Changing the Rules for Someone

What happened?

After walking a distance, Chu Ping'an stopped.

Quite some time had passed since he helped Gu De, but he still hadn't received a "chive planting successful" notification from his system.

Could it be...?

Chu Ping'an suddenly remembered what that person had said earlier and frowned.

"This old bastard really believes everything he hears; has he really been swayed by his men?"

Upon realizing this, Chu Ping'an couldn't help but shake his head.

Whether or not he expects something in return for the kindness is unimportant to him, but this is a favor he owes them; if you don't expect anything in return, how can I take advantage of you?

Or is it...?

Another guess flashed through Chu Ping'an's mind.

"Is it because the situation just now wasn't extremely dangerous at all, which is why I wasn't able to help much?"

Upon closer reflection, it's not impossible. After all, he's been reborn so many times; he doesn't believe he hasn't had some benefactors along the way.

After thinking for a moment, Chu Ping'an shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and asked a question.

"System, what do you think?"

After a brief silence, the system spoke.

"Host, you are now on the forest floor. You won't die there now; you'll simply be returned to the very beginning of the forest."

"Um?"

Chu Ping'an looked surprised.

"You can't do it again now?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the system displayed some images in the System Space.

There, figures appeared out of thin air at the edge of the forest, covered in mud and looking rather disheveled, clearly having just come from underground.

No wonder...

Chu Ping'an said softly.

"Judging from this, it seems that Gu De truly has a powerful figure helping him from behind."

The people who fell into the ground ahead of him are all dead. He can see this through the system.

But precisely after Gu De fell, it turned into "no one will die, they'll just be teleported out."

But this was clearly to protect Gu De's life, so they simply changed the rules.

He had seen this kind of thing many times in his past life.

Upon recalling this, Chu Ping'an's brows immediately relaxed, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Whether you're a second-generation rich kid or have a powerful mentor, since you're within my system's scope, you can't escape."

The more influential people or those with strong backgrounds they have, the better opportunities and resources they can obtain.

All of these things are beneficial to him.

Meanwhile, Gu De and his group continued forward through the woods.

Suddenly someone spoke up.

"That's not right. Quite some time has passed, and we haven't been ambushed again?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than someone asked a question in return.

"What, you're hoping to avoid being ambushed?"

"Hmm, that's not it."

The man responded.

"I just find it a bit strange. Like that sneak attack just now, does it only last for a short time? If you just hold out until it's over, will you not be chosen?"

"But if that's the case, then what's the point of this sneak attack on the Emperor Road?"

Upon hearing this, the person next to him rolled their eyes and said...

"Roads are meant to be walked on. Even an emperor wouldn't be able to react to a sneak attack like that. If it happens too often, we might as well just bury everyone in this Emperor Road."

While everyone was discussing this, a large group of people behind them were suffering the consequences.

Swoosh

Swish

Bang!

It was as if the group had entered a shop selling a dazzling array of ambushes.

Amidst furious curses and desperate cries for help, figures fell one after another from the vines.

For a moment, it seemed as if a considerable rain of people was falling through the woods.

"The first section of this Emperor Road is indeed the best."

Seeing the sneak attack spread out like a shockwave, Li Baimei's resolve hardened even further.

At the same time, he slowed his advance, becoming extremely vigilant against any possible sneak attack.

Sure enough, after he had thought about it...

"Ah!"

"Not good!"

"Bang!"

The Li Clan members also began to be ambushed, and the situation quickly became extremely chaotic.

Without any hesitation, Li Baimei immediately gave a low shout.

"Don't panic, don't lose your composure!"

"Remind each other to be vigilant at all times!"

After saying this, it seemed that no one had taken his words to heart.

At this moment, not only those with relatively weaker strength, but even those members of the Li Clan who had considerable influence, completely ignored these words.

Everyone wore an extremely wary expression, showing no regard for others whatsoever.

In fact, even Li Baimei was the same.

Putting everything else aside, with such a sneak attack, if one were to accidentally fall to the ground, not only would their Emperor Road be over, but their entire life would be ruined.

Such consequences are absolutely intolerable.

"Help me! Help me!"

"Didn't I tell you to prepare the equipment for pulling people? Hurry up and bring it out!"

"Don't panic. The ambush is still ongoing. If you get ambushed again while pulling someone up, and they fall down with the rope, then there really won't be any way to save them."

"Hang in there for now. We'll pull you up after this sneak attack is over."

Time passed little by little.

Amidst the chaos and noise, thankfully, the sneak attack, though insidious, was like a passing gust of wind, not lasting long on their side.

Before long, the commotion from the sneak attack seemed to have finally passed, and they continued on their way back.

Without any surprise attack, and after some time had passed, the group finally began to rescue the people.

Ropes woven from pieces of clothing were thrown down from the vines.

Several people pulled on the rope together, while the person below tried their best to use the rope to pull themselves up from the ground.

However, after only a moment of trying, Li Baimei frowned.

Because this method seemed effective, but the clothes produced were all stretchy. Both sides were pulling desperately, but the end result was that the clothes turned into ropes, being stretched longer and longer.

The speed of the rescue wasn't nonexistent, but it was practically nonexistent.

Seeing this scene, Li Bai suddenly seemed to have confirmed something in his heart.

The attack was not weak, but it wasn't particularly strong either.

Of the Li Clan members, nearly 30% have now fallen to the ground.

But to save these people, we need even more people.

At this current speed, we're practically trapped here.

Li Baimei looked up and saw that in the distance, people were still continuing their journey through the woods.

After a moment of contemplation, Li Baimei spoke up.

"Leave some people to rescue others, the rest continue forward."

"We can't afford to delay the progress too much here; we must prioritize the overall situation."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Li Baimei heard a muttering.

"Master, be careful!"

As Li Baimei heard these words, she suddenly felt a chill in the air.

Immediately afterwards, I felt a sudden force land solidly on my slightly weak lower back.

"Ouch, I--"

Before he could finish speaking, Li Baimei was thrown into the distance like a cannonball.