Among the many uses of Purple Mist Herb, one was that it was highly toxic to ape-type demon beasts. Generally, Silver-rank or lower ape-type demon beasts had little resistance to its effects.
In this world, everything has its natural counter!
Everyone was stunned and confused, exchanging bewildered glances.
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Even so, being able to hit a Gray-Arm Giant Ape so effortlessly was still an impressive feat.
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Chen Linjian's subordinates all produced their crossbows. They could use them to deal with the Gray-Arm Giant Apes!
It was just killing a Gray-Arm Giant Ape. How hard could that be?
Shen Yue loaded an arrow onto his light crossbow, crouched low, and slowly crept toward a wall. He aimed the crossbow at a Gray-Arm Giant Ape in the distance, his expression deadly serious and focused, lining up the sights on the target.
At that moment, all eyes were fixed on Shen Yue by the wall, everyone holding their breath.
"A Gray-Arm Giant Ape is such a big target — it shouldn't be that hard to hit!" Shen Yue squeezed the trigger. But the moment he did, his hand trembled involuntarily.
Whoosh — a cold streak of light cut through the air, and a moment later, thud, it buried itself in a tree trunk in the distance, a good five or six meters away from the Gray-Arm Giant Ape.
Shen Yue's face twitched, turning a sickly shade of iron-blue.
Seeing this, everyone's expressions turned odd as they desperately held back their laughter. If any of them actually burst out laughing, Shen Yue would truly never be able to show his face again. They understood that Shen Yue was trying to compete with Nie Li, but couldn't he at least avoid being this ridiculous about it?
Shen Yue was on the verge of losing his mind. He had clearly felt that he could make the shot — so why had it gone so far off the mark after he pulled the trigger?
Seeing the barely suppressed mirth on everyone's faces, Shen Yue felt utterly humiliated. Through a haze of rage, he thought he caught the faintest hint of amusement in Ye Ziyun's eyes — the look of someone looking down on him! Damn it, I refuse to believe this! He immediately pulled out a second arrow and frantically loaded it, his hands shaking as he aimed at the distant Gray-Arm Giant Ape.
Whoosh!
The arrow traced a cold arc through the sky, but a moment later, as if all its force had simply vanished, it dropped limply to the ground.
Shen Yue hadn't loaded the arrow properly, so it had only flown a short distance before falling.
At this point, everyone finally could not hold back and burst into laughter. Shen Yue's skills were nowhere near adequate, yet he insisted on imitating Nie Li's feat of killing a Gray-Arm Giant Ape. The result was a classic case of an ugly woman trying to imitate a beauty's graceful walk. Was Shen Yue here just to be everyone's comedian?
Chen Linjian forced down his own laughter, walked over to Shen Yue, and patted him on the shoulder. "Brother Shen Yue, maybe just let it go — this kind of thing isn't for you!"
Shen Yue's face flushed a deep purplish-blue, and the sound of everyone's laughter was like knives in his ears. His hatred for Nie Li only deepened — it was Nie Li who had made him lose so much face in front of everyone!
If Nie Li had known what Shen Yue was thinking right now, he would have felt completely innocent — he hadn't done a single thing!
Shen Yue stood there holding his crossbow, not knowing whether to put it away or keep it out, wishing the ground would swallow him whole.
In his previous life, Shen Yue had been supremely arrogant, mocking Nie Li at every turn. Thinking of this, a cold smirk tugged at the corner of Nie Li's lips as he remarked flatly, "Some things — just because I can do them doesn't mean you can."
The moment those words reached Shen Yue's ears, the rage inside him erupted. He roared at Nie Li, "This is all your fault — I'll kill you!" The veins on Shen Yue's face bulged as he raised his crossbow and aimed it at Nie Li, driven nearly mad. As a direct descendant of the Sacred Family, Shen Yue's pride ran bone-deep, and under Nie Li's provocation, he had completely lost his reason.
Smack — Chen Linjian slapped the crossbow right out of Shen Yue's hands and barked, "Enough!"
Shen Yue looked up to see Chen Linjian's cold, expressionless face, and the fight drained out of him. Everyone was on Nie Li's side now. He turned and stormed off in bitter silence.
Everyone watched Shen Yue's retreating figure and began to discuss among themselves.
"Who would've thought Shen Yue was that kind of person?"
"He has none of the breeding expected of a noble!"
Nie Li's gaze was cold. He thought of how, in his previous life, the Sacred Family had abandoned the city and fled, and of everything Shen Yue had done. People like this, families like this — even if they were destroyed completely, Nie Li wouldn't feel the slightest bit sorry!
Ye Ziyun watched Shen Yue's desolate back, then walked over to Nie Li and said, "Nie Li, Shen Yue is actually kind of pitiful."