Chapter 100: Chapter 099 Miss, You Might Have Mistaken the Wrong Person

Tang Zelin wanted to lift his head slightly to see the situation ahead, but after struggling for a bit, he suddenly felt a pair of gentle hands carefully supporting him from behind.

Su Shu gently lifted his shoulders from behind, not daring to use much force, for fear of accidentally hurting him.

Unable to turn his head, Tang Zelin naturally couldn’t see the girl behind him; besides, he wasn’t in the mood to look back.

His vision was excellent, but unfortunately, he was too weak now, his body lacking strength, and his sight somewhat blurry.

“Is there a telescope?”

“Bring over the telescope!” Zhao Kang said in a low voice.

Soon, the telescope was passed forward, and Tang Zelin held it with one hand, his arm trembling. Seeing this, Su Shu behind him reached out to help steady his hand, positioning the telescope in front of his eyes.

“Thank you,” he said softly.

Su Shu crouched on the ground, steady behind him, silent.

“What do you want to see?” asked Zhao Kang, who also crouched beside him.

Tang Zelin said, “Check if there’s anything unusual around that best Lingzhi.”

“Unusual?”

Zhao Kang too grabbed a telescope and looked ahead, intermittently taking it down to confirm the position before looking through the lens again.

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“Just as expected.”

After a while, Tang Zelin suddenly spoke.

“What? Did you find something?”

“At the root of that Lingzhi, there’s a Little Red Snake as thick as a thumb. Do you see it?”

Zhao Kang picked up the telescope again and looked carefully, nodding after a while.

“It seems like there is one coiled around it.”

Putting down the telescope, Tang Zelin took deep breaths, paused to recover some strength, before he continued.

“In Peng Village’s Between Cliffs Mountain, there are many treasures. The rule passed down in the village is that everything can be taken except for Lingzhi.”

“What do you mean?”

“Don’t alarm that Little Snake, and let’s slowly avoid the snake group.”

“Will that work?”

“I don’t know. The reason we were attacked by the snake group yesterday was partly because someone couldn’t withstand the psychological pressure and ran out first, startling the snake group. Moreover, I have a somewhat fuzzy impression that during the attack, there seemed to be a Red Snake standing tall above the Lingzhi.”

He couldn’t be sure now if that Little Red Snake, which seemed like the leader, was the same one that was currently coiled at the root of the Lingzhi.

But after replaying all the images in his mind, that fleeting scene was the most peculiar.

Zhao Kang looked again at that Little Red Snake they were discussing, still coiled as if it was asleep.

A strangely chilling scene.

“If we retreat without alarming them, do you think the route is viable?”

Tang Zelin coughed, and a hand immediately soothed his back, making him shiver involuntarily and feel somewhat unnatural.

Zhao Kang noticed his reaction and glanced at the silent Su Shu behind him, a hint of a faint smile in his eyes.

If it wasn’t the wrong time for teasing, he would really want to praise his woman.

Tang Zelin coughed lightly twice, his breath unsteady as he said, “Let’s treat the dead horse as a living horse doctor then. People in front retreat first. Give me a dagger, I’ll cover the rear.”

“You’re like this, so what rear are you going to cover?” Zhao Kang said disapprovingly.

“I’ve fought with them.”

“We’re all military, there’s no need for you to cover the rear. Just wait peacefully.”

Tang Zelin suddenly grabbed Zhao Kang’s wrist firmly, frowning, “Trust me. I’ll cover your retreat. Give me the dagger; otherwise, we’re all going to die here.”

“Impossible.”

Zhao Kang pulled his hand away from Tang Zelin and looked up at Su Shu, “Miss Su, take good care of your fiance.”

“I will,” Su Shu said calmly.

Hearing this, Tang Zelin was taken aback and wanted to correct Zhao Kang, but the group captain had already risen, ready to lead the careful retreat.

The woman’s voice behind him sounded very young, but just…

He wanted to turn around but couldn’t.

“Miss, I think you might have mistaken me for someone else.” He wasn’t her fiance; he was…

Su Shu steadied him, her gaze fixed ahead on the terrifying swarm of snakes. Oddly, in such an extremely dangerous situation, she didn’t feel scared. Was it because he was there?

He was there, alive, in her arms.

So, Su Shu no longer felt awkward and boldly replied, “I haven’t mistaken you, Senior Colonel Tang.”

Tang Zelin: Eh?!!!