Chapter 12: Shameless!

  "Pang Wuji, what are you doing?" Wan Xi Chen shouted loudly. He recognized these people at a glance. The tall archer was named Pang Wuji, the son of the current head of the Pang family. The other young men were descendants of several smaller families and were followers of Pang Wuji.

  The Wan family and the Pang family are both among the three major families of Cangfeng City, and they have been in a state of constant strife for over a hundred years due to their respective interests. As young members of their families, Pang Wuji and Wan Zichen naturally didn't get along with each other, and the two had clashed many times since childhood. However, as Wan Zichen lacked talent in swordsmanship and archery, he was often bullied when he was younger.

  "What are you asking me for? Hehe, I saw someone trying to steal my amethyst, so I gave a warning. Didn't scare you guys just now?" Pang Wuji stretched out his long arm and said lightly.

  "Pang Wuji, you say this piece of amethyst is yours? If I'm not mistaken, didn't we discover it first?" Xue Zihao's eyes widened as he stared intently at Pang Wuji.

  "Sorry, you're really wrong. Take a closer look, the mark on the rock over there is still facing me, so it was us who discovered it first." Pang Wuji said, pointing to the white mark left by the arrowhead on the rock earlier.

  "Pang Wuji, don't be too shameless! That was clearly the arrow you shot up just now." Having seen shamelessness before, but never to this extent, Wan Xichen was so angry that he trembled with rage.

  "Was it just now that I shot up? How come I remember making a mark in the morning?" Pang Wuji pretended to be puzzled and turned around to ask several companions, "When did I make the mark, do you guys still remember?"

  "Of course I'm up early, boss!" a young man said.

  "No, I remember it was last week," said another boy.

  "It was just last month, I came with Lao Da, you guys don't know. Lao Da, she wants to make a pendant out of that purple crystal for a necklace." A young girl dressed in a ** outfit giggled beside Pang Wuji. She didn't have any weapons on her, apparently also a summoner.

  "Alright, alright, no problem." Pang Wuji burst out laughing.

  The crowd behind Pang Wuji also echoed with laughter, while Wan Qichen's face turned iron-blue with rage, staring fixedly at Pang Wuji. If it weren't for the fact that the other side had more people and he was worried about Zhuge Mingyue's safety, even if he knew he couldn't win, he would have pounced on him long ago.

  "Pa Wang Wu." Suddenly, Zhuge Mingyue, who had been silent all along, spoke up. Her bright and beautiful face was radiant with a dazzling smile that made one's heart beat faster.

  "Huh? Zhuge Mingyue?!" Pang Wuji's gaze shifted to Zhuge Mingyue's face, and he was instantly stunned by her radiant smile, his mind somewhat dazed. He too was surprised, the usually reclusive and dull-looking girl had grown into such a bright and charming beauty.

  "Uh-huh." Zhuge Mingyue nodded with a bright smile.

  Pang Wuji's little heart, that tremble, he revealed a smile that thought it was very steady and charming and confident, then slowly walked closer to Zhuge Mingyue: "Zhuge Mingyue, do you want to join my team? It's not impossible. In fact, I welcome you to join. Following those two useless people has no meaning, but if you follow me..." Pang Wuji spoke endlessly, without noticing the girl behind him whose face had turned ugly. Or, even if he noticed, he wouldn't care. Because Zhuge Mingyue was much prettier than her.

  "So, you're thinking of snatching the Purple Jade Stone today?" Zhuge Mingyue was still smiling. Pang Wuji was almost softened by her smile. But Wan Qi Chen and Xue Zihao couldn't help but feel a chill down their spines as they looked at Zhuge Mingyue's smile. And they felt that this smile, why did it seem so familiar? Familiar to the point of making one shiver with cold sweat?

  "Yes, I'm going to rob you. Zhuge Mingyue, the strong are kings, don't you think what I said is right?" Pang Wuji pointed at Wan Qichen and said, "If you know what's good for you, roll out of here quickly, or I'll beat you until you do. What are you staring at? Come on, come fight me, come on!"

  "Bang!" As soon as the words fell, Zhuge Mingyue's fist heavily smashed into Pang Wuji's left eye socket.

  Pang Wuji let out a mournful howl and covered his eyes, jumping up and down on the spot.

  "You asked me to hit you, didn't you……" Zhuge Mingyue waved her fist and said innocently, "My hand hurts so much. I didn't want to at first, but since you were so sincere in asking me, even if my hand will hurt, I'll still do my best to satisfy your request. I'm a good person!"

