Hua Wuxin glanced at Wang Ruo and went out with his men to look for a rope. Tang Chen also inadvertently sent Lian Xin away. Wang Ruo saw that she must have something to tell her, so she was in no hurry to leave. She straightened her sleeves while waiting for her to speak.
For some reason, Tang Chen didn't care what they said just now when there were many people around, but now that there were only the two of them left, she became shy: "You..."
Wang Ruo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she finally spoke. She smiled and asked, "Why, you don't even know how to greet your elders when you see them?"
Tang Chen gave a slightly stiff smile and replied, "No, I just find it a little unbelievable. At first I thought I was the only one who was the 'chosen one', but now there are four."
Wang Ruo looked at the South Vietnamese camp in the distance and said with a raised eyebrow, "Perhaps, this number will continue to rise."
When Hua Wuxin returned with his men, he brought not only ropes but also a host of other items. Wang Ruo counted the items he had prepared and nodded in satisfaction. A young woman carrying such a large bag on her shoulder would have made anyone who didn't know her think she'd carried bags at a construction site before.
Tang Chen waited anxiously outside the forest for five days and five nights, but there was no news from Wang Ruo, just like Li Xinzhai and the other two who had entered the forest. The forest was still very quiet, and not even a startled bird could be seen.
Lian Xin had originally been able to calmly await news, but Tang Chen had been unable to eat or sleep well, and had become much more haggard. She had only been worried about Wang Yanzhou's well-being, but now, he also had to worry about her and the prince she was carrying. Since she had no medical knowledge, she asked Mo Yu, but he simply said that medicine wouldn't help at this point and that Tang Chen had to rely on herself to calm down.
Tang Chen, who only said "yes, yes, yes" and "hmm, yes" but didn't do anything more than agree. By the seventh day, she was completely dazed: "Lian Xin, she's been in there for several days, why is there no movement at all?"
Lian Xin frowned and looked at Hua Wuxin, then sighed helplessly. She hadn't asked this question countless times today. Every time she asked it, her eyes were dark, like a blind person who couldn't see the light.
Seeing that Lian Xin was at her wit's end after being questioned by Tang Chen, Hua Wuxin interrupted and said, "Don't worry, she will find a way to get people out. But there are many poisonous substances in Zhiyou Forest, and I don't know how many of the army will be left."
Everyone present couldn't help but stare at him with wide eyes upon hearing this. They'd thought he'd say something to soothe Tang Chen's restless heart, but who knew he'd actually speak without any consideration for others' feelings. Couldn't he just say the first sentence? He quickly added another.
Looking at Tang Chen again, tears were already hanging in the corners of his eyes. If he pushed again, the dam would burst. Lian Xin's right ear moved slightly, and he stood up suddenly and looked at Zhi Youlin: "Madam, someone is coming!"
Tang Chen wanted to rush in to see if the person coming was Wang Ruo, but before she could go forward, Hua Wuxin and Lian Xin simultaneously carried her back and prevented her from approaching Zhi Youlin.
When the noise coming from the forest gradually became louder, Hua Wuxin signaled his men to walk into the edge of Zhiyou Forest and bring out Wang Ruo and the people behind her who were tied up with ropes like a string of grasshoppers.
When Tang Chen saw Wang Yanzhou, she rushed forward, regardless of her pregnancy. However, Wang Yanzhou's mouth was twisted and her eyes were squinting, as if she didn't recognize her at all, like an idiot. Besides him, Wang Nianqing, Zhong Qin, and the remaining soldiers were in the same state. Of the elite soldiers who had emerged from Qingliang Valley, only a dozen or so remained. As for Li Xinzhai and Mo Yu, who had gone to look for them, something must have happened to them; otherwise, they wouldn't have been carried out unconscious by Wang Ruo one by one.
Tang Chen originally wanted to get closer to see if there was anything wrong with Wang Yanzhou, besides his sudden mental abnormality.
Just when he was about to touch the face in front of him that he had been thinking about day and night, Wang Yanzhou saw a pair of hands approaching him, and he suddenly turned from stupid to crazy. If Wang Ruo had not been quick to slap him to the ground, it would probably be Tang Chen who fell to the ground at this moment.
Seeing this, Tang Chen quickly squatted down, tears welling up in his eyes as he leaned against Wang Yanzhou's chest and burst into tears. Lian Xin wanted her to vent, but if she continued crying, it would surely attract the South Vietnamese. Wouldn't it be a dead end for them to lead this group of foolish soldiers?
Lian Xin had no choice but to cover Tang Chen's mouth with a handkerchief. After Tang Chen tried to calm himself down, he looked down at the unconscious Wang Yanzhou and asked quietly with tears on his face: "...they, what happened to them!"
Wang Ruo explained, "It's nothing, just a poison barrier. Once the miasma is removed, they will recover. Wuxin, put other things aside for now and call someone to take them away. This is not the place to talk right now. When I came out just now, I stood on the treetop and looked around from a distance. There was a group of South Vietnamese troops on patrol. They should be here soon."
"clear."
Tang Chen held up the people in the black market who wanted to carry Wang Yanzhou away with one hand, and cried, "Wait, what about the poison on them?"
Wang Ruo signaled the black market people to take the people away without worrying about Tang Chen, then helped Tang Chen up from the ground and explained, "Of course, we have to take them to find someone who can help with the poison. Those idlers on the Bugui Peak may not know much else, but when it comes to using poison, they are all top-notch experts, especially these miasma poisons that kill without blood."
The people of Bugui Peak rarely roamed the Jianghu, but their reputation was well-known to those who roamed the world. Lian Xin had heard of the Jiang family, saying they had peculiar personalities. He wondered if they could truly be as helpful as Wang Ruo had claimed: "...Can we really invite someone from the Jiang family?"
Wang Ruo looked at Lian Xin and smiled, then said, "Since I said so, there must be a way to do it, don't worry. Take this opportunity, and once you find a place to stay, let your master know that you are safe."
"……Um."
Hua Wuxin was indeed a man of the highest order in the black market. Shortly after they left Zhiyoulin, someone arrived to pick them up. This place to stay had already been prepared.
Although the small medicine house where everyone is now is not big, it has a complete variety of herbs, which can be of great use before the people from Bugui Peak arrive.
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