Under normal circumstances, Fang Shan should have slapped him backhanded.
The fat man was reluctant to beat his own host, so he would definitely teach him a lesson.
However, at this moment, there is no way to refute it!
After a brief silence, Fang Shan took a step forward to indicate that he was ready to set off.
The fat man thought he was sulking and wouldn't talk to them for a while, but after walking a few steps, he heard Fang Shan slowly ask, "What's going on in Zhao Tianchen's mind?"
The fat man looked at Wei Sushen. As the master of the nightmare, he had the most say.
Wei Sushen's comment was very pertinent: "A curiosity."
Fang Shan glared at him, and just when the fat man thought a great battle of the century was about to unfold before him, Wei Sushen calmly changed his words: "It's a love-hunting mentality."
Upon hearing this, Fang Shan's attitude immediately changed. He covered his face with his hands and stamped his feet pretentiously: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
After being shocked, the fat man secretly gave Wei Sushen a thumbs up...Master!
This brief conversation was merely a spice of spice on the road ahead, and the fat man's nervousness eased slightly. When the family gave him the information, he actually hoped that the problem was with Li Yue. That way, if he couldn't get the school beauty, no one else would be able to get her either.
Unfortunately, as of now, there are more suspicious points about Zhao Tianchen and Liu Yue.
With every step forward, the fat man's worries grew deeper.
Fang Shan suddenly said, "Zhao Tianchen just said that a student had an accident here."
The fat man nodded. As an expert in the intelligence community, he knew much more inside information than the average person.
"Two senior students were bitten by a mutated coral snake and died from the venom."
Fang Shan: "The academy didn't investigate?"
The fat man nodded: "It was a week after the body was found, and we can only determine the cause of death."
It is normal for students who are on a mission not to return to the academy for half a month, so it is difficult to investigate further.
"The academy issued a mission to hunt down the coral snake, which can be regarded as an explanation to the deceased students."
Fang Shan remembered that in the mission hall, Liu Yue submitted a mission to hunt the silver ring snake.
The fat man's expression gradually became serious: "The mutated silver ring snake and the mutated fire spirit beast are not on the same level at all. The silver ring snake has very powerful abilities before it mutates."
Fang Shan thought thoughtfully: "It seems that Liu Yue is very powerful."
The fat man curled his lips and said, "If he is the spy, we can just wait for death."
However, not long after, he shook his head again: "No, maybe Zhao Tianchen is more difficult to deal with. Liu Yue's strength has always been exposed to everyone, but Zhao Tianchen seems to have been deliberately hiding his strength."
After saying that, he looked up to the sky and sighed: "God bless you, the evil demon is the campus beauty! Please give me a chance to destroy this beauty with my ruthless hands!"
Fang Shan smiled and said, "Actually, I'm also hiding my strength."
The fat man chuckled, "That's hidden deep enough."
I hadn't walked too far when I vaguely saw a figure in front of me.
The man heard the footsteps and turned around, and saw them as well.
"Senior Zhao!" Fang Shan called out so sweetly and beautifully.
Zhao Tianchen was surprised: "Why are you here?"
The fat man struggled to find a reason that wouldn't arouse suspicion. While he was still thinking, Fang Shan spoke first: "I'm not worried about you."
The word "other" gave the fat man goosebumps. Looking at Wei Sushen again, he was still as calm as a rock. Even when Zhao Tianchen's eyes moved over, he said in agreement, "He's eager to see you, I can't stop him."
Zhao Tianchen's expression softened considerably, and he spoke softly to Fang Shan for a while.
Fang Shan: "Where's Liu Zhuangshi?"
Zhao Tianchen pointed to the cliff ahead.
Fang Shan looked over and couldn't help but be slightly surprised.
Liu Yue was climbing up the smooth mountain wall that was almost vertical at 90 degrees. From their perspective, there was a risk of falling down at any time.
The fat man was very relieved: "The Liu family has a climbing skill passed down from their ancestors. The Liu family members have light bones and strong balance ability. This level of climbing is nothing for them."
"Every family has something passed down through generations," Zhao Tianchen said calmly, "just like your family has always been well-informed."
The fat man's eyes showed a sense of vigilance: "I just happened to hear people talking about it."
Fang Shan's mind wasn't on their conversation, but on a small tree growing on the edge of the cliff. The tree was so conspicuous that even in the dim sky, the red fruit on it could be seen through the dim light filtering through the gaps in the clouds.
Like coral growing on a cliff.
Fang Shan was puzzled. While the other two weren't paying attention, he nudged Wei Sushen with his elbow and said, "There's a mutated fire spirit beast not far from here, and a student died nearby before. How could such a coincidence happen?"
Wei Sushen nodded slightly. Fang Shan approached him and whispered, "I think someone wants to take this treasure for themselves. I just don't understand why the tree is still growing here."
Wei Sushen: "One is that they don't have the ability to take it away, or the fruit is not ripe yet."
Fang Shan's heart sank. Simply removing the trees with their roots was impractical. Trees growing on cliffs had exceptionally deep roots, some even seeping into the cracks in the rocks. Forced removal would most likely result in the trees dying.
Liu Yue climbed up the cliff, carefully observed the small tree, and then came down again.
Going down the mountain is much more difficult than going up, especially on such a slope.
With only a few meters left, Liu Yue suddenly jumped down.
Amid the fat man's exclamation, he was safely carried into the arms of his nightmare.
Fang Shan was shocked... It turns out that nightmares can be used in this way?
