Splendour Translations.
=====
Pledge on Patreon to get rewarded with Advance chapters.
Chapter 12: Everyone Chickens Out, No One Feels Awkward:
She and Ling Kong had already hunted two beasts at the 9th stage of the Spirit Refining Realm! They had killed more than a dozen at the 8th stage! And as for anything below the 7th stage, it wasn't even worth mentioning!
And Xia Yuran's team thought they could get first place?
"Who's there!?"
At that moment, Xia Yuran and her group noticed Ling Kong and Jiang Ruoxi.
"Ling Kong? Is that you?"
Seeing Ling Kong and Jiang Ruoxi, Xia Yuran's delicate eyebrows furrowed.
Had they been following them all along?
Xia Yuran quickly realized what was happening.
Ling Kong was following her?
Still pretending, huh? Obviously, he cared a lot about her!
Trying to protect her secretly?
Well, now he could see that they could handle even two Fire-striped Tigers without his help! Regretting not teaming up with them now?
"Hmph!" Xia Yuran snorted softly without saying much.
"Ling Kong! Finally, I’ve found you!"
But Li Junting, clenching his fists, roared at Ling Kong, "I demand you apologize to Junior Sister Yuran immediately, or I won't let you off today!"
Xia Yuran pouted.
Apologize? It wasn't that simple. A small apology won't make her forgive him! If he didn’t make it up to her properly, she won’t ever speak to her again!
However, Ling Kong looked at Li Junting as if he were an idiot.
Apologize? Was that even possible? As if he had done something wrong!
"What? Don’t you understand what I said?" Li Junting frowned deeply.
Ling Kong ignored him completely, not even wanting to speak to someone so brainless.
"Fine! Today I'll show you the consequences of offending Yuran!"
With a cold snort, Li Junting suddenly charged at Ling Kong like a wild bull, his large fists aiming directly at him.
This punch was incredibly powerful!
But as Li Junting charged, Ling Kong remained calm. He slightly sidestepped, and Li Junting missed. Just as he was about to throw another punch, Ling Kong kicked him hard in the chest!
Boom!
Instantly, Li Junting’s massive body flew seven or eight meters away, crashing into a tree and then falling to the ground.
A mere 7th-stage Spirit Refining Realm cultivator was nothing compared to Ling Kong, who found even beasts of the same stage more challenging because at least they were physically stronger!
"Cough, cough..." Li Junting clutched his chest, struggling to get up. He felt like he might be bleeding internally!
"Brother Bai Feng, what are you waiting for? Let’s attack together!" He shouted to Bai Feng and the others. He knew he couldn't defeat Ling Kong alone, but with Bai Feng and the others, it would be different!
"Uh... Brother Li, we just finished a tough battle. We need to recover our strength! Don’t be rash!" Bai Feng and the others quickly helped Li Junting up.
Firstly, it wasn't wise to attack now. Secondly, they didn’t dare to!
Ling Kong was the strongest, after all! Even though Bai Feng had just reached the 8th stage of the Spirit Refining Realm, he still didn’t feel confident against Ling Kong, who had been at that stage for a long time.
"Ling Kong, you went too far! How could you be so harsh to Senior Brother Li?" Xia Yuran rushed to help Li Junting, yelling at Ling Kong. She hadn't expected that not only would Ling Kong not apologize, but he would also strike so hard!
"I can be even harsher. Who wants to try?" Ling Kong's gaze swept over Li Junting and the others.
"So scary..." Xiao Taoyi immediately hid at the back. Bai Feng and the others didn’t dare say much either. No matter how they looked at it, Ling Kong was still stronger!
They might have a chance if they attacked together, but in this valley, their priority was to hunt beasts! How could they waste their strength on Ling Kong?
So, they chickened out. After all, they weren’t alone in chickening out. If everyone did it together, there was no shame!
"Hmph! You’re too much. I really misjudged you!" Xia Yuran snorted coldly at Ling Kong, then turned to Li Junting, "Senior Brother Li, are you okay?"
"I’m fine, cough, cough..." Li Junting coughed again.
Xia Yuran gently patted his chest, "Ling Kong! Even if you can't stand others teaming up with me, you shouldn't hurt my teammates! I will never forgive you for this!" she shouted at Ling Kong again.
'You hurt my teammates, so I'll comfort them and give them some intimate care. How about that? Let's see how you feel!' Xia Yuran thought inwardly.
On the other hand, Ling Kong completely ignored her.
What nonsense!
He didn’t care about her at all and had no interest in joining them. She could do whatever she wanted; it didn't matter to him!
"Let's go, don't pay attention to him!" Xia Yuran glared at Ling Kong, then led her group deeper into the forest.
"Should we follow them?" Jiang Ruoxi asked, looking at Ling Kong's profile.
"Yes!" Ling Kong smiled slightly. They would follow until they took away Xia Yuran's opportunities!
Jiang Ruoxi nodded gently but felt a pang of sadness.
Even though Xia Yuran was like this, even though she was so close to other Senior and Junior Brothers, Ling Kong still didn't leave her. He was always there, silently protecting her.
Perhaps, this was true love?
Ling Kong truly loved Xia Yuran, while she... was just temporary.
-To be continued!
Pledge on Patreon to get rewarded with Advance chapters.