"Apart from the most basic communication devices, it's best not to bring any other high-tech equipment; it would only be a burden," Andrei kindly advised, but whether General Liu listened or not was up to him.
In the end, General Liu gave it a try.
"I've told you everything, now you regret it, don't you!"
Andrei hummed a little tune, feeling incredibly carefree and happy.
General Liu was furious. What kind of attitude was this? He would wait until he captured Elizabeth and then behead him as well.
"Let's go." Andrei led the group on foot into the Abyss Valley.
...
Ji Xiaoxiao wanted to leave the Abyss Valley, but the Abyss Valley was not a place you could come and go as you pleased. Before Ji Xiaoxiao and her group had taken more than a few steps, a large mantis spotted them.
"Musen, to the left!" Ji Xiaoxiao shouted.
With a clang, the metal broadsword clashed fiercely with the mantis's scythe.
Musen was no match for the giant mantis and was flung away.
"Shui Miao, block it."
Seeing that Mu Sen was at a disadvantage, the mantis planned to take advantage of the situation and eliminate Mu Sen. Ji Xiaoxiao calmly directed Shui Miao to block the mantis's path, and her long-prepared attack was ready to be launched.
“Mother.” Shui Miao saved Mu Sen.
Ji Xiaoxiao held back and unleashed a devastating attack.
"Squeak squeak squeak..."
The mantis cried out a few times before dying.
"Rest where you are."
The giant praying mantis had thick skin and tough flesh, making it very difficult to deal with. Ji Xiaoxiao and her group were exhausted.
Everyone sat on the ground, enjoying a rare moment of leisure.
Bang…….
The sound of a large tree crashing down came from not far away.
Ji Xiaoxiao, Mu Sen, and Shui Miao exchanged a glance. Mu Sen and Shui Miao understood each other and quietly called one of them over to secretly go and check.
After waiting for a while, the investigators returned.
"Lord Star, General, it's Captain Andrei." The investigators were dejected.
Ji Xiaoxiao and her group were so excited that they failed to notice anything unusual about the investigators.
"It's Andrei." It's so good that Andrei is alright.
Ji Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief.
"Star Lord." The investigator hesitated, "Captain Andre has returned, but he brought some others with him. These people don't seem to be from Sacramento; they look more like soldiers from the Star River Empire. One of them looks like General Liu."
"Impossible. Andrei would never defect to the Star River Empire and betray Sacryton." Shui Miao was closest to Andrei, and he didn't believe it.
"General, I don't want to believe it either, but I saw it with my own eyes." Seeing is believing, and what he saw with his own eyes couldn't be fake.
Shui Miao gritted her teeth and suddenly turned around.
"Where are you going?" Ji Xiaoxiao asked.
"I'm going to find Andrei and get to the bottom of this." Shui Miao was furious and couldn't contain her anger.
"Go ask Andrei for clarification? We don't even know the situation right now. If Andrei really has sided with the Star River Empire, your recklessness is like walking into a trap." Ji Xiaoxiao didn't believe Andrei had betrayed Sacridon, but it's always better to be safe than sorry.
Ji Xiaoxiao forced Shui Miao to stay put and sent people to scout out Andrei and his group from a distance.
After most of the day had passed, Ji Xiaoxiao received a report that left her deeply disturbed.
“Star Lord, I observed Captain Andrei’s route, and it seems he is leading those people towards the worm’s nest.”
A worm's nest? That little hill!
Ji Xiaoxiao's eyes darted around. Whether Andrei did it intentionally or unintentionally, he was courting death. Ji Xiaoxiao wanted to give Andrei a good beating, but the enemy was numerous and well-equipped, and they couldn't afford to expose themselves.
"Keep up with them."
If... if Andrei's actions were all for Sacryton's sake, she could let it go if she didn't see Andrei courting death. But since she did see it, Ji Xiaoxiao, as the Star Lord, couldn't just sit idly by.
Andrei led General Liu and the others to the most dangerous and perilous places in the Abyss Valley without leaving a trace, while Ji Xiaoxiao and the others secretly followed behind.
“This is it.” Andrei pointed to the cave entrance, which was blocked by fallen rocks.
"Are you sure?" General Liu gave Andrei a warning look.
Is this blocked-off cave really Elizabeth's hiding place?
Andrei's lips curled up and lingered for a long time, his eyes filled with disdain, as if to say, "Foolish mortal, you don't understand the thought process of a smart person."
"General Liu, if I hadn't told you that Elizabeth was hiding here, would you have searched this cave inside and out?"
General Liu's eyes widened. "Well done! Elizabeth is quite cunning. This is not much different from the practice of 'minor hermitage in the wilderness, middle hermitage in the city, and major hermitage in the court.' Just as Andrei said, if he were to pass by this cave, he would definitely ignore this ordinary cave and let Elizabeth enjoy herself right under his nose."
"Dig." After a pause, General Liu said softly, "Be quiet and don't disturb the people inside."
With the leader having spoken, the people below had no choice but to bury themselves in their work.
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