Under Ming Li's threatening gaze, everyone reluctantly took a sip.
Then... there was no then.
Everyone collapsed onto the ground simultaneously, their bodies still twitching uncontrollably.
Seeing this, Ming Li furrowed her brows and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with you? Is it not tasty?"
Everyone, "It's tasty... so tasty it's making us ascend..."
Hearing this, Ming Li raised an eyebrow, picked up a ladle, scooped some soup from the pot, and before anyone could stop her, put it directly into her mouth.
One second, two seconds, three seconds...
As time slowly passed, everyone's eyes were fixed on Ming Li, waiting to see her reaction.
After swallowing the soup, Ming Li raised her eyebrows and murmured to herself, "Not bad."
Everyone, "...?" Did she have a misunderstanding of the phrase "not bad"?
Seeing Ming Li take another spoonful of soup, the group fell into a strange silence.
"This is a great tonic, are you sure you don't want any?"
Hearing Ming Li's words, a group of people shook their heads like rattles. "We're not hungry!"
Ming Li, "..."
In the end, under everyone's peculiar gazes, Ming Li drank more than half of the pot of soup by herself before discarding it.
Seeing this, the group collectively breathed a sigh of relief and silently took out their compressed biscuits to nibble on.
Night passed quickly.
The sun climbed unhurriedly onto the branches.
After freshening up, everyone set off again.
The deeper they ventured into the forest, the more rare plants Ming Li and her companions found.
So, the group temporarily halted, with some taking photos and others collecting specimens.
Just as Kang Yue was intently busy collecting a specimen, Shi Lan glanced at everyone. Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she slowly approached Kang Yue and then forcefully pushed her from behind.
"Ah!"
Kang Yue screamed and tumbled down the slope, falling directly into a dark hole.
A moment later, Kang Yue's terrified cries for help echoed from the hole.
Upon seeing this, everyone rushed to move. As they made a move, they felt a strong gust of wind brush past their ears. By the time they reacted and looked at the hole, they saw a dark shadow flash quickly into it.
Everyone, "...?" What was that shadow just now?
When everyone came to their senses, they heard screams coming from the hole.
The group hurried over and all peered into the hole.
"Kang Yue! What happened? Are you alright?"
Someone shouted into the hole, but there was no response for a long time.
Just as everyone was about to go down to check the situation, they suddenly saw two dark figures flash out from inside the hole.
Looking at Ming Li and Kang Yue, who were covered in blood, everyone was stunned.
After an unknown amount of time, someone finally reacted.
Xiang Han Xin looked at the two, swallowed hard, and asked, "Why are you covered in blood?"
Ming Li glanced at Xiang Han Xin who spoke, ignored him, placed the dazed Kang Yue on the ground, then turned her head, her gaze chillingly fixed on the female lead, Shi Lan. Then, amidst Shi Lan's evasive gaze, she kicked her into the hole they had just been looking into.
"Ah ah ah!"
A moment later, Shi Lan's terrified screams filled the hole.
Hearing this sound, Liu Ting, who was beside her, snapped back to attention, his gaze coldly fixed on Ming Li. He questioned, "What are you doing!"
Hearing the male lead's voice, Ming Li's eyes turned cold. The silver sword, still dripping blood in her hand, was instantly placed at his neck.
Liu Ting, "...?!"
Meeting the man's gaze, Ming Li narrowed her eyes dangerously and kicked him down into the hole as well.
Watching the silver sword still dripping blood in Ming Li's hand, everyone swallowed hard again. For a moment, not a single person dared to breathe.