Although Cheng Xuqing and the other two didn't find anything wrong, they naturally believed what Gu Shi said.

After hearing Gu Shi's warning, Zhao Zhize immediately extinguished the magic lamp in his hand, and Cheng Xuqing quickly collected the messy things on the ground and tried his best to restore the environment here to the state it was before they came.

Qi Yu's reaction was not as quick as the other two, but he did not lag behind. He looked around and quickly found a suitable hiding place, and called everyone over.

Although the cliff where they were located was suitable for viewing the scenery, there were not many places to hide.

The place Qi Yu pointed to was behind a huge rock. The space was large enough for the four of them to hide together. There was also lush grass and trees growing around the rock, which could barely cover their figures.

The four of them quickly gathered behind the boulder. Even though they were covered in clothes, the feeling of being pricked by various weeds and branches was not pleasant, but given the current situation, they could only endure it silently.

After all four people were in place, Gu Shi took out the alchemical props from the space ring, adding an extra layer of protection to their concealment.

Gu Shi was the last one to hide here, so his position was at the very edge of the boulder, allowing him to easily observe the situation ahead from the side.

After adjusting his posture, Gu Shi quietly stuck out half of his head to observe how things were going.

As the distance got closer, the people who were originally just two small black dots in his eyes gradually became clearer, and Gu Shi was able to see their movements a little more clearly.

The two men seemed to be fighting over something, attacking each other back and forth. Originally, the man in front was only focused on escaping, but when something he was holding was knocked down, he turned around to grab it.

When they got closer, Gu Shi could see clearly that the two people were fighting for a colorful round mineral stone, and judging from the surrounding environment, the rosy glow that colored half of the sky was emitted by this stone.

Judging from the way these two people are fighting for it, this piece of ore is definitely a priceless treasure.

However, Gu Shi's mind was not on this piece of ore at all. He just hoped that the two people could get away as soon as possible so that they could leave this place of trouble.

Unfortunately, things did not go as planned, and the two men were deadlocked not far from the cliff.

Seeing the two of them seeming to be talking, Gu Shi couldn't help but complain in his heart, "Can't these two guys talk somewhere else? Why did they have to choose here?"

Gu Shi actually wanted to lead the three people and run away right now, but seeing the tense posture of the two people before, he was afraid that they would find something wrong and attack directly with a fighting skill to eliminate the hidden danger before it happened.

Gu Shi could definitely escape alone, but what about the other three? He would definitely not abandon them, so now they could only hide here quietly.

Time passed slowly, and by the time Gu Shi's legs were numb, the two people were still deadlocked in the air.

At this time, things changed.

The glow that had originally illuminated the night sky gradually faded away, and the mineral held in the arms of the person on the left also lost its original brilliance and completely turned into an ordinary black stone.

At this moment, the person on the right suddenly launched an attack, snatched the ore in his hand, and then got many identical stones from somewhere, performing a wave of scattering flowers on the spot.

After the person on the right performed this series of lifelike actions, he ran away.

The reinforcements of the people on the left arrived late at this time. Seeing that helpers had arrived, he ordered these people to stay and look for the ore, and he chased the fleeing person away.

It was hard to tell whether Gu Shi and his friends had good or bad luck. When it was raining stones, a black stone happened to fall right on their heads.

As the only real fighter among the four, Zhao Zhize naturally caught the stone without hesitation. The heavy impact and friction caused some scratches on his hands.

After seeing the two strongest men leave, Gu Shi prepared to evacuate with the other three.

He took out a bottle of potion from his space ring, motioned Zhao Zhize to put away the stone in his hand, and then drank the potion.

Zhao Zhize, who was holding the stone, whispered, "It seems that this stone cannot be stored in the space ring."

Gu Shi frowned after hearing this, reached out to try, but sure enough, he couldn't retract it.

Qi Yu suggested: "Why not just throw it here?"

Cheng Xuqing was a little reluctant. "This stone is flying towards us, which means it's destined for us to be with it. It would be a pity to give up now."

Gu Shi looked at Zhao Zhize and said, "You decide. If you want to take this stone with you, I'll have to trouble you to hold it."

Zhao Zhize knew that they were not out of danger yet. After hesitating for a few seconds, he decided to run away with the stone.

While the group in front had not yet searched this place, Gu Shi led them away swiftly.

After they completely left the forest and returned to the populated area, the four of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhao Zhize asked, "What should we do now? If we go out with this stone, it will be immediately obvious that we are abnormal. Besides, we are covered in dirt and dust, which will easily attract other people's attention."

"Let me think about it."

Gu Shi thought about it and decided to use the contract to call out to the Shufeng that was free outside.

While waiting for Shufeng's arrival, Gu Shi took out a sturdy backpack from his space ring and barely stuffed the entire stone into it.

Not long after, under the gaze of four people, Shufeng landed lightly on the ground.

Gu Shi showed the backpack in his hand to Shufeng and told it through the contract to take the backpack away.

As for the weight issue, Gu Shi had already weighed it, and this amount was not a problem at all for Shufeng.

Gu Shi gave Shufeng some detailed instructions, telling it to fly to a place where there were no people and to fly as high as possible. He only let it go after making sure that it really remembered what he had learned.

Watching Shufeng's back as he walked away in the woods, Cheng Xuqing asked worriedly, "What if we get discovered?"

Gu Shi spread his hands and said, "Then there's nothing we can do. I told Shufeng to try to escape if he meets someone. If he can't escape, just throw the backpack away. The stone inside might not be real anyway."

Cheng Xuqing had no objection to Gu Shi's approach. He was just very surprised and asked, "How can you tell real from fake stones? What's going on?"

Except for Gu Shi, the three of them had been hiding quietly behind the huge rock. They had no idea what was happening in front of them. They only saw a rock falling from the sky at the end.

In response to Cheng Xuqing's questions, Gu Shi told them everything that had happened before.