"What's going on? What happened?" Chen Maohua's voice came before he did.
When Su Yanke saw what was happening, her eyes narrowed.
"Sister Su! Help me! I'm sinking!!"
Hearing the sound of someone coming, Zhao Xianrou looked up and saw Su Yanke and the others approaching. For some reason, her first reaction was to call for help from Su Yanke. Although Su Yanke seemed to be the weakest among them, she just felt that Su Yanke would make her feel more secure.
Su Yanke saw that more than half of Zhao Xianrou's body had already sunk into the swamp, and there was no sign of the sinking slowing down. Without hesitation, she quickly scanned the surrounding environment and immediately came up with a solution.
Su Yanke activated the fixing function of the Sleep Spirit Bag. The diamond - shaped parts on both sides of the bag shot out forcefully and were fixed into the trunks of the trees on both sides. The force was so great that it pierced holes in the trunks.
Su Yanke's figure blurred and landed on the Sleep Spirit Bag. She found Zhao Xianrou staring blankly at her without any reaction. She couldn't help but feel a bit speechless. How could she be distracted at this time? She was really careless!
Su Yanke said in a tone that was both speechless and a bit doting, "What are you staring at? Reach out!"
Zhao Xianrou came to her senses and her face blushed. But her body was extremely obedient and she quickly reached out her hand. Su Yanke grabbed her hand and pulled Zhao Xianrou out of the swamp with one swift motion.
The action was so clean and neat that the others on the shore who were still panicking and trying to figure out a way were stunned.
"I - Is it over? It ended so easily?"
"Who!?"
After Su Yanke pulled Zhao Xianrou out of the swamp, she just opened the Sleep Spirit Bag to let Zhao Xianrou sit down and rest when she heard a strange voice coming from the darkness.
As Su Yanke asked this question, several small hidden weapons were shot out simultaneously.
The person in the darkness didn't expect that his almost inaudible muttering would be heard. He had been holding on to a glimmer of hope, thinking that Su Yanke had misheard and that this question was addressed to someone else. So he didn't move. It was only when he felt something approaching him rapidly that he belatedly tried to leave his original position.
But it was already too late. The hidden weapons had hit his acupoints, and he couldn't move.
Su Yanke's move also shocked the others on the shore. They looked blankly in the direction where the hidden weapons had flown.
When they found a fully - armed stranger there, they were very vigilant. They quickly subdued the person and waited for Su Yanke's decision.
When Su Yanke came over with a blushing Zhao Xianrou, a strange thought flashed through everyone's minds. Had this girl really been through a near - death experience just now? Why did she look like she had just seen her idol, with stars in her eyes?
The atmosphere was eerily silent for a moment.
Su Yanke didn't notice the strange atmosphere. Her mind was full of questions about this person's identity. Was he the one who had hurt Yuan Hexiao, or someone else?
Su Yanke had long noticed that there were not just their group in the forest. On the contrary, the forest was quite lively. But she had never been able to determine their exact locations, so she had always pretended not to know. It was not until now that a fish had slipped through the net and revealed a flaw, allowing her to catch hold of something.
Su Yanke looked down at him indifferently and asked, "What are you hiding here for?"
The man stared blankly at Su Yanke's current appearance. In the end, he didn't say a word and just swallowed hard.
When Lu Xingmi saw this action, his eyes narrowed. He looked at the man as if he were looking at a corpse.
Chen Maohua was more straightforward. He grabbed the man's collar and yanked him up from the ground angrily and said,
"What the hell are you looking at? We're asking you a question. If you don't confess honestly, I'll make sure you never speak again!"
But this threat had no effect on him.
It wasn't until Su Yanke's patience was exhausted. She looked at him impatiently, thinking about whether to take some extreme measures. Suddenly, the man seemed to be injected with a soul and struggled violently.
"I have no ill intentions. I really don't. Don't be afraid, little girl!"
Lu Xingmi sneered, "No ill intentions? Then what are you hiding here for? Taking a nap?"
"Little girl, you have to believe me. I really have no ill intentions. I heard someone calling for help before, so I came to see what was going on. But just as I arrived, I heard the voices of others, which were yours.
I was alone, and there were so many of you, so I hid. I really have no ill intentions!"
Su Yanke felt that his heartbeat didn't change at all when he was speaking. It seemed that he might be telling the truth. Of course, it was also possible that he was an experienced liar who had mastered the skill of speaking without blushing or his heart racing.
