Chapter 159 - Strange Temperaments
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Feng Yu couldn’t help feeling a bit dejected, but she nodded to confirm she understood and would come back to this subject at a later time.

We walked further down one of the many beaten paths leading deeper into Thousand Emo Valley. By this time, the sunset-ish look had long disappeared, plunging the landscape in a twilight-esque ambience.

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“This place is creepy.”

Zi Yu subconsciously huddled closer to Jia Yan, which made the latter visibly annoyed. Something was happening between those two that I refused to comment on.

“That’s what Thousand Emo Valley is known for,” Yaomu Shou said, looking around as well.

“You’ve been here before?” I asked her.

“Do I look like I’ve been here before?” Yaomu Shou snapped.

Okay, rude.

Hmmm… I have this urge to respond to her in kind even though I normally didn’t give a damn. Need to watch that.

“I just asked because you seem to know a lot about the place.” I told her.

“Yeah, because I can read. The family is kinda strict with the educational aspect and all that.”

With that, we went on in silence for a while.

The place got darker as the sun outside the valley was setting.

Eventually, Shen Ling asked out loud. “Why are we here again?”

Zi Yu rolled her eyes at the question.

“To restock. We said it like an hour ago,” stated Zi Yu in an annoyed tone.

Jia Yan pushed her off of him as his annoyance rose. “Don’t talk to apprentice-sister Shen Ling like that!”

Maybe I misread their relationship, but what the heck is happening here?

“Oh, my heavens would you all just shut up!?” Yaomu Shou’s own patience ran thin, causing her to explode. “You all j—”

A hand landed on Yaomu Shou’s face, covering her mouth and cutting her off.

Her eyes widened in shock at what had happened. Due to her status, few were able to speak to her, but now someone dared to cover her mouth!?

It was Feng Yu who stared at her with undisguised disgust. “You’re too loud yourself. Can you not stay quiet?”

Okay, this is not normal. I stopped walking at this point and looked back at everyone who was staring daggers at each o

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