Kong Sang's lips twitched. This guy was always jealous, a complete vinegar vat.
"Let me remind you, I'm single."
Lin Changli chuckled: "Is that so?"
He pinched Kong Sang's chin and kissed her, without feeling embarrassed at all about being seen by others.
Chloe exclaimed in surprise, "Are they a couple?"
Lan Ye looked away in disgust: "They're ex-boyfriends and girlfriends. 'Homegrown flowers are not as good as wild flowers. They smell better when they're not in a relationship.' What a character."
That's a sharp tongue, and thinking about it, it really is true. She bit Lin Changli's lip hard, pushed him away, and walked to the side as if nothing had happened.
She wasn't embarrassed; it was others who were.
Fortunately, it was on the outskirts of the rainforest. Although the signal was sometimes interrupted, they were still able to contact Yu Wei and the others. Si Yu's mutated gene was fire-attribute, which was very effective against the mutated plants. None of the three of them were injured in the slightest.
Once the main force regrouped, considering the potential for greater danger ahead, Wei Shengyi instructed his surviving subordinates not to venture further and to wait for orders on the outskirts.
Including Kro, the group of nine continued deeper into the area.
The team's formation was carefully planned; Kongsang was definitely surrounded in the very center, but now there was an extra member, Keluo...
Kongsang really liked to pester Kro to talk.
"Ah." Tripping over her own feet, Kong Sang fell into Ke Luo's arms. Huh? Her body was clearly dead, so why did she feel warmth and a heartbeat when touched? Kong Sang was a little confused.
Julie seemed to have finally lost her temper. She gave the two of them a cold glance and walked away alone.
Kro panicked: "Julie, wait a minute." Saying that, he pushed Kongsang aside and chased after her.
After the two walked a little further away, Si Yu said speechlessly, "Hey Sang, your attempt to throw yourself at me was so fake. That guy isn't even half as handsome as me. What do you see in him?"
"Also, wildflowers do smell sweeter, but they're already taken, so what you did was a bit immoral."
Kong Sang remained silent, too lazy to pay any attention to Si Yu.
Qi Yun Shen asked bluntly, "What did you find?"
Knowing that these people all had something on their minds, Kong Sang raised his lips with some interest and said, "I'm sure Kro is dead, but he's alive right in front of us."
"Hiss!" Si Yu gasped, his hair standing on end, and a chilling aura instantly washed over him.
He glanced at Si Yu and continued, "In my mutated sensory ability, he's a dead man, but he speaks very coherently, and he has warmth and a heartbeat when touched. Do you think my ability is broken, or is my sense of touch broken?"
Yu Wei glanced at the two figures as they walked away and frowned, saying, "Julie also has a problem. She said that Chloe got into trouble because she was trying to save her, but I saw murderous intent in her eyes when she looked at Chloe."
"Could it be that he noticed something was wrong with Kro that caused this?" Si Yu wondered.
Lin Changli scoffed: "Mercenaries are just desperate criminals who act solely on the demands of their employers. Talking about boyfriends when you meet them is just a way to lower their guard."
“She had ulterior motives from the moment she agreed to lead the way. I suspect… her employer is not Weisheng Translation.”
Kong Sang covered her mouth in surprise. Was that so? She really hadn't noticed that. Perhaps because they were both girls, she had been easily fooled.
They truly are outstanding mercenaries from Country R; their ability to manipulate people is remarkable.
Wei Shengyi's eyes showed displeasure: "Then let's cooperate and see what she's really up to."
"Bang! Bang!" The sounds of gunfire rang out.
When the group arrived at the front, they discovered that Yin Wu and Julie were fighting.
Kongsang muttered under his breath, "Still alive? It's a shame someone with such a tough life isn't a ghost messenger."
She was clamoring for Yin Wu to come to the rainforest; what good could she possibly have up her sleeve? Naturally, she didn't want anyone to leave. Little did she expect that Yin Wu, who had entered before them, was not only alive and well but also had the energy to cause trouble, which was infuriating.
Yin Wu's expression was cold and sinister. The two Japanese men beside him exclaimed in shock after seeing Kro's appearance clearly: "How is that possible? He's been dead for a long time."
With a slight lift of his gloved right hand, the firing ceased, and the two sides faced off across their hiding places.
Yin Wu shouted, "Young Miss, let's stop fighting. There's something fishy about the people around you. You know that. Even if I catch you, I won't go all out. Let's talk."
Kong Sang's eyes flickered slightly. She wanted to step out from behind the cover, but Lin Changli pulled her into his arms, blocking most of her body, and they walked out together.
A pang of sadness gripped Kong Sang, who suppressed the urge to erupt in emotion and tried to distract herself.
To show his sincerity, Yin Wu did not carry a gun. He walked over with two Japanese men and said, "Where did Miss find that kid? My men said he died when he went into the rainforest last time."
When Kro was pointed at, his face darkened upon hearing this: "What nonsense are you talking about? What are you looking at now that I'm dead?"
The two R-country men looked terrified, their hands trembling as they held their guns.
One of them, still shaken, looked at Julie and said, "You're crazy! Aren't you afraid? Last time we came to the rainforest, you were the one who pushed Crowe out to take the fall, and you still dare to stand with him."
These two must be the other survivors from the last team. So they were taken away by Yin Wu. That means Lan Yun didn't look for the team leader. Strange... We haven't seen Lan Yun's people along the way.
After glancing at Julie and Locke again, Kong Sang blinked and thought, "Wow, are they going to be used as scapegoats?"
This is completely contrary to the story Julie told. This woman is really skilled; she even believed her acting.
Yu Wei and the others also came out, each looking at Julie with a strange expression.
Julie remained unfazed: "I don't know what you're talking about. It's a fact that Crowe is alive. You've probably been scared out of your wits by the rainforest."
Another man, concealing his fear, angrily said, "Who is lying? Last time, you and Kro turned against each other over who got the final crystal, and you betrayed each other."
"In the end, Kro tried to throw you into the Flower Devouring Pit, but you beat him to it and pushed him in instead. We saw it with our own eyes, so what are you pretending for?"
"Keeping this monster by your side? What are you planning, Mystic Flower Eater? It's fine if you're courting death, but don't drag everyone else down with you."
No matter what the other party said, Julie insisted that they were lying, and her evidence was that Chloe was alive and well, and her emotions were extremely stable.
On the contrary, Chloe was somewhat emotionally distraught, whether from hearing how miserable she was or from being bothered by her falling out with Julie.
Kro's disbelief didn't seem feigned, but given Julie's past experience as a skilled actress, Kong Sang had reservations about his own ideas.
The two sides were locked in a dispute, neither able to offer a clear explanation.
"What is 'Eating Flowers'?" Kong Sang didn't want to listen to the bickering between the two sides, so he simply asked something practical.
Yin Wu sneered, "Young Miss, you dare to enter the rainforest without knowing anything? Are you not afraid of death, or are you just incredibly stupid?"
Kong Sang shook his head: "Neither. I just believe that my companions can protect me, and I also believe that I can live a better life after leaving the Nie family."
Yin Wu's eyes flashed with malice as he carefully examined the girl who had only ever cried in frustration since childhood at the experimental base, as if lifting a dusty curtain to reveal a dazzling inner brilliance.
The girl was so stunningly beautiful, and she was always right under his nose, that he gradually developed feelings for her without even realizing it...
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