The fat guy recognized these people.
After all, he used to go with Zhang Tian to donate cultural relics frequently.
However, he hadn't expected the expert team to show up here.
"How did they get here? It's quite dangerous here, yet they managed to reach this place."
"Could it be that they also have someone incredibly capable?"
The fat guy pondered, but upon seeing the people lying on the ground, he shook his head again.
If there were someone incredibly capable, they wouldn't be in this state.
"Should I go take a look?"
The fat guy thought to himself. He glanced left and right before heading towards the expert team.
"How did you all get here?"
The fat guy spoke, his figure slowly approaching.
When the group of experts heard the voice, they all turned their gazes.
Upon seeing a plump figure, several of them rejoiced.
"I didn't expect there to be someone! The gunshots weren't an illusion!"
Xiao Guang was somewhat excited.
He wished he could hug the fat guy and kiss him soundly.
"Hello, we are from the Beili Archaeological Team. We came here for an archaeological excavation and unexpectedly encountered you. Are you alone?"
Xiao Guang was a bit flustered and forgot why the fat guy was here.
The fat guy's eyes darted around.
"No, there are others with me. You're from Beili? That's quite a coincidence."
The fat guy shook his head and continued speaking.
Since these people didn't recognize him, the fat guy wouldn't reveal his purpose.
"Is that so? Uh, brother, could you help us? These two have been poisoned and need your assistance."
Xiao Guang spoke again.
The fat guy leaned closer to look.
After glancing at the two experts lying on the ground with dark complexions, the fat guy shook his head.
"It's too late. They're already dead. Didn't you notice they aren't even breathing?"
The fat guy said, looking somewhat dejectedly at the people before him.
Xiao Guang was taken aback and looked closely.
Seeing that the two team members were indeed dead, his face showed a hint of sadness.
After all, they had come together, and they were colleagues. Now that they were dead, Xiao Guang naturally felt a bit uncomfortable.
"Uh, hello sir, could you help us? We came in a hurry and didn't bring any food."
Xiao Guang glanced at Professor Li and then spoke.
The fat guy looked at Professor Li, then at himself.
"Uh, you came here without bringing food?"
"I can help you, but I need my boss to agree."
The fat guy said, looking behind him.
"Boss? You have a boss?"
Xiao Guang looked at the fat guy, his eyebrows slightly raised.
This made him think of something. It was already strange for someone to be here in this place.
And now the fat guy mentioning a boss made them wary.
"Could you perhaps ask your boss to come here and take a look? We really need help."
Xiao Guang said.
The fat guy looked at the group.
"How about this, you follow me, and I'll ask the boss. But those two are already dead, so you don't need to bring them."
The fat guy said.
Xiao Guang looked at Professor Li.
Their survival now depended entirely on the fat guy, so Xiao Guang could only place his hope on him.
Professor Li looked around and finally nodded.
"Follow me."
Seeing this, the fat guy led them towards Zhang Tian.
"Who is this boss you speak of?"
"Are you from Beili? Your accent sounds familiar."
Xiao Guang asked the fat guy as they walked.
The fat guy rubbed his cheek. These experts were quite sharp to even recognize his Beili origin.
But the fat guy couldn't admit it in haste. He remained silent, just walking forward on his own.
Seeing that the fat guy didn't answer, Xiao Guang had no choice but to shut his mouth.
It was nighttime, and the sky was somewhat dim.
The three of them had to stick closely behind the fat guy, for fear of getting lost.
Meanwhile, at Zhang Tian's location.
"Why is Fatty taking so long?"
Zhang Tian thought, with some doubt in his eyes.
After all, he had finished inspecting his blood coffin, and Fatty hadn't returned yet, which made Zhang Tian wonder.
"Perhaps something happened. Shall I go take a look?"
Hu Bayi suggested.
Zhang Tian shook his head and pointed to a spot not far away.
"There's some movement over there. It's probably Fatty returning."
As Zhang Tian finished speaking,
In the next moment, Fatty's figure appeared.
Following him were an old man and two middle-aged men.
Upon seeing the experts behind him, Zhang Tian was somewhat stunned.
Zhang Tian was very familiar with these experts. Weren't they the experts from Beili?
Zhang Tian couldn't quite figure out how they appeared here.
And they were even sending out a distress signal.
To reach this place, one not only had to cross the river channel but also pass through the village.
How did they manage to slip past the villagers?
Suddenly, Zhang Tian remembered something that had happened before.
"We passed through the village late at night without making a sound, yet we were chased by the villagers. Could it be because of them?"
Zhang Tian thought to himself, his gaze returning to the experts.
"Boss, I found people asking for help."
Fatty called out, a slight smile on his face.
"Hello, Professor Li."
Zhang Tian didn't reply to Fatty but looked directly at the expert team.
Shirley Yang also saw Professor Li covering his mouth and was surprised.
"Professor Li, what are you doing here?"
Shirley Yang exclaimed.
She had been with Professor Li and the others when they went to the underwater tomb.
But they had parted ways afterward.
She hadn't expected to meet him again here.
Professor Li was also equally surprised to encounter Shirley Yang, and he froze.
After a long moment,
Professor Li became emotional.
"Yang, what are you doing here? I thought you had returned to the United States."
Professor Li exclaimed.
His eyes were filled with fervent emotion.
"We were exploring in this area and unexpectedly encountered you."
"Professor Li, how did you end up here?"
Shirley Yang explained, and then looked at Professor Li again.
Professor Li sighed deeply.
"We came here to search for an ancient tomb, but unexpectedly, the journey has been extremely arduous."
"We mobilized our entire team, and now there are fewer than ten survivors."
Professor Li's voice trembled.
Clearly, this event had deeply impacted him.
Zhang Tian also felt somewhat exasperated.
Why were Professor Li and the others venturing out to search for tombs when they could have waited for him to provide clues at the research institute? This expedition was bound to have dire consequences.
If they hadn't met him, Zhang Tian could have imagined the fate of Professor Li and the others.
"Alas, Professor Li, my condolences. This place is quite dangerous. Being able to survive is already a stroke of luck."
Shirley Yang comforted him.
"By the way, why are you all here exploring?"
"What is this?"
Professor Li's gaze fell upon the red coffin behind Shirley Yang, and he inquired.
"It's like this, we discovered that we need something here, so we came."
"This coffin is something we just found. Professor Li, would you like to research it?" Shirley Yang asked.
Professor Li nodded, adjusted his glasses, and the three of them hurried towards the red coffin.
Zhang Tian, meanwhile, was contemplating whether to bring them along, as this was no ordinary place, and escorting ordinary people would only be more troublesome.