This time Ren Ke walked beside them.

"Your calculations were accurate." Ren Ke said, "All the people I brought with me are gone. Half of Chang Chi and his men are gone. The total number of people in the archaeological team is not a threat to you."

She looked at Lin Wu, "Don't you like the people Chang Chi brought? Why don't you just deal with them together?"

Lin Wu walked forward with his hands in his pockets.

It was not far from Han Yuesong and the others, so they heard it clearly.

"You think too much. No matter how powerful I am, I can't be that powerful. Besides, what good will that do me?"

Bai Jing said at the right time: "You still have the mood to care about others? Aren't you sad that N lost his manpower? If Lin Wu really did that, shouldn't you be as angry as them?"

Ren Ke sneered, "I'm a killer. What's so strange about someone dying? As long as it doesn't interfere with my work, that's enough."

"Then just shut up and save your energy to think about what to do next." Lin Wu distanced himself from Ren Ke.

Ren Ke retorted unconvincedly and walked away while chatting.

The people behind looked at them. Chang Chi took the lead and pulled Chang San to follow. He said intentionally or unintentionally: "Some people, they have no ability, don't believe in other people's reminders, suffer losses, and still blame others. They are really bad. Chang San, you can't learn from such people, remember? Otherwise, I don't want you!"

Chang San readily nodded in agreement.

Han Yuesong and Gao Zhouwen's expressions became even uglier.

Jian Chonghe bandaged Professor Zhang's wound, helped the frightened Professor Zhang to stand up, and said, "Captain Han, Captain Gao, I don't think Miss Lin is to blame for this. She may not have had any other intentions. Otherwise, she could have just ignored us, but she still sent people to help us."

"Yes, Miss Lin saved your lives, you can't blame her." Luan Zhi put away the remaining first aid medicines and said calmly: "Let's go quickly. Miss Lin is right just now, we don't know if all those strange insects are dead. It's dangerous for us to stay. It will be bad if something happens again."

Professor Zhang was pale and a little dazed from the shock. He became anxious when he heard the word "accident" and said hurriedly, "Go, go, go, go!"

"Okay, Professor Zhang, let's go." Luan Zhi immediately stepped forward to support Professor Zhang.

Jian Chonghe nodded slightly to Han Yuesong and Gao Zhouwen, and helped support Professor Zhang as they left.

"She is Daosheng. She came to Zhangjia Village for this place from the beginning. Now she knows about the lotus cane. How could it be that we are overthinking it?"

Gao Zhouwen said in a deep voice, "Besides, Shi Xing's people just arrived here, and she came right after. How could it be such a coincidence? I think Zheng Jingmin and Cheng Wenwei must have lied to us. They must have told Daosheng something they shouldn't have!"

Han Yuesong thought the same and said, "Those two have always favored Daosheng, and their son also has a close relationship with Daosheng, so it is entirely possible that they helped Daosheng hide this from us. Therefore, Daosheng should have known what is here by now, and he is just deliberately acting with us!"

Gao Zhouwen shook his head, "It's still unlikely that she's playing us. She doesn't know who we are, nor does she know that we know Zheng Jingmin and Cheng Wenwei. But judging by her behavior over the past two days, including just now, she knows what's here and what we're doing. It must be true!"

"...That's right. When she saw those black bugs just now, she was very calm and knew they were coming in advance." Han Yuesong frowned, a little unhappy, then thought about it and said, "Well, if she knows, then she knows. We probably have the same goal as her, so it's good to have her help. If what we want falls into her hands and we reveal our identities, she has no reason not to give it to us."

When Gao Zhouwen heard this, he felt much relieved.

As long as the purpose of the trip is achieved, it doesn’t matter what happens along the way or how it is achieved.

"Then let's go and follow them." Gao Zhouwen said, "I see Daosheng is quite comfortable here. She must know exactly what we will encounter later. We can just follow her path."

Han Yuesong nodded in agreement and started to chase after him.

"Tell me the truth, did you know about those flying insects because you heard the same sound as me, or for some other reason? Did you know you would encounter them?" Ren Ke asked suspiciously.

She did not lower her voice deliberately, and Chang Chi and the others who followed her, as well as Jian Chonghe and a few others, heard it and looked at her with confusion.

Lin Wu was puzzled: "I'm not a god, nor am I proficient in divination. How can I predict it in advance?"

"If you didn't know in advance, how could you do that..." Ren Ke paused, and said, "You're not surprised or panicked at all?"

"…" Lin Wu didn't even bother to look at Ren Ke, and said calmly: "I'm just naturally calm and composed, is that a problem? Besides, do you need me to teach you? The more dangerous the situation, the more you need to keep a clear head so that you can find a way to get out."

Ren Ke stroked his chin and looked at Lin Wu: "But why do I remember that in all the time I have known you, you seem to be like a prophet, always able to turn danger into safety, and never panic or make mistakes?"

Lin Wu: “…”

Her tattoo didn't show up to remind her, which meant that the danger she encountered was far from being truly fatal, so why did she continue to act in such a mess?

Lin Wu said: "I'll take it as you are praising me."

Ren Ke: "...You are so fucking narcissistic! Why do you still insist on not changing this?"

The people who heard it later had different thoughts.

Han Yuesong and Gao Zhouwen looked at each other and became more certain of their guess.

Luan Zhi in the crowd looked at Lin Wu with a deep and meaningful look.

The group had not gone far when they met Wang Lin and Qiu Mei who were walking back hesitantly.

As soon as they met, Wang Lin and Qiu Mei were stunned and embarrassed. They said awkwardly: "We heard the explosion and were worried that you were in trouble, so we came back to check. We are so glad that you are okay."

"Do you two still hope that something bad will happen to us?" Chang Chi sneered, "You are safe. You ran away without looking back for the first time and didn't care about your teammates. It seems that if we really encounter something in the future, you will have the highest survival rate among us. I really want to learn from your way of saving lives."

Their faces immediately turned red and they lowered their heads without saying a word.

Jian Chonghe said, "Forget it, I'm glad you're all okay. You did nothing wrong, you just wanted to live, and the archaeological team has to have someone alive to achieve its goal. Don't blame yourself too much."

The two of them nodded in a whisper, walked over in small steps, took over and supported Professor Zhang.

Professor Zhang came to his senses, looked at them with a pale face, sighed, and said nothing.

The group continued to move forward until they reached a safe distance, then stopped to rest.

But they didn't rest for too long. Half an hour later, Lin Wu looked at his watch and called everyone to continue walking.

Given what happened before, no one had any objections and everyone followed suit.

Unexpectedly, they only walked for about ten minutes and reached the end of the road. (End of this chapter)