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[Iâm dumbfounded.]
[I didnât expect Zhou Guangâs acting to be so good. I feel so sorry for him when I see him in such a pitiful state.]
[I donât really understand⦠Whatâs Zhou-ge doing. He couldâve just stopped her yesterday. Then he wouldnât have to get pinched.]
[I guess itâs to prevent Bai Lin from being soft-hearted. Lin-jieâs various performances in the show were quite fierce, but sheâs the kind of person who wouldnât attack others unless they attack her first. Lu Zhiâs troubled Zhou-ge in all sorts of ways along the journey, but she hasnât done anything out of line. Bai Lin wouldnât be too harsh on her. If Zhou-ge punishes her on the way, sheâll only be afraid of Zhou-ge when she returns to the team. At that time, she might even cause trouble in front of Bai Lin.]
[That makes sense. If something happens, my Lin-jie will have to deal with it.]
[Saying it as it is, Zhou Guangâs really protective of his sister. Before Lu Zhi joins the team, he gave Bai Lin a chance to teach Lu Zhi a lesson. If Lu Zhiâs afraid, sheâll be more obedient in the team.]
[Iâm stunned.]
[Zhou-geâs little brain can actually think so much? Iâm looking at him in a new light.]
[As long as his sister is involved, Zhou-ge becomes exceptionally smart.]
[But my Lin-jie⦠Sheâs too ruthless this time.]
Porcupines were a rare delicacy in the dry desert, but they were extremely dangerous.
The porcupinesâ spines were long and sharp, and their movement speed was very fast. Even the most experienced natives had to be very careful when they encountered the porcupines, or they would die.
They had guns, but Bai Lin did not want to waste precious bullets in a place like this. She only marked the location and planned to find something to lure the porcupine out after she met up with Zhou Guang.
The porcupine cave was five to six meters wide. Lu Zhiâs body was tied up with a rope. She screamed and wailed as she struggled violently. However, Bai Lin was not affected and slowly let her down.
Her bare skin was smeared with a kind of plant juice that porcupines liked to eat the most. It was a little poisonous and Lu Zhi felt a stinging pain on her skin.
âBai Lin! Donât go too far!â Lu Zhiâs face turned pale with fear. âDonât you have a gun? Wouldnât it be faster to shoot with a gun?â
Bai Lin lay by the pit and said lazily, âI can catch porcupines without a gun or you. But Aunt Lu, you bullied my brother. I canât just sit back and do nothing when I found out, can I?â
Lu Zhi seemed to hear the sound of the porcupineâs spines rubbing against the ground. Her scream became even sharper. âPull me up! Iâm sorry! I was wrong!â âYouâre not sincere,â Bai Lin said.
Lu Zhiâs tears and snot were mixed together. The instructor had previously shown them a video of someone being pricked by a porcupine. When she thought about how she was going to become like that, she felt despaired.
Sincerity? What was sincerity?
Lu Zhi cursed Bai Lin in her heart for looking for trouble and being vicious and cruel, but she appeared very sincere on the surface. âXiao Lin, I know youâre a good child. I really know Iâm in the wrong. I shouldnât have treated Zhou Guang like that. I really regret it, so hurry upâah!â
Something suddenly shot out from the cave beside her feet. Lu Zhi let out an inhuman scream and she tensed. Bai Lin lifted her up a little.
The porcupineâs spines were wriggling under her feet, trying to stab her. At a
closer look, the spines were even scarier than in the video.
The spines swept across her ankle. If Bai Lin lowered her a little or let go, she would immediately be pierced into a sieve.
âBai Lin! The porcupine is here! Hurry up and catch it!â
Bai Lin grabbed the rope and used what she had to make a simple pulley mechanism, so it was easy to put down or pull up Lu Zhi.
Lu Zhiâs voice cracked from her shouting. She was terrified and panicking. The people around her could not bear to see her like this, but no one came up to persuade Bai Lin.
[This Lin-jie is like a devil.] n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
[She doesnât look like a good person.]
[Iâm so happy. With how Lu Zhi treated Zhou Guang, this is karma.]
[Lin-jie is still too gentle. She only gave Lu Zhi a scare. If it were me, Iâd have sent her straight into the porcupine cave. So what if sheâs pricked? Itâs not like the crew canât save her.]
Bai Lin lowered Lu Zhi again, and this time, the spines had indeed pricked Lu Zhi. Lu Zhi cried even more miserably, âZhou Guang! Keep your sister in check! â
Zhou Guang shrugged. âI canât. Usually, itâs my sister who keeps me in check..â