Chapter 824

Yang Lu understood that with someone like Young Master Zhao, especially in his current state of shattered courage, she absolutely could not keep saying things he couldn't understand.

Even if she simplified every problem, Young Master Zhao had no mood to listen right now.

So at this moment Yang Lu spoke with brutal directness instead — even if the concept itself was wrong, the information she conveyed was real.

As for the odds of walking forward out of danger, Yang Lu wasn't certain either.

But as long as Young Master Zhao heard the difference, she was sure he would stop yelling about turning back.

The key wasn't Young Master Zhao himself — Yang Lu feared his behavior would cloud everyone's judgment.

Even if Wang Kaixuan and Hu Bayi had that kind of guts, Xu Lang and the others had already given in to fear.

So if Young Master Zhao's words amplified that fear without limit, it would not bode well for what came next.

Therefore Yang Lu had to steady Young Master Zhao's state of mind.

Hearing this, Young Master Zhao's eyes flickered, and he couldn't help clenching his teeth.

And Yang Lu at this point directly handed the Heavy Bamboo Box back to Young Master Zhao, then said: "This is still your job — carry it for me!"

Young Master Zhao thought it over, then took it anyway and slung it on his back.

Which proved that at least for now he wouldn't raise any more objections.

Young Master Zhao was pretty shrewd at this juncture, because he understood that no matter whether what Yang Lu had just said was true or false, this leader Yang held one firm conviction: keep moving forward.

Even if he raised an objection, he could turn back alone — some things are better believed to exist than dismissed. If Yang Lu hadn't said those things,

Young Master Zhao could have taken off running right now, but behind them were venomous snakes and unknown dangers; given all that, he didn't dare go back alone.

Wang Kaixuan looked at Young Master Zhao's sulky appearance and didn't strike again — perhaps he too knew that if he kept beating and kicking this Young Master Zhao,

it might trigger extreme emotions and drive him to desperate measures, possibly bringing them trouble.

And at this moment Wang Kaixuan walked over; Young Master Zhao instinctively tried to dodge.

Wang Kaixuan grabbed his arm in one swift motion and said fiercely: "Kid! I'm telling you — as long as you don't pull any tricks, nothing will go wrong! With Leader Yang and the rest of us, you'll be perfectly safe. But the moment you act up, I'll cut you down on the spot — I swear!"

Hearing Wang Kaixuan's words, Yang Lu didn't stop him either.

Right now they needed someone playing the bad cop; for someone like Young Master Zhao, pure gentleness might not work.

What was needed was precisely Wang Kaixuan's extreme approach, to mirror the extreme emotions Young Master Zhao might produce.

With their state of mind adjusted, the group pressed on — whatever they met, this was a firm choice.

Yang Lu had already paved and steadied everything; she believed that as long as these people followed her, under her utmost protection, they could get what they wanted and emerge safely from the Ancient City of Jingjue.

Of course, the reason for such confidence wasn't only her own ability — Yang Lu also had Zhang Lin's guidance once night fell. As long as they hadn't lost satellite signal, everything would be fine.

That was Yang Lu's starting point.

And in the barrage of comments, everyone was discussing the matter — all of them supported Yang Lu pressing forward.

After all, they wanted to see what the Ancient City of Jingjue was hiding, whether the Corpse Fragrance Amorphophallus was as magnificent as it appeared in the reflection.

And whether it could produce miraculous reactions — every person had that instinctive curiosity toward the unknown.

The reason they watched these livestreams and actively interacted was that thirst for knowledge — though plenty came just for the spectacle.

But that didn't stop them from despising someone like Young Master Zhao. Perhaps precisely because they had just seen what happened to Sun Wu of Archaeology Team One, they weren't merely expressing contempt — they were also somewhat worried.

【You think this Young Master Zhao won't end up like Sun Wu?】

【Trouble always comes out of nowhere — no one knows what he'll turn into.】

【I don't think so. Even if the Ancient City of Jingjue hides many secrets, it itself shouldn't have anything to do with immortality, right?】

【Who can say for sure? Mr. Zhang once said that every ancient emperor was obsessed with immortality, especially the rulers of small kingdoms like this.】

【Don't forget — the Queen of Jingjue was a female demon. Maybe in some sense she had already achieved immortality, so she didn't chase after it.】

【The logic holds, but why did she still die in the end?】

【Immortality isn't invincibility. Wasn't she poisoned to death by the Prince of Gumo?】

All manner of speculation swirled around the Queen of Jingjue, but everyone knew that until they reached the Ancient City of Jingjue, all of this was mere speculation.

Perhaps Zhang Lin could offer some inference — even what they were seeing now only existed because of the inferences Zhang Lin had made earlier.

Without Zhang Lin, everyone believed Archaeology Team Two couldn't have made it this far.

Just as Archaeology Team One wouldn't have discovered those Corpse Beetle Pills, the microorganisms on the murals, or removed the luminous pearl from the dome.

One night's time.

Because Archaeology Team Two had officially entered the Ancient City of Jingjue and encountered some kind of incident, everyone's attention had shifted over.

And at this moment the officials chose to restore the livestream signal.

At that very instant, most of the audience's attention shifted to Archaeology Team One.

After all, Archaeology Team Two was merely traveling through open terrain — whatever this imaginary space might bring, it wasn't something the naked eye could distinguish.

Unless they suddenly changed direction, these vague and elusive things couldn't be presented before their eyes, and the impact on them was far less.

Just as Yang Lu said — perhaps only when they found the main hall of the Ancient City of Jingjue would everything truly begin.

No matter how bizarre all the previous experiences had been, they were purely experiences — nothing more.

With Archaeology Team One's signal restored, Zhang Lin's side also received word.

He hurriedly switched the screen, and Archaeology Team One's people were unhurriedly packing their things.

At this point, anyone with sharp eyes would notice — Archaeology Team One was missing four people!

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