Su Yanke asked again, "Then what are you doing in this forest? Where are your other companions?"
As soon as this question was asked, the man stopped talking. He just lowered his head, looking like he was at their mercy.
Su Yanke didn't think this man would be so obedient. Instead, she felt a sense of uneasiness. It seemed that this man shouldn't be so compliant. This made the situation seem a bit strange.
But Chen Maohua didn't notice at all. Instead, he was quite proud of the man's submission and wanted to torture him for information. But Su Yanke stopped him in time.
Chen Maohua: "Yanke, if this guy refuses to talk, I have plenty of ways to make him open his mouth!"
Su Yanke: "Don't be in a hurry. There's no need. We'll just tie him up and leave him in a safer place. We'll find out the rest on our own!"
Hearing Su Yanke's words, the man's fingers moved slightly, as if he was a bit surprised by Su Yanke's decision.
Su Yanke silently took all this in.
Su Yanke and the others returned to the place where they had set up their camp before. After arranging the man properly, they set off again.
After walking for a while, Su Yanke noticed something and stopped.
Lu Xingmi sensed something and silently stood behind Su Yanke.
Su Yanke glanced at him but didn't say a word. There was just a strange look in her eyes.
Su Yanke: "Everyone, now you have two choices. First, leave immediately. The result will be that you'll be safe. Second... follow me and continue moving forward. But the result will be uncertain. Your life or death will be unknown. Which one do you choose?"
Chen Maohua and the others were all stunned. They had no idea why Su Yanke would suddenly say such things.
Chen Maohua: "Yan - Yanke, haven't you had a good rest these days? Why are you talking nonsense now? And what do you mean by life or death being unknown..."
Su Yanke raised her eyes and looked at Chen Maohua seriously. "I'm not joking or going crazy. I'm serious about the two options I just gave. Make your decision quickly. Time is running out."
Just as Chen Maohua was about to say something else, Lu Xingmi had already made his decision.
Lu Xingmi resolutely stood behind Su Yanke, clearly showing his attitude. He was going to follow Su Yanke and continue moving forward, no matter if he would die or not!
The two photographers clearly didn't want to. They lowered their heads and took a small step back.
Seeing Su Yanke's serious attitude, Chen Maohua also put away his joking manner and walked firmly towards Su Yanke.
Zhao Xianrou looked at Su Yanke with red eyes and said, "Sister Su, I don't want to be a burden to you. I'm sorry." After saying that, she stepped forward and hugged Su Yanke tightly. Then she took a step back and stood with the two photographers.
Su Yanke didn't say a word. She just told them how to get out of the forest and then left.
On the way, Su Yanke noticed many strange things. First of all, there was an uncomfortable feeling hanging over the forest. It was as if she had walked into a trap that had been set up for her.
This feeling had been confirmed just now.
Just now, her purple copper coin vibrated again. At the same time, there were bloodstains on the ground. There was a violent aura in the bloodstains that she hated very much. The people in the darkness were finally coming.
"Bang!"
A gunshot startled the birds in the forest and woke up the people lurking in it.
Su Yanke located the source of the sound and led Lu Xingmi and Chen Maohua forward carefully and quickly.
In a nearly empty area deep in the forest, there were many tents scattered around. There were also daily - use items everywhere, indicating that these people had been living here for some time.
These people were all strong and each of them had a gun in their hand.
The person who had fired the shot just now was a middle - aged man. If Su Yanke had been here, she would have recognized him immediately. This man was the director of their program!
The director's arms had been dislocated and were hanging limply on both sides of his body.
The director stared at a blond - haired man in front of him with red eyes and roared, "You promised that if I led them here, you would let my wife and children go. How can you go back on your word!"
Hearing this, the blond man covered his mouth exaggeratedly and said in surprise, "Can you trust the words of a bad guy? Even a three - year - old child knows this. How come you, a grown - up, don't understand? Hahaha"
After saying that, he laughed extremely exaggeratedly. In contrast, the director's face was full of anger.
After the blond man stopped laughing, all the smiles on his face disappeared at once. He said expressionlessly, "You didn't have to die after you completed the task. But you just had to fire that shot, almost ruining everything. So you'd better go down and accompany your wife and children!"
"Bang!"
When Su Yanke arrived, there was another gunshot.
Su Yanke stopped in her tracks and quickly pressed Chen Maohua and Lu Xingmi down to crouch.
Su Yanke looked up and saw the man fall to the ground.