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Xu Ling'er's delicate body trembled, her mind went blank, and she seemed to freeze in place.

Because several torches were already approaching from not far ahead.

"Help! Help me! I'm here!" Chen Ting screamed frantically from inside the ring of fire.

Several torches slowly approached from a distance.

Then, the faces of several people were revealed.

There were Zhao Xingyu, Chu Sheng, and Chen Youbian, among others.

"Help me! Help me!" Chen Ting was in pain all over from the scorching fire all around her.

Looking at Chen Ting in the raging flames, Chu Sheng's expression darkened slightly.

"Useless trash!" Chu Sheng cursed.

"Where's Chu Nan? Where did they go?" Zhao Xingyu asked.

As Chen Ting felt the scorching flames rushing towards her from all sides within the ring of fire, her body trembled slightly: "I...I don't know either, I was knocked unconscious."

Zhao Xingyu's expression was rather unpleasant.

He went to great lengths to find Chu Nan and Ji Menghan, but after so many days, he found nothing and was even tricked by Chu Nan.

"Useless bitch!" Zhao Xingyu cursed along with him.

"Go and get her out of here. If we weren't short-handed right now, I'd love to roast you to death here."

Chu Sheng and the others used wooden sticks to slowly clear away the flames around them, revealing a path that people could pass through.

Then Chu Sheng walked over and used a dagger to cut the belt binding Chen Ting. Only then did Chen Ting and Chu Sheng run out in a panic.

At this moment, Zhao Xingyu's gaze fell on Chen Ting, and his expression was somewhat gloomy.

"You didn't even see anyone, so tell me you should be punished?"

Upon hearing Zhao Xingyu's words, Chen Ting's delicate body trembled slightly.

"Hmph!" Zhao Xingyu snorted again.

Chen Ting trembled with fear, but under Zhao Xingyu's piercing gaze, she had no choice but to raise her hand and slowly unbutton her clothes.

Fifty meters away from them, Chu Nan and the others all squatted in place.

Chu Nan had already positioned himself and covered Xu Ling'er's mouth with one hand.

Amidst the astonished gazes of several people, they watched a scene unfold fifty meters away, resembling something out of a Guinea movie.

"It's really a living..." Chu Nan stared in disbelief.

Xu Ling'er's pretty face turned bright red, and her whole body felt as if it were on fire.

Embarrassed, she lowered her head and buried it in Chu Nan's chest.

The four Chinese people behind them watched the scene unfold with great interest from fifty meters away.

The performance lasted for nearly an hour before it ended.

"They appeared here before, so they must have been in that place before," Chen Youbian pointed in the direction of District Seven.

"So we need to look in the opposite direction; that might be where we find them."

Listening to Chen Youbian's analysis, Zhao Xingyu nodded slowly.

"That's right, they most likely went in that direction and that direction." Zhao Xingyu pointed to the second and sixth districts.

"Split up and search in these two directions!" Zhao Xingyu gave the order decisively.

After the group separated and walked a distance, Chu Nan stood up.

"Have they...have they all left?" Xu Ling'er asked, her voice trembling.

"Let's go, get up, everyone," Chu Nan said.

The four Guaguo people stood up readily. Although they couldn't understand Chu Nan's words, they could understand his actions.

Xu Ling'er slowly raised her head, her pretty face as red as a ripe apple. Her beautiful eyes darted around, but she didn't see Zhao Xingyu and the others, so she breathed a sigh of relief.

"These villains are too..." Xu Ling'er was extremely embarrassed and annoyed.

After all, it would be too embarrassing for an unmarried girl to see such a scene.

"Alright, let's ignore them and go check out Zhao Xingyu's lair." Chu Nan led a few people toward Zhao Xingyu's camp in the Fifth District.

In less than twenty minutes, they arrived near Zhao Xingyu's previous camp.

"They actually built a few shacks." Chu Nan looked at the crooked shacks on the hillside, which looked like dog kennels.

"We burned all his things last time, so it seems there won't be any supplies for a while."

"Let's go see if anyone's there."

Chu Nan moved very quietly, slowly leading the group closer.

The first shack was empty, containing only some miscellaneous items.

These items look like they were salvaged from a fire.

It was obvious that after he set the fire that day, he hadn't finished burning the remaining things.

Since the fire was small, some of the ironware inside wouldn't melt.

The second shack contained piles of wild fruits and coconuts.

The third shack was also empty; it appeared to be a place for living.

Arriving at the last shack, Chu Nan slowly unrolled the tattered cloth hanging on it.

The shack was much tidier inside, and there was a bed that looked to be made up quite neatly.

There were no clothes on the bed, and it didn't look like anything special.

However, Chu Nan realized that Zhao Xingyu was the only one who could afford such good accommodations in this place.

"It's Zhao Xingyu's shanty." Chu Nan lit a fire tinderbox and searched the shack, but didn't find anything useful.

After thinking for a moment, Chu Nan immediately looked under the bed.

As the firelight from the tinderbox illuminated the inside, Chu Nan immediately saw that there was a small iron box underneath.

Take out the small metal box; it's unlocked. Gently open it, and a letter appears inside.

"It's from Guaguowen!" Chu Nan handed the letter to Xu Ling'er.

Xu Ling'er's gaze sharpened, and she softly read aloud, "A letter to Prime Minister Zhao Wanzhi..."

Chu Nan sneered: "As expected, that old bastard Zhao Wanzhi has long been colluding with the Gua Kingdom."

Xu Ling'er opened the envelope, took out the letter inside, and slowly read it aloud by the light of the tinderbox: "Respected Prime Minister Zhao Wanzhi of the Great Zhou Dynasty, as previously agreed, we have made preparations..."

After Xu Ling'er's lengthy translation, Chu Nan understood the contents of the letter.

The gist of the content is that Zhao Wanzhi seems to have made some kind of agreement with the Gua Kingdom before.

However, the specifics of the agreement were not specified; Guatemala simply stated that they were almost ready.

We only need to wait for Zhao Wanzhi to instigate internal strife before we can respond.

"Stir up internal strife? Could it be the recent shipwreck on the deserted island?" Chu Nan stroked his chin.

"But what does the internal strife have to do with Ji Menghan? Why is Zhao Xingyu so eager to capture Ji Menghan?" Chu Nan asked, puzzled.

Although Ji Menghan was the emperor's most beloved princess, she herself had no power, could not command troops, and had no court officials loyal to her.

Even if Ji Menghan were captured, it would only threaten the emperor. But when it comes to the court and the nation, the emperor would never abandon the entire Great Zhou Dynasty for the sake of Ji Menghan alone.

"Perhaps they have other purposes for capturing His Highness," Xu Ling'er said.

Chu Nan nodded. This was the only explanation; otherwise, he couldn't understand Zhao Xingyu's current actions.

"Huh? There's something else?" Chu Nan glanced down at the iron box in his hand; inside was a...

"key!!!"