword pig of the day; it was still up to him to carry it out to sell. Thinking the distance was far, he ran very fast while carrying the half-ton Sword pig, but before he could return to the spot, Brother Chen had already arrived at the outskirts of Qingshan Ridge.

He said it was too far inside and was afraid he would be too tired from carrying the Sword pig.

Brother Chen was just such a kind-hearted person.

Actually, he wasn't afraid of being tired; just by doing manual labor, without having to get beaten up or worry about anything, he could earn so much money, and he was very willing.

Earning money is never easy.

But this is also fine—

Although the Sword pigs on the outskirts were either basically caught or had run deep inside, and the decrease in Sword pig density led to increased hunting difficulty, in Jiang Lai's view, it just meant spending more time hunting and less time carrying, right?

Hunting is always easier than carrying.

So they started hunting on the outskirts.

Although the difficulty was high, relying on Brother Chen's ability, plus his cooperation, they still found a Sword pig and successfully caught it, then it was still up to him to carry this Sword pig out to sell while Brother Chen continued to search for traces of Sword pigs. But when he returned, he only saw Brother Chen playing on his Mobile Phone while telling him that he had just uncovered a massive Sword pig den, followed by more than ten Sword pigs neatly laid out in front of him, unable to move.

"Gulp!"

Jiang Lai swallowed hard.

It felt like another exhausting day.

Tonight is the full moon.

Brother Chen has gone to admire the moon again.

March 16th.

Brother Chen once again uncovered a massive Sword Pig den and declared to him that he had discovered a special technique for finding Sword Pig herds; many Sword Pigs had neither been found by hunters nor escaped into the deep mountains, but had grouped together to hide, and they were about to make a fortune.

This time it was another dozen or so Sword Pigs.

Jiang Lai was somewhat puzzled—

The outer perimeter is full of hunters everywhere right now, so how could there still be such large Sword Pig herds? Where could they be hiding to avoid the omnipotent hunters?

Fortunately, Jiang Lai is still a diligent and steady good kid; without a word, he rolled up his sleeves and got to work.

March 17th.

He was truly too tired yesterday, so Jiang Lai slept very soundly, completely losing the vigilance a Martial Artist should have, and didn't even know if Brother Chen had gone out to admire the moon again. He only knew that when he woke up, Brother Chen had already prepared a fragrant breakfast, and more than a dozen unconscious Sword Pigs were laid out not far away.

Jiang Lai no longer had any emotions inside.

Just a heartless pig-moving machine.

It lasted until the night of the 19th.

Jiang Lai moved the last Sword Pig out to sell it.

The Hunting Festival was about to end.

Chen Shu, who had a great time, left Qingshan Ridge with Brother Jiang, who had also had a great time; the two of them, with their bountiful harvest, were as happy as could be.

Only then did Chen Shu take out his Mobile Phone and open the Ancient Cultivation Group.

Actually, he had seen the message from Grandma Always Says on the morning of March 15th, but he ignored it because he was having too much fun; there was no need to make some group member happy while he himself was happy, it was better to let her struggle for a few more days and hold it in for a few more days, that way he would be even happier.

Qingcai Keke: /sleepy

Nameless Person: Qingcai, you've come out?

Qingcai Keke: Yes.

Gate of All Wonders: @Grandma Always Says

Gate of All Wonders: Hurry up, hurry up, I can't wait anymore.

Green Lamp Ancient Buddha: Amitabha, Senior Brother, we who live in seclusion from the world should maintain our state of mind.

Haoran Zhengqi: /eating melon seeds

Grandma Always Says: You motherfucker, you finally came out!

Grandma Always Says: Chen Shu!

Grandma Always Says: You deceived me so miserably!

Nameless Person: Is Qingcai named Chen Shu?

Gate of All Wonders: Tell us in detail! Tell us in detail!

Haoran Zhengqi: /eating melon seeds

Just Call Me Luo Huaian: /eating melon seeds

Haoran Zhengqi: Don't use my image.

Just Call Me Luo Huaian:...

Qingcai Keke: /sleepy