  Everyone present was stunned, with the sound of Pang Wuji's mournful howl still echoing in their ears. Wan Qichen and Xue Zihao exchanged a glance, and couldn't help but burst out laughing. It finally dawned on them why they had found Zhuge Mingyue's smile earlier to be so familiar, yet so chilling. Wasn't it the same radiant smile she had worn when she had beaten up Wan Qichen earlier?

  "You despicable person! Zhuge Mingyue, you despicable person! You fools, come at me! Hit me! What are you still standing there for?!" Pang Wuji's face twisted in a loud wail.

  "Bang!" Zhuge Mingyue shouted in anger, and immediately retreated. At the same time, Xue Zihao's long arrow flew out of the bowstring. Before the first sound of the string had faded away, a second and third arrow shot out like meteors chasing the moon. Zhuge Mingyue and Wan Qichen quickly chanted their incantations, and soon, the sturdy body of the Earth Armor Beast blocked the way in front of several people.

  "Hey, what's all the commotion? Why didn't you call me out earlier?" Along with a loud and clear whistle, the parrot also appeared, wearing a coat of colorful feathers and sporting a bright red crest, as it swooped down to grab the most disheveled-looking Pang Wuji. It was quite skilled at picking its opponents, beating up someone who's already down on their luck.

  That majestic and domineering demeanor, as people gaze upon it, their eyes light up at the same time, and their hearts are filled with anticipation and shock.

  But...

  The parrot had just flown in front of him and hadn't even pecked at his face when Pong Wuji suddenly drew his bow and shot it to the ground, a few fluffy feathers were blown away, drifting down to the ground with a mournful cry.

  Pang Wuji and his men burst out laughing loudly, but before they could laugh twice, Xue Zi Hao's sharp arrows arrived. They immediately panicked and their laughter was swallowed back.

  "Hahaha... dare to hit me? You're tired of living! Stand still and don't move, wait for me to come back and settle with you." This time it was Fat Bird's turn to laugh. He ran away in pain, but didn't forget to shout a few insults as he turned his head.

  Pang Wuji and others started off guard, didn't expect Zhuge Mingyue and others to really dare to take action, were caught off guard, a swordsman was shot in the calf by Xue Zihao's long arrow, fell to the ground wailing, the other few dodged the flying arrow branches, looking disheveled.

  But after all, it wasn't a life-or-death duel, so Xue Zihao didn't dare to go for the kill, and instead aimed at their hands and feet when shooting arrows.

  Soon, Pang Wuji and his party adjusted and launched a counterattack. The three swordsmen charged at the Earth Tortoise Beast, the female summoner began to summon demonic beasts, while Pang Wuji and another archer hid aside and shot cold arrows.

  "Come on, everybody, give me a push, knock him to death, shoot arrows, shoot, shoot that nosebleed, what's the point of shooting feet, stupid, shoot butt, and little chicken, fatty you're standing there doing nothing, go up, go up and slap him to death......" The fat bird flapped its wings around Zhuge Mingyue, desperately cheering, but never dared to rush up again, being timid to the extreme.

  Zhuge Mingyue was dazzled by the brightly colored feathers of the fat bird, and her mind was annoyed by its loud chirping. She slapped it away with a palm, and finally, the world was quiet again.

  Soon, the other party's summoning was also completed, and a massive iron-horned bull appeared before everyone.

  Wan Xi Chen took a deep breath, and like his Earthshaker Beast, this Ironhorn Bull was also known for its strength, but the strongest aspect of the Earthshaker Beast wasn't its strength, rather it was the powerful defensive capabilities brought by its thick armor. On the other hand, this Ironhorn Bull was exactly the opposite, exceling in charging force.

  With a loud crash, the iron-horned bull's hard horns fiercely collided with the earth beast's body. The heavy body was actually knocked back half a meter, leaving deep mud prints on the ground.

  The rhino let out a furious roar, and with its short legs wide open, it charged back, sending the iron-horned bull retreating half a meter. The two powerful magical creatures collided repeatedly, neither gaining the upper hand, panting and spewing white air, soon becoming stuck together.

  Pang Wuji let out a few cold laughs of complacency, leading three swordsmen and one archer to walk towards Zhuge Mingyue and the others.

  There is no frontal defense against the land beast, at this distance, Xue Zihao's bow and arrow can't exert any power, and in close combat, the opponent has three swordsmen!

  How can this plane still fight? Is it going to take a beating?