"What... what on earth is... going on?"
Zhao Xianrou was also out of breath from exhaustion. Gasping, she managed to finish the sentence in three parts.
The local was a woman. After they had walked some distance away from the lake, she slowly explained her actions just now.
It turned out that there was an unwritten rule here. Within about twenty meters around the lake, once someone lifted the water from the lake and then put the bucket down in this area, they would have their souls taken away by the God of the Abyss after returning home and become demented.
After hearing this, Ruo Kenuo almost rolled her eyes to the sky. For such a ridiculous reason, she had been exhausted to the point of nearly losing half her life just now. It was simply laughable!
Su Yanke was extremely interested in this and wanted to know more, but Ruo Kenuo had already started to get impatient.
Su Yanke looked at the others and then at the sky. It should be almost noon by now. Everyone was sweating a little, and it really wasn't a good time for chatting, so she didn't ask any more questions.
Considering the physical condition of the girls, they walked for a while and then rested for a while on the way.
Ruo Kenuo looked at Su Yanke, who was walking in front looking completely at ease, with a pale face, feeling incredulous.
"Su... Yanke... aren't... aren't you tired?"
Chen Maohua was also curious about this and even got closer to take a look.
"Really! Her... breathing... isn't even disturbed!"
Although Chen Maohua practiced martial arts, he was still an ordinary person and would still feel tired. But Su Yanke was different. The spiritual energy in her body was circulating, which was enough to offset the muscle fatigue.
"My constitution is different from ordinary people's. You've all done great!"
The other men looked at Su Yanke's slender figure and then at their own physical conditions. They all felt a bit embarrassed.
Zhao Xianrou was a traditional and delicate woman with the unique delicate charm of a Jiangnan girl.
She was the first one to hold on no longer. In the second half of the journey, she was completely out of strength and just collapsed on the ground, unable to get up. The others were also exhausted and had no strength to help her.
The sun was getting hotter and hotter. Everyone slowed down, but Su Yanke started to speed up, quickly widening the gap between them.
Chen Maohua and the others wanted to keep up, but their physical strength didn't allow it!
They could only watch as Su Yanke gradually disappeared into the green sea.
Ruo Kenuo finally started to complain, "What's wrong with Su Yanke? How could she just leave her teammates behind and go by herself? She's really something!"
But no one echoed her remarks. Chen Maohua just glanced at her and said, "If you could walk, we wouldn't stop you."
Ruo Kenuo was choked by this and couldn't say anything else. Indeed, if she could go back, she definitely wouldn't stay here and bask in the sun with the others.
After Su Yanke left, the others lost their leader and couldn't muster up the energy. They could only put down the buckets and rest for a while.
Just when everyone was starting to feel dizzy from the sun, a vague figure appeared in the distance.
Rui Kun squinted his eyes and looked for a while. Suddenly, he shouted, "It's Su Yanke! She's back!"
Everyone's spirits were lifted, and they all looked up. Su Yanke walked over with several local sun-protective clothes.
Su Yanke distributed the sun-protective clothes in her hands to the others and then put the last one on Zhao Xianrou. As soon as the sun-protective clothes were put on, they could feel the temperature drop significantly.
There was also a bag on Su Yanke's back, which contained goat milk that the locals used to replenish their energy.
Su Yanke filled several bottles of goat milk and gave them to everyone to drink. After the temperature dropped and they replenished some energy, everyone's strength recovered.
"Yanke, I really appreciate you this time. Otherwise, we wouldn't have known if we could have made it back today. You've saved me again. I don't know how to repay you. How about I marry you?"
Yan Ruoheng looked at Su Yanke with a gentle smile and joked.
Hearing this, Su Yanke deliberately gave Yan Ruoheng a disdainful look and said, "Think it over carefully! I'm really hard to support. You'll cry if you regret it later!"
Some people took this topic seriously, while others just took it as a joke.
After everyone made a brief adjustment, they started on their journey again.
Su Yanke got up and directly picked up Zhao Xianrou's share.
When Zhao Xianrou saw this, she quickly said, "Sister Su, let me do it. You've been back and forth, and you must be very tired!"
Su Yanke shook her head and said, "It's okay. I'm not tired. I'll do it. You just go back safely."
Zhao Xianrou looked at Su Yanke's back, her eyes filled with emotions that were hard to understand.
For the rest of the journey, they only took two breaks and finally got home safely.
As soon as everyone got home, they all collapsed on the sofas and didn't want to move at all.
"This job is really not for humans. It's so tiring. The locals have it so hard!"
Rui Kun lay on the sofa and complained weakly.
"Yes, this is one of the daily routines of the locals. How do you all feel?"
Suddenly, the director's voice came from a small black box in the room.
The director happened to speak five minutes after they got back, when everyone had recovered a little.
"Our program is a real reality show. There is no off-site help along the way. You can only rely on yourselves. The staff are not around you either. Everything is recorded by machines. I really admire all of you for having the courage to participate."
