A great haul!

Lin Qi looked down at the Ghost Cash in his arms, took a deep breath, and handed half of it to Niu Wudi.

Without Niu Wudi, he would not have gotten a single note of Ghost Cash, let alone half.

To Lin Qi's surprise, even though half the Ghost Cash amounted to over ten thousand, Niu Wudi waved it away without a second thought. "No need, little brother. It was no trouble at all. I should be thanking you for helping me find the Ghost Well."

Lin Qi ignored Niu Wudi's refusal. That was simply his nature; he disliked owing anyone anything.

Lin Qi insisted on stuffing half the Ghost Cash into Niu Wudi's arms before asking, "You seem quite familiar with Ghost Wells?"

Seeing that he could not change Lin Qi's mind, Niu Wudi returned to human form and happily tucked the Ghost Cash into his pocket. After accepting the money, his attitude toward Lin Qi was noticeably warmer.

As they walked toward the off-road vehicle, Niu Wudi said, "That's right. Ghost Wells came into existence after the apocalypse. As for their rules, the captain told me."

"Each person can only steal Ghost Cash once per visit to a Ghost Well. All it costs is a corpse, provided you don't get greedy. If you linger even a second too long, the rules won't protect us."

"If you have the strength, entering a Ghost Well several times a day is fine, but never steal Ghost Cash a second time. I don't know the price of defying the rules, but the captain's judgment has never been wrong!"

"Got it."

Lin Qi nodded. He had just been wondering why Niu Wudi had stopped after stealing Ghost Cash only once.

As he spoke, he tucked the Ghost Cash into his clothes, then put it back into the system where Niu Wudi could not see.

Seeing his balance soar to fifteen thousand Ghost Cash, his desire for the Ghost Well rose considerably.

Niu Wudi was clearly much more talkative after accepting the money. He kept talking at length. "You've seen what a Ghost Well is like. Actually, there's more than one. The world beneath them connects countless Ghost Wells. I don't know what ability the captain uses to detect their locations."

"When I go out every night, I'm mostly searching for Ghost Wells."

As Niu Wudi spoke, displeasure surfaced in his eyes. "Speaking of Ghost Wells, I really had rotten luck last time. I ran into an Extraordinary from another convoy."

"An Extraordinary from another convoy?" Lin Qi was a little curious too.

"That's right." Fighting spirit burned in Niu Wudi's eyes. "Last time, that coffin-carrying woman had the advantage of her weapon. Next time I see her, I'll beat her face bloody!"

Lin Qi: ...

Lin Qi recalled what Wang Feng had said about Niu Wudi returning covered in wounds last time. It seemed that had something to do with the coffin woman he had mentioned.

Niu Wudi rambled on, and Lin Qi did not interrupt.

By the time they returned to the off-road vehicle, they were clearly much more familiar with each other.

Niu Wudi had not driven out here. He sat in the passenger seat, chattering away. "When you're grabbing Ghost Cash from a Ghost Well, you won't be in danger as long as you follow the rules. The real danger is other people..."

Lin Qi had not expected Niu Wudi, who usually seemed so aloof, to have this kind of personality once they got to know each other. His fondness for Niu Wudi shot up.

"Oh, right, Brother Niu."

Lin Qi interrupted Niu Wudi. Niu Wudi looked a dozen or so years older than him, so calling him Brother Niu was a sign of respect.

"Hmm?" Interrupted, Niu Wudi gave Lin Qi a questioning look.

"The convoy was attacked. We should hurry back."

The Ghost Well had driven everything else from Lin Qi's mind. Only now did he remember that the convoy was still in trouble.

To Lin Qi's surprise, when Niu Wudi heard that the convoy had been attacked, he did not look anxious at all. Instead, he looked completely unconcerned. "Relax. The captain and Green Radish might usually look too weak to hurt a fly, but when it comes to staying alive, no one can outlast them."

"Is that so..."

Seeing Niu Wudi's attitude made Lin Qi even more curious about the mysterious captain.

He could detect approaching anomalies and determine the location of Ghost Cash in a Ghost Well.

He even had survival abilities that put Niu Wudi at ease...

The off-road vehicle was fast.

Before long, it roared through the wild grass and returned to the highway.

Sure enough, things were just as Niu Wudi had expected.

The convoy had been in complete chaos when Lin Qi left, but when he returned, the captain was standing atop a heavy truck, his clothes only slightly dirty, directing the survivors as they worked!

On the ground lay a pile of over a hundred corpses, Wang Hu among them!

"Oh, Niu Wudi is back."

When the captain saw the off-road vehicle, his gaze passed over Niu Wudi and landed on Lin Qi, something unreadable in his eyes.

"Little brother, I'm going to get some rest."

Niu Wudi said goodbye and headed toward his own vehicle after leaving those words.

Lin Qi met the captain's eyes, but the captain soon looked away, showing no intention of speaking with him further.

Lin Qi picked a spot at random and parked the off-road vehicle.

"Brother Lin, I'm glad you're all right. Glad you're all right."

As always, Wang Feng was the first to approach the off-road vehicle. Seeing Lin Qi in one piece made him genuinely happy.

"What exactly happened to the convoy?"

Looking at Wang Feng, who was neat and clean from head to toe, Lin Qi could not help frowning.

There were clearly over a hundred corpses on the ground, yet the convoy showed no signs of a battle, and he saw no casualties among the survivors.

Oh, except for Jiahao, the unlucky fellow who had been sacrificed at the start...

Wang Feng's eyes visibly lit up at Lin Qi's question. "Hehe, Brother Lin, you have no idea. Let me tell you..."

At the rear of the survivors' convoy.

Bo Gang sat in the driver's seat of the sedan. Watching the off-road vehicle return and seeing how familiar Lin Qi was with Niu Wudi, fear finally appeared in her eyes.

Wang Hu was dead.

Their backer was gone.

But Lin Qi had a new backer. What would they do if he settled the score later?

What would they do?

"I never thought that bastard Lin Qi would actually come back alive!"

Huang Li did not notice the change in Bo Gang's expression. She gritted her teeth as she looked in Lin Qi's direction. "Why him? Why him!"

"No! I'm going to see him! He used to treat me so well! I'll give him a chance this time and let him get on his knees and beg me! As long as he begs, I'll forgive him!"

Seeing Huang Li grow more and more agitated as she spoke, the look in Bo Gang's eyes finally changed.

Her gaze toward Huang Li was actually filled with venomous hatred!

If not for Huang Li, if that idiot Huang Li had not cheated, she would surely be enjoying the good life with Huang Li and Lin Qi right now!

And now Huang Li still wanted to offend Lin Qi!

What right did they have?

The more Bo Gang thought about it, the more intense the hatred in her eyes became.

If Huang Li had not repeatedly promised that Lin Qi would come back and beg her, she would have long since stopped wanting to keep this idiot who did nothing but consume her supplies.

She exchanged a glance with the blond-haired man, and their gazes finally settled on Huang Li.

"Do it!"

Bo Gang gave the order.

Huang Li was just about to open the car door and make Lin Qi beg for mercy.

But unexpectedly, the blond-haired man suddenly lunged forward from the back seat and clamped a hand over Huang Li's mouth.

With a vicious grin, Bo Gang pulled a hemp rope from somewhere and pounced on Huang Li without a word.

"Mmph, mmph, mmph..."

Huang Li struggled wildly, but only muffled whimpers echoed inside the car.

At first, her eyes held confusion and incomprehension.

Until Bo Gang bound her tightly with the hemp rope.

The last trace of incomprehension finally gave way to utter despair in her eyes...