"What should we do now?"
Beside the stream, Li Ziqi and Lu Zhiruo looked at the dying loach and sank into a dilemma.
Due to Ying Baiwu's bitter experiences since young, she was indifferent to such things. Hence, she abandoned them, took the harpoon, and continued to catch fish.
"Should we treat it and release it?"
Lu Zhiruo suggested. She wasn't a saint. She bought this loach purely because she couldn't bear to see it being abused by that guy.
From the papaya girl's point of view, killing fish and chickens wasn't a problem. After all, humans needed to eat too. But could it be settled with a single slash?
That guy was no longer killing the loach. He was venting his unhappiness on the loach.
If it was Sun Mo, he would at most feel disgusted with Luo Zhang's actions. If it was in America, Luo Zhang might be found by the animal protection association.
If they were to put a video of Luo Zhang abusing a loach on the internet, they would definitely be condemned.
Of course, the problem wouldn't be too serious. However, if the loach was replaced with a dog or a cat, Luo Zhang would be done for. In less than three days, he would be found out and might even receive death threats.
When there were too many people, their values would be different and there would naturally be friction.
Li Ziqi and Lu Zhiruo were young girls. They were gentle, kind, and loving. This was something worthy of recognition. It was better than being cold-blooded.
"We can only do this!"
Li Ziqi thought that this loach was bought for one spirit stone. If they killed it and ate its meat, it would be too stupid. Hence, they should go all the way!
The students who came to visit the Darkness Continent had prepared emergency medicine. Lu Zhiruo took some blood staunching powder and poured it on the loach.
Ji!
The loach cried out in pain and its body started to twist violently.
"Don't move, these medicines are good for you!"
Lu Zhiruo consoled.
The loach seemed to be able to understand human words and actually stopped moving.
"Eh?"
Li Ziqi was surprised. This thing was so intelligent!
"Do you want to bandage it?"
The papaya girl asked.
"If it's in the water, bandaging it would be useless, right?"
Li Ziqi analyzed.
"Oh, that's it then!"
After Lu Zhiruo ascertained that the loach's body was covered with blood staunching powder, she used her finger to touch its head. "Alright, you can leave now. Remember, run into the stream in the depths of the mountain. You won't be caught."
Creak!
The loach rubbed its head against Lu Zhiruo's finger and cried out very loudly.
"Yes, yes!"
Lu Zhiruo nodded and then looked toward Li Ziqi. "Eldest martial sister, it said that it doesn't wish to leave!"
"Are you guessing?"
The little sunny egg was speechless.
"Although it's just a guess, the meaning should be correct."
Lu Zhiruo was very confident in this point. When she was young, she didn't have any playmates around her. Hence, she would talk to the little grass, flowers, and bugs every day. Although they couldn't communicate, Lu Zhiruo could roughly guess their thoughts.
"Do as you see fit!"
After Li Ziqi spoke, she took the harpoon and walked into the stream, wanting to personally catch a fish for her teacher.
Lu Zhiruo squatted by the shore and touched the little head of the loach. This little fellow's eyes were actually very charming.
"Ziqi, enough!"
Ying Baiwu went ashore and tossed a few small fish to Lu Zhiruo. "Chop them up and feed them to her!"
The three girls packed up the fish and returned to the campsite.
At the thousand feet waterfall, excluding the Central Province Academy, there were still three new student groups from the other three schools. Hence, Jin Mujie got everyone to gather together and try their best to avoid moving alone.
The bonfire was lit up, and the fragrance of meat, porridge, and spices filled the air.
"Teacher, have a taste of the fish I roasted!"
When Li Ziqi and the other two returned, they saw that some students had already roasted the meat at the fastest speed and were fawning over Sun Mo.
"No need, we will be in charge of Teacher's three meals."
Li Ziqi immediately ran over like a female beast defending her territory.
(Hmph, feeding Teacher is something that I, Li Ziqi, enjoy alone. No one can interfere.)
"No need, we also have fish!"
Ying Baiwu's thoughts were the same as Li Ziqi's. She was resolute in defending the right to feed Teacher.
"It will take at least an hour for you guys to roast the fish. Don't tell me you want Old Shi to starve? Why don't you eat our roasted fish first? "
The students didn't retreat in the face of difficulties. They definitely wouldn't miss out on such an opportunity to leave a good impression on Teacher Sun.
Li Ziqi continued to reject, but it was useless. Moreover, the number of enemies increased. Two more groups of students came over to deliver food.
Other than roasted fish, there was also porridge, roasted mushrooms, and fried eggs.
Yi Jiamin looked at the mantou in his hand and then at the pile of food in front of Sun Mo. A wave of envy, jealousy, and hatred surged up in his heart.
(Everyone is a teacher. Why are you so outstanding?)
Of course, Jin Mujie and Pei Yuanli didn't lack food either. However, their status as great teachers was too esteemed. Ordinary students would feel immense pressure in front of them and wouldn't dare to send food recklessly.
"I appreciate the good intentions of the students. You guys should quickly go and eat. I'll be fine with the sesame seed cake."
Sun Mo waved the sesame seed cake in his hand and then looked toward a tall male student. "Hu Ming, you can't eat that fried egg of yours. It's poisonous!"
"Ah?"
Hu Ming started and subconsciously looked toward the fried egg in the wooden bowl.
"Look at the vegetable you added in the egg. It's fishtea grass, right? This type of grass is poisonous and can't be eaten! "
Sun Mo explained.
