Bi Qiaoan nodded, then, thinking that Shen Yanming might not be able to see it, simply hummed in agreement.
Then the couple continued to stare blankly as if nothing had happened.
Those who had regained consciousness, seeing that Wu Haipeng had escaped successfully, began to stir with restlessness.
They followed Wu Haipeng's example, retreating into the night in an arched manner.
Bi Qiaoan tried hard to suppress the twitching corners of her mouth.
These idiots, don't they think crawling is noisier than a bug? And it's even faster!
Seeing that the group had slipped away, those who had been lying on the ground pretending to be dead could no longer maintain their act.
They cautiously opened their eyes a crack and were surprised to find that Bi Qiaoan was staring intently at them.
A few of the more timid ones almost screamed. They only managed to calm their wildly beating hearts after realizing they were still playing dead.
They felt that those who escaped were simply courting death; although the other party hadn't said a word, they had seen through their little tricks perfectly clearly.
After thinking about it, they decided to continue playing dead to avoid being slapped if they got up.
When Bi Qiaoan saw these people lying back on the ground, with their limbs hanging naturally at their sides, her lips twitched so hard she could barely contain herself.
This group of people is quite talented.
She turned her gaze back to the group who had fled into the night. She saw them approach Wu Haipeng, whisper a few words to him, and then begin searching through the ruins.
Bi Qiaoan thought to herself, "Since you don't want these seven days of life, then give them up." She was even tempted to take action, but with so many people around, she didn't want to become the target of everyone's criticism for being too cruel.
Wu Haipeng and his men searched for a long time, but found nothing.
The underling beside him asked, "Boss, could it be that little wench is just making things up to protect herself?"
Wu Haipeng frowned: "Impossible. If this hadn't happened, that female demon wouldn't have been so agitated. I bet she hid the person somewhere else, somewhere even her teammates don't know about."
The younger brother curled his lip in disdain: "Looks like they don't get along very well. One doesn't trust her teammates, and the other betrayed the captain."
Wu Haipeng could understand this quite well. What loyalty could a hastily assembled team possibly have? Just like them, didn't they just abandon Big Beard like that?
However, he didn't expose him. Instead, he nodded and said, "Yes, unlike us, we have common interests and are firmly tied together."
"Brother Peng, what should we do next?"
Wu Haipeng stroked his chin, pondered for two minutes as if deep in thought, and then said, "Looking for a needle in a haystack like this will easily expose our whereabouts. In order to prevent the female demon from taking the opportunity to retaliate, let's retreat first. As long as we're alive, we can always fight again. We can come back to fight when we've had enough time to recuperate."
"Okay, Brother Peng, I'll do as you say." The underlings breathed a sigh of relief when they heard him say that.
"Brother Peng is wise, unlike Big Beard, who only lets us charge around recklessly and suffer such a huge loss!"
"Yeah, if it weren't for Big Beard's strong fighting skills, with his brains, how could he have become the boss!"
"Our Brother Peng is now the one everyone wants..."
They genuinely didn't want to clash with Bi Qiaoan, so they were all praising him vehemently. They hoped to stall for time, until Peng Ge forgot about it or gave up.
Wu Haipeng was extremely pleased to see his underlings showering him with compliments.
But when she touches her flat stomach, she becomes unhappy again.
A gloomy look flashed across his face as he asked his underling, "Is there still a 'dead fish' over there?"
The younger brother nodded, licking his chapped lips: "Yeah, Beard said that was his toy and wouldn't let us touch it. Now that he's been dealt with, can we eat that fish now?"
Wu Haipeng was overjoyed: "Hmm, I guess he won't have much of a chance to come back. Let's go back now, kill the fish and roast the meat."
"Alright!" the henchmen replied eagerly.
However, one of them frowned and said, "When we came out, the fish was still unconscious. Hu Zi thought it was too much trouble to tie it up. It's been so long, the fish hasn't escaped, has it?"
"What? Why didn't you say so earlier!" Wu Haipeng kicked him in the back of the knee, then ordered the others, "Full speed ahead, run back to the gathering point, and confirm whether the dead fish has come back to life. Once it's confirmed missing, start the manhunt immediately!"
The men replied, "Yes!"
Hearing the unified voices, Wu Haipeng was not pleased at all; instead, he looked at Bi Qiaoan with fear.
He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she didn't react.
He thought he hadn't been discovered, but little did he know that Shen Yanming had overheard their conversation through the spatial connection.
To be honest, Shen Yanming was quite surprised as well.
He simply felt the distance was a bit far, making it difficult to hear what the people were saying. Then, as if the spatial projection had a zoom function, it pulled the images of the group right in front of him.
Those who are close enough can even see how many nose hairs are on the other person's face.
Shen Yanming endured his discomfort and listened to their conversation. After watching them leave, he immediately adjusted the projector back to normal.
He didn't tell Bi Qiaoan. There were too many sordid things involved, and he didn't want her to be involved anymore.
Seeing that Wu Haipeng had run away, Bi Qiaoan didn't chase after him, and those who were lying dead were a little confused about what she meant.
Should we really let them go?
Otherwise, they wouldn't have ignored the few who escaped.
Seeing that they had all raised their heads, Bi Qiaoan decided to be generous for once and waved her hand, "If you're awake, then get out!"
At first, the person lying there didn't dare to move. After a while, seeing that she didn't move, a few of them slowly got up, took small steps backward, and ran away as soon as they were far away.
Seeing that they were safe after running away, the others also left one after another. Only a few bowed and thanked Bi Qiaoan.
Bi Qiaoan didn't bother to care whether their gratitude was genuine or feigned remorse. She left everything to Shen Yanming to judge whether or not to reduce their punishment.
After everyone had run away, she looked at the group still being punished with push-ups.
Seeing the envious looks on their faces, Bi Qiaoan chuckled, "There's nothing to envy. You can leave after you're done."
Her words consisted of two sentences. But when put together, it's easy to overlook the first meaning.
Bi Qiaoan didn't intend to explain, and turned her gaze back to the group of people who had dug the pit.
They've already dug more than a meter deep; with a little more effort, they'll be done.
Bi Qiaoan kicked the bearded man, and only felt relieved when she saw that he was still lying on the ground like a lump of mud.
Upon seeing this, Shen Yanming simply said, "Don't worry, wife, they won't wake up until noon tomorrow."
Bi Qiaoan smiled and said, "Well, it's getting late. Aren't you going back?"
Shen Yanming said with some grievance, "I finally found an opportunity, but I haven't even gotten to hold my wife yet!"
“But the current situation doesn’t allow me to leave,” Bi Qiaoan said with a smile.
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