Oh my god, this is a bolt from the blue! A true heiress of metaphysics!

Upon hearing this, Deng Mingzhou's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Really?!"

His face was filled with unbelievable surprise.

Meanwhile, Shi Xiaxia, standing to the side, curled her lips slightly, revealing a hint of barely perceptible sarcasm.

Yes, once a person dies... why would they still have worries?!

She sneered inwardly, but maintained a calm expression on her face.

So quickly, the act has already come to an end?!

Shi Xiaxia looked at Shubao with a half-smile, a deep meaning flashing in her eyes.

After a moment of excitement, Deng Mingzhou turned to look at Cheng Yajun, wanting to see her reaction.

However, to his disappointment, Cheng Yajun did not show any particular reaction; she simply stood there quietly, her face calm.

Deng Mingzhou scratched his head, feeling somewhat discouraged.

The group continued on their journey, walking for another day, until they finally found a suitable place to rest and spend the night.

As night fell, all around was quiet, save for the occasional chirping of insects.

The group sat around the campfire, eating dry rations and chatting.

As time went by, everyone returned to their tents and drifted off to sleep.

......

"what--"

"Ah—help—"

"Help me—"

Just in the middle of the night, suddenly, sharp screams from a girl and a man came from afar.

The sound shattered the tranquility of the forest at night, sending chills down one's spine.

Several people were awakened almost simultaneously, their bodies tense, looking around warily.

Immediately following was a chaotic sound of running, as if someone was desperately fleeing from some terrifying being.

"what happened?!"

Cheng Yajun, who was fast asleep, was awakened by the noise outside. She sat up abruptly, rubbed her eyes, and listened carefully to the sounds outside with a puzzled expression.

"Sister, stay here and don't go out. I'll go check on the situation."

After giving Cheng Yajun some instructions, Shi Xiaxia quickly crawled out of the tent.

At this moment, Deng Mingzhou, Liu Shang, and Zhu Xing had already stepped out of the tent, their eyes fixed on the direction from which the sound came.

Liu Shang and Zhu Xing looked solemn, while Deng Mingzhou looked panicked.

Just then, Mouse Baby yawned and slowly walked out of the tent.

He shrugged nonchalantly and said casually, "They're just a few bears, nothing to be afraid of."

"what?!"

Deng Mingzhou stared in astonishment, his eyes widening, and couldn't help but scream, "A bear?!"

At this moment, Cheng Yajun also came out of the tent upon hearing the noise. When she learned that a bear had appeared, her face turned ashen.

"Then shouldn't we run away right away?!" Deng Mingzhou shouted in terror.

After saying that, he lifted his leg to run away into the distance, but suddenly seemed to remember something, paused, and turned to run towards Cheng Yajun.

While grabbing Cheng Yajun's hand, he anxiously shouted, "Yajun! Run! There's a bear here!"

Cheng Yajun looked at Deng Mingzhou's hand, which was tightly holding hers, a hint of emotion flashing in her eyes, and a touch of feeling showing on her face.

"No need to run! No need to run!"

Rat Baby quickly waved his hands and said, "It's the mountain god preventing us from going! That bear won't hurt us!"

"Huh?" Deng Mingzhou froze on the spot, his face full of astonishment.

"So that's it?"

Liu Shang exclaimed in surprise, "No wonder I've never heard of another hundred-year-old banyan tree!"

Deng Mingzhou nodded in agreement, becoming more and more convinced of what Shu Bao had said, and at the same time, more and more convinced that a mountain god really existed in the deep mountains.

Just then, a sharp, piercing scream came from afar.

The group looked in the direction of the sound and saw two girls and two men running towards them.

They ran while shouting something in terror, their voices filled with fear and despair.

"Master Zhu!" The group of men finally reached the crowd and called out breathlessly upon seeing Zhu Xing.

Their faces were filled with joy; they felt they were saved.

As they got closer, Shi Xiaxia and the others realized that the two were none other than Su Zhizhi and Hua Ye, whom they had encountered many times before.

At this moment, Su Zhizhi looked terrified, as if she had been greatly frightened.

Pointing behind her, she anxiously told everyone, "There's a bear over there! We have to run, it's about to catch up!"

Don't worry, there's nothing to be concerned about.

Deng Mingzhou was the first to speak up and reassure us, "This bear won't hurt anyone, we're safe."

However, Su Zhizhi did not seem to believe what Deng Mingzhou said. She stared at him with wide eyes and a face full of suspicion.

Shi Xiaxia frowned, looked at the four people who were panting from their escape, and asked, "Where did your tour guide go?"

Upon hearing this, Hua Ye's expression became somewhat uneasy, but she quickly returned to normal.

At this moment, Su Zhizhi quickly replied, "We originally planned to go deeper into the forest, but the tour guide disagreed with taking us, so we let him go back first."

Shi Xiaxia nodded, continued to stare at the four people, and said, "You guys are really brave. You dared to go into such deep mountains without a guide. Aren't you afraid of encountering danger?"

"Sigh, it's all because Huaye said the scenery here is better,"

Su Zhizhi sighed helplessly: "How were we supposed to know there would be bears here! I even searched for relevant information online, but there was no mention of bears appearing in this area!"

Hua Ye lowered her head, her body trembling slightly.

Because the light was too dim, others could not see the expression on her face.

Zhao Wu was trembling with fear and had not yet fully calmed down. He asked hesitantly, "Will that bear really not hurt anyone?"

Deng Mingzhou comforted us, "Don't worry, the tour guide told us it won't hurt anyone. He wouldn't risk his own life to deceive us, would he?"

However, despite Deng Mingzhou's words, Su Zhizhi and the others still felt uncertain.

After all, they were still shaken by their terrifying experience of being chased by a bear.

But they dared not continue their escape, fearing they might encounter other wild animals along the way.

So he started to struggle with whether or not to stay with Shi Xiaxia's team.

It would actually be safer to stay with them now, since even if a bear eats a person, one or two people should be enough.

But what if we don't run away and get eaten by a bear?

For a moment, everyone was at a standstill.

Within two minutes, the group heard an even heavier and noisier sound.

Zhao Wu shouted, "The bear is coming!"