Su Tang was a little surprised at first that Meng Huo chose to bring Yang Lifan with her, but she soon figured it out.

If Huang Cheng's elder brother was really as he said, then one more missing person would only bring more mystery to Huang Cheng's death and the loss of the ring. Just like he didn't kill Wang Xinlian, it was definitely not because he was soft-hearted. More likely, he was using the lies she might have made up to disrupt the other party's sight.

He also fully considered Yang Lifan's psychology.

In this situation, the only way for him to survive is to follow them.

Looking at the other person's running back, she thought that this man was indeed very smart. Perhaps this was one of the reasons why he was able to attract so many followers.

Glancing at Yang Lifan, who was trying his best but still had a hard time keeping up with them, she pursed her lips, slowed down, held up his arm, and started speeding up again.

Faced with his surprise and silence, she just smiled.

This person is very interesting.

Although we cannot trust it yet, it is not impossible to try to observe it.

They didn't meet anyone else along the way, and they were getting closer and closer to the valley. Su Tang wondered what the current state of Wang Ming and his men was. Judging from their respectful attitude towards Meng Huo, it was unlikely that they would leave on their own. They were probably digging the collapsed tunnel or looking for a possible entrance!

However, what she didn't expect was that there were indeed people digging tunnels, but they were not people she knew. They used their special powers and tools to carry up stones and soil next to the already stiff monsters and the corpses of mutant beasts.

When we approached the valley wall, the situation inside became clear at a glance.

Meng Huo, with a unhappy look on his face, asked her to take Yang Lifan to find a place to hide, while he walked towards the strangers alone.

Su Tang simply gave up his curiosity and looked for a hiding place.

Behind a dense bush, Yang Lifan's expression changed constantly. After a while, he whispered in her ear, "Those guys are also members of the Fiery Hunting Team, but the strongest captain, Huang Gong, the brother of the dead guy, is not among them."

Su Tang frowned slightly. The strongest one was not there. Could it be that he was facing Wang Ming and the others?

Because I can't see Meng Huo's current situation, I feel even more uneasy.

Fortunately, Meng Huo came out of the valley not long after, accompanied by those guys, all of whom looked listless. They were heading in the direction of the forest they had walked through before. Su Tang thought for a moment and said, "I have to go over there. You hide first, and I'll come and call you later."

Will it? Yang Lifan wondered.

If he was left behind and then met Huang Gong, whose brother had died, his situation would never be good, no matter whether the other party believed that Huang Cheng's death had nothing to do with him or not.

Escaping back to the city was even more wishful thinking. It was impossible for me to cross this forest alone without even a car.

So, what can he do?

...He can only place his hopes on this woman who made a promise to him.

Su Tang didn't care about his thoughts. To her, no matter what the future holds, at present, Meng Huo and the others are her teammates and partners, and they are people who cannot be easily abandoned.

After the promotion, she became faster and her steps became lighter. But she was discovered by Meng Huo before she got far... The man paused, turned his back to her and waved helplessly.

Su Tang blinked and followed innocently.

The six "captives" looked surprised, but it was only for a moment, and then they became even more depressed. Su Tang guessed that Meng Huo's strength must have greatly intimidated them, otherwise they would not be so honest.

The group entered the forest without stopping, and soon they felt strong energy fluctuations.

Someone is fighting.

Su Tang gripped the crossbow tightly and walked faster.

What I saw was a chaotic scene.

The enemy is eight and we are four.

Our side clearly suffered a loss.

Yue Hongfang and Lai Yuxing were the most obvious, their bodies were almost stained with blood. Wang Ming was fighting two people, one of whom was a fifth-level Huang Gong, which was even more difficult. Fortunately, he was very smart and saw that Huang Gong attached great importance to the woman next to him. He took risky moves from time to time, giving up his own safety to use killing moves on the woman, which was how he was able to save Zhao from Wei. Yan Gang seemed to be in a frenzy, violent and unusual, but it was his limit to deal with three people.

Su Tang was suddenly filled with anger, but he stopped and stood still. The crossbow in his hand was steady as never before.

shoot!

Cum again!

She took on target after target without hesitation!

All those who were hit by arrows fell down without exception, twitching all over, and some even had black blood flowing out of their mouths. However, they could not die immediately, which made the onlookers even more frightened.

She no longer had them in her eyes. Her cold eyes were only focused on those targets that could still move! In just a few blinks of an eye, with the superpowers in front restraining them and poison arrows in the back, half of the people in the Fiery Hunting Team had been lost under the attack from both sides. The remaining people had to jump out of their own battle circle and try to get closer to the captain.