Suddenly, he felt someone looking at him unkindly, and he looked around warily, finally settling on Wei Sushen. He quickly acted like a weakling, saying, "Don't look at him. With his thin arms and legs, he can't catch anyone."
Liu Yue: "I'm not sure what it is, but it should be a very rare species."
Having experienced those fruits up close, I could say I felt them more deeply than anyone else. The outer skin of the fruit was as thin as paper, yet it could withstand the strong winds at the edge of the cliff. This alone was remarkable.
The fat man couldn't wait to say, "It might be a treasure. We should bring a few down with us."
Liu Yue shook his head: "The color inside is a little green, it's not fully mature yet." He slowed down and said: "I found the fur of the Fire Spirit Rat nearby. I guess its evolution is related to this."
It was now completely dark. Night was the hunting ground for wild animals, so going out directly would definitely be unsafe. Liu Yue and Zhao Tianchen were experienced in survival and quickly found a high ground to stay for the night.
The fat man leaned against the tree, and the cold wind kept blowing into his collar.
"I'll go get some firewood."
Zhao Tianchen stopped him: "Open flames can easily attract wild animals."
The fat man sat back angrily.
Zhao Tianchen: "Just in case, everyone should take turns to keep watch."
No one objected.
The first person to stand guard was Liu Yue. It was damp and cold, and an owl was perched on the tree he leaned against. Liu Yue leaned against the tree with his arms folded, the dagger hanging from his waist, almost motionless, like a statue.
He is at ease with it, while others are just the opposite.
The fat guy rubbed against it, making some noise from time to time, which was a typical example of his poor adaptability.
Not long after, he stood up and said, "I'm going to find a place to go to the bathroom."
As soon as he took a step forward, Zhao Tianchen opened his eyes: "I'll go with you."
The fat man's face was a little stiff, but he didn't refute.
They came back quickly and saw Fang Shan sitting under a tree fighting crickets. The fat man's face was twitching, and Zhao Tianchen came forward with great interest.
"Guess who will win?" Fang Shan asked without raising his head.
Zhao Tianchen always felt that there was something else behind the words, but when he saw that bright and smiling face, his mind was shaken: "The one on the left."
However, Liu Yue, who had been silent, looked over here when he heard this.
"Why?" Fang Shan said, "It's clearly at a disadvantage."
"A moment of elation is nothing."
As if to verify his guess, the dying cricket kicked its hind legs and suddenly launched a desperate counterattack, biting the opponent fiercely.
Zhao Tianchen smiled and said, "What a loss. I should have increased the stakes earlier."
Fang Shan threw away the small branch in his hand: "It's not the winner."
Zhao Tianchen looked at the cricket that had completely won the victory and thought it was just the childish words of a boy who refused to admit defeat.
"I am." Fang Shan raised his eyebrows.
Zhao Tianchen was slightly startled, then laughed: "Yes, no matter how interesting the cricket is, it is still a toy after all."
Fang Shan lowered his eyes, and the scene looked like a man and a woman flirting. However, Liu Yue, who was not far away, frowned. From his perspective, the corners of Fang Shan's mouth seemed to curl up the moment he lowered his head.
Not long after the incident, the fat man had a stomachache again. As soon as he stood up, Liu Yue followed him without saying a word.
Fang Shan smiled at the scene, feeling that tonight would be particularly interesting. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Wei Sushen, who was completely unaffected by the outside world, breathing evenly, as if he was sleeping soundly.
Time ticked by amid the crows' cries. The fat man would occasionally peek out a peek. Near midnight, when he woke up again and someone followed him, he didn't put on a smile. Instead, he plopped down on the ground with a sneer on his face. "Since you're all after my baby, why don't you just be frank?"
Zhao Tianchen: "Junior, what do you mean by this?"
The fat man said coldly, "I admit that I was planning to take advantage of that little tree."
Although he does not have the ability to climb cliffs, his nightmare has the ability to devour.
The fat man looked around at everyone and asked, "Aren't you the same?"
What they mean by night watch? We are not guarding against wild beasts, but our own people.
If you're not careful, you might get stabbed in the back. Even the fat man himself is not a good person. If he were strong enough now, he would definitely kill the others and take the treasure for himself.
The noise was so loud that Wei Sushen seemed to be disturbed and woke up slowly.
The fat man sneered at this and said, "You're really pretending."
Wei Sushen raised his eyebrows slightly, as if puzzled.
The fat man made it clear: "Seeing such a valuable treasure, what do you think ordinary people should do?"
Even a not-so-powerful fire beast cub can mutate if eaten, so what if it were given to a human?
Wei Sushen said solemnly: "Of course it will be handed over to the college."
Not only the fat man, but also Zhao Tianchen and Liu Yue showed a hint of ridicule on their faces, thinking that he was pretending too much.
Wei Sushen didn't notice their expressions at all, and continued to himself, "As early as when I first discovered it, I used the crystal to send a message to the academy."
“…”
In the kingdom of dreams, messages are transmitted using a special kind of crystal. However, this thing is extremely precious and will not be used unless absolutely necessary.
With every extra word, everyone's faces became uglier.
Wei Sushen: "The college leaders are taking this matter very seriously. It seems that they have even alerted the vice-president. They were planning to send someone over immediately..."
“…”
"I told them not to worry too much. It's dangerous to go into the mountains after dark. There are two seniors and one junior here who can protect the unusual tree before they get here."
Since the team entered the mountain, Wei Sushen had spoken less than Liu Yue. Now he said so much at once. Except for Fang Shan, the others felt that every word was heartbreaking and they wanted to rush up and fight him to the death.
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