Li Chonglou asked confusedly, "Didn't you say he still has a wife and daughter? As far as I know, they are still outside. Would he abandon his wife and daughter for a brother?"
"That's not it."
Tian Yi sighed again and then explained, "The Headquarters would not dare to act against his family. Uncle Fei understands this, and the island country would likely promise to bring his family out as well, as long as he agrees to surrender."
"So, the most important thing now is his brother."
Speaking of this, Tian Yi's expression turned extremely serious.
"Brother, right now, perhaps only you can help with this. The place where the 'Jí Pǐn Huó Cǎo' is located is guarded by fierce beasts. We dare not make a decision unless it's absolutely necessary. Even if we decide, the success rate is only about forty percent. Not to mention casualties, if we fail..."
The outcome was self-evident.
However, Li Chonglou's brows immediately shot up.
Well, after all this talk, they want to use me as a tool?
Li Chonglou said somewhat irritably, "How do you know I can succeed?"
Tian Yi coughed lightly, "Brother, didn't you just dare to intrude into the island country's camp alone? To be honest, your survival rate at the Jí Pǐn Huó Cǎo grounds is much higher than at the island country's camp. Besides experts, they also have all sorts of traps. Even a powerful figure might not dare to claim a hundred percent safety."
Li Chonglou pondered.
Just then, from the herb grounds, the voice of Tian Yi's companion could be heard.
"Old Tian, where did you run off to again? Aren't you afraid I'll get killed by someone else?"
The voice carried a hint of displeasure.
As Tian Yi was about to respond, Li Chonglou whispered, "Don't reveal my presence yet."
Tian Yi was stunned.
"Why? He's my brother too, it's fine."
"Stop the nonsense. Otherwise, I'll just go back. It's just a mission, if it fails, it fails. It's no loss to me, since I'm not from Donghai Island."
Uh.
Helpless, Tian Yi could only find a random excuse to dismiss the other party. However, footsteps were already approaching.
"Then what about you?"
Li Chonglou thought for a moment and quickly replied, "Find a reason to stay behind alone first."
As soon as he finished speaking, the footsteps grew closer, and in the next second, a figure appeared behind Tian Yi.
"I say, Old Tian, what exactly are you doing?"
Tian Yi was startled and quickly turned to block Li Chonglou.
"No, no."
Tian Yi, with a flustered expression, rubbed the back of his head. However, his companion seemed not to notice anything unusual and was still complaining about him not waiting by the door.
Tian Yi turned around strangely, only to find that Li Chonglou had disappeared at some point.
Damn, could I have seen a ghost?
Tian Yi was a little bewildered.
"Old Tian? What are you looking at?"
"Ah, nothing."
"Oh no, my stomach suddenly hurts. Why don't you take the Huó Cǎo back first? I'll be right behind you!"
Tian Yi clutched his stomach, waddling as if he was about to unleash a torrent.
"Lazy people really have to go to the toilet a lot. Hurry up, and be careful of the captain's family punishment if you come back late."
"Alright, alright. You tell him for me, I can't help it when nature calls."
Tian Yi successfully managed to send his companion away. Not long after the latter left, a figure descended from the sky.
Tian Yi was startled.
"Brother, how did you do that?"
He looked up. Although the ceiling here was quite high, about three to four meters, there was nothing above that could support weight.
"Stop the nonsense and take me to the Jí Pǐn Huó Cǎo grounds."
Tian Yi looked troubled. "Go now?"
"Do you have anything else to say besides nonsense?"
"No, brother, the Jí Pǐn Huó Cǎo grounds are one of our core secrets. I haven't fully confirmed your identity yet."
"Then I'm leaving."
He actually turned around and left as he said.
Tian Yi quickly called out, "No, no, brother, I'll take you. Actually, the island country people already know about the Jí Pǐn Huó Cǎo grounds, but they are also reluctant to take the risk."
Li Chonglou immediately rolled his eyes.
A place that even the enemy knows about, what kind of secret is that?
To Li Chonglou, this burly man had a kind of pure innocence unique to soldiers.
Well, from a certain perspective, it could also be called foolish.
Then, Tian Yi led him into the herb grounds behind the stone door.
As soon as he entered, Li Chonglou smelled a familiar scent.
"Isn't this the smell of the underground world?"
As Li Chonglou was stunned, Tian Yi said, "Brother, I don't have any more masks. Please bear with it. It will be much better when we get to the Jí Pǐn Huó Cǎo grounds."
Li Chonglou nodded silently, but a shocking guess had already formed in his mind.
The space here was indeed much larger than it appeared from outside the door. If the outside was like a corridor in a teaching building, this place was equivalent to the space of two basketball courts, and the ceiling was also higher, Li Chonglou estimated at least five meters.
As for the ground, it was divided into neat plots like vegetable patches in the countryside, with a plant resembling weeds growing on them.
To be honest, if it weren't for this arrangement, Li Chonglou would have genuinely mistaken this so-called Huó Cǎo for weeds if it were outside.
"By the way, I still don't know what this weed, no, this Huó Cǎo is used for?"
Tian Yi explained, "Although we can enter, we are also affected by the magnetic field here. Huó Cǎo is the only herb we have discovered so far that can eliminate this effect to a certain extent."
Li Chonglou asked again, "Then, according to you, as long as there is enough Huó Cǎo, even ordinary people can enter?"
Tian Yi shook his head, "It's not like that. The consumption of Huó Cǎo has a certain time limit. After taking a Huó Cǎo, to have an effect again, at least twelve or even twenty-four hours must pass."
"But if other ordinary people come in, it would be amazing if they could stay for three to five hours without any issues."
As he spoke, Tian Yi's expression suddenly froze.
His footsteps also stopped.
Li Chonglou walked a few steps and then noticed the abnormality behind him, so he turned back and asked, "What's wrong?"
Tian Yi looked at Li Chonglou in astonishment.
"Brother, did you run in by yourself? Are you reinforcements from the Headquarters?"
"Yes, uh, you still don't believe me?"
"No."
Tian Yi shook his head vigorously.
"I wanted to ask, how are you feeling now?"
Li Chonglou frowned. "I don't feel anything, why are you asking this..."
He finally realized.
Right, I'm considered an ordinary person now. But why can't I feel the magnetic field he mentioned?