In the middle of the night, Shen Nanxing and Jiang Nian'an took Xiao Zi to the secret base written on the note.

This place is similar to an underground mine, with a narrow entrance that only allows two people to squeeze in sideways.

Upon entering the cave, several kerosene lamps that hadn't been used for who knows how long hung on the walls.

It was emitting a faint and dim light, barely illuminating the interior space, and one could vaguely see some childish graffiti on the cave walls that were almost completely eroded by time.

"You've arrived."

In the dimly lit corner, Lin Ting took a step forward and suddenly spoke.

His upper body was shrouded in shadow, making it difficult to see his expression.

Only those eyes shone faintly through the darkness, like cold, distant stars in the night sky.

"Um."

Shen Nanxing turned to look at him. "Speak, what is it?"

Jiang Nian'an found the cave too dark, so she hung an emergency light on the wall.

In an instant, the once dark cave was filled with bright light, and everything became clearly visible.

Lin Ting looked up at Shen Nanxing and got straight to the point, "You know why I'm here to see you."

"Heh~"

Shen Nanxing chuckled and shrugged. "I'm not a mind reader, how could I possibly know why you're looking for me?"

"My Lin family's children are in your hands, aren't they?"

Although Lin Ting asked the question, his expression already indicated that this was the answer.

"yes!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Nanxing stopped beating around the bush and directly admitted it.

"I'll give you two useful clues about the location of the Bi family's headquarters. In return, you'll save their lives, how about it?"

Lin Ting stared intently at Shen Nanxing, his dark, deep eyes flashing with a hint of pleading.

"What, are you planning to go down this path to the bitter end and not turn back?"

Shen Nanxing did not answer his question, but merely raised an eyebrow, a slight smile playing on his lips, though his eyes were filled with a cold light.

"My Lin family is too deeply involved with them, there's no turning back now, and we've already foreseen our ultimate fate."

I only hope that after all this is over, my Lin family will still have a single bloodline left.

A complex expression flashed across Lin Ting's eyes, and he gave a bitter smile. "Don't worry, those children don't know anything, including the grudges between us."

Even if they survive, they won't pose any threat to you in the future.

"Two clues aren't enough; I need their exact locations."

Shen Nanxing composed himself and looked at Lin Ting with a deep gaze.

"It's not that I don't want to tell you, but that I genuinely don't know."

Lin Ting shook his head, his gaze sweeping over the graffiti on the cave wall, and sighed, "They need our strength, but they don't completely trust us, and they've never even mentioned the Bi family's headquarters to us."

However, according to my investigation—"

Lin Ting changed the subject, turning to look at Shen Nanxing, "First, their headquarters is on a deserted island behind the flower market, but I haven't found out exactly which one."

Secondly, the mutated creatures in that sea area are extremely powerful, most of them capable of fighting on both land and sea, and will attack any outsiders who approach.

In addition, if you want to find out their exact location, you must first eliminate their influence in the flower market.

That was their first line of defense, and also the strongest branch of the Bi family.

"And this too."

Lin Ting then took out a somewhat damaged map from his pocket and handed it to Shen Nanxing.

Shen Nanxing took it, and Jiang Nian'an leaned over and looked down.

It is a map of the flower market, but it is not an ordinary map of the flower market; it is a map showing the distribution of the Bi family's power in the flower market.

The map is densely marked with various symbols and data using different colored markers, making it easy to see at a glance the weakest point and the strongest area of ​​the flower market.

"I went there once before and observed it while I was strolling around."

Unless they completely overturn all the arrangements of the past few months and reorganize, you can combine the information you have with the contents of this map to launch a targeted attack against them.

Lin Ting looked at the map in Shen Nanxing's hand and said in a low voice.

Shen Nanxing silently accepted the map and nodded to him.

Thanks!

Lin Ting smiled with relief, then slowly slid down the cave wall to sit on the ground, staring blankly at the nearly burnt-out kerosene lamp.

Having obtained the information he wanted, Shen Nanxing stopped lingering and pulled Jiang Nian'an, who had remained silent, out of the room.

"The Bi family must have already received news of your planned attack, so in the near future, the remaining people in the container area and some survivors in Jingshikou will create chaos to give us an opportunity to leave."

I will try to keep most of the Lin family's supplies; remember to collect the spoils.

As for the Bai family—”

Lin Ting looked at the cave entrance, a slight twitch at the corner of his lips, full of sarcasm.

"They've really gone mad, so whatever they leave behind, you'd better destroy it immediately and don't touch it."

Shen Nanxing paused for a moment. "I understand."

He then turned and left without looking back.

Lin Ting didn't move, sitting alone in the cave staring blankly at the graffiti on the cave wall.

After a long while, he slowly stood up, supporting himself against the cave wall, and unleashed several attacks, completely destroying the graffiti.

Then he took off the emergency light, picked it up, and left the cave.

Halfway there, Jiang Nian'an kept her head down and didn't say a word; anyone could tell she was in a bad mood.

"I knew I shouldn't have brought you."

Shen Nanxing gripped Jiang Nian'an's hand tightly, turned his head to gaze at her, looking at her with a mixture of tenderness and helplessness.

"It's not that I'm soft-hearted, it's just that hearing what he said just now still made me feel a little sad."

"Would the outcome have been different if he had told us these things earlier?"

Jiang Nian'an leaned her head against Shen Nanxing's strong arm, her voice so soft it seemed to drift away with the wind.

"Won't."

Shen Nanxing shook his head slightly and said in a deep voice, "Just like he said, he can't turn back."

Or rather, as the next heir of the Lin family, he cannot abandon the Lin family and switch sides to our camp; he can only share life and death with the Lin family, with whom there is no turning back.

"Allowing the Lin family to retain even a trace of their bloodline in this world is already the greatest mercy we can show them."

Jiang Nian'an sighed and hummed in agreement.

The two walked back quietly.

When they were almost at the Shen family's residence, Jiang Nian'an spoke again, "Today I'm taking Xiao Zhanzhan to the sea area so he can try to communicate with the Phoenix Tree Seed about the Wind Spirit's situation."

We'll also borrow some of the Octopus King's henchmen to work with us, just in case.

"good!"

Shen Nanxing had the same idea: "Investigating the exact location of the Bi family's main camp still requires naval support."

Xiao Zi, who had been nestled inside Jiang Nian'an's hat, heard their conversation and slowly crawled out.

It climbed onto Jiang Nian'an's shoulder, gently touched her cheek with its head, and pointed its tail at the ground.

Jiang Nian'an didn't know what it was going to do, but she still nodded in agreement.

"Go ahead, but don't go too far!"