"No, the left!"
Qiu Ye immediately jumped in to argue.
He practically leaped forward, arm raised high as he pointed forcefully toward the path on the left. It was almost completely obscured by massive trees, its end nowhere in sight.
His voice rose, his tone defiant, as if he were afraid someone would steal his idea.
He glared at Cangming and shot a glance at Jiang Ji, bellowing, "I just saw footprints leading this way! Are you both blind?"
The three of them instantly devolved into a chaotic argument, none willing to back down, each insisting they held the correct answer.
Their voices rose and fell, each trying to out-shout the other, each more resolute than the last.
Jiang Ji insisted the middle path had freshly broken branches, Cangming was certain the aura to the right was the purest, and Qiu Ye refused to let go of the partial, blurry footprint he'd found on the left.