After the director finished speaking, he said to Su Yanke in a surprised tone, "Su Yanke, you're really amazing. Your physical strength is astonishing!"
"Okay, now you all have to prepare your own lunch. This is the next task. Come on, everyone!"
When the others heard that they had to prepare their own lunch, they all pulled long faces.
"Oh my god. I thought we could take a break, but now we have to start again."
Ruo Kenuo didn't want to move at all.
Although Su Yanke had the strength, she was completely clueless about cooking and didn't know where to start.
As for the others, there was no hope either.
They could only pin their hopes on He Huanhuan.
But even when Su Yanke was hungry, the others still didn't come back.
Su Yanke decided to go and see if they needed any help.
After asking the director where they were, Su Yanke set off alone with the goat milk.
The place where they were collecting cow dung was in the opposite direction from where Su Yanke had fetched water.
But when Su Yanke arrived at the destination, she didn't see He Huanhuan and the others?
Just as Su Yanke was feeling confused, she heard a scream not far away, followed by a shaking of the ground.
Su Yanke saw a herd of cattle and sheep running towards her not far away.
At the same time, Su Yanke also noticed that there were some familiar shouts mixed in the chaos.
"Yanke! Run away! Hurry!"
Lu Xingmi saw from a distance that Su Yanke was right in the direction the cattle and sheep were running. He was so anxious that his eyes turned red.
Su Yanke was about to dodge when her brows suddenly frowned. Something was wrong. Su Yanke observed the herd of cattle and sheep carefully and found that several of them had bright red eyes and were emitting a familiar aura, which was the aura of malevolence!
Su Yanke subconsciously felt in her pocket and grasped something. She focused her attention on the leading cow.
Just as the herd of cattle and sheep was only a few steps away from Su Yanke, Lu Xingmi's breathing stopped subconsciously, and his mind went blank.
He watched helplessly as the herd of cattle and sheep swallowed up Su Yanke's figure. A shrill scream came from Lu Xingmi's throat, and his body seemed to have lost all its strength. He suddenly knelt on the ground.
Hou Yuheng was also so shocked that he forgot how to react. He could only stand there stupidly.
He Huanhuan and Zheng Qianqian, who had followed later, were also pale with fright at this scene.
But for some reason, He Huanhuan's mind was very clear at this moment. She didn't feel sad at all. She just stared blankly in the direction the cattle and sheep were running.
Suddenly, He Huanhuan noticed something and shouted loudly, "Su Yanke is okay? Everyone, look! She's okay!"
Lu Xingmi looked up in a daze. Sure enough, he saw a person standing on the leading cow. It was Su Yanke.
Lu Xingmi wanted to smile, but the muscles on his face were out of his control. He couldn't even manage a smile.
As soon as Su Yanke stood on the cow, she found that the malevolence was getting stronger. It seemed that these cattle and sheep had been infected by the strong malevolence and had lost control.
Su Yanke understood the cause of the incident and started to use her spiritual energy to eliminate the malevolence. But the malevolence of these cattle and sheep was constantly being generated, so it was very difficult for Su Yanke.
By the time the spiritual energy in Su Yanke's body was almost exhausted, the madness of the cattle and sheep still showed no sign of subsiding.
Su Yanke's physical strength was also beginning to fail because there was no spiritual energy to sustain it.
She had almost been thrown off just now. Just when Su Yanke's last bit of strength was about to disappear, a new force began to fill her dantian.
This feeling was not unfamiliar to Su Yanke. It was even a bit familiar. It was the energy of the purple copper coin. It was continuously inputting new energy into Su Yanke.
Su Yanke had a crazy guess in her mind at this time, but in this situation, there was no time for her to think it over carefully.
With this new energy, Su Yanke purified the remaining malevolence on the cattle and sheep. Without the drive of the malevolence, the cattle and sheep gradually slowed down, and their eyes returned to normal.
Su Yanke drove the cattle and sheep towards Lu Xingmi and the others. "It's okay! Where is the home of these cattle and sheep? Let's take them back!"
Lu Xingmi looked at Su Yanke, who was smiling brightly. He almost couldn't hold back his tears. Lu Xingmi took a big step forward and gave Su Yanke a tight hug, a hug full of the feeling of regaining something lost.
Hou Yuheng also stepped forward and hugged Su Yanke and Lu Xingmi when he saw this scene. He Huanhuan and Zheng Qianqian looked at each other and then stepped forward to hug them.
Su Yanke was surrounded by them and felt a bit dazed.
"What's wrong with you guys? After we settle the cattle and sheep, let's go back and make lunch. I'm so hungry! Are you hungry?"
Lu Xingmi and the others were all amused by Su Yanke's words. "Okay, let's go back and feed you, little glutton!"
On the way back, Su Yanke chatted with Lu Xingmi and the others and learned about what had happened.
But Su Yanke didn't notice that just as they turned around and left, a green light flashed behind He Huanhuan.
There was also a bright red eye in the green light.