Chapter 29: Big Fish? Little Knife Helps.

  Ling Fei burst out laughing; "Really or not?" Fang Zhan Yan asked seriously; "When I, Fang Zhan Yan, speak, there's no time for nonsense!" He nodded and Ling Fei chuckled; "Then let's start drawing cards."

  Upon hearing this, Wang Jiawen glanced at a few people and started to shuffle the cards skillfully. After dealing the cards, several people played rock-paper-scissors, with Ling Fei being the first, followed by Chu Feng, Fang Zhan Yan, Wang Jiawen, Jiang Xingxiao, and Wang Chen. After they finished drawing their cards, Ling Fei took a glance and immediately revealed a triumphant smile on his face, as he had all the good cards in his hand: three 3s, one pair of 2s, two jokers, and four consecutive pairs from J to K. This hand was unbeatable; if it didn't win, there would be no justice.

  Without any suspense, Ling Fei won the game. He glanced at the girls sitting on the other side of the seat and put away the poker cards. He lifted up the folding table between the seats and whispered to Fang Yan: "Kid, can you get me Lin Wan's composite photo?"

  Fang Zhan-yen hesitated for a moment when he heard it was Lin Wan-shi, but after a brief pause, Fang Zhan-yen gritted his teeth; "Of course, as long as you don't tell anyone else, I'll help you make it neat and tidy!" Ling Fei nodded, put down the table, and the group continued to play cards.

  ……

  Time passed boringly like this, and soon the bus stopped at the foot of the mountain. In the deep summer season, there were not a few people who came out to travel. At the foot of the mountain, there were also some shops and vendors. Travelers were numerous, some haggling with vendors, others buying souvenirs in stores, and some directly climbing up the stairs in front of the mountain gate.

  About thirty people got off the bus, and Murong Shimei walked directly to Ling Fei's side; "Teacher Ling, organize discipline, don't let the students get lost."

  Ling Fei nodded, glanced at the impatient face behind him, and fanned himself with his hand or a hat he had brought along, saying: "Classmates gather together, first take attendance, then go to the hotel to check in."

  After finishing, Ling Fei lit an unlit cigarette and began to count the number of people. After counting, he clapped his hands; "Alright classmates, let's go to the hotel first." Before he had even finished speaking, a burst of cheers erupted from the crowd. Ling Fei shook his head with a bitter smile, looked at the map, and started searching for the location of the Sweet Honey Hotel. Soon, they arrived in front of the hotel, swarmed in, and were greeted by the middle-aged female owner who gave them a discount. Ling Fei assigned three people to each room, took over a dozen keys, and then bid farewell to the landlady before leading the students out of the hotel again.

  The demon emerged from the crowd and whispered in Ling Fei's ear, "Ling Fei, are we really going to climb the mountain directly? Without doing anything?" Ling Fei looked at the students who were clearly not very enthusiastic; "What to do? You come up with an idea."

  The demon king revealed a hint of an evil smile; "We will...like this...like that..."

  ……

  In an instant, Ling Fei and Shi Mo's evil laughter rose, and they called Chu Feng and Zhou Chushi over, laughing evilly together...

  Murong Shimei was chatting and laughing with Lin Yueqiao and several others not far away, occasionally glancing at Ling Fei in the distance, seeing him standing together with Yi Mo and others, she smiled to herself, but didn't think much of it...

  Before long, Ling Fei roared; "Assemble! Get ready to climb the mountain!" The classmates reluctantly gathered together. Ling Fei swept his eyes over the students and said; "Alright everyone, next we're going to go mountain climbing. I think today will definitely be a lot of fun, right?"

  The classroom was quiet, and Chu Feng had wanted to respond, but seeing that none of his classmates said a word, he could only shrink his neck in annoyance, narrowing his eyes dangerously as he said in a cold voice, "Right or not?"

  Some students suddenly remembered the scene of him supporting the blackboard with one hand on his first day in class, and shouted in unison: "Right!"

  Ling Fei nodded in satisfaction; "Let's go."

  ……

  A large group of people surged towards the mountain gate, Ling Fei and Mu Rong Shu Mei stood at the front leading the way, chatting and laughing, while Yi Mo and Chu Feng stood at the back to see if any students were left behind.

  They didn't notice that in a store, a bald man stared at a group of people, with a hint of viciousness flashing in his eyes, touched his own bald head, and said to a middle-aged man with a sly look; "Haozi, this group of people is a big fish, go back and tell Knife Brother, we've caught a big fish! We need to increase manpower!"

