The wait was agonizing, especially with their fate entirely in someone else's hands. The helplessness weighed so heavily on everyone that they could barely breathe. Remembering Yao Shunyu's attitude toward Li Shanru, the Fatty grew increasingly uneasy.
At last, Lin Qianqian couldn't take it anymore. "We can't just sit here waiting. We could at least send a few people to meet them."
"Who's going? You?" Jiang Cheng looked up and shot back.
"Fine, I'll go. It's better than sitting here waiting to die!" The suffocating sense of impending death had driven Lin Qianqian to the edge of hysteria. She didn't want to die in a place like this.
Seeing this, Yuan Shanyuan spoke in a low voice. "Miss Lin, please stay calm. Young Friend Jiang has a point. For now, it's best to wait here patiently."
After a pause, Yuan Shanyuan looked at Lin Qianqian strangely. "Miss Lin, can you guarantee that you'll take the same route they did when you go to meet them?"
His words made the atmosphere even more oppressive. Everyone still remembered how dangerous the journey had been. Who could guarantee they wouldn't run into another ghostly maze—or some other supernatural trouble—on the way back?
Even if Yao Shunyu and Li Bai delivered the bodies on time, they wouldn't be able to save them then.
Lin Qianqian bit her lip, her whole body trembling slightly. At that moment, Luo Tianhe spoke. "Miss Lin does have a point. We can't just sit here doing nothing. At the very least, we need to deal with the two bodies in front of us."
"Ding Zhenzong's body is easy enough to handle, but the eldest young master's will be more troublesome. Those vengeful infants came seeking out Mr. Wu's bloodline. They didn't just tear out the eldest young master's internal