After several people entered the forest, Hong Ye stood at the forest exit. "The sect master is not here this time, so I'm here to supervise."
"For now, it seems only Ling'er doesn't know the rules. But she'll learn them gradually later."
"For this time, um... Xichu and Ling'er will be in a team. The others will be in the same teams as before."
Hearing Hong Ye's words, some people present were a bit surprised. Nan Min stepped forward, looking displeased. "Sister Hong, I'll go in with Ling'er. Our two groups will be together."
"Alright, let's set off."
"Sister Hong!"
"Do you want to defy the order?" Sister Hong raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at Nan Min. Then Han Chu pulled Nan Min away.
"It seems to be the sect master's arrangement. No matter what you say, it's useless."
Nan Min looked at Yong Shanling standing still, a trace of uneasiness flashing across his eyes. Then he left the exit.
"Let's go." She slowly walked up to Xichu, and the two walked aside.
Xichu looked at the slender shoulders in front. The figure seemed to overlap with a certain shadow in his memory. He slowly reached out his hand, but at that moment, she suddenly turned around.
Seeing Xichu's outstretched hand, she frowned and took a few steps back, becoming a bit vigilant.
"What are you doing?"
"Aren't we partners? Why are you so afraid of me?"
Xichu shrugged and watched the person in front walk past him.
"I haven't recognized you as my partner yet. First, tell me what the rules are."
"Since you don't even recognize me, why should I tell you?"
She frowned, a trace of anxiety showing on her face. She raised her hand.
"There's a countdown appearing on it for no reason. There's a time limit, right?"
"I don't care even if the time runs out completely."
Seeing Xichu's indifferent look, the anger in her heart was about to burst out.
"Go find Nan Min."
Qing Yuan slowly spoke up seeing the situation in front of her.
As soon as Qing Yuan finished speaking, Yong Shanling turned around and walked in Nan Min's direction.
But the man behind her chuckled. "This timer also serves as a monitor. If the distance between us two exceeds 100 meters, we'll be eliminated."
"So, what's the benefit of provoking me to you?" Yong Shanling didn't want to stay with this man at all.
Suddenly, she felt Nan Min was much better than the man in front of her.
"I don't remember when I provoked you. It's you who suddenly got angry."
She suddenly felt that spending time on this man was a waste of both her expression and emotions. She looked at Xichu with a cold face.
"So can you tell me what the rules are now, my part - ner?"
She gritted her teeth and looked at the idle - looking man.
"It's very simple. There will always be traitors in the forest. We just need to find and eliminate them."
Hearing Xichu's words, she fell into deep thought. "Sure enough, it's because of this that Han Chu is in the forest."
"Then isn't this competition very advantageous for Han Chu?"
Xichu stood up and continued walking forward. "His task is different from ours. Everyone's task is different. The tasks are all random, and no one knows what others' tasks are."
"Maybe... someone will come to assassinate us."
As he was speaking, Xichu stopped in front of a tree. Yong Shanling vigilantly looked around.
"One person, no, ten people... There are so many."
Xichu chuckled and turned to look at her. "Since it's a siege, how could there be just a few people? Come out, Que Yan."
After a minute, the scene was still quiet. Suddenly, Yong Shanling flew onto the tree, took out her long knife and stabbed at a place. Suddenly, there was movement in the branches beside. Then a dense flock of birds flew towards her.
At that moment, Yong Shanling dodged to the side, opened a barrier, and flew back to Xichu's side.
"What are these? They're so disgusting." She looked at the dense flock of birds that suddenly disappeared in front of her.
"Come out, Que Yan. How long are you going to use such a lousy trick?"
Suddenly, a boy jumped down from the tree. Que Yan looked at Xichu with a silly smile. "Who knew the target this time would be you."
"So who's your partner?"
Yong Shanling watched the surroundings warily.
"Ah, it's a secret..."
Suddenly, she immediately turned around, blocked an attack from behind with her long knife. In an instant, all the vines entangled the person in front of her.
"Naizi..."
Seeing the person in front clearly, Yong Shanling was a bit shocked for a moment. She hadn't seen this person since the advanced competition. Seeing her again today, a trace of guilt suddenly welled up in her heart.
She slowly put down the long knife in her hand. Que Yan seemed to notice her action. The birds on the tree swooped down on Yong Shanling again. Xichu suddenly walked to her side.
The moment he stretched out his hand, all the birds shattered on the ground like pieces. Hearing the sound of the shattering, Yong Shanling just came back to her senses slightly.
"Let's go."
After saying that, he left the spot, and Xichu followed. After the two left, the vines on Naizi's body also disappeared.
"Naizi, what's wrong with you today? Logically, you shouldn't lose to Yong Shanling."
"Stop talking nonsense."
Naizi put away her knife and turned to leave. Only she herself knew how vulnerable she was the moment she saw her. If it was in front of the enemy, she would have been smashed to pieces long ago.
The hand holding the long knife tightened continuously, and a fierce look appeared in her eyes.
Watching Naizi walking further and further away, Que Yan helplessly trotted after her.
"Hey! Hey! Our target is Xichu. Don't go! You're going further and further away..."
It wasn't until Que Yan's voice faded away that the person hiding aside came out. Leaning against the tree, the person couldn't help but curl the corner of their mouth into a smile. "So the target is Xichu..."
Watching Yong Shanling walking faster and faster, Xichu grabbed her clothes and pulled her towards himself. "Although I'm eager to die, I don't like this ugly way of dying. So walk slower for me."
Yong Shanling immediately sneered. "Since you're so eager to die, why do you still care about the way of dying?"
"You don't understand. One should die beautifully and gracefully. It's also a kind of respect for everyone."
"So why aren't you dead yet?"
"Because the me inside doesn't allow me to die..." Xichu lowered his head with a bitter smile.
"What... Another you inside?" She was a bit confused about what he was talking about for a moment.
"Alright, let's continue with the task. The secrets of everyone here are as numerous as the stars in the sky. It's not a good thing for you to know so much after only being here for three days."
"Three days..." Mentioning the time, she seemed to remember something, and a trace of sadness flashed across her eyes.
"I wonder how Uncle Shu is doing now..."
On the other hand, a storm had already arisen around Mu Yijie. Mu Yijie was in a daze looking at the report in his hand. With a wave of his hand impatiently, he left the meeting room.