"You!"
The bearded man saw this and was about to stand up angrily. But the next second, he met a pair of extremely cold eyes. The words he wanted to say were instantly stuck in his throat. He stood there, not daring to move, cold sweat already beading on his forehead.
Seeing this, Ming Li expressionlessly withdrew her gaze and raised her hand to wipe away the bloodstains on the corner of her eye.
At this moment, inside the cave.
Looking at the blood all over the ground and the remains of the snakes, Shi Lan tightly gripped the ancient whistle hanging around her neck, her face filled with venom.
"Bang!"
Just as Shi Lan was full of venom, she suddenly heard a muffled thud nearby.
Turning her head, she saw a body fall face down.
Shi Lan's expression froze. Recognizing the person by their clothes, she exclaimed, "Brother Liu, why did you fall down too?"
Before the other person could speak, she covered her mouth and said with shock, "Did that woman kick you down too?! She's truly detestable! How dare she treat Brother Liu like this!"
Hearing the woman's words, Liu Ting got up from the ground with a grim expression. He looked dishevelled, but seeing the blood splattered on the cave wall and the snake carcasses on the ground, he also froze. Snapping back to reality, he looked at Shi Lan, who was speaking, and asked with some concern, "Are you alright?"
Shi Lan bit her lip and shook her head stubbornly, her voice choked with emotion, "I'm fine, Brother Liu."
Hearing this, Liu Ting frowned. Looking at the tears in Shi Lan's eyes, he asked in confusion, "If you're fine, why are you crying?"
Shi Lan: "..."
Finally, with the help of the bearded man, Shi Lan and Liu Ting managed to climb out of the cave.
"Boss, are you alright?"
The bearded man looked at the two dishevelled figures and asked.
Liu Ting's expression was grim, "We're fine. Where are those people?"
Hearing this, the bearded man truthfully replied, "They've left."
Upon hearing this, the grimness on Liu Ting's face deepened. "In which direction did they go?"
The bearded man raised his hand and pointed in a certain direction, "That way."
Meanwhile, after Ming Li and her group left, they found a place by the river to regroup.
At this moment, as everyone watched Ming Li cleaning bloodstains by the river, their gazes were extremely strange. No one spoke first, only staring directly at Ming Li.
After a while, Kang Yue returned after cleaning the blood from her body.
Seeing this, everyone crowded around and began to ask questions one after another.
Tao Tao asked, "Xiao Kang, what was going on just now?"
Song Fengyun asked, "Yeah, why is there so much blood on you guys?"
Meeting everyone's curious and confused gazes, Kang Yue silently glanced in Ming Li's direction. After swallowing with difficulty, she said, "Snakes, there were so many snakes down there."
Everyone: "..."?
Meeting everyone's confused gaze, Kang Yue swallowed again and organized her language before continuing, "I was collecting specimens when I suddenly felt someone push me from behind, and then I rolled into that cave. It was full of snakes. If Sister Li hadn't come quickly, I probably would have..."
Thinking of the scene at the time, Kang Yue couldn't help but shiver, feeling a sense of lingering fear.
Although the cave was dark at the time, she could still see clearly that there were several venomous snakes inside. If she were bitten, the consequences would be unimaginable. Whether she could walk out of this forest alive was uncertain.