“They have two demands.” Shen Qian glanced at the headed snake, which stood with its head held high, waiting. “The first condition is that they take away all the monster corpses here, as well as the snake fruits you’re carrying…”
Shen Qian glanced at Xiang Qi.
The Rock Squad's day of tracking the Candle Serpent was clearly not without results; the other three members were carrying bulging backpacks.
"Fine, it's my fault for chasing down its own kind."
Xiang Qi quickly and decisively nodded, then smiled self-deprecatingly.
However, he felt relatively relaxed.
Compared to saving a life, a few million is nothing.
“We have no objection either. What is the second request?” He Weichen asked after nodding.
Shen Qian let out a slight breath and glanced expressionlessly at Gu Yungao, who was still sitting on the ground.
Gu Yungao seemed to realize something, and a look of fear appeared on his face, when he heard Shen Qian's indifferent voice, "The murderer... ah, I mean the snake killer, they will take them away too."
After a moment of surprise, everyone looked at the stunned Gu Yungao with complicated expressions.
"No!" Gu Yungao, his face pale, shook his head, muttering as he backed away, "This can't be real, it's...it's Shen Qian, yes, it's him, he's taking this opportunity to get revenge on me!"
Gu Yungao roared frantically, "That's it! Don't believe him! Don't believe him!"
No one answered.
Even Yang Ni, who was relatively close to Gu Yungao, could only sigh softly and couldn't say anything.
She was very reluctant to admit it, but Gu Yungao seemed to have only himself to blame. If only he had listened to Shen Qian back then and hadn't been so hasty in taking action...
Yuan You turned her head away, unable to bear to look any longer. She suddenly remembered that Shen Qian had said "it's not good to die" back then. It turned out that Shen Qian wanted to get information from that candle snake.
"Captain, no, don't let the Candle Serpent take me away... Save me, please save me!"
Gu Yungao crawled to He Weichen's side, hugged his leg, and pleaded with snot and tears streaming down his face.
"Hiss!"
At this moment, the snake let out another rapid hiss.
"It...is a bit rushed."
Chen Qian took the initiative to translate.
Everyone fell silent, but all their eyes turned to He Weichen.
He Weichen closed his eyes briefly, then suddenly struck, knocking Gu Yungao unconscious with a single palm strike.
"This will make things a little easier..." He Weichen said softly, looking at the unconscious Gu Yungao.
"Don't worry, I'll play the bad guy this time. It's just a fifty-page report, I'll write it!"
Xiang Qi suddenly walked over, picked up Gu Yungao, and threw him into the snake swarm.
A candle snake coiled its tail and quickly pulled Gu Yungao into the mud, where he disappeared.
The other Candle Snakes also retreated with their spoils. As the sand and stones rolled and the grass and trees flew, all the Candle Snakes quickly disappeared under the leadership of the head snake.
The surroundings fell silent, as if nothing had happened.
"What happened today is really fucking bizarre. I can't stand here anymore, I need to rest for a while."
Xiang Qi broke the silence, sat down on the ground, and saw that He Weichen and the others were still stuck in some kind of emotion, so he couldn't help but sneer.
"I mean, is it really necessary? How many people die in the restricted area every day? If you chose to join the slash-and-burn team, you should have been prepared for the same consequences..."
"Normally, in this situation, sacrificing oneself to save everyone else is the normal course of action, but this guy is just too cowardly."
"If he really can step forward on his own initiative."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qian suddenly spoke up, "Perhaps, I would choose to save him..."
Everyone was taken aback, and for a moment they were confused.
Yuan You glanced deeply at Shen Qian, who was standing backlit with his back to everyone. For some reason, she felt that Shen Qian might actually be able to do it.
The other party simply chose the simplest solution.
Shen Qian withdrew his gaze from the distance, and just as everyone was about to sit down and rest, he spoke up, "Don't rest. Even without the Candle Serpent, this place is still not safe."
"What?" He Weichen was taken aback.
"Have you forgotten the escaped Candle Serpent, and those dead demonic beasts..."
The Dark Star Squad members were all jolted awake, but the Rock Squad remained somewhat confused.
Chen Qian touched the scroll in his arms, which was starting to get hot, and exhaled a breath of stale air.
"You'd better all leave. If I'm not mistaken, Xiaowang Village... is no longer the place you remember."
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