Looking at Zhang Nian, the little brother frowned, seemingly also realizing the gravity of the situation.
Once that stone slab fell, Zhang Nian would inevitably be taken down as well.
This was why Zhang Nian felt he was doomed.
"Don't move, I'll save you," the little brother said.
Zhang Nian sneered and said, "No need to be hypocritical here, who needs your saving?"
Due to his excessive excitement, Zhang Nian's body involuntarily shook.
This caused the stone slab to loosen and fall.
Zhang Nian was also taken down by it.
"Ah!"
A scream rang out. The little brother, without hesitation, drew the long blade from his waist.
He forcefully swung it toward the stone slab.
Immediately afterward, the little brother grabbed the other end of the rope and jumped down.
"Damn it!"
Zhang Bei couldn't help but curse when he saw this.
The little brother completely trusted him, believing he would hold onto the rope.
But Zhang Hai Ke was also tied to the other end of the rope.
He was only halfway through pulling Zhang Hai Ke up.
With no other choice, Zhang Bei could only desperately hold onto the rope.
He pressed the rope against the edge of the rock, increasing the friction.
The little brother stabbed his blade into the ground below where the stone slab had fallen, causing the stone slab to deviate from its trajectory when it hit the blade.
Zhang Nian was thus separated from the stone slab, though he was still falling.
The little brother was now head-down, increasing his descent speed.
Just as the rope was about to run out, the little brother finally grabbed Zhang Nian's arm.
They both crashed towards the edge of the well.
"Ah!"
This fall caused Zhang Nian to regain his senses, realizing he had been saved.
At this time, Zhang Bei was speechless, having to bear the weight of three people.
Fortunately, Zhang Bei's strength had greatly increased, so he didn't care about the extra weight.
"Hold on! I'll pull you up," Zhang Bei said.
As Zhang Bei slowly pulled them up, Zhang Hai Ke was the first to come up.
But Zhang Hai Ke was completely limp, so Zhang Bei pushed him aside with his foot.
He then focused all his strength on pulling the little brother and Zhang Nian up.
Fortunately, the rope was new, otherwise it's doubtful if it could have supported their weight.
Finally, under Zhang Bei's efforts, both were pulled up.
"Could you give me a heads-up next time?" Zhang Bei said with a tinge of resentment.
The little brother nodded and said, "Alright!"
After saying that, the little brother and Zhang Bei each picked up Zhang Nian and Zhang Hai Ke and carried them back to their previous location.
"Brother! How are you?" Zhang Hai Xing rushed to her brother and asked.
After putting them down, the little brother handed the water jug to Zhang Hai Xing.
Zhang Hai Xing hurriedly poured it into her brother's mouth, almost forgetting about Zhang Nian.
Only after Zhang Hai Ke vomited did Zhang Jiu Ri take the water jug from Zhang Hai Xing and pour it into Zhang Nian's mouth.
Thanks to the little brother's Kirin Blood, the two finally recovered.
"Thank you, you little star of misfortune," Zhang Nian said after recovering.
Zhang Bei sneered and said, "Your skin is thicker than a pig's, you call us this after we save you?"
Zhang Nian was embarrassed and didn't know how to explain.
"We've shared hardships, and we were originally a small team.
Why don't we give our team a name?"
Zhang Jiu Ri, seeing the awkwardness of the situation, said.
"I think this map looks like a scorpion, since we shared hardships here, why not call ourselves the Scorpion Team?"
Zhang Hai Xing pulled out the map and asked.
The little brother took the map, but didn't answer Zhang Hai Xing's suggestion.
"What do you think, Zhang Bei?" Zhang Hai Xing asked, seeing that the little brother ignored her and not getting angry.
Zhang Bei shrugged and said, "I think it's unnecessary, because you'll be leaving soon."
"What do you mean? Are you guys planning to continue?" Zhang Hai Ke asked.
Zhang Bei said, "If we weren't saving you, we would have already found the Heavenly Staff."
"The Heavenly Staff! You still haven't given up?" Zhang Jiu Ri asked.
Zhang Bei looked at the little brother and said, "If he hasn't given up, I won't either."
"Let us join you? You saved us, so let us help you," Zhang Hai Ke said.
Zhang Nian also echoed, "Yes, yes, that's the Heavenly Staff, the person who gets it is the Clan Leader."
"You think you can become Clan Leader? I think Little Ghost and Zhang Bei are more reliable," Zhang Hai Xing said disdainfully.
Zhang Nian opened his mouth, but didn't know how to respond.
"I don't have the qualifications, only Little Brother does," Zhang Bei said.
Zhang Hai Xing asked in confusion, "Isn't he just a little official?"
"From now on, call him Little Brother, once he becomes Clan Leader, then call him Clan Leader," Zhang Bei said confidently.
Zhang Jiu Ri said solemnly, "Count me in, since you saved me.
I won't feel at ease if I don't do something."
"Yes, count us in," Zhang Hai Xing also followed.
Zhang Nian also said, "What happened before was my fault, count me in this time."
Zhang Bei was a little surprised, he hadn't expected everyone to be willing to help the little brother.
Although Zhang Bei knew that some of them had their own motives.
But at least right now, they were united, which made Zhang Bei look at the little brother with even higher regard.
If it were him, he probably wouldn't have been so kind, he would have already run off to who knows where.
"Now the question is, how do we get out? Can we still take the way we came back?" Zhang Hai Ke asked.
The little brother shook his head and said, "We can't go back, that mud pit, even I can't get back from it."
"Are there any other ways?" Zhang Hai Xing asked hurriedly.
The little brother spread out the map and carefully studied it, seemingly still researching.
"There is indeed a path here, but it's very dangerous, we wouldn't be able to get through it.
But there's a weak spot here, maybe we can dig a tunnel.
Dig through to another passage, that might be our chance to get out."
The little brother pointed to the map and said.
"No way? Isn't it just a challenge? We wouldn't be able to get through?" Zhang Nian didn't believe it.
Zhang Hai Xing sneered and said, "You idiot, have you ever seen our Zhang family's defense system ever have a problem?"
Zhang Nian glared at Zhang Hai Xing but didn't retort.
"Are you sure, Little Brother?" Zhang Bei asked.
The little brother nodded but didn't say anything more.
"Let's go! If you say we can, then we can." Zhang Bei fully trusted the little brother.
Just like the little brother trusted him, he didn't hesitate to entrust his life to him.
"We can only trust Little Ghost now," Zhang Hai Ke said helplessly.
The little brother didn't waste any time and led the way.
Although the collapse was extensive, thanks to the little brother leading the way, everyone went smoothly.
"Ahead is the mechanism set up by the old Clan Leader, we can't get through it.
So to pass safely, we can only dig a tunnel here."
The little brother pointed to the stone wall beside them and said.
The stone wall was built of blue brick, moving those bricks was a challenge in itself.
Fortunately, everyone was now united and working together, they finally managed to move the bricks.
Then they started digging the tunnel.
They didn't know how much time they spent, but Zhang Bei noticed that the poison hadn't spread.
It seemed that the measures the little brother had arranged for Ma Ping Chuan earlier had worked.
With everyone's efforts, they finally dug a tunnel about five meters long.
The other path was a dirt road, there were no blue bricks blocking the way.
However, this path was extremely cold, everyone felt a chill.
"What is this place? It's so cold!" Zhang Hai Xing couldn't help but say.
The little brother said, "Ahead is where we need to go."
"Little Brother leading the way, there's no mistake." Zhang Bei said with a smile.
Everyone couldn't help but nod, if it weren't for the little brother's guidance, they might already be in danger.
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