However, what someone didn't know was that the medicinal effect of the soul-returning grass didn't require swallowing the entire stalk, just a little was enough to take effect.
So, after Li Wen fed the first mouthful of medicine to Fang Qian, within the beast-fighting arena, Fang Qian's soul form began to tremble irregularly.
"Xiao Qian, remember to live well in the future! If anything happens, find that kid. I'm sure he'll find a way to help you."
"Thank you everyone, it was a pleasure to have met you all."
The sudden parting left Fang Qian with mixed feelings, and she couldn't help but bow to everyone.
"Alright, alright, no more of these sentimental words. We've lived long enough anyway."
Old Lin waved his hand. As a tough man, he actually feared this kind of situation the most, so he immediately stopped Fang Qian's emotional farewells.
Only after Fang Qian's soul form disappeared from the beast-fighting arena did everyone finally sigh and fall into silence.
Meanwhile, in the passage, Li Wen was about to feed the last mouthful of medicine to Fang Qian when she unexpectedly opened her eyes.
"Ah! Pervert!"
Fang Qian yelled in panic and instinctively slapped Li Wen across the face.
*Slap!*
Five clear finger marks were imprinted on Li Wen's right cheek. He covered his face with a wronged expression and said,
"Miss Fang Qian, you can't blame me for this. I didn't mean to."
Li Zhonglou, seeing that Fang Qian had woken up, immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"You're finally awake."
Fang Qian then realized that Li Zhonglou was also present. Her face instantly turned crimson, a blush spreading from her neck to the roots of her ears.
Li Zhonglou explained, "Don't blame Li Wen. I asked him to do this. After all, I had to make sure you completely took the soul-returning grass."
"Then why couldn't you!"
Fang Qian suddenly pouted, looking at Li Zhonglou with a wronged expression.
Li Zhonglou said sternly, "I'm very grateful that you saved my life. To save you, I would also pay any price, even my life! But I cannot compromise on this matter, because I cannot be unfaithful to my wife."
Fang Qian's expression froze. She finally understood Li Zhonglou's meaning, and a deep sense of disappointment filled her face as she lowered her head slightly.
Seeing that his words had finally had an effect, Li Zhonglou couldn't help but pat Fang Qian's shoulder and say, "Actually, you should also thank Li Wen. He stayed here guarding you all night."
Li Wen quickly waved his hands and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing. It's mainly thanks to the boss."
Fang Qian looked up at Li Wen for the first time. When she saw the remaining bit of soul-returning grass in his hand, she shyly lowered her head again.
"Thank you."
Her voice was as small as a mosquito's. Li Wen, a man of six feet tall, suddenly blushed.
"It's nothing."
Seeing the subtle change happening between the two, Li Zhonglou couldn't help but smile.
"Alright, let's go first."
"Go where?"
Li Zhonglou looked back at the ironwood tree, pondered for a moment, and then said,
"Let's get out of here first."
Thinking of that terrifying aura, Li Zhonglou finally abandoned the idea of returning the way they came. As for Ge Li and Gao Shan, he could only find another way to see if he could bring them out.
As for the other passengers, Li Zhonglou guessed that not many were still alive. He wasn't a saint who could save everyone.
Therefore, the most important thing now was to return to the island and see if there were any other ways to leave, or if the mercenaries that O'Neal had mentioned had arrived.
Then, the three of them and a small white figure returned to the rocky reef.
The ropes left by the two yesterday were still there. With a little effort, the three of them were standing on the island again.
However, Li Zhonglou suddenly noticed that小白 (Xiao Bai) had fallen into a deep sleep in his arms.
"Is this little guy going to be okay?"
A hint of worry flickered across Li Zhonglou's face. Ever since Xiao Bai had found him on its own, he had truly accepted this pet in his heart. Of course, he didn't want anything to happen to Xiao Bai now.
However, he didn't know much about Xiao Bai and was unsure of its current condition, so he could only tuck it into his arms for now.
"You two stay here and don't wander off. I'll go see if anyone else has arrived."
Li Zhonglou instructed them and then walked into the forest.
"Brother Lang, are we really going to cooperate with that guy?"
At the other end of the forest, a mercenary team was resting.
"What other choice do we have if we don't cooperate? Those Black Hawk guys have actually come too. If we don't cooperate with that guy, we might be in danger."
The one speaking was a burly man. Judging by his skin tone, he was undeniably Black. However, apart from him, the remaining six were all fair-skinned.
But it was clear that this Black man was the leader of this team.
His words made the others sigh.
"What bad luck. The Black Hawk guys have always had the upper hand against us, and now we have to encounter them on a mission, damn it!"
A teammate next to him complained. Brother Lang's brow furrowed, and he said, "The Black Hawk guys are indeed stronger than us, but as long as we don't confront them head-on, we still have a certain chance of winning. The most important thing now is to figure out what kind of place this is and why so many mercenaries have come here."
Upon hearing this, the others' brows furrowed even tighter.
Their Black Wolf team was not very famous internationally. The reason they received this mission was discovered by Brother Lang on the dark web. He only knew that the reward was very generous and the mission content was simple: just come to the designated island and survey an area to complete it.
So, when Brother Lang saw this mission, he accepted it immediately after paying a deposit. However, when they arrived, they discovered that this was no ordinary island, but the rumored Base 13!
What's more, it wasn't until they arrived on this island that he realized they weren't the only ones who had accepted this mission. What troubled him even more was that they had also encountered their sworn enemy, the Black Hawk team, here.
Therefore, at this moment, they were not rushing into the entrance of Base 13 like other mercenaries, but chose to stay here and ponder their next move.
As for the "guy" they were talking about, it was naturally Liu Feng.
In fact, they had already made up their minds. The reason they were still hesitating was that they wanted to let others scout the situation inside first. After all, there was no time limit for this mission.
"Who!"
Brother Lang's ears twitched as he heard a noise from the forest behind them. He quickly raised his gun and shouted in alert.