246: Chapter 130: The Discovery of the Canglan Expedition Team 246: Chapter 130: The Discovery of the Canglan Expedition Team âShi Yong, can you stop staring at those two things?
Youâve been looking at them for days now, every time you get a free moment.
What is it that you canât get enough of?â said the youngest boy beside him.
âZhou Yu is right; I really admire you.
Itâs just two pictures, and yet you can ponder them over and over again.
People who donât know any better might think weâre archaeologists,â another added.
âIf you ask me, we shouldnât just keep waiting here.
We might as well go over and check it out.
Those two have been inside for so long, we canât just keep standing here in the rain, can we?
Or we could leave and come back another time when no one is aroundâŠâ
Upon hearing this suggestion, several other teammates showed signs of agreement, and a guy nicknamed âalarm clockâ even started a vote to decide their next move.
Shi Yong put down the photos in his hand, looked in the direction of the granary, and said to everyone:
âDonât you find it strange?
That granary over there looks like itâs been burnt down already.
Itâs completely see-through, and the roof has collapsed.
We can even see the scene behind it from here.
Why would they go there, and stay for such a long time?â
Behind him, Xia Sha nodded and said, âIndeed, itâs highly illogical.
Normal people wouldnât run to such a place in the heavy rain and hide for half a day without a reasonâŠâ
âRight, so we should be even more cautious and stay hidden here to see if thereâs anything unusual when they come out later.
Whatâs a little rain?
The weather isnât cold, and itâs certainly better than being in the sun,â one of them said.
âHaha, true, maybe thereâs a tunnel under this granary leading to their secret base,â someone laughed.
While they were joking, a sudden noise came from the direction of the granary.
They hurriedly focused their attention and saw four people walking out from the charred ruins.
âWhat, there are two extra people!
Who are these two?
I donât remember seeing them at the auction,â Shi Yong exclaimed.
âThese two are dressed so strangelyâŠ
The pattern on that black-robed personâs clothing seems to be moving.
And that woman in whiteâŠ
wait, doesnât she look familiar?â
Suddenly, Shi Yong remembered the two people he had encountered in the restaurant at noon.
His eyes widened as he whispered:
âItâs them!
Itâs them!
I remember now!
That man, itâs definitely him!
Absolutely him!!â
The rest looked at him, somewhat confused.
âWhat them?
Who is he?
Who exactly is that man, Shi Yong?
Can you be more specific?â they asked.
With no intention of keeping them in suspense, Shi Yong explained:
âThat woman in white, isnât she the blind girl we bumped into at the restaurant today?
Look at how she walks; itâs obvious she canât see.
It must be the same person!â
Everyone looked again and indeed, it was as he had said.
Shi Yong continued, âDonât you remember what I said at the restaurant today?
When those two left after their meal, I saw that manâs face.
Didnât I mention he looked familiar?â
Everyone nodded.
Shi Yong clenched the photo tightly, his voice filled with excitement, âNow I remember, heâs the man we encountered last time in Anling!
The one we have been looking for!!â
Everyone looked at him, their eyes filled with disbelief, hardly believing that they had achieved their target so quickly; it even felt a bit surreal.
âBack in Anling, because he was too far away, I couldnât see clearly.
But today at noon, I was very close to him, and considering their special identity now, Iâm pretty sure heâs the one weâre looking for!â
âAh?
I thought you were certain it was him!â
âAlthough I canât be 100 percent sure, Iâm at least 70 percent confident!â
âSo what are we waiting for?
Letâs hurry up and ask for an autographâŠ
oh no, hurry up and suck up to him!â
âAre you out of your mind?
Youâve just seen all their secrets, and now if you rush out, what if they decide to kill you to keep you quiet?â
ââŠâ
While they were arguing, they suddenly noticed that the nearby people, specifically a young master from the Wencheen family, was walking straight toward them.
âOh no!
Heâs coming!
Theyâve spotted us!â
Xia Sha exclaimed, and the others quickly ducked back behind the haystack, all displaying expressions of panic on their faces.
The fifty-odd steps closed quickly, and while the members of the Canglan Expedition Team were still at a loss for what to do next, Samâs figure had already rounded the haystack and come before them.
âI believe my guest list didnât include any of you,â he said.
His tone was clearly one of annoyance; having just gone through a bout of grief and self-blame, Sam was not in the best of moods, especially since these intruders were uninvited and seeking to pry into his familyâs secrets.
âHahaâŠ
Mr.
Wencheen, we are terribly sorry, we are here because weâve heard about itâŠ
to attend the auctionâŠâ
Shi Yong, as the leader of the Canglan Expedition Team and being the closest to Sam, naturally took up the conversation.
âThough Mr.
Wencheen didnât invite us, weâŠ
we truly admire the Wencheen familyâs collection!
Thatâs why we came uninvited, please forgive usâŠâ
He stammered a bit, as for someone whoâs life revolved only around computers and adventures, coming up with an excuse on the spot was quite a tall order for him.
Moreover, he could feel the terrifying âpressureâ radiating from this powerful Transcendent before him, which was extremely tough for an ordinary person like him to bear.
At this point, other members of the expedition team also started nodding in agreement.
However, how could Sam possibly believe such a clumsy lie?
He still looked stern, suddenly reached out his hand, grabbed the photo from Shi Yongâs hand, and after looking at it, his expression slightly changed.
âIt seems you know quite a lotâŠâ
No sooner had he spoken than the hearts of the expedition team members sank.
That toneâŠ
Those wordsâŠ
Clearly, it was the setup for a murder to silence them!
Isnât this how they always play it out in the movies?
Does it have to be this scary?
We just wanted to look for some Extraordinary Power!
But then again, this does seem pretty suicidal, huhâŠ
Their minds were swirling with thoughts, and Shi Yong, being at the forefront, bore the brunt of this pressure.
His survival instincts were kicked into overdrive, and several ideas flashed through his mind in just an instant.
âGuardians!
You must be Guardians, right?
Weâre all part of the Order Camp, too!
Weâre all good people!
Please donât hurt us by mistake!â