Ming Shu perched on a big tree branch to observe at the melee below. "Hui Xue, are they really students coming from the most powerful Royal School on the Continent?"
They, who were at the mercy of several spirit beasts?
Are you kidding me?
"Miss, these are all sixth level spirit beasts. Even Liu Feng wouldn't be able to win the fight for sure." A face appeared from among the leaves nearby. "And moreover, not all students in the Royal School are talented ones. Some disciples from the big families were admitted because they met the requirements to pass through."
"You are saying they were admitted through the back door?"
Hui Xue choked, but had no reason to refute her. "Maybe you can put it in that way…"
Ming Shu began to lose interest. "It's boring, let's go."
"Where are we going?"
"Let's go have some night snacks."
"…"
#How to deal with the Miss becoming more and more obsessed with food? Emergency. Waiting online.#
Ming Shu returned after finishing her night snacks to find that these people were still being besieged by the spirit beasts.
"What a long-lasting war!" Animals are indeed more powerful than humanity.
Ming Shu told Hui Xue to stay where she was while she walked toward the spirit beasts' circle from the grass. Hearing her footsteps, the sixth level spirit beasts were alerted and looked over, roaring angrily to warn Ming Shu away.
These spirit beasts were like huge cats with magnified features, long tails, and similar in size to tigers. There was a tuft of flashing hair between their eyebrows, thus people on the Continent called them thunder cats.
Don't ask Ming Shu why they chose to call them thunder cats or why there was a tuft of flashing hair. She didn't understand the unique style of people on the Continent, either.
"Aooo~!" The spirit beast which showed up earlier this day growled, and the other beasts unwillingly retreated to gave way to Ming Shu.
"Zhi Po, what do you want to do?" Seeing Ming Shu appear, one of the survivors shouted. "Why did you drive the spirit beasts to attack us? What's your purpose?"
"You can talk nonsense, but you can't eat everything." The other person widened his eyes in surprise. Ming Shu waved her hands smilingly, "Sorry, I mean you can't talk nonsense and can't eat everything either. Did you witness me driving the spirit beasts to attack you?"
"The present situation can't be counted as evidence?" The spirit beasts standing before them weren't evidence?
"Did I drive you to attack them?" Ming Shu asked one of the thunder cats beside her seriously.
The thunder cat shook its head with a howl.
"See? I didn't do anything." Ming Shu innocently spread her hands. "It might be that one of you has done unthinkable things to offend them, otherwise, why did they just attack you?"
"You are the beast-reining master, of course they'd listened to you." Some people still didn't believe her.
[The Guest is able to earn many Hatred Points easily by taking the blame for others.]
"…"
Okay, I have to educate you now.
Earlier you encouraged me to kill people, and now began to praise the behavior of taking blame for others?
Are you serious? Why couldn't you suggest some dignified actions?
"Great. I did it! What can you do to me!" Ming Shu raised her hand to give orders vigorously. "Kids, go on! Kill them!"
"…" Is this human a nutcase? the thunder cats thought.
Everyone was alarmed. But they soon found the thunder cats were looking at Ming Shu as if she was a loser. Only the leader seemed to be staring at her with fear.
Embarrassing atmosphere.
Depressed feeling.
Ming Shu waved her hands again and then touched her own hair, smiling. "Well, you guys continue. I'll… go eat something."
I told you these thunder cats have nothing to do with me. You had to see it for yourselves, satisfied now? I'm not a so-called beast-reining master!
[…] Was the host making herself a joke?
No, the Host was here to tease others.
...
Rumbling—
The moment Ming Shu turned around, a spark produced by a spirit force collision suddenly blazed into the night. As the thunder cats and all the people looked up to see, a human figure appeared in the crowd all of a sudden.
Some "thing" seemed to be following her. Lots of trees were knocked down and a huge figure was gradually revealed.
It was a bear.
The bear's body was as big as a hill. Those towering trees were all pushed down effortlessly by its casual movement.
Spotting the bear, the thunder cats were scared into an unwilling retreat, howling lowly.
"It's a seventh level spirit beast! A seventh level!" the silent crowd suddenly exclaimed.
"Why is a seventh level spirit beast appearing in this place?"
"Zhi Po, that vicious woman, she must want to kill us all."
These frightened people held Ming Shu accountable for the situation without any hesitation.
Ming Shu pointed to the person who just appeared. "Are those objects attached to your necks just for decoration? Apparently the bear was led here by her, how's it related to me?"
Ming Shu was fine with the Harmony System wronging her, but now these people intended to blame her for everything? No way.
Everyone looked in the direction Ming Shu pointed. They hadn't noticed a new person appear in their group until now. And that person was retreating to the edges, getting ready to sneak away.
"Xiao Rufeng!" Bai Yanran recognized the person and called her name with widened eyes. "Why are you here? Weren't you…" Dead?
Of course, she closed her mouth in time, swallowing back that last word.
That figure had been discovered so she stopped retreating. She then stood still and looked at the others. Her meaty face was stained by a black birthmark, appearing a bit hideous.
This was Xiao Rufeng, the fake protagonist.
The present Xiao Rufeng hadn't begun her counterattack.
Xiao Rufeng scoffed with a pair of cold eyes. "Sorry, Miss Bai, I've let you down. I'm still alive."
Her sharp eyes turned quickly to rest on Ming Shu, who was standing behind the thunder cats at that time. Xiao Rufeng seemed to find it a bit odd that Ming Shu wasn't at Bai Yanran's side. She was standing all alone in the shadows.
The light ended just at her feet. She stood over there like a shadow herself, expression unclear and essence indiscernible.
"What are you talking about! It has nothing to do with me." Unexpectedly, this person had a strong sense of determination. That she should be alive after being chased into a group of spirit beasts…!
Xiao Rufeng was very "famous" and the present people all knew her. But they all looked at her with contemptuous eyes. "Xiao Rufeng, did you lead the bear here?"
"What if I did, what if I did not?" Xiao Rufeng averted her gaze carelessly, her face filled with arrogance.
The bear was getting closer and closer. Everyone was too nervous to breathe. "Xiao Rufeng, you pissed off the bear, so you must face it by yourself. Don't get us in trouble!"
"Chase her out!"
"Right, since she led it here, we should force her to lead it away."
Someone walked toward Xiao Rufeng. Xiao Rufeng put her hand behind her back, a flash of coldness crossing her eyes.
"Now we are in a dilemma. If you want to fight, wait till we resolve this," Feng Cheng's escort rebuked.
The escort's words also expressed Feng Cheng's opinion. Though unwilling, these people didn't dare disobey Feng Cheng. They stared at Xiao Rufeng furiously.
Ming Shu got ready to leave, but the thunder cat blocked her way with several mournful howls, rubbing its head against her thighs.
"Pal, that's a bear." Ming Shu pointed at the approaching hill. "Do you see that? A bear. Bears kill people. Let me pass."
"Wuwu…" The thunder cat growled at its fellows. Then several thunder cats jumped fearlessly into the dark toward the bear.
Soon, the roars of the bear carried to them. The bear was lured in another direction.
The thunder cat looked at Ming Shu again, hopefully and fearfully.
"…" Who told you to lead it away!
Fool!