Yue Hongfang and his men were no longer able to pursue them, and they were relieved to see their boss and Su Tang coming back.

On the other side, Huang Gong was furious and forced Wang Ming back with a blast of flame, then turned around and fired several rockets at Su Tang.

Facing the counterattack, Su Tang was prepared.

As she dodged, Meng Huo stepped forward and blocked the rocket.

He waved his hand out, with a slightly white attack force. Even someone as close as Su Tang could not make out the shape, but he could sense that it was an outward-emitting invisible energy. Its speed and power were extremely astonishing.

The collision with the rocket was like a crushing force, and it rushed past! Not only did it extinguish the rocket, but it also rushed towards Huang Gong's chest without stopping!

Although he knew that he was outnumbered, Huang Gong could not retreat at this moment!

A scorching wall of fire stretched out from between his hands and blocked the way in front of him.

There was a whistling sound of wind passing by, and nearly half of the fire wall was extinguished. Huang Gong himself was like being hit by a heavy object, staggering back several steps, with blood slowly flowing from the corner of his lips, but he still stood still.

The woman beside him hurriedly held onto his arm.

No one from the Fiery Hunting Team dared to take action again, except Huang Gong. Even the breathing of the others was so light that it was almost inaudible, as if they wished they could disappear on the spot.

Seeing that Meng Huo did not continue after the first attack, Su Tang also stopped shooting.

The six people who came with them were already frightened out of their wits.

It was not that they had not encountered situations where hunting teams fought over prey, but the people in the first two areas would tactfully avoid them, while in the lower areas, with Captain Huang Gong, they were almost always successful. After a long time, they did not know how to deal with this one-sided unfavorable situation.

Huang Gong's hoarse voice sounded, "What do you want?"

Meng Huo replied calmly, "Don't worry, I don't intend to kill you all, but you hurt my people, so you have to pay the price."

Isn't this injury enough? Huang Gong knew his physical condition clearly. It would take a long time to recover to his original state. Needless to say, he realized the other party's subtext: Not enough!

Gritting his teeth, he said, "Let's follow the rules."

The rules, of course, are the rules of the Dead City. You have to use crystal cores to redeem your life, and it’s calculated based on the number of people.

While they were negotiating, Su Tang said something to Meng Huo and turned back to find Yang Lifan.

When the two came back together, Yang Lifan said, "Everything I said before was true."

Su Tang smiled meaningfully, "The words you say may be lies, but the actions you take will not be fake."

Yang Lifan nodded silently.

When they came back, Liehuo's people had already left. It seemed that Huang Gong was going to look for Huang Cheng who had not returned yet.

Meng Huo and his men were resting on the spot and treating their wounds.

Yue Hongfang and Lai Yuxing were seriously injured. Although their lives were not in danger, they felt drowsy after taking the medicine.

Without saying anything else, Su Tang, who was thirsty, hungry and out of food, ate the food and water he got from Wang Ming in two or three bites.

Then, Meng Huo and Yan Gang each carried one and started their return journey.

The task of clearing the way naturally fell to Yang Lifan, who had just joined the team, and he did it very seriously. Fortunately, most of the higher-level mutant beasts in this forest were killed in the valley over there, and his ability was quite useful against those little guys and mutant plants. At worst, Su Tang's crossbow was not a pushover, so he didn't alarm the two people carrying people.

Midway through, Su Tang wanted to replace Yan Gang, but was firmly rejected.

Even Wang Ming, who was supported by her, advised, "It's not that I'm worried that you don't have enough strength, but look at them, they are all over 1.8 meters tall. With your height, it's inhumane to let the injured drag their feet on the ground!"

She was speechless.

"Don't worry, as long as people are alive, it's no big deal for us!" Wang Ming said shamelessly.

But this statement caused a crisis that evening.

Lai Yuxing developed a high fever.

I took antipyretics and anti-inflammatory drugs, but the high fever didn't go away until dawn the next day.

Although the physical fitness of people with special abilities is stronger than that of ordinary people, they are still human beings. If they continue to burn like this, their bodies will definitely not be able to bear it.

Everyone was silent.

All they could do was rush back to the city to find a doctor. Before that, there was nothing they could do. When everyone was packing up and getting ready to go, Yang Lifan hesitantly approached Su Tang and said, "I have some topical medicine here. I wonder if..."

Seeing her stand up straight, he took out a small bottle of ointment from his pocket and said, "I think it should work, but I'm not sure..."

Su Tang looked at him deeply. He dodged for a moment, but still mustered up the courage to look back, with a silent pleading in his eyes. He took the ointment without comment and said lightly, "I'll take it."

