Chapter 1553: Walk forward with your head down! This is the only choice!

And the words he spoke through were meant to tell Wang Canghai that he still had utility value; this was more important than anything else.

To Wang Canghai, all emotions were thin, but if a person still had utility value to him, then that person could continue to live—this was the thought Xue Long held at this moment.

Upon hearing the news from Zhang Lin, the members of the Second Archaeological Team all gasped. In truth, Wang Kaixuan had already imagined the hope to be extremely cruel from the start.

Yet, all of this was just as Zhang Lin had said before; it completely exceeded his imagination.

And at this moment, the barrage of comments also exploded.

【King Xian using infants as sacrifices—this is f*cking insane!】

【Not strange at all; in the eyes of someone like him, human lives are not human lives.】

【Indeed, what is there to be surprised about? But I don't understand, could infants really grant him a hundred years of life?】

【Perhaps it is because of the infants' blood combined with his...】

【That's right, don't forget what Mr. Zhang said earlier; this... is something designed for the tomb. Maybe his so-called immortality is just another kind of life form.】

【Bullsh*t immortality. If he had truly achieved immortality, Mr. Zhang wouldn't have declared King Xian completely dead.】

The discussion in the barrage was correct on this point; Zhang Lin could be one hundred percent certain that King Xian was now buried beneath the ruins of the Ancient Dian Kingdom—this place was his grave.

Moreover, King Xian was not even waiting to be resurrected at some point like the Queen of Jingjue; compared to that, King Xian was even more foolish!

Although he was crueler than anyone else, that could not change the fact that he was this foolish.

Supported by this fact, King Xian was destined not to have a good outcome; Zhang Lin had already thought of this before.

At this time, the members of the Second Archaeological Team shook their heads. It seemed Yang Lu did not want to discuss this matter anymore; regarding the matter itself, it had no significance for the path they were to take next.

Regardless of whether this King Xian was cruel or not, their goal was to obtain the Dust-Dispelling Bead. If they could not obtain the Dust-Dispelling Bead, everyone would die at some point in the future, or perhaps within this very tomb.

Relatively speaking, a cruel King Xian would make them feel less guilty about destroying this place. As long as they found the Dust-Dispelling Bead, what became of the tomb itself had nothing to do with them.

As an official archaeological team, the responsibility they carried was not as simple as just finding the Dust-Dispelling Bead.

Perhaps finding the Dust-Dispelling Bead was only an added value; their most important task was to explore the history hidden within the tomb and find those unique artifacts.

But right now, Yang Lu was heading toward only one goal: the Dust-Dispelling Bead.

After all, this concerned their lives, and the fact that they could find King Xian's tomb, including coming to the Ancient Dian Kingdom ruins and the previous Longling Miku, had already exceeded the scope of the official authorities.

Ultimately, it was only by following Zhang Lin's guidance that they were able to come here. If it weren't for Zhang Lin, the authorities would not have had the ability to find this place at all.

Considering this, Yang Lu was naturally unburdened and would not consider any feelings from the official side.

But even so, the official side had to provide coordination and cooperation, using everything they could to help the Second Archaeological Team accomplish these things.

Right now, official personnel were coordinating on the outskirts of the Insect Valley. Although they were late, they were still providing support for the Second Archaeological Team from the outside as they always had.

Yet, Yang Lu did not care about this; she would even prevent them if the official side wanted to enter the Insect Valley.

Once these people entered, they would be of no help to them and might even add trouble, causing the Second Archaeological Team to suffer unnecessary annoyance.

The remaining five members of the Second Archaeological Team were the elite of the elite. Even Zhao Young Master, after experiencing all that, was different from the others, not to mention Shen Qiong and Yang Lu.

Based on this, what Yang Lu was considering now was for the five of them to coordinate and cooperate to overcome all the hardships and obstacles, and then find the Dust-Dispelling Bead.

Right now, the pursuers were very important; having to consider the situation of the pursuers while also searching for the Dust-Dispelling Bead was already very difficult to manage.

Moreover, this kind of thing could not be compensated for by quantity. If those ordinary archaeological team members entered the Insect Valley, they might be wiped out by inexplicable circumstances before they could even walk a hundred meters.

The official side could not afford such attrition, and Yang Lu did not want to watch people sacrifice themselves in vain. It was precisely because of this that Yang Lu would not care about what the official side was doing.

Perhaps the official side had also realized this. Of course, if Zhang Lin, who was in the Crescent Hotel, told the official side to send a large number of personnel directly into the Insect Valley, then the official side would not have any hesitation and would send people in immediately.

Now, whether it was the official side or the members of the archaeological team, everyone had a hundred percent respect for Zhang Lin, and they had reached a consensus that Zhang Lin's orders must be executed without compromise.

The group continued to walk forward, and just at this moment, ripples stirred on the water surface once again. Yang Lu looked into the distance; it seemed these people were no longer deliberately hiding themselves?

Perhaps this was the judgment Wang Canghai had made based on Zhang Lin's words earlier. Even though Yang Lu now knew there were pursuers behind them, they would not turn back to entangle themselves with these pursuers.

Instead, they would keep walking forward. However, Yang Lu also thought to herself that if she were handling this matter herself, she might have other choices; after all, the pursuers right now still needed to be dealt with.

Even if they didn't have the strength themselves, if they kept watching the pursuers follow them in this manner, who knew what kind of trouble it might bring them.

And Zhang Lin naturally thought of this too. He hadn't spoken about it now just because he was waiting for that moment. When that critical moment arrived, Zhang Lin would naturally tell everyone exactly how to solve the problem of the pursuers.

It was also possible that when that time truly came, they wouldn't need Zhang Lin to say anything; they would be able to solve some problems on their own.

For Zhang Lin, he would likewise not allow those pursuers to continue chasing them forward.

And Wang Canghai, who was watching the live stream, remained silent throughout. Even when the Second Archaeological Team continued to move forward, he still hadn't spoken.

Because Xue Long had no confidence in his heart, and since the matter was already destined, there were only two paths before him now; whether he spoke or not might lead to death.

Xue Long also wanted to strive for a chance. He couldn't help but ask: "Master, are we not letting our people rush up directly right now? Perhaps we could find the Dust-Dispelling Bead ourselves later."