Just as a few people continued walking, suddenly, they heard shouting from behind.
"You there, what are you doing here?"
Yang the Third and his group heard the voice and quickly turned to look.
Seeing who it was, Yang the Third immediately laughed and called out, "Miss Rongrong, what brings you here?"
âZhang Rongrongâ smiled, "Brother Xiangyang asked me to come back and handle some matters."
She glanced nonchalantly at Wang Xiaoya and asked, "Who is she?"
Hearing this, Yang the Third quickly replied, "This is Wang Xiaoya. She has something important and needs to report to the people of Yangshan."
âZhang Rongrongâ appropriately showed a look of surprise and said, "Something important? What is it?"
Yang the Third looked at Wang Xiaoya and said, "Miss, this is Zhang Rongrong from our Jieshi Academy. Her words hold more weight than mine, so if you have any trouble, you can tell her."
Wang Xiaoya hurriedly said to Zhang Rongrong, "Sister, a group has captured Brother Tu Long. Brother Tu Long instructed me to go to Yangshan to deliver the message. Do you have any way to take me to see the people at Yangshan Shelter?"
âZhang Rongrongâ eyes gleamed a bit and she immediately said sternly, "There is such a thing? Leave it to me. Follow me."
Saying this, she reached out to take Wang Xiaoyaâs hand and led her towards Yunquan Temple.
Seeing this, Yang the Thirdâs group simply stopped in their tracks.
Yang the Third called out, "Rongrong, we three still need to catch that mutant goat, so we wonât be going with you."
âZhang Rongrongâ didnât turn back and just waved her hand.
Yang Hu, seeing this, said curiously, "Sister Rongrong is acting strange today."
Yang Mingyi also said, "Indeed, she used to stick close to Brother Xiangyang, but now she barely spoke to us at all."
Yang the Third said irritably, "Who do you think you are? Is she supposed to talk much with you?"
"If you two could awaken superpowers, wouldnât she treat you with more respect?"
"Letâs go quickly. We must catch that mutant goat today. Itâs the only mutant beast Iâve seen with no significant combat power and itâs our only chance to make a fortune."
Yang Hu and Yang Mingyi, hearing this, quickly adjusted their mood and followed Yang the Third back into the forest.
No one noticed that âZhang Rongrongâ, with Wang Xiaoya in tow, took a side path and headed into the woods as they made their way towards Yunquan Temple.
Wang Xiaoya instantly became alert and asked, "Did we go the wrong way? Isnât the temple up ahead?"
âZhang Rongrongâ turned back and smiled, "The temple is under construction. The people of Yangshan are in a camp behind it."
Wang Xiaoya paused, looked around, and thought that since she didnât know anyone here, it didnât make sense for someone to want to harm her.
She covered her shoulder, nodded, and followed. As she walked, she asked, "Are you also from Yunquan Temple?"
âZhang Rongrongâ nodded, "Yes. So, the Brother Tu Long you mentioned, whatâs his status at Yangshan?"
Wang Xiaoyaâs response was, "I donât know. He just instructed me to deliver the message to Yangshan. The only people who can save Brother Tu Long are the people from Yangshan."
âZhang Rongrongâsâ eyes flickered and she said, "He seems to have a lot of confidence in the people at Yangshan Shelter?"
Wang Xiaoya said, "Yes, he said if I told the people of Yangshan, they would definitely save him."
âZhang Rongrongâ ohâed softly, with doubts in her heart. That Tu Long had seen the combat power of Brother Huo and Qinghua on the Firebird.
But despite this, Tu Long was still confident enough to ask Wang Xiaoya to seek help from Yangshan. Could it be that there was someone at Yangshan more formidable than Qinghua and Brother Huo combined?
She found it hard to believe.
The farther they walked, the deeper the forest became.
Wang Xiaoya saw Yunquan Temple getting farther away and couldnât help but say, "Arenât we there yet?"
âZhang Rongrongâ stopped, looked around, and suddenly smiled, "Weâre here."
"Weâre here?"
Wang Xiaoya was surprised and quickly looked around but saw no one.
Just as she looked at âZhang Rongrongâ in confusion, she saw a strange smile appear on her face.
Wang Xiaoyaâs heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively opened her mouth to say something.
Suddenly, a fog quickly enveloped her.
Before she could ask anything, she felt a sharp pain at the back of her head.
With a loud thud, she collapsed to the ground, unconscious.
Zhou Qingmingâs figure reformed, looking at the unconscious Wang Xiaoya on the ground, his eyes filled with murderous intent.
He raised his hand to kill Wang Xiaoya, but just then, Lin Wan spoke up, "Donât kill her yet."
Zhou Qingming frowned and asked, "Why?"
Lin Wan said, "This woman and Tu Long seem to have an unusual relationship. Brother Huo could use her to leverage Tu Long. Since Tu Long cares about her, we could use her to control him."
Zhou Qingming thought for a moment and then said, "Okay, letâs go back."
Lin Wan shook her head, "Not yet. I still need to stay and gather intelligence. You take her back first."
Zhou Qingming immediately said, "No, Qinghua instructed me to ensure your safety."
Lin Wan smiled, "Iâm safe here for now with this face, trust me."
Zhou Qingming still disagreed, "I donât feel reassured. Besides, we already have a good understanding of the situation here. Clearly, the internal feud in Meishan Village has ended, and Yangshanâs people have taken advantage of it."
"Now that Yangshanâs people have control over Meishan, our next challenge is facing the people from Yangshan."
Lin Wan shook her head, "Itâs not enough. We know too little about Yangshan Shelter."
"Just now, I overheard many people talking about Mr. Liang, the leader of Yangshan Shelter. This person appears to be extremely important, holding an unexpectedly high status in Yangshan."