Chapter 151: Don't Underestimate the Enemy
Yun wanted to lie in bed, but tossed and turned and couldn't fall asleep.
If Bian Qin's method is really successful, the plants will definitely not be willing to stay in the jungle. They will definitely break through the protective shield and occupy the safe zone.
People in the safe zone...
I'm afraid that the entire Cangkong Star will become a hell on earth.
Thinking of this, Yun Xiang sat up suddenly, then looked dejected. They were all trapped here, their lives or deaths unknown, so how could they save the people outside?
She was sure that Bian Qin knew the consequences. Knowing the consequences, she chose to give up, and what she gave up was the Cang Qiong Xing that meant so much to her.
She must have received some important news. And this news came after Teacher Sheng assassinated her.
This person is really not simple. Even when there is no signal, he can still contact the outside world. Yun Xiang is very glad that she did not underestimate the enemy from the beginning.
What kind of news could make her change her mind so suddenly? It must be something very personal... nothing more than profit and fate.
Not only did he not lose his life, but he also gained all the benefits... Yes... Oh, he almost caught him! Yun Xiang felt annoyed and patted his head.
But it doesn't matter. As long as she encounters something related, she will always remember it.
Now that he knew about Bian Qin's crazy behavior, Yun wanted to merge the team into two, four into two, and spend one day on the mission to get water and one day to find food.
I tried to avoid Bian Qin's group as much as possible, but I would always bump into her intentionally or unintentionally. If she did it intentionally, it was naturally to block them.
If they were fighting a mutant beast unintentionally, they would bump into each other by chance. But whether intentional or not, the result would always be a dispute, which would waste a lot of time.
Whenever they encounter this, they will inevitably return empty-handed.
"This damn woman is so annoying, how about we go our separate ways?" Zhang Hui scratched his head, feeling very anxious. It's only been a few days, and the peace is already unsettling again.
"That's exactly what she wants. Defeat them one by one." Although Sheng Yulan's tone was not good, there was some truth in what she said.
Yun Xiang also felt that Bian Qin's actions were largely deliberate. If they wanted to unite or merge, they should have sat down and discussed it earlier, rather than deliberately obstructing them and forcing them to separate.
"That's right. They are already at the bottom of the food chain. If they stick together, they won't have time to do anything. If they separate, they will just be eaten." Qian Zexi also disagreed.
"It's not as exaggerated as you guys are. How dare she kill people so blatantly?" Zhang Hui felt that these two people were too emotional and lacked the most basic objective judgment.
"I didn't kill you, I forced you to separate and then kill you." Sheng Yulan glared at him impatiently, "Why don't you understand?"
"Hey, I mean, she wouldn't dare to separate." How could he not understand? He understood it very well. Zhang Hui could only grumble in his heart.
"We can assume that she wants to kill us." Yun thought of a compromise and said it before Sheng Yulan opened her mouth to avoid an argument.
"She won't—ahem," Zhang Hui almost blurted out, but Qian Zexi kicked him, and he barely managed to swallow the word "dare" back into his stomach. "She won't do it."
Hey! Same old story. Zhang Hui received a direct death threat from Sheng Yulan.
Seeing this, Yun Xiang deliberately obscured Zhang Hui's meaning, "She won't just do it directly. The jungle is very convenient for 'using local materials', and she can kill people without even thinking."
"Use mutant beasts and mutant plants to kill us." Zhang Hui's mind worked quickly after Yun Xiang's eyes signaled him.
"I can't rule out this possibility. But I also wonder if it's too much trouble. The mutant beasts are basically controlled by Yi Cun Lian, so she can only target the mutant plants.
In this case, there is only one way, kill the mutant beast first, then the tree will successfully mutate after sucking blood, and then kill us, so all four parties must be there.
This was more difficult, because she couldn't attract the mutant beasts. Otherwise, the mutant beasts would be chasing her these days instead of her chasing and killing the mutant beasts.
Second, our route is not fixed. If both parties are uncertain, the probability of encountering each other will become much smaller, which explains,
We encountered her sometimes with mutants and sometimes without. It was clear that this approach wasn't working."
"Indeed," Qian Zexi nodded, "Then what other options does she have?"
Yun wanted to think of a few, but he couldn't think of anything at the moment.
Zhang Hui suddenly felt his body stiffen. "Since you can't figure it out, then it means the hypothesis is not valid. The problem should be found at the root."
"That's right, well said!" Sheng Yulan spoke in a loud and clear voice, and seemed to agree with what Zhang Hui said, almost applauding him.
Instead of being happy, Zhang Hui looked apprehensive. What did Sheng Yulan mean? Was it too late to play dumb now?
"Bian Qin's action is to separate us. Do you admit this?" Sheng Yulan pretended not to see him and asked directly with a trembling look.
"Admit it." This was the point where they had a disagreement.
"Then why do you think Bian Qin is so eager to separate us?"
"This..." Zhang Hui was speechless for a moment, he didn't know either.
"Drinking and eating meat? Same old trick?"
"What?"
"Playing dumb? They even treated you to a banquet in Qianlin, how could you have forgotten so quickly? How about going back to the river to see Yi Cun Lian and deepen your impression?"
“…”
“Puff…”
"Humph, you've almost been killed, and you still don't have any brains? If you think your head is too heavy, just give it to Bian Qin!"
"Hehe..." Zhang Hui felt completely relieved. This was the Sheng Yulan he knew. She had just scared him.
“…”Everyone was speechless.
"Uncle Jersey, have you had any news from your people in the past few days?"
"No, but we found sword marks on the tree. It was his handiwork, so we copied them down on paper, but we can't understand them." Qian Zexi handed her a stack of papers.
Yun Xiang took the paper, flipped through it one by one, frowned, and handed it to others.
"Is this a word?"
“Looks like it!”
"This is too chaotic. Is this 'killing'?" Shi Qixuan widened her eyes.
Yun Xiang needed Shi Qixuan's help with many things, and she became her right-hand man, so she was naturally indispensable in meetings.
They were all used to following Qian Zexi wherever he went. "The second stroke is missing. I wonder if it wasn't engraved, or if there's some deeper meaning behind it?"
"This one has the character 'wen'."
"No, it's '攵'."
"It's 'Father'!"
"Not even close, 'Friend'!"
Everyone was talking at once and almost started arguing.
"This is a kind of calligraphy and painting puzzle game often played by 'Wu Qian'. Using the surrounding environment, a few words are used to express the most important meaning, and then the other party is asked to guess.
So in emergencies, it's used to pass messages." Qian Zexi paused, "Youyou can try."
Yun Xiang was almost certain that her grandfather had taught her how to play. She was very familiar with this game; she had often played it with him when she was little.
So, when she saw the riddle of calligraphy and painting on the corner of the man's clothes at the bottom of the lake, the first person she thought of was her grandfather.
Now think about it, the courtyard in the painting, "ting" means family, a family. Without "guang" (a Chinese character for "ting"), it is the last character of my grandfather's name, "ting".
There is a pine tree in the center of the courtyard. "Song" is the second character of my grandfather's name, and "Songting" is my grandfather's name. Pine trees, which are evergreen, symbolize eternity. Combined with the courtyard, it means we will be a family forever.
(End of this chapter)
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