Chapter 167: The Heart of a Saint

On the road.

Ye Jingjing would occasionally use a small knife to leave marks on the trees by the roadside.

Liu Lan noticed this and asked her, "Jingjing, what are you doing again?"

"Huh?"

Ye Jingjing blinked innocently.

"Nothing, just testing the knife."

"Testing the knife?"

Liu Lan frowned slightly.

She vaguely sensed something was off! But at that moment, Ye Jingjing suddenly exclaimed, interrupting her thoughts:

"Ah!"

"Why is my little tummy hungry again?"

"Teacher, can you give me my rations?"

"I need to eat my fill before I can continue on our journey!"

Seeing Ye Jingjing constantly rubbing her stomach, looking pitiful!

And considering.

She had indeed walked quite a distance and deserved a break.

Liu Lan agreed, "Alright!"

...

They found a relatively clean spot nearby to sit down.

Liu Lan took off the bag of rations she was carrying.

Only to find that the food inside was almost gone—

They hadn't brought much food from the Moonlight Hotel in the first place!

It was only meant for emergencies along the way!

But who would have thought!

They hadn't even reached the halfway point yet!

And half of the supplies had already been given away by Ye Jingjing! However.

This wasn't a big issue.

After all, the journey from the Moonlight Hotel to the Jiangbei Villa District.

Wasn't too far! They just needed to be a bit more frugal.

The remaining rations should be enough.

...

'Thank goodness she didn't give away all the supplies!'

Liu Lan sighed helplessly in her heart.

Then she took out a pack of compressed biscuits from the bag and handed it to Ye Jingjing.

Ye Jingjing acted as if she hadn't eaten in days!

She hurriedly tore open the packaging!

And started eating voraciously! Crumbs of the biscuit kept falling to the ground!...

Liu Lan, seeing her eat so messily!

Initially wanted to scold her.

But upon seeing her ravenous appearance!

She inexplicably felt mentally and physically exhausted...

So she let it be.

Then.

She also took out a pack of compressed biscuits from the bag, ready to eat...

"Teacher Liu!"

But at that moment! Ye Jingjing suddenly screamed! Liu Lan was startled! Thinking they had encountered some danger, she quickly looked around!

Only to find that everything was calm!

There was nothing!

...

"What now?!"

Liu Lan was quite frightened by Ye Jingjing's sudden outburst!

Her tone couldn't help but carry a hint of anger!

But Ye Jingjing, with an incredulous look, pointed at the compressed biscuits in Liu Lan's hand:

"Why are you eating my biscuits?"

"My supplies are already running low!"

"If you eat them, what will I do?"

Hearing this!

Liu Lan was dumbfounded.

She instinctively retorted, "What do you mean your biscuits? This portion is for both of us to share!"

But Ye Jingjing confidently argued:

"The rations are split equally! Didn't you prepare it that way when we first set out?"

"Yes!"

Liu Lan couldn't help but say:

"But didn't we already give away half of them earlier?"

Ye Jingjing blinked, looking innocent:

"Exactly!"

"You already gave away your half of the supplies!"

"So what's left is mine, right?"

"What?!"

Liu Lan was shocked! She couldn't believe it and asked in return, "Why was it my half that was given away?"

But Ye Jingjing simply played dumb:

"Otherwise?"

"Teacher Liu, you're already at such an age, eating a little less won't hurt!"

"But I'm still young, and my body is still growing!"

Liu Lan gasped in shock!

No matter what, she never expected that Ye Jingjing could be so shameless?!

But! She still held her temper and tried to reason with her:

"Jingjing, since you also know that rations are very important to us! Why then, should we share them with them?"

Ye Jingjing, being questioned, instantly flew into a rage: "What?!"

"They are so pitiful! Shouldn't we help them?!"

"Teacher Liu! You don't even have a bit of compassion, and you're so stingy!"

"I'm really disappointed in you!"

After saying this! She fiercely took a bite of the biscuit in her hand!

Liu Lan felt a chill in her heart! She deeply gazed at Ye Jingjing, her words becoming sharp:

"So, you're using my supplies to show off your kindness?"

Hearing this!

Ye Jingjing was completely enraged!

She threw the half-eaten biscuit fiercely on the ground: "Liu Lan!"

"How dare you slander me like this!"

"You weren't like this before!"

"You've changed!"

"Have you already hooked up with that man, so now you look down on me?"

...

Being suddenly scolded by Ye Jingjing, Liu Lan was dumbfounded!

She instinctively denied:

"What are you talking about! This has nothing to do with him!"

"It's just..."

She hesitated!

Swallowed her saliva! Then earnestly advised: "Jingjing! People should be kind! But kindness is definitely not sacrificing one person's interests to save another!"

"You're not God, you don't have the right to do this..."

Hearing this.

Ye Jingjing fell into silence.

As if she really took it to heart.

Seeing this.

A glimmer of hope lit up in Liu Lan's heart—

After all, she was her student! She always hoped that Ye Jingjing could walk the right path!

Fortunately.

Ye Jingjing gradually calmed down.

Because!

She suddenly realized—

She still couldn't do without Teacher Liu's protection for now! So!

She pretended to sniffle, on the verge of tears:

"Teacher Liu! It's because Jingjing has never treated you as an outsider!"

Liu Lan's heart softened after all.

She sighed:

"Alright! Let's continue on our way!"

"Let's try to reach the villa area before dark."

This was the wilderness.

After dark, Ferocious Beasts would become much more active! Although.

With Liu Lan's A+ level Combat Power! Most Ferocious Beasts couldn't pose a threat to her!

But there was no need to take risks.

...

"Okay!"

Ye Jingjing nodded obediently.

As if all the unpleasantness just now had never happened!

They got up, ready to leave! But at this moment! A sudden change occurred—

The thicket not far away rustled! The next moment! A huge Ferocious Beast leaped out from it! "Roar!"

The Ferocious Beast charged straight at Ye Jingjing! "Ah!"

Ye Jingjing's scream pierced the sky!

"Teacher, save me!"

But just as the Ferocious Beast's gaping maw was about to bite down on Ye Jingjing's head! Buzz! Liu Lan unleashed a golden beam of light!

It struck the Ferocious Beast! "Howl!"

The Ferocious Beast instantly stiffened its limbs and collapsed to the ground! Under the suppression of the "Life Drain" ability, it couldn't move a muscle!

Its life force was rapidly draining away!

The ferocious expression on its face gradually gave way to exhaustion!

...

"Ah! Stop!"

At that moment, Ye Jingjing, who had already escaped danger, saw that the Ferocious Beast had lost its ability to move. She hurried over and resolutely stood in front of the beast, shouting at Liu Lan, "How can you be so cruel!"

"It attacked me merely to survive!"

"And yet you want to strip it of its right to live!"

"You're not God!"

"Who do you think you are!"

The words Liu Lan had scolded her with earlier were now thrown right back at her!

She felt an immense sense of satisfaction!