To be on the safe side, Wang Ming, who had been injured many times before, decided to use some on his own minor wound first. Su Tang took some ointment with his hands, paused for a moment, and then helped him apply it.

"It feels cool and comfortable, so it should be fine."

Meng Huo looked at the medicine, then looked at Lai Yuxing who was still frowning in coma, and said in a deep voice, "Give it a try."

Because of his injuries, their speed would definitely be slower than when they came. It would take at least the next morning to get back to the camp, and then they would have to take a car... The bumpy ride would most likely worsen Lai Yuxing's injuries.

With his approval, Su Tang picked out the more serious wounds on Lai Yuxing's body and applied ointment to them.

We didn't feel anything when we were on the road, but when we took a break at noon, we noticed that Lai Yuxing's breathing had become much lighter and his body was no longer so hot. When we changed the dressing at night, his fever had completely subsided and he slept peacefully.

This medicine is surprisingly effective!

During the night watch, Yang Lifan insisted on accompanying Su Tang, and the two sat by the fire, one on each side. She asked softly, "Did you make this medicine yourself?"

In the light of the fire, Yang Lifan's face was bright and calm.

Only then did she notice that the man didn't even have a noticeable beard yet, there was just some fuzz on his lips, he was still a half-grown child!

"Yeah. When I was a kid, my dad would get injured from time to time when he went hunting. When he was treated, he always complained that the medicine was expensive and refused to treat injuries that were not that serious. There were a few times when I saw him unable to sleep at night due to the pain. So I thought, if I knew these things and could cure him, he wouldn't be so uncomfortable. Unfortunately, he was gone before I could learn it. But I still habitually went to learn..."

His light voice of nostalgia echoed in the silent forest at night, like a small hook, scratching people's hearts and making them feel a little painful and sour.

Su Tang tilted his head, but didn't look at him. Instead, he looked at the dense trees not far away, "Is that so..."

Yang Lifan bit his lip and continued, "I once gave a wound medicine to someone else. No, I shouldn't say someone else, but my father's friend, whom I always called uncle. As a result, he took my prescription and sold it for a good price, then locked me in the room and coaxed me to continue my research. But he didn't allow me to come out again, nor did he allow me to see other people... I thought I would die of old age in that small room, but fortunately, I stimulated my supernatural powers and escaped."

After hearing this, Su Tang finally turned around, his eyes unfathomable, "Are you telling me that you didn't believe I would go back to you because of this experience, and then you poisoned me?"

Yang Lifan murmured dejectedly, "You really do know."

Su Tang raised her lips. She was also surprised about this. She originally thought that she was only afraid of her own venom, but she didn't expect that when she was contaminated with foreign poison powder, she would soon feel it. And she didn't need to do anything, her body had already rejected it. So, Yang Lifan's poison had no effect on her at all.

The reason I went back again was not to pick him up, but to kill him!

But she didn't do it in the end, because the next moment he saw her, he quietly used the antidote.

Realizing this, Su Tang felt quite complicated.

"If you know that, why do you dare to let them use my ointment? Aren't you afraid of killing your friends?"

"You're begging me, aren't you? Besides, there's no poison in it."

Yang Lifan lowered his head. "So you are an expert in this area... I overestimated my abilities. So, how do you plan to deal with me?"

Su Tang did not answer, but asked, "What kind of poison did you give me?"

Yang Lifan was startled, then confessed, "It makes people weak and difficult to walk."

She believed this, because the toxin was really small. So, his purpose was to let her take him with her. Su Tang raised her chin. To be honest, she was quite interested in what he knew. And it was not difficult to understand that he used some means to protect himself.

Maybe we can continue to observe?

But she had to figure out some things first.

"You've thought about it, right? Huang Gong will probably find ways to find you, and your situation won't be very good. However, you're a superpower, and you can make medicine and poison, so it won't be difficult to find someone who can protect you."

"I know."

Su Tang spread his hands, "Then the person you should be loyal to should not be me. You should be able to see that I am only joining this hunting team temporarily."

Yang Lifan shook his head, "I'm not looking for asylum." He frowned, as if looking for a suitable way to express, "I will become stronger. I don't need to look up to others. The way you look at me is different from theirs."

This kind of reason... Su Tang thought about it for a long time before he felt that he understood what he meant.

Because of the pride in their bones, they are not looking for a protector, but a partner! They need the other party to treat them as equals, not to look down on them.

She smiled. This was exactly what she thought.

"Okay, let's give it a try and see if we can become partners!"

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