Chapter 3097

Thus using that thing to activate the mechanism inside the Dust Avoidance Pearl, then breaking the curse—and as for what the curse itself actually stems from, no one is clear now—but after coming here, aside from the illusions themselves, they hadn't encountered too much danger, and then there was that Striped Jiao.

The giant Striped Jiao that appeared at the end took out Uncle Ming, leaving only Peter behind, which could also be considered helping the Second Archaeology Team resolve a certain amount of trouble, so that kind of crisis compared to what they had encountered before was simply no impact at all.

The eerie atmosphere permeating the entire Kunlun Divine Palace seemed to be telling everyone that this was absolutely not just a situation showing it was about to end; on the contrary, all of this had only just begun.

And the answers obtained by using this thing that had only just begun were not necessarily one hundred percent accurate—this was the explanation the entire Kunlun Divine Palace gave them, and clearly Zhang Lin saw through all of this, and as a Heaven-Bestowed Singing Poet, he should also understand part of it.

Even if what he knew was not as much as Zhang Lin's, at the very least, if he said these things now and it could truly help the Second Archaeology Team, that would be a great good.

But Ake suddenly struck a pose—perhaps from his perspective, he hadn't deliberately struck such a pose, he was merely stating a fact.

He was convinced that this approach was the most correct one; one absolutely could not face what came next with a game-playing attitude, for that would be not only disrespect toward his own character, but also disrespect toward the lives of others.

Ake was absolutely certain of this point, and under this premise, he made this choice.

But Yang Lu shook her head the next moment—everyone had assumed Captain Yang would continue to persuade Ake to say everything he knew, but unexpectedly, the next moment she chose silence.

The others couldn't help but stare wide-eyed in some bewilderment at Yang Lu, not understanding why their own captain would make such a choice at this moment—could it be that she had some other idea, or that Yang Lu had seen another possibility?

That is, there was no longer any meaning in discussing these things with Ake now, and what they needed to do was far more far-reaching than everything before their eyes; the others understood the situation, or rather guessed that possible answer in their hearts, so they did not continue to insist on it.

But Wang Kaixuan didn't react so quickly, or rather from his own conception he thought this matter itself was unrealistic—Ake hiding things at present was the most suspicious thing, and given Wang Kaixuan's temper, he could not possibly tolerate such behavior.

Wang Kaixuan immediately said: "Ake, I feel you're getting stranger and stranger—did you and Xue Long secretly scheme something too? Could it be that you think those secrets can really be kept hidden forever? Even if you want to do that, Mr. Zhang above the New Moon Restaurant won't let you get away with it, you know that?"

After hearing these words, Ake and Xue Long exchanged a glance, and a wry smile of that sort appeared on both their faces.

Ake didn't understand what Xue Long was thinking inside? Or what he was hiding?

Similarly, Xue Long also didn't understand exactly what Ake's way of thinking meant, but Ake had just explained these things in person, and Xue Long secretly nodded, which could barely count as understanding.

But they hadn't expected Wang Kaixuan to harbor such an attitude—they both cried out that they were wronged, saying they truly had no such thoughts.

If they had such thoughts, it would have shown from the very beginning; they might even have used such a method to discuss corresponding trades with the Second Archaeology Team, possibly using a coercive method to force the Second Archaeology Team to submit.

After all, they were both latecomers—it's just that Xue Long, when all was said and done, discussed these things with Zhang Lin, while Ake was invited halfway along; from the start, when Zhang Lin saw Ake's state and his inexplicable behavior, he was reminding Yang Lu that she must guard against Ake undergoing some inexplicable change.

It's just that Zhang Lin wasn't one hundred percent certain of this answer, but even if not that certain, she still had to make Yang Lu alert.

This was the final answer Zhang Lin gave, and using such an answer, Yang Lu could also proceed better—on this point Zhang Lin was more confident than anyone.

But now the Second Archaeology Team had actually fallen into this situation of mutual suspicion, and upon seeing all this, Wang Canghai's lips curved into a smile.

Originally, when he saw Ake about to say those answers, or rather there might be some inducement, Wang Canghai was very nervous—he believed Ake saying these words had to wait until he himself reached the Second Archaeology Team.

He was not some useless loser like Su Nan and Wang Cen, who would be beaten black and blue by Yang Lu directly.

Relying on pure martial strength, he was not the least bit afraid of Yang Lu—even the entire Second Archaeology Team combined was no match for him.

Even Zhang Lin had to admit this point—when Zhang Lin first met Wang Canghai, he had already faintly guessed the other's strength; although Wang Canghai hadn't directly taken action against him at that time, the current aura and the confidence on Wang Canghai's face absolutely could not be concealed.

The two sat facing each other in the café, and Wang Canghai wasn't nervous in the slightest—this was the first strange point, and afterward Wang Canghai seemed convinced he could withdraw unscathed.

But at that time Zhang Lin deliberately did not force Wang Canghai to stay—not that Zhang Lin lacked such strength, only that at that time Zhang Lin could not make that choice; he had to let everything continue on like this.

If he acted rashly, it would only make subsequent events deviate further and further—in the final analysis, Zhang Lin wanted to know the truth of the disappearance.

If Wang Canghai were killed, then with this lead gone, Zhang Lin would also grow further and further from those truths—on this point he was more certain than anyone.

Since he had seen through things at this level, Zhang Lin naturally wouldn't dwell on other matters; for Zhang Lin, what came next was very important.

So important that Zhang Lin could give up many things—of course, this absolutely did not include the lives of everyone in the First Archaeology Team and the Second Archaeology Team.

Perhaps following Zhang Lin's guidance, these people would encounter certain dangers, but Zhang Lin swore he was not deliberately using their lives to exchange for those secrets.

Looking at the present, if Wang Canghai truly reached the archaeology team, Yang Lu would see the other's strength at the first moment and would choose to be cautious—but if Yang Lu displayed defiance from this direct perspective.

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