ebookland Chapter 512 Sand Sea 6
Chapter 512 Sand Sea 6
Su Nan's men returned from the underground palace wounded, and those who went to find their companions that afternoon also did not return in full force.
Zhang Chuzhen was standing far away and didn't join in, but he heard Boss Ma and Su Nan saying they wanted to go down.
Everyone is now well aware of how dangerous it is down there, so naturally they disagree. Director Wang and Li Chu have been held hostage at knifepoint by their men, who are trying to threaten Wu Xie into leading the team.
Su Nan held a knife to Li Cu's neck: "Master Guan, are you going to help me or not?"
Wu Xie shook his head and refused: "I won't help. The situation down there is so complicated. I'm just a photographer, there's nothing I can do if I go down."
"You're too modest. Everyone has seen your abilities these past few days. We're all relying on you."
Wu Xie shook his head and smiled sarcastically: "If you don't listen to me after we go down, everyone will easily get into trouble. I might as well die at your hands now and be done with it."
Li Cu was frightened by his words and shouted at Wu Xie, "No, she really will kill me!"
Wu Xie remained unmoved and even comforted him, saying, "It's okay, just bear with it and it will pass soon."
Then, he looked directly at Su Nan and said, "You do it."
Su Nan pressed the dagger down, and Li Cu struggled desperately: "No, no, no, sister, please let me go."
"Blame your boss for being too ruthless. Don't worry, my knife is very fast."
"Help! I don't want to die!" Li Chu was held by her and couldn't move, so he could only tilt his head back.
However, he was not as strong as Su Nan, and his struggles were all in vain.
Wu Xie stood calmly in place, seemingly not worried at all.
Seeing that this situation was not what he wanted, Boss Ma had no choice but to compromise and speak up to stop it: "Wait, Guan Gen, how about we cooperate this time? After we go down, I only want the gems, and the rest is yours."
Wu Xie, for reasons unknown, agreed, but stipulated that he couldn't go down immediately, saying he needed time to prepare.
Boss Ma agreed, but required everyone to go down, except for the girls.
Zhang Chuzhen stood outside the crowd, watching the events of the night unfold with an air of detachment.
Just as she was about to leave, she saw Wu Xie pass by and stop, asking casually, "Little girl, aren't you curious about what's down there?"
Upon hearing his words, Li Chu walked over and said, "You actually want to send people down to their deaths? Do you want everyone to die with you?"
Wu Xie remained noncommittal about his words, waiting for Zhang Chuzhen's reply.
"You have to be alive to be curious." Her destination wasn't down there, so she had no interest in going down at all.
"Exactly, why did you drag innocent people down with you?" Li Chu, recalling how he had almost died, lost control of his emotions and gave Wu Xie a cold look.
Wu Xie ignored him and looked at Zhang Chuzhen with a meaningful gaze. Even Hei Xiazi was no match for her, so how could she not have the ability to be curious?
Zhang Chuzhen pretended not to understand his gaze. She could pretend not to know that Hei Xiazi was with him, and that she was just an ordinary person.
"Sister, don't listen to him and go down there, it's very dangerous down there," Li Chu said to her.
He wasn't just trying to contradict Wu Xie; he was genuinely warning her not to lose her life because of curiosity.
"Yes, thank you." Although Zhang Chuzhen was not afraid of danger and did not plan to go down, she was still grateful for his kind reminder.
She knew about Li Chu's situation, but she didn't intend to help.
Aside from matters related to missions or the men she likes, she's always too lazy to meddle in other people's business.
Unless someone who has shown her kindness is facing a life-threatening situation, she wouldn't mind lending a hand.
*
The next morning, when Zhang Chuzhen woke up it was already afternoon. He scanned the camp with his mental energy and found that only a few women, Su Nan's three subordinates, and Wang Meng remained.
There are only three people in her tent now, including herself. Guozi isn't there; she seems to have been going to see Wang Meng lately.
When Fu Mei saw that she was awake, she said, "How come you slept so well and slept until now? Didn't you hear anyone making a sound?"
"Hmm, I slept well." Zhang Chuzhen stood up and went out, intending to go into her space to wash up and have a meal.
As Fu Mei watched the person leave, she remarked, "That person is really strange; I hardly ever see her say more than a few words every day."
Egg Sister said, "She's probably just quiet by nature and doesn't like to talk."
*
After Zhang Chuzhen came out of the space, she found a place to sit and stare blankly.
The weather is a bit overcast today, and the sky isn't as bright as usual.
Fortunately, she had food and drink, so she treated it as a trip in the desert. The main characters' experiences had to be taken one step at a time, and she could only wait for them for now.
Unfortunately, she can only seal off Gutongjing after the storyline is complete, which will take some time.
Guozi walked past her with a basin in her hand and waved in front of her: "Chuzhen, what are you sitting here daydreaming about?"
"Enjoy the scenery."
"Haven't you seen enough of the desert scenery yet?"
"Ah."
Looking at the sand everywhere, with no unique desert features, Guozi said somewhat dismissively, "Well, you see, I'm going to wash my hair."
Zhang Chuzhen nodded, and after a while she also stood up, intending to take a walk nearby.
After walking for a while and realizing she was quite far from the campsite, she took out a camera from her storage space and started taking pictures.
Xiao Qi asked, "Host, what brings you to take pictures?"
"I just happened to have some free time. Before, when I went to the desert, I was always in a rush. Now that I have more free time, I can take some photos to remember the trip."
She felt that the original owner's emotions within her body were slowly dissipating, which was why she had this feeling now.
She walked and took pictures, and only slowly walked back to the camp as it got dark. She went into her tent and lay down on her sleeping bag to rest.
Fu Mei: "Where did you go this afternoon? If you get lost again, no one will be able to take you home?"
"Let's just take a walk around here." Zhang Chuzhen turned his back to her, clearly not wanting to talk anymore.
Fu Mei rolled her eyes, and Dan Jie noticed and tugged at her, changing the subject: "Why hasn't Guozi come back yet? It's already dark outside?"
Just as they started talking about fruit, they heard fruit calling from outside.
A moment later, she rushed in, looking very flustered.
Egg Sister asked, "Guozi, what happened outside? What were you shouting just now?"
"What's wrong with you? Why are you so distracted?" Fu Mei asked, looking at her with concern.
Guozi seemed a little dazed: "He's gone, he left alone, he didn't take me with him."
"Who is it? Who left?"
Instead of answering their questions, she suddenly said, "None of us will survive."
Sister Dan felt something was off about her, but she remained rational and said, "Guozi, what nonsense are you talking about? We can leave when the director and the others come back tomorrow."