The Scum Is A

Everyone sucked in a cold breath and then held their breath after they heard the harsh sound of a palm hitting a face. In short, Zuo Zhe slapped Yu Sheng! This is Yu Sheng, who is even stronger than Xie Lan! And Zuo Zhe boldly slapped him! 

They didn't dare breathe nor blink in fear they would miss something. Will Yu Sheng punish Zuo Zhe? After all, although Zuo Zhe is Yu Sheng's lover, but Yu Sheng still needed his face. But, Zuo Zhe didn't even give him his face and slapped him! That red hand print on Yu Sheng's face looked vivid, since Yu Sheng's skin is fair. Will Yu Sheng kill Zuo Zhe? 

The answer? "Zhe… pft!" Yu Sheng laughed. 

Everyone. "…" he… laughed? He laughed? He freaking laughed?! They all stared at Yu Sheng in shock. 

But, Yu Sheng wasn't looking at them. His focus is all on Zuo Zhe. "Zhe, why is your mood so foul today?" he asked. "Ah. Is it what you told me before? The 'morning grumpiness'?" he asked as he stared at Zuo Zhe's scowling face. 

A vein popped in Zuo Zhe's forehead as his brows knitted. "How can I not be in a foul mood?" he asked and forced a smile. The corner of his lips twitching in annoyance as he looked at Yu Sheng's very handsome face, albeit the red handprint. "You kissed me until I almost died!" he said. Still feeling that his slap wasn't enough, he raised his foot to kick Yu Sheng. 

But, Yu Sheng's expression didn't even change. He wrapped Zuo Zhe's waist with his both arms. "Ah. It's really 'morning grumpiness'." He sighed as he kissed Zuo Zhe's forehead. "You must be hungry. I'll go get you breakfast." He told him as he reluctantly released Zuo Zhe before he walked towards the cabin. 

Everyone seemed to finally wake up from their daze. "Yu-ge!" Lei Ling called. "What about the 'fishing'…" he said. 

"Fishing? You are fishing?" Zuo Zhe asked as he turned to Lei Ling, then outside the ship. "You can fish from this height?" he asked as he remembered the giant river situated between the canyon. Are cultivators this good, to fish from the height of more than five hundred meters?

Everyone. "…" young master Zuo seems to misunderstand us… they thought. 

Zuo Zhe indeed misunderstood them, but it was a different thing he misunderstood. And because of this, Zuo Zhe's standard for cultivators increased. 

Yu Sheng paused and turned back. "Zhe." He called. "Do you like fishing?" he asked and smiled. 

Zuo Zhe turned to him. "Hm? It's okay." He answered. "I am lazy, anyway, so I don't like to move. Fishing suits me." He said. 

"Then, you can join us in fishing." Yu Sheng said. "Speaking of fishing, the breakfast today is fish. I'll go heat it up for you." He told him and kissed him on the cheek before he left. 

Meanwhile, everyone. "…" we've already had breakfast, and with the added dog food, we're close to bursting. They thought. And… we're doing a different kind of fishing! Why are you inviting him?! They thought as they looked at the closed door leading to the cabin. 

"Hm? Is there something wrong?" Zuo Zhe asked as he turned to them. 

"… nothing." They answered and looked away. They'll just wait until Yu Sheng returns to plan for their next course of action. 

This is what they planned, but… "Can I see what are you fishing?" Zuo Zhe asked as he walked towards the railing. Then, he looked down, only to see the demonic cultivators attacking them. But, since the ship has barriers, their attacks hit the barrier. "Huh? There are only these demonic cultivators below. Aren't we a bit too farther from the river below?" he asked and looked at the wide river snaking the canyon. 

Lei Ling, Lei Qing, Jing Hei and Qian Lin. "…" what we are fishing are the demonic cultivators, and not because we are too far from the river that we are fishing the humans instead of the fishes… 

"Hm?" Zuo Zhe turned back when he didn't hear them speak. "… where are your fishing rods?" he asked when he noticed that there's something wrong. 

Lei Ling, Lei Qing, Jing Hei and Qian Lin. "…" what should we answer? Should we raise our sword? 

"… you're really not fishing, the kind of 'fishing' that's in my mind…" Zuo Zhe said when he noticed their awkward expression. "… right?" he asked. 

They immediately nodded. "Yes…" they answered, finally breathing a sigh of relief, only for their breath to get stuck on their throat when they heard what Zuo Zhe said next. 

