Chapter 416 - 416: Bird Poop!
Chapter 416 - 416: Bird Poop!
His crying set everyone else off in despair.
Wu Shijie was even more desperate and burst into loud wailing: "Mom, Mom, I want my mom, come and save me! Mom..."
Lin Xue'er's eyes were also swollen and red as she looked at Qin Feng.
Qin Feng comforted her: "Don't worry, it's okay, I'm here, aren't I?"
With those words.
He trembled with Inner Strength, loosened the quicksand around him, and with a leap, he landed on solid ground.
His strength allowed him to walk on water, and he could do the same on quicksand.
"Give me your hand."
As if walking on flat ground, Qin Feng walked over to Lin Xue'er.
Then with a little effort, he pulled her out from the quicksand.
"So, so amazing!!"
The others, upon witnessing this, opened their eyes wide in shock.
Even Professor Ma, who had seen much, was stunned.
He could not only come out of the quicksand by himself, walk on it, but also easily pull people out. It was indeed amazing!!
"Quick, save us!"
Seeing hope, the crowd excitedly shouted to Qin Feng.
After taking Lin Xue'er to safety, Qin Feng rescued Professor Ma, followed by the girl Xiao Man, then Xiao Zhang, Xiao Wang.
"Alright, everyone is saved, let's get ready to go!"
Qin Feng dusted off his clothes.
At this moment.
Wu Shijie, with the quicksand up to his neck, cried out anxiously: "Hey, hey! It's not over yet, what about me, I'm still not out!!"
"You?"
Qin Feng looked at him, "Didn't you just say you would not ask for my help? So, I listened to you, I didn't plan to save you!"
"You, you..."
Wu Shijie was angry, wanting to curse him.
But.
As his body continued sinking, and breathing became difficult with the quicksand reaching under his chin, he hastily said: "I, I was wrong, please save me quickly, if you don't, I'll die..."
Qin Feng smiled, squatted beside him, and said again, "Do you still remember what you said earlier?"
Wu Shijie: "..."
"If you've forgotten, let me remind you." Qin Feng said calmly with a smile, "You said if you asked for my help again, you would be my grandson, I remember it right, don't I?"
"..."
Wu Shijie's face turned bright red.
It was too embarrassing.
But.
The sand was about to reach his mouth, he couldn't care too much, and loudly cried out: "Grandpa, I'll call you Grandpa, okay? Please quickly save me, Grandpa..."
After saying that.
His head was quickly submerged by the sand, only his hands desperately struggling.
Qin Feng smiled at the corner of his mouth, finally grabbed his hand, pulled hard, and dragged him out of the quicksand, throwing him onto the safe area outside of the quicksand.
Everyone also sighed in relief.
At least, everyone was safe and sound.
"Qin Feng, you're really amazing!"
Professor Ma couldn't help but praise Qin Feng at this moment.
The others also crowded around, admiring him, "Yes! You really are amazing, you can drive away the Marching Ants, find water sources, and save everyone from the quicksand, you're really amazing."
"Lucky for us to have you with us, otherwise we would have died several times over!"
"..."
Listening to everyone's admiration, Wu Shijie was incredibly downhearted.
People marched on.
The next day.
Finally, we've reached the location marked on the map.
"Should be around here."
Professor Ma said as he looked at the map, "We're at the very northern edge of the map, and if the rumors are true, the Ancient City should be right ahead."
"But, other than a few dried-up sand dunes, there's nothing."
Someone doubted.
"It must be buried underground. Since it has been seen, it must exist." Professor Ma said, "So, let's all split up and search around, but don't wander too far off."
At this point, Qin Feng said: "Now that we're here, I'll take my leave first, and not accompany you all."
"Brother Feng!"
Xiao Zhang, Xiao Wang, and Xiao Man gathered around, reluctant to say, "Don't go! Let's stick together, Brother Feng! Without you, we won't know what to do."
"Don't worry!"
Wu Shijie came over at this time and said, "I'll lead everyone to find the Ancient City. As the leader of this archaeological team, this responsibility falls to me!"
The others just glanced at him indifferently and then continued to try to persuade Qin Feng to stay.
"..."
Wu Shijie was immediately filled with frustration.
Seeing him clinging on and not letting him leave, Qin Feng said: "Look, after you find the Ancient City and collect your information, head back. You can't linger here for long, OK?"
"Alright, we'll listen to Brother Feng!"
Everyone said in unison.
Unconvinced when he saw that Qin Feng was staying, Wu Shijie retorted, "This is an Ancient City we're talking about, not some tomb; do you think you can find it?"
Qin Feng couldn't be bothered with him.
The fragment of the map he got beneath the temple, which was this area, how could he possibly not find it?
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The route drawn on the map had no relation whatsoever to the surface, it seemed to be a route for the Underground City.
So.
He still needed to find an entrance on the ground.
"Over to you now, go find the entrance."
Qin Feng said to the parrot.
He had brought the parrot for exactly this reason.
The parrot flapped its wings and flew into the air.
Seeing this, Wu Shijie couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Hahaha, you're actually relying on a parrot to find the entrance, that's hilarious. Aren't you supposed to be a tomb raider? Shouldn't you be using some geomancy or divination tools like a Dragon-Seeking Compass? What's the use of a parrot? Hahaha…"
While he was laughing.
Two "plopping" sounds were heard.
He wiped his head.
To his horror, it was two piles of parrot droppings.
After the parrot relieved itself above him and mocked him, it spread its wings and went to search for the entrance.
Seeing his head covered in bird droppings, the rest couldn't help but laugh.
Professor Ma then said, "Alright, let's all start searching! Same rule, safety first, don't stray too far!"
Qin Feng chose to rest in a shady spot by a sand dune.
The parrot's efficiency was way higher than theirs.
Seeing him resting, Wu Shijie curled his lip in contempt and said: "So you just want to reap the benefits without any effort, huh. No wonder you wouldn't leave. Forget it, you probably won't find it anyway; looking for ancient relics is still a job for the professionals—like us!"
After his contemptuous remark, he proudly walked off into the distance, hoping to find an entrance sooner to regain some dignity.
Everyone had dispersed.
Qin Feng found it boring to rest there.
Seeing a circular pit that was about a hundred and ten square meters near him, he casually filled it with water using the Heavenly Water Pearl, and then took out two pieces of paper from his backpack—one to spread on the ground and the other to fashion a simple sunshade with a branch.
He swam in the cool water.
When he got tired, he lay down under the shade to rest.
Time passed without his knowledge.
After a short nap, Qin Feng woke up to see the parrot had returned.
"Have you found the entrance?"
Qin Feng asked.
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