Upon hearing this, Zhang Xinyu immediately became anxious and retorted, "How can that be? What if..."

However, he seemed to realize something suddenly and swallowed the rest of his words.

But Jiang An knew perfectly well what Zhang Xinyu wanted to say—he was simply afraid that she and He Zhizhou would leave him alone and go away.

"What I mean is, I really don't know how to tan these vines into strong and durable ropes. So, how about this, for example, the three of us go together? If we can find a rock face that's more suitable for climbing, then we can just go straight out from there!" Zhang Xinyu said awkwardly with a slightly embarrassed and ingratiating smile.

Upon hearing this, Jiang An and He Zhizhou quickly exchanged a glance.

He Zhizhou nodded slightly in agreement with the suggestion, then decisively replied, "Okay, that's a good idea. But we need to bring all these vines with us first!"

Jiang An knew very well that He Zhizhou was, after all, a soldier, and he had a strong sense of responsibility and justice.

Even if Zhang Xinyu might have some ulterior motives, as long as the other party hasn't caused any real harm to them, He Zhizhou certainly won't easily abandon Zhang Xinyu.

Just then, Zhang Xinyu spotted He Zhizhou walking towards the vines. He immediately put on a big smile and shouted ingratiatingly, "Let me do it! Let me do it! I happen to have the tools here specifically for dealing with this kind of thing!"

As he spoke, he deftly pulled a sharp weapon from the storage bag he was carrying on his back.

Seeing this, Jiang An stepped forward to help without hesitation.

Before long, with the three of them working together, the thick vines were quickly cut in half.

Afterwards, everyone received a portion of the vines, then turned and left, walking quickly towards the cave where Jiang An had first woken up.

As they walked, Zhang Xinyu suddenly pointed ahead excitedly, as if he had discovered a new continent, and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Look! We're almost there!"

His voice echoed loudly in the empty space.

Upon hearing this, Jiang An's previously calm expression changed slightly.

The reason was simple: just now, she suddenly remembered the pool of congealed blood on the ground before she left.

He Zhizhou didn't need to worry her too much, after all, he knew her name and was also aware that she had the invaluable Purple Gold Pill with her.

However, the situation is quite different for the man in front of us named Zhang Xinyu.

Just now, Jiang An deliberately didn't say her name because he crossed out her name and didn't know whether she was friend or foe.

Firstly, it was still uncertain whether this person was friend or foe; secondly, it was also out of caution.

Well, as the saying goes, there's always a way out, and things will work themselves out. Even if Zhang Xinyu tries to play some tricks in the future, I should be able to handle it with ease given my current strength.

Jiang An thought to himself.

Before long, the three of them finally arrived at their destination.

Zhang Xinyu asked excitedly, "Brother He, look at these three places. Which one do you think would be the easiest for us to leave this place from?"

However, Jiang An had no time to think about these questions, because she was shocked to find that the bloodstain on the ground had vanished without a trace!

Her face instantly turned extremely pale, and she hurriedly said, "Wait! When I first came here, I accidentally suffered a minor injury and bled quite a bit. But now, the bloodstains on the ground have suddenly disappeared!"

"What?" Upon hearing this, Zhang Xinyu's face instantly drained of color, turning ashen white.

Even He Zhizhou, who was usually calm and composed, couldn't help but look serious at this moment, his brows furrowing tightly.