Chapter 2286: One-Night Stand with Shen

The two exchanged a glance, standing still, holding their breath.

Ye Bai listened quietly, her face rarely seen so severe.

Judging by her experience, there was a gathering of snakes here, not just a few.

In the past, walking through this forest, she had never encountered such a situation. This was a first; it was too unusual!

They probably couldn’t go through here and would have to take another route.

Moreover, it was best if the snakes didn’t come toward them, or both she and Shen You would die here.

Shen You could also tell that the number of snakes was quite substantial.

Exchanging a glance with Ye Bai, the two slowly left this area.

It wasn’t until they could no longer hear the rustling sound that Shen You and Ye Bai stopped.

Here, they dared not eat anything for fear of attracting unwanted creatures.

Shen You looked at Ye Bai, “I’ll re-plan the route.”

He took out his notebook, opened it, and logged into the specific network of the military satellite.

Successful login, starting to check the map.

Ye Bai, beside him, offered some suggestions based on her actual experience.

“Although we can go around this lake, there are freshwater crocodiles inside, and they’re very fierce.”

Shen You drew an “×” mark.

Ye Bai pointed to the other side, “This side is a swamp, and can’t be crossed.”

Shen You marked another “×.”

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After half an hour, the two collaboratively planned a route that was quite tortuous, doubling the distance compared to the previous route.

Shen You, “Let’s go.”

He grasped Ye Bai’s hand.

Ye Bai glanced at Shen You and did not pull away.

At this moment, any pair of hands felt like a source of strength, giving a sense of warmth.

In this world, so many people, not everyone could share life and death with her.

After all, this matter was not much related to him.

He didn’t need to get involved at all.

Ye Bai cast another glance at Shen You, “Why are you helping me?”

Shen You looked at Ye Bai in silence.

Ye Bai paused and spoke in a low voice, “Is it just because I saved you?”

Shen You earnestly replied, “That’s part of it, but not entirely.”

Ye Bai glanced again at Shen You, remained silent, and quietly walked forward.

An hour later, they arrived at the edge of the swamp.

On the entire walk here, this was the only place without a snake infestation.

The two stood at the edge of the bog, looking at the expanse of grass ahead.

Ye Bai turned back to Shen You, “This looks like a wetland, so many people mistakenly entered here and lost their lives; it’s also called the Land of Death.”

Shen You glanced and handed his bag to Ye Bai, “I’ll get two probing rods from the tree.”

Ye Bai, “I’ll do it; your arm is inconvenient.”

Shen You shook his head, “It’s fine, I can climb the tree with one hand.”

Before Ye Bai could speak, Shen You had already gripped the tree trunk with one hand and climbed up.

Finding a suitable tree branch above, he clutched it with one hand, standing atop, and pressed down.

Soon, there was a “crack” sound as a tree branch roughly half the thickness of Ye Bai’s arm broke and fell.

Ye Bai caught it.

Using a small knife from the travel belt, she removed the thinner branches and leaves around it, checked the length, grasped it, and looked up at Shen You.

The one he had just chosen seemed thicker, probably intended for himself?

She cut the branch in her hand to a length suitable for her, and before she could finish, Shen You had already descended.

Together, they prepared the probing rods, and just as Ye Bai was about to grab the backpack, Shen You took it and strapped it on himself.