Chapter 26: Missed
Shen Yu nodded, "Take it, just in case. If anything happens, hide in the cemetery. You'll be safest with me."
When Wen Wan heard this, a hint of realization flashed in her eyes.
So, when he dragged her into the ancient tomb, he thought she would be safest by his side?
She thought... he was going to drag her to take the lead.
After all, the last time they entered the ancient tomb, he put a dagger on her neck and forced her in.
Maybe I felt a little guilty after misunderstanding him.
Wen Wan took the dagger, pursed her lips, and said something in a stiff tone.
"Then you have to be careful too. Safety comes first. Money is just material possessions."
Shen Yu responded and said with a smile: "Don't worry, it's just an ancient tomb, it won't kill me."
Most of the young people followed Chen Yu into the ancient tomb along the passage. The passage seemed very deep. At first, the light of torches could be seen. After a while, the entrance of the passage became pitch black again, and no light could be seen.
Gao Ling did not follow him into the ancient tomb. He stood guard at the entrance with a lantern, paying close attention to the movements around him.
His actions made Wen Wan look at him with admiration.
He is smart and knows the importance of entrances and exits.
Time passed by minute by minute, and in the blink of an eye, Shen Yu and his group had been inside for more than an hour.
Gao Ling began to feel annoyed and wandered around the entrance for several times.
Wen Wan was not in the mood to eat melon seeds, and her face gradually became heavy.
Gao Ling gritted his teeth and pressed the lantern into her hand. "You watch the exit. I'll go in and find him."
"Uh, you trust me so much? Aren't you afraid I'll block the exit?"
Wen Wan originally meant it as a joke, but she didn't expect Gao Ling to actually take it to heart.
He slapped his forehead and said regretfully, "I'm too concerned and confused. I really can't trust you completely."
Wen Wan: “…”
As expected, birds of a feather flock together. Shen Yu has a sharp tongue, but his good brother is also a good person!
Gao Ling is a businessman, and his face was full of calculation when he came to his senses.
"Miss Xiaowan, why don't you go in and look for them?"
Wen Wan twitched her lips and said, "I'm a weak woman, I can't help if I go in and look for her."
Gao Ling, "Since you can even open the Bagua Formation, who knows what other mechanisms are hidden in this ancient tomb?"
It's not impossible.
"But……"
Gao Ling: "No buts, one thousand taels."
He took out a silver note from his pocket.
"This...this..." Wen Wan's eyes began to light up.
"Who can refuse this?"
One job earns one thousand taels, wealth and honor are achieved through risk!
If she ever leaves the General's Mansion, these one thousand taels will be her living capital!
Hope is right in front of us, and the peak of life is about to begin!
Wen Wan raised her hand to take the banknote, and her fingertips had already touched the edge of the banknote.
A sudden voice sounded at the entrance of the passage.
"Why are you blocking the road?"
As the voice fell, Shen Yu walked out with a dusty face.
Gao Ling quickly took back the banknotes and stuffed them back into his arms.
Wen Wan watched helplessly as the banknotes she had obtained flew away. She found it hard to accept this bloody reality.
A huge sum of money was placed in front of her, but she did not cherish it.
If she had acted a little faster, she would have become rich and prosperous now.
And all this is because of those people who didn’t come out earlier or later, but showed up at this time!
Wen Wan was so angry that her teeth were itching and she looked at him viciously.
Shen Yu dusted off his body, and belatedly felt the death gaze from Wen Wan.
Shen Yu: "What's wrong with you?"
Wen Wan gritted her teeth and said, "I was wondering why your enemy forces are so useless. Why haven't they found this place yet..."
Why don't I kill you two stumbling blocks that are blocking my path to wealth!
Before she could finish her words, a sharp sound of breaking through the air passed by.
Shen Yu frowned, took a step in front of her, and raised the soft sword in his hand to block.
The arrow shot out, creating sharp sparks, and flew past Wenwan's cheek.
A strand of black hair fell down, and Wen Wan was so scared that she forgot to breathe.
If Shen Yu hadn't reacted quickly, the feather arrow would have pierced her head at this moment.
That was a close call.
"Has your mouth been blessed?"
Shen Yu stood in front of her with a serious look on his face.
Wen Wan: “…”
Good things don't work, but bad things do! She never thought that God would be so kind to her.
As usual, after the first supporting feather arrow, there are countless more feather arrows.
The overwhelming number of feather arrows falling from the sky gave the impression of being in a blockbuster movie.
Wen Wan glanced at him in shock, and then was pressed into Shen Yu's arms.
He held her waist with one hand and defended himself with a sword with the other. Although surrounded by danger, he remained calm.
Honestly speaking, with his level of determination, it's a waste of his talent to be just a small lieutenant.
He protected her while fighting and retreating. After retreating to the wall, he pressed her head and pushed her into the corner.
"Hide well, even if we are all dead, don't come out!"
When Wen Wan looked up again, she could only vaguely see his back as he left with a sword in hand.
During the fight, the lantern fell to the ground and quickly set the collapsed house on fire.
In the firelight, human figures were dim.
Wen Wan listened anxiously to the sound of weapons piercing flesh.
Her thoughts were in a mess, but her mind told her that Captain Zhou was very capable and that everything would be fine.
But she still couldn't help but wonder if he was injured, if he was lying in a pool of blood, bleeding, if he was desperately waiting for his last breath...
For the first time, she hated her own wild imagination.
The cold wind blew, and Wen Wan couldn't help shivering. When she came back to her senses, the world was quiet.
The fighting stopped.
She propped herself up and stood up with a pale face.
In just a short while, there were more than a dozen corpses lying on the ground, all of them were men in black with their faces covered.
None of the young men who were digging died, but most of them were injured.
Gao Ling also had a big cut on his arm. He tore off a piece of cloth from the hem of his robe and bandaged it casually.
There was no sign of Shen Yu in the crowd.
Wen Wan bit her lower lip and asked in a trembling voice, "Where is Captain Zhou?"
When everyone heard her say this, they were all shocked at the same time.
Someone said in a deep voice, "I think I saw the boss chasing a man in black back into the tomb."
After he said this, everyone looked towards the entrance of the ancient tomb.
Seeing this, everyone gasped.
Gao Ling's voice was trembling, "When did the entrance to the passage collapse?"
No one can answer this question.
I was in a life-and-death situation before and didn't pay attention to the situation at the entrance.
Wen Wan's eyes unconsciously turned red, but she remained calm.
She growled loudly, "What are you still standing there for? Dig! Dig out the passage!"
Everyone came to their senses, ignored their injuries, picked up tools and started digging.
Wen Wan also picked up a shovel and went to help. She sniffed as she dug.
"Zhou Cai, you must stay alive!"
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