"That is unnecessary. I work alone," The green-haired girl replied in cold indifference without giving as much as a glance at Tian Huan.
Tian Huan's mouth opened as if he wanted to react to her, but the girl spun instantaneously and left without further ado.
The green-haired girl's appearance had been brief, but Shi Mu still found her quite memorable—it wasn't because of how beautiful and ravishing she was, but because she was the first Early Earth-rank fighter who had dared left them and be alone.
"What a stuck-up!" Tian Huan muttered under his breath as he watched the girl's beautiful figure vanished from sight. He turned and scanned the surrounding placidly before finally leaving with those three men behind him.
After he took off, several more left on their own as well until there were only about twenty-odd Early Earth-rank fighters left behind.
TL’S THOUGHT:
Shi Mu, babysitter out of chivalry since the year he was borne! Protector of fair maidens including his own stepmom, stepsis, a princess of a kingdom, a girl from a clam, Lady Skeletor, Jean Grey/Phoenix but Chinese (so… Grey Jean?) and many, many more! But really, I’m not that against him being a babysitter. I think he’s at his most human and most interesting when he’s interacting with people who aren’t a shopkeeper, trying to kill him, some sort of high-handed “Senior”, or bullies straight out of high school teen movies. Which means “babysitting” contributes to a lot of such scenes, because why is it so hard for a man to meet another decent man for companionship without that man trying to kill or bully him, eh? Most of the benevolent characters had been girls (no citation needed), and a lot of these girls are introduced by having Shi Mu babysit them. So, yea. Besides, Zi Ling is an Earth-rank fighter despite being described as some “Onii-chan~” screaming young lady who is more harmless than a farmer girl with a frying pan. The dissonance and discrepancy are quite the red flags, you guys. My Plot Sense is tingling….