Above the Galaxy
Chapter 392 - 251, Don’t Trust Human Nature!

Chapter 392: Chapter 251, Don’t Trust Human Nature!

"Why the bgm?"

Shen Xinglan had thought that Tang Fei would give him a professional answer, but the answer turned out to be quite unprofessional.

"It’s too dark, can’t see anything," Tang Fei explained, and continued, "Besides, at that time, my senior brother was still inside the dragon’s stomach. All I could think of was how to rescue him. Where could I have the mind to care about anything else? What could be more important than my senior brother’s life?"

"..." Shen Xinglan.

My question?

"When the Star Disc dropped us here, it chose the center of the dense fog, at least close to the central location of the Burial Land... Since the Yin Jiao dragged us here, let’s just keep going forward. Perhaps this is the quickest path out of the fog."

"Okay," Shen Xinglan nodded in agreement.

Although he felt that what Tang Fei said made no sense, he couldn’t come up with a better plan and could only follow his arrangement.

So, the two of them, carrying their bags, continued to walk towards the endless void ahead.

It was unclear how long they had walked when they heard the sound of agonizing wails not far away.

Tang Fei and Shen Xinglan concentrated and carefully made their way towards the sound.

On a huge tree stump, a young woman in a silver uniform was slanting.

Her calf was a blur of flesh and blood, with white bones exposed where the skin and flesh met; it seemed as though she had encountered the mouth of a wild beast. Although her leg had not been entirely bitten off, a large chunk of skin and flesh had been torn away.

Beside her, a buzz-cut man in the same type of expedition outfit, ragged and anxious, was quietly comforting his teammate.

"Lin Wei, it’s okay. I’ll definitely bring you back safely..."

"Don’t worry, we will figure out a way... As soon as another exploration team passes by, I will ask them for help..."

"Just hold on a little longer, it will be alright soon..."

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"They’re from the Future Academy," Shen Xinglan said out loud.

He strode forward and asked, "What happened?"

Zhao Youzhi looked up, saw Shen Xinglan standing in front of him, and excitedly asked, "Are you Shen Xinglan?"

"Yes," Shen Xinglan nodded.

Shen Xinglan was number one on the Blue Ranking. From time to time, he would trend for seemingly trivial matters, and his popularity within the Phoenix Empire was incredibly high; everyone was quite familiar with his appearance.

Moreover, everyone greatly admired and trusted his character, as if someone of his noble identity and handsome appearance could never do anything despicable.

In such a state, seeing Shen Xinglan was like seeing a savior.

"Shen Xinglan, please, save Lin Wei..." Zhao Youzhi pleaded, "We were chased by a monster, and Lin Wei’s leg was bitten by a snake..."

"When we were fleeing, we lost our bags, the medicine is gone too; we can’t treat or bandage her wound..."

"If she doesn’t get help soon, she’s going to die."

Shen Xinglan nodded and said, "Let me take a look."

Their bags were still intact, not only filled with food and medicines but also the spoils they had acquired from recently hunting the Yin Jiao.

Shen Xinglan squatted down, reached out to examine Lin Wei’s wound.

"Wait," Tang Fei called out.

All eyes turned to Tang Fei’s face, not understanding why he was issuing a stop at this moment.

Tang Fei’s gaze swept over everyone’s faces, then he looked at Shen Xinglan and said, "Senior brother, let me handle this? I’m familiar with this kind of thing; I got injured often when I used to hunt..."

Shen Xinglan looked at Tang Fei thoughtfully, then nodded, stood up and said, "You do it."

Lin Wei’s face showed regret, clearly preferring Shen Xinglan to tend to her wounds.

In the Phoenix Empire, which woman didn’t like Shen Xinglan?

Oh, except for Phoenix herself.

Tang Fei, as if sensing her emotions, smiled and said, "Don’t worry, some things, I’m even more professional..."

The smile on her face remained radiant, but in her hand appeared an incredibly sharp Dog Leg Knife.

Her hand rose, and the knife fell.

Crack!

Lin Wei’s injured calf was completely severed, as easily as if chopping through a rotten piece of wood.

"Ah..."

The woman cried out in pain, her entire body convulsing.

"What are you doing?" Zhao Youzhi’s eyes split with rage, drawing his Pulse Gun from his waist and preparing to shoot.

"You better think this through..." Tang Fei threatened, "If you pull the trigger, you’ll only have a dead end... You can kill me, but my senior brother will surely chop off your head at the first chance..."

Zhao Youzhi looked at Tang Fei, then at Shen Xinglan, whose face was dark with anger, and ultimately didn’t dare to pull the trigger.

He knew that even if he shot Tang Fei dead, Shen Xinglan would take care of him in an instant.

His eyes red with blood, his face distorted by grief and anger, he stared at Shen Xinglan and demanded, "Shen Xinglan, what the hell are you doing? Why are you doing this? How have we ever offended you?"

He wasn’t familiar with Tang Fei, and besides, there was no reasoning with someone who’d chop off a leg without a second thought...

So he chose to confront the more reputable Shen Xinglan.

Shen Xinglan also looked at Tang Fei with puzzlement in his eyes, not caring that she killed someone but simply wondering why she had to do this.

"The first rule of survival on the Old Land is, don’t trust in human nature." Tang Fei narrowed her eyes at Zhao Youzhi, and said, "If you dare to pick up her severed leg, I might figure out a way to reattach it..."

"How can you reattach it when you’ve chopped it off?"

"Whether I can reattach it is my business, whether you dare to pick it up is yours..." Tang Fei said with a playful smile, "Do you dare to pick it up?"

Shen Xinglan’s gaze grew sharp as he looked at Tang Fei and inquired, "Is there a problem with this leg?"

"If I’m not mistaken, by the time your hand touches her wound... you’re likely already poisoned and dead," Tang Fei said coldly.

Realizing the plot was uncovered, Zhao Youzhi hesitated no longer and pulled the trigger shooting at Shen Xinglan.

He knew, to capture the thieves, one must capture the king.

Although he hated Tang Fei more for ruining their plans, he knew that compared to Tang Fei, Shen Xinglan was superior in strength.

If he could just take down Shen Xinglan, they might still have a chance to survive.

If Tang Fei was taken down but they were left with an unmatched Shen Xinglan, how would they deal with him?

Shen Xinglan was chilling as ice, his body turning into a white shadow that disappeared without a trace.

By the time he reappeared, he was already behind Zhao Youzhi.

Zhao Youzhi wanted to pull the trigger, only to find his fingers had lost their strength.

He didn’t even have the strength to shoot.

His eyes bulged, his pupils dilated, wanting to say something but unable to produce any sound.

Thud!

His head rolled onto the ground.