  The middle-aged man who was called Waste immediately nodded and ran out of the store, the bald-headed man took an ice stick from the refrigerator and put it in his mouth. The boss next to him also dared not to speak out. These two men were notorious local bullies, members of the Small Knife Gang. If you provoke the Small Knife Gang around here, don't think about continuing to mix. Every now and then, they would send people to smash the place, make trouble. There have been many outsiders who resisted, but they were all beaten up and sent to the hospital...

  Ling Fei and others who were climbing up the long stairs did not know that they had already been targeted by Xiao Dao Bang as big fish...

  Under the scorching sun, Ling Fei and his group were laboriously climbing the nearly thousand-step staircase. Yu Zhengya wiped away her sweat, wanting to rest, but was hesitant because of Ling Fei being in front, so she could only sigh. She reluctantly followed the group, while Wang Jiawen and others, who had been spiritedly bragging in front of the girls, also became dispirited and slowly moved forward with the group.

  Ling Fei was still full of energy, and he supported Mu Rong Shu Mei who was about to fall over. He said to the students behind him, "Fellow students, hold on for a bit longer, we'll be at the mountain pass soon. At the mountain pass, we'll take the small path, where the scenery is beautiful, the air is fresh, and it's full of poetic charm."

  Unfortunately, the students didn't have time to listen to his tedious words and thought that they could rest at the mountain waist soon, so they had to muster up their spirits and force themselves to head upwards.

  ……

  Finally, at the mountain waist, a large grassland appeared in front of everyone, with several towering trees standing there from time to time, making people feel a sense of awe. Ling Fei clapped his hands; "Classmates, take a rest on the spot, drink some water and eat something."

  "Oh! Finally resting!"

  "Long live the teacher!"

  “……”

  Ling Fei wiped the sweat with his hand, and suddenly a handkerchief was handed over. Ling Fei took a look, Mu Rong Shi Mei smiled at him with a smile on her face. Ling Fei smiled back, took the handkerchief, thanked her, and started wiping his sweat.

  After a while, the students all sat down on the grass in groups of three or five, spreading out the tablecloths they had brought from home and laying out their lunch and snacks. Ling Fei also took out a piece of bread from the small bag that Letian Mo had been carrying and started nibbling on it.

  Murong Shimei saw Ling Fei eating dry bread and frowned, saying: "It's not easy to come out for a picnic, but you're eating this kind of thing." Ling Fei responded dryly, thinking to himself: "I'm not like those prodigal sons who have a continuous supply of cash in their pockets, what else can I eat if not dry bread?"

  Murong Shimei let out a sigh of relief, pulled out a lot of snacks from her bag, including egg tarts, chocolate cakes, sesame balls, and some cooked food. Ling Fei's eyes widened in amazement; "M... Murong teacher, you're really well-prepared for this outing." Murong Shimei smiled like a little girl, pleased with herself; "Of course, only with thorough preparation can we have fun." Murong Shimei paused for a moment before realizing she had lost her composure, and smiled; "Ling teacher, let's eat together."

  Ling Fei nodded, touched the divine ghost dagger in his small bag, raised an eyebrow and thought: "Why did Yi Mo bring it...". However, he didn't think too much about it, casually threw the small bag aside, and started to spread out a meal mat on the grass with Mu Rong Su.

  Two people sat under a tree, the towering tree blocking out the sunlight. Murong Shimei handed Ling Fei a chicken leg; "Teacher Ling, eat this." Ling Fei took it with embarrassment; "Thanks."

  Murong Shimei smiled faintly... The two of them ate and chatted about their next activity, unaware that Lin Wanshi and Lin Yuqiao were huddled together with several girls. Qian Yurou touched up her makeup while whispering, "Hey, do you guys think Murong Laoshi and Ling Laoshi are really in a relationship? I don't know why, but it doesn't seem like it to me. They're acting pretty intimate, but my intuition is usually spot on. There's something fishy between them..."

  Weilongna seemed to still be out of breath, waving her hand; "I don't care that much, anyway we just want to tease Teacher Ling, what's the point of prying into their relationship?"

  Lin Wanxi's mouth curled up into a faint smile; "You don't understand this, do you? If it's true, we can start working on the relationship between the two of them, but if it's false, then it's even simpler, just spread some rumors around school..."

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