Chapter 32: Scheming Behind the Scenes

  It was just after noon, when the sun was at its strongest, but I didn't feel a bit of heat. With the dense trees around me, I could even feel the humidity in the air, so although I had been walking for several hours and was tired as a dog, it was still cool and comfortable.

  Silently following the team led by Shen Shou, that evil bird seemed to have received some order and kept staring at me beside me, probably to prevent me from escaping. Actually, I think they don't need to do this at all, because in this situation even if they drove me away, I wouldn't leave!

  The lemon ran away, no, I got lost and couldn't find my way to the destination by myself. Since the lemon knows them, our destinations are probably the same. So now I'm not in a hurry to find the lemon, I'll think of a way to leave after we arrive. For now, it's better to follow them closely, who knows it might be smoother. Especially thinking about those ghosts from last night makes me shiver all over, if it wasn't for Da Bao being there, I probably would have been scared to death or become a nervous wreck...

  After walking for about another hour, the God of Hands signaled for everyone to sit down and rest for a while, or more accurately, to have a meeting while resting. Except for me being watched by two people, even the evil bird ran to the side of the God of Hands and sat down, because I was sitting relatively far away, I could only hear vague whispers, but looking at their expressions it seemed like they had encountered some kind of trouble.

  I watched their movements while sitting there, munching on the tasteless compressed biscuits. After discussing for a while, I don't know if they came to any conclusion, but the gods and others stood up, and the whole process took no more than ten minutes or so. Then we continued on our journey.

  The sun is slowly setting, and we are still on the road without stopping. I'm so tired that I almost fell down, but not a single person in their group said they were tired. I almost suspect they took stimulants. Along the way, except for the occasional mocking and teasing from the evil bird, the entire team would never say more than three sentences! Such a disciplined team must have a big background!

  Maybe they also dreaded traveling in the dark, so when the last ray of sunlight fell, they began to set up their tents efficiently, lit a fire and boiled water. Maybe I performed too well today, they also relaxed their vigilance against me, thinking that even if I really ran away now, I wouldn't be safe anyway, so they simply ignored me.

  I leaned my back against a large tree with three people hugging it, and casually stretched out my hand to take out a small bottle from my bosom. Although I felt that several glances swept towards me in an instant, probably because they found that the thing I took out was not very dangerous, so the watching feeling disappeared again.

  I curled up the corner of my mouth, idly playing with the small glass bottle in my hand, but I was a bit worried about Da Bao. Lemon said that the magnetic field here is abnormal, and I don't know how Da Bao is doing. To say that after he went in last night, he didn't come out again, and I don't know if he will come out tonight to breathe some air. Just as I was thinking about it, I suddenly felt a chill on my shoulder, as if someone had put their hand on my shoulder. I thought those ghosts were coming again, and immediately looked up, but suddenly saw a smiling face.

  "Treasure!" I exclaimed in surprise, but as soon as I shouted, everyone turned to look at me. They seemed not to have seen the treasure, so I awkwardly rubbed my nose and continued to close my eyes, hoping they would think I was dreaming. After all, we had been rushing for a whole day, exhausted to the point of death, and it was normal to fall asleep as soon as I lay down.

  As expected, they didn't suspect a thing. Just as I opened my eyes again, Da Bao was already sitting cross-legged in front of me, smiling slyly and teasing: "Feng Die, you're amazing! Your acting skills are Oscar-worthy!"

  "Alright, just stop bothering me here." I said with a wry smile, lowering my voice.

  The big treasure hadn't replied yet, when the evil bird turned its sharp ears towards me and asked with a detestable expression: "What is he muttering about?"

  "You can't do anything to me, come and bite me if you dare!" I rolled my eyes at the evil bird, not caring about his ugly expression, and hummed a little tune on the side. The evil bird looked at me suspiciously, but I ignored him and continued to sit there humming softly to myself.

  "How did these people appear out of nowhere? Where's Qingning Xiao Ge gone?" Da Bao asked me with a puzzled look, glancing at the group of people.

  "I got separated from him, and then when I met them again, they were...". I told Da Bao what happened last night, and then worriedly blamed him: "The magnetic field here is problematic, how did you come out without being afraid of danger?"

  Dà bǎo was taken aback, seemingly not expecting me to ask that. He smiled wryly and said, "I'm just worried about you, what? Do you want me to help you take revenge and teach them a lesson?" After finishing speaking, he glanced at Shén shǒu and è niǎo with his eyes.

  I was about to nod, but then I thought that since those people dared to say no, they must have some backing, and if something unexpected happened to Da Bao again, I would be guilty and remorseful even if I jumped into the Yellow River. So I shook my head in difficulty and said: "Let's not do it, I don't want to stir up trouble, besides, they're not ordinary people, if by any chance they found out about you..." The consequences would be severe!

  "Don't worry, they can't see me!" Da Bao laughed brightly, and before I could even react, he had already flashed to the front of a man who was standing in a more secluded position. I don't know what he did, but that poor man let out a loud cry, saying "Ghost! Ghost!", and then he ran to the fire pit, stumbling and crawling, pointing at the trees in front of him with a look of terror on his face, shouting: "Ghost... ghost... boss, it's haunted!"

  It seems that ghosts have always been a source of fear for people. Looking at their cold and unsmiling faces, I didn't expect them to have such a comical side. Seeing their suddenly vigilant expressions, I suddenly felt quite good and couldn't help but mock them: "I didn't know that a group of big men like you would be afraid of ghosts. Where is the ghost? Do you want me to help you chase it away?" Hahaha... After saying that, I sat down and burst out laughing.

  The strange bird looked at me with a weird gaze, seemingly not believing that I would be so calm. He took a few steps to my side and picked me up in one swift motion, fiercely interrogating: "Was it you who was playing tricks behind my back?"

  I sneered at him and said, "You're really overestimating me, aren't you? How could a weakling like me possibly summon ghosts to scare you?" As I spoke, I couldn't help but stifle a laugh inside. Everyone is afraid of ghosts, and I'm no exception - otherwise, I wouldn't have been scared out of my wits yesterday. But this time, since I knew the ghost was actually my good friend Xiaobao, even if I wanted to be scared, I just couldn't manage it.

  In this brief interval of my conversation with the evil bird, several more people let out mournful cries...