CHAPTER 977: CHAPTER 957: THE PATH BLOCKED

Tang Tianyi reached out and caught the fruit, then tossed it back into Jingjiang Rousi’s arms with a flick of his wrist.

Jingjiang Rousi’s expression stiffened, but he maintained a gentlemanly demeanor. Looking at Tang Tianyi with a somewhat unnatural smile, he said, "I just saw that Qhianqhian really liked it. I have no use for it, so I gave it to her. There’s no other meaning behind it."

Tang Tianyi sighed, glanced at the fruit in Jingjiang Rousi’s hand, and glared at Luo Qianqian. He then pulled a big red apple out of his bag and said, "Don’t talk to strangers. What if you get taken away by a bad guy? If you want anything, ask me. Don’t end up being sold and still help others count the money."

Listening to Tang Tianyi, Jingjiang Rousi’s face instantly turned a bit cold. What was this insinuation that he was a bad guy all about? When did he offend this person? Yet, he could not retort against it.

Did he study Huaxia so diligently just for this moment?

After a moment of silence, he decisively chose to pretend he didn’t understand.

His eyes caught the red apple in Luo Qianqian’s hand, and he couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Apples can be bought with money; they’re nothing rare. Although he didn’t know what his fruit was, since birds and beasts guarded it, it certainly wasn’t ordinary. Furthermore, judging by Luo Qianqian’s expression, she clearly recognized the fruit.

From price to function, from appearance to value, they were worlds apart. How could they even be compared?

However, knowing that the two had an unusual relationship, he didn’t sneer but rather smiled slightly, gently holding the fruit and watching Luo Qianqian.

Luo Qianqian looked at the two, and almost subconsciously, brought the apple to her mouth, took a bite, and contentedly puffed out her cheeks.

The faint smile on Tang Tianyi’s face contrasted amusingly with Jingjiang Rousi’s astonishment and the girl’s calmness.

After finishing the fruit and nonchalantly destroying the evidence, Luo Qianqian directly reached into Tang Tianyi’s backpack and fished out another big apple to continue munching on.

Jingjiang Rousi’s expression became somewhat unnatural, observing the two communicating with mere glances. His face grew somewhat grim.

Looking at the fruit in his hand, he shook his head and laughed dryly, "Indeed, the ordinary is best."

Tang Tianyi glanced at Jingjiang Rousi, a guarded look on his face, his fingers occasionally pinching at something.

When his fingers stopped moving, his face turned dark.

"Qhianqhian, let’s go." Seeing Jingjiang Rousi didn’t intend to leave, Tang Tianyi directly turned to leave with Luo Qianqian. He didn’t care about Jingjiang Rousi, whose face turned ugly. Luo Qianqian knew how to behave outside, so Tang Tianyi decisively took her away.

He wouldn’t show a good face to those with ill intentions, especially those hostile towards Luo Qianqian.

Jingjiang Rousi stood there, watching their departing figures, his gaze flickering inexplicably.

After stepping out of that area, Luo Qianqian curiously asked, "Why suddenly so ungentlemanly?"

Her large, cunning eyes blinked, her face full of curiosity.

Jingjiang Rousi was at most an acquaintance, distinguishable in importance.

"Just stay away from him in the future; it shouldn’t implicate us," Tang Tianyi’s face returned to normal, immediately saying, "Let’s head back directly; I feel uneasy."

Tang Tianyi’s face looked a bit pale, as if he were hurt. Luo Qianqian obediently nodded, without causing him any trouble.

Yet, before they left the dock, a group of men in black surrounded them, their eyes full of malicious smirks.

Not too far away, people noticed the commotion and looked over, their expressions all schadenfreude.

Tang Tianyi raised an eyebrow, a sarcastic smile on his delicate face, turned his head to Luo Qianqian, and said, "It seems someone doesn’t want us to leave?"

Upon hearing Tang Tianyi, Luo Qianqian was taken aback, then her expression turned cold.

In this place, if gods block, kill gods, if Buddhas block, kill Buddhas!

Diwu Yan hurried over with two others, waved his hand, and the pressure on the two instantly lightened.

Luo Qianqian smiled slightly, looking up towards the dock, her face lazily indifferent: "It seems someone wanted to target us first?"

"None of our people survived, if you have nothing to do with this then you can naturally leave, but if you are, then this place isn’t somewhere you can just come and go as you please!" The elder by the tiger looked at the two men sinisterly.

Zoo tigers are lively, wild tigers are mighty, and domesticated ones are either well-behaved or coquettish.

"We have no blood on us, it’s obvious. We don’t even have time to wash our hair, let alone clothes?" Luo Qianqian sneered, then muttered in a low voice: "If you’re stupid, don’t lower everyone’s intelligence!"

The elder’s gaze was wary when looking at Diwu Yan, then he sneered with an air of fairness: "Changing clothes isn’t difficult, you carried such a big backpack when you left, now it’s empty, clearly used, but how, remains unknown."

Luo Qianqian waved her hand with a mocking look: "I didn’t expect you’ve been watching me for a month? Planning on now seeing how to conduct my funeral?" Because of the opponent’s unfriendly speech, Luo Qianqian’s words were equally unfriendly, and her disdainful expression wasn’t hidden.

"You all have malice towards our people..."

As soon as the elder spoke, Luo Qianqian kept nodding: "Yes, correct, we have malice and conflicts, eager to get rid of them! But, in such a big place, I couldn’t even find them, I really have no idea where they are hiding. How could I have possibly smashed them into pieces with just my fists? Don’t tell me you were joking with me earlier." Looking at the man’s demeanor, Luo Qianqian’s voice cooled, maintaining a mock grin. And the incisions weren’t normal, it was clearly violent cutting.

"Perhaps your weapon was thrown away, where to find it then?"

"Hehe." Luo Qianqian merely let out a cold laugh, saying nothing more.

The surrounding mocking gazes were like poisonous fangs, deeply engraved in the elder’s heart, along with that cold laughter, he wished to push Luo Qianqian out of the Luo Family, let her be betrayed and isolated, and then retaliate against her little by little.

Even without evidence, he was certain this matter was absolutely connected to Luo Qianqian!

Yet, only she spoke with reason and logic.

But hadn’t there been many others who’d caused trouble with them before, no reason to shirk the responsibility they should bear, right?