"Right?"
With Xiao Xiao's confirmation, Zhuge Yun immediately felt even more confident.
He shot Zhang Bo a sidelong glance.
He looked rather smug.
Zhang Bo: ...
He turned his head.
"Let's pay attention to where we're going when we leave."
"Wouldn't want to lose our way back."
"What path is there to follow here?"
Zhuge Yun grumbled.
"Let's make markers."
Zhao Luzheng crouched down.
He casually picked up three stones and arranged them in the shape of a stack.
"Sounds good."
Zhuge Yun nodded.
"We'll make a marker every so often."
"Then we won't get lost."
They didn't stick to any particular kind of marker.
As long as it was odd-looking enough for them to recognize at a glance as a marker, that was good enough.
Xiao Xiao easily stepped up the slope to a patch of higher ground.
Zhuge Yun grabbed the branches and leaves of a nearby shrub and used them to pull himself up.
Zhang Bo took a long stride and stepped up.
The next second
"A Bai!"
A black blur shot out.
It quickly wrapped around Zhang Bo's wrist.
Xiao Xiao shifted his weight backward.
With his arm stretched out, his fingers caught the white snake by the head.
The white snake opened its mouth and bit down on Xiao Xiao's finger.
"Ah!"
Only then did Zhuge Yun realize what had happened, and he shouted.
The path crumbled beneath Zhang Bo as he climbed up, and his whole body toppled backward.
At that spot, if he fell, Zhao Luzheng behind him would be in serious trouble.
If he was lucky, Zhao Luzheng would be fine.
Zhao Luzheng would definitely be badly hurt.
If he was unlucky, Zhao Luzheng would be badly hurt, and he would