In the Central Province Academy's group, other than Sun Mo, Zhang Lan, Gao Ben, and Gu Xiuxun's group, the other students would form a group of ten at most. Regardless of whether they were eating or moving around, they had to form a group.
Upon hearing Sun Mo's words, the few students who were eating the fried egg immediately frowned and spat out the egg in their mouths.
"Uhh!"
Hu Ming opened his mouth, instinctively wanting to refute. After all, he was the one who had prepared the ingredients for this dish. If something were to happen, he'd have to take responsibility. Therefore, he had to clarify things. However, Sun Mo's identity made him not dare to refute. Therefore, he felt extremely conflicted.
However, Yi Jiamin didn't have such worries. He had long since wanted to make Sun Mo lose face, but he hadn't had the chance to do so. Now that he heard Sun Mo's words, he immediately stood up in joy.
"Teacher Sun, you actually said that the fishtea grass is poisonous? Which idiot told you that? "
Yi Jiamin pretended to be astonished, but he felt exhilarated in his heart. (You're the one who asked for it. Who asked you to act cool despite not knowing? Now, you've become a fool, right?)
However, because he had suffered a setback previously, Yi Jiamin learned his lesson this time around. He didn't point the spearhead at Sun Mo directly but said that the person who told him was a fool.
The expressions of the few teachers immediately changed. Some rejoiced in Sun Mo's misfortune, some were neutral, and some were worried about Sun Mo's reputation.
"Teacher Sun, it's fine to eat a little less of the fishtea grass," Gu Xiuxun quickly reminded.
She didn't dare to say that the fishtea grass wasn't poisonous but used the words' eat a little less'. If the students heard this, they'd mistakenly think that the fishtea grass was poisonous if they ate too much of it.
"Teacher Gu, do you really not know or are you pretending not to know? Even if you only eat fishtea grass for a meal, you won't die from it! "
Yi Jiamin mocked and looked toward Sun Mo. "Unless Teacher Sun's physique is different from ours!"
"If I say it's poisonous, it means it's poisonous!"
Sun Mo insisted.
The students didn't know who to believe. However, they soon saw Lu Zhiruo, who had big breasts, secretly tugging at Sun Mo's sleeves.
"Teacher, there's no problem with the fishtea grass."
The papaya girl reminded.
The papaya girl's voice wasn't loud, but given the teachers' hearing abilities, they could clearly hear every single word. Therefore, Yi Jiamin felt even more complacent.
(Look, even your personal disciple knows that there's no problem with the fishtea grass.)
"We don't need the fried egg. You can take it back. Tantai, Xuanyuan Po, what are you guys standing there for? Quickly cook! "
Li Ziqi clapped her hands and called out loudly, giving out a series of orders, wanting to play down this matter.
As a girl with a photographic memory, Li Ziqi had read all the books she could find regarding the Darkness Continent.
Books on commonly seen herbs and plants definitely had to be memorized. Therefore, Li Ziqi knew that the fishtea grass wasn't poisonous.
"This Li Ziqi is really considerate!"
The few teachers felt a little envious when they saw Li Ziqi helping Sun Mo out of the predicament.
Yi Jiamin wouldn't let go of such a good opportunity to deal a blow to Sun Mo. He continued to say, "Teacher Sun, the fishtea grass is a commonly seen plant in the Darkness Continent. It usually grows beside ponds and streams. Although it can't be considered a medicinal herb, its taste is still passable. It can be eaten as a side dish."
"If you want to eat it, then eat it!"
Sun Mo shrugged.
"Hehe, you're really stubborn, refusing to admit your mistake. Teacher Zhou, you're a doctor. Tell Teacher Sun if this fishtea grass is poisonous or not? "
Yi Jiamin looked toward Zhou Shanyi.
Zhou Shanyi shifted his gaze away, feeling displeased. (Why do you guys have to drag me into this fight?) As a Buddha-like teacher, he didn't wish to be implicated in their fight.
"Teacher Zhou, why don't you say something? Or could it be that you don't know either? "
Zhang Qianlin spoke up.
This sentence forced Zhou Shanyi into a corner. There was no helping it. He also wanted face, and he couldn't possibly let his students doubt his professional knowledge. Therefore, he explained, "The fishtea grass isn't poisonous."
"Teacher Sun, did you hear that?"
Yi Jiamin mocked, "In the future, if you don't understand, you can learn. Please don't guide your students recklessly, alright? By doing this, you'll mislead the students. "
The students looked toward Sun Mo and didn't say anything. However, they still felt a little disappointed in their hearts. As youngsters, they revered the strong and liked perfect and flawless people. Teacher Sun's earlier actions undoubtedly lowered his status a little.
"It's not that the fishtea grass isn't poisonous. It's just that the toxicity is too weak. Given a cultivator's physique, there basically wouldn't be too great of a reaction. Therefore, everyone overlooked it."
Sun Mo explained. In his mind, there was detailed knowledge on 1,400 types of plants from the Darkness Continent. Among them, 500 were at the grandmaster-level.
What did this mean?
It meant that Sun Mo seemed to have personally planted these plants over 10,000 times. From fiddling with the seeds to planting them, to taking root and germinating, and then to blooming and bearing fruit. He completely understood them and knew the effects of each part in detail.
In gaming terms, it meant that Sun Mo knew their specific attributes at each growth stage.
Coincidentally, the fishtea grass was within these 500 types.
"You're still being stubborn?"
Yi Jiamin sneered, "You're really pretending to know when you don't. How embarrassing!"
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