"So, what are you 'fishing'?" Zuo Zhe asked. 

Lei Ling, Lei Qing, Jing Hei and Qian Lin. "…" 

Zuo Zhe's expression immediately became blank when he realized something. "It can't be… the demonic cultivators?" he asked and glanced at the demonic cultivators swarming on the top of the canyon beneath them. 

"It is…" they answered. 

Zuo Zhe. "…" what kind of hobby is this?! They can't fish for fishes, so they switched to fishing humans, instead?! Dark lines covered his face. "Oh." He muttered. 

Lei Ling, Lei Qing, Jing Hei and Qian Lin felt more awkward. It would have been better if Zuo Zhe didn't speak that 'oh'. 

"What's wrong?" Yu Sheng asked when he returned. A tray of food on his hand. 

Zuo Zhe turned and felt a fish bone was stuck on his throat when he saw the dish on the tray. "… fish." He muttered. 

Their faces twitched. "Pft – " they finally can't help but laugh. 

"Hm?" Yu Sheng looked at them, then Zuo Zhe. "Zhe. You must be hungry. Here, grab a bite." He said as he pulled Zuo Zhe to the table on the side and then placed the tray on top of the table. "You can eat here. I'll go instruct the others what to do next." He told him. He kissed Zuo Zhe's lips before he walked towards Lei Ling, Lei Qing, Jing Hei and Qian Lin. 

Zuo Zhe who was still dumbfounded of what happened earlier and hasn't reacted to Yu Sheng eating his tofu for the nth time. "…" 

Lei Ling, Lei Qing, Jing Hei and Qian Lin who saw Yu Sheng kissed Zuo Zhe and were fed by dog food again. "…"

"Let's continue?" Yu Sheng asked with a bright smile on his face but looked irritating to the others they wanted to punch him. 

But, because of his question, everyone immediately remembered their task. They momentarily forgot it because of Zuo Zhe's intermission. "Yes." They answered. 

"How do we proceed now?" Qian Lin asked. 

Yu Sheng looked at them. Actually, they can just ask him to fish a demonic cultivator alive for them. But, he knows they have their pride, and don't want to bother him further. 

"We can't open the barrier." Lei Ling said, his voice and gaze firm. 

Lei Qing nodded. "We will be setting everyone up as a bait if we did that." She said.

Jing Hei sighed and Qian Lin shook his head. 

"How about we fish for real?" Yu Sheng asked. 

"Huh?" they turned to him. 

"The actual fishing." Yu Sheng said. "We hook one of them, then reel them up." He said. 

Their eyes brightened. "Brilliant!" they exclaimed. 

"But, there's one problem we'll be facing." Yu Sheng said. 

"What is it?" they asked as they tensed up. 

"Since we're not using bait, we have to reel up the 'fish' faster." Yu Sheng answered. "It will be a race against time." He told them. 

They froze. 

"Also – " Yu Sheng continued as he stared at them. " – do you know how to fish?" he asked. 

Lei Ling, Lei Qing, Jing Hei and Qian Lin. "…" 

"… no?" Yu Sheng asked when he saw their expression. 

They looked at each other silently. "..." is it too late to learn how to fish now?

Yu Sheng's lip twitched. Meanwhile, Zuo Zhe who was watching them while eating wanted to laugh. The 'fishing' they meant earlier is referring to their operation. But, they actually don't know how to fish. 

"Everyone." He called as he placed down his chopsticks. "I have an idea." He said. 

They all turned to him. "What is it, Zhe?" Yu Sheng asked. 

"Do you have a neutralizing potion with you?" Zuo Zhe asked. 

Lei Ling nodded. "Yes. Cheng-shixiong taught shimei and told her to keep some neutralizing potion with her since it might be useful later." He answered and paused. "Who would expect that we will really be using it now…" he looked at Zuo Zhe. 

Zuo Zhe smiled. "Come and listen to my strategy." He beckoned them. 

You Rou who just finished giving the patients medicine, and Qian Tian who is following behind her, saw them all huddled up. "… what's going on?" she asked as she approached them. 

"Are they planning something…?" Qian Tian muttered. "Qian Lin?" he spoke when he saw Qian Lin's eyes are bright. He seemed excited. Then, he watched Qian Lin suddenly jumped off of the ship, followed by Jing Hei and Lei Qing. 

His jaw dropped.