If it was just the information provided by the female assassin, it would certainly not be credible.
However, whether it is Lin Shuo's "hearing the wind to identify the location" or Anne's "listening to the mountain to know the way", the final destination of this trip points to the inner city of this ancient underground city.
So even though the current four-member team was exhausted, it was almost the last shudder, and naturally rushed to the inner city without stopping.
"I took the history of world architecture as an elective in college." Anne said at this time, "At present, the layout of this ancient city is indeed very similar to Bianjing City in the Northern Song Dynasty. If this is the case, the walls of this city, There should be three layers."
"Oh? Besides the outer city wall and the inner city wall, there is another one?" Wei Xingshan asked curiously.
"Well." Anne said, "There is also a circle of the imperial city. The outer city, the inner city, and the imperial city, it stands to reason."
"That's okay." Wei Xingshan said, "I happened to bring three packs of explosives this trip, one pack for each city wall, it's fair."
"Old Wei, this is a historic site." Lin Shuo said, "This is called the historical and cultural heritage of mankind. You don't feel sorry for your three bundles of cannons, each of which brought hundreds of millions of losses to the country?"
"Pull it down." Wei Xingshan glanced at Lin Shuo, "You think I can't understand the compass? This is the underground of the Outer Xing'an Mountains, and it doesn't belong to China."
"That's not necessarily true. The entrance is now on our side of China, and we Chinese people discovered it again. Let's talk to Maozi slowly." Lin Shuo said, "According to the current situation, it's hard to say who will own this place."
"Then it should be bombed." Wei Xingshan curled his lips, "Ghost knows what kind of moths are around the city gate. Our lives are worth more than these broken bricks."
"That's the reason." Lin Shuo nodded, "But don't do this kind of bombing the wall, let me do it."
"Old Lin." Wei Xingshan heard something wrong, he stopped and asked, "What do you mean?"
Lin Shuo didn't answer, instead he stopped and took out a pack of cigarettes from his coat pocket.
With the last three cigarettes left, Lin Shuo distributed one each to Wei Xingshan and Yang Tuo.
Wei Xingshan took the cigarette naturally, Yang Tuo was startled, and took it too.
After walking for more than ten hours on the mountain road, and after entering the city, Wei Xingshan and Yang Tuo were really tired.
Come to a cigarette at this time, as long as you can smoke, you can't resist the temptation.
The three men lit cigarettes, sat down on the side of the road, and began to puff.
At this moment, Anne noticed that the cigarette butt held by Lin Shuo's fingers was trembling slightly.
She didn't use the flashlight to illuminate Lin Shuo's face, but she knew that his face must be pale now.
Among these people, she was the only one who understood Lin Shuo's abnormal behavior.
He should have recalled what happened in Kunlun Mountain six years ago.
That incident was like a lingering nightmare to him, although he usually concealed it very well.
Lin Shuo's sense of smell is far superior to that of ordinary people. This is of course an advantage, but it also has a disadvantage.
That is the memory brought to him by the sense of smell, which is far deeper than other senses, and far more able to break through his heart defense than other senses.
At this time, making him have such a reaction can only explain one problem.
The hooked snake is actually very close.
The smell of this strange creature was already strong enough to prick Lin Shuo's memory, bringing him back to that terrible night six years ago.
Anne silently sat next to Lin Shuo. Although she was good at dealing with people, she was not a psychiatrist after all.
Even if she was a psychiatrist, with Lin Shuo's temperament, she probably wouldn't cooperate with the treatment.
The only thing she could do at this moment was to sit beside Lin Shuo and gently lean on his shoulders.
With this gentle leaning, with her perception far beyond that of ordinary people, she could clearly feel that although Lin Shuo seemed calm on the surface at the moment, in fact, his whole body was trembling.
His whole body was tense, obviously trying to overcome the trembling.
Except for Anne at the moment, Wei Xingshan and Yang Tuo were smoking cigarettes, unaware of Lin Shuo's abnormality.
Among them, Yang Tuo exhaled a puff of smoke, and asked softly, "Mr. Lin, am I unable to move forward?"
"En." Lin Shuo responded, "I can only send you here."
"Okay." Yang Tuo didn't insist on anything, but said, "Can I ask Mr. Lin for a favor?"
"Speaking."
"If they are still alive, please bring them back." Yang Tuo said.
"I will try my best." Lin Shuo nodded.
"Don't worry about Lao Lin's work?" Wei Xingshan said carelessly, "Old Yang, don't worry. Find a place to hide near here later."
"Old Wei, you stay too." Lin Shuo said.
"Huh? I'll stay too?"
"Yes, including Miss Anne, you all stay." Lin Shuo added.
After being slightly startled, Anne immediately understood Lin Shuo's intentions.
The whereabouts of the female assassin are unknown now, and the possibility of her going and returning cannot be ruled out.
It would be too dangerous if only Yang Tuo and Wei Xingshan were left here.
You better stay and protect them.
However, Anne was actually more inclined to go with Lin Shuo than to stay and protect the two of them.
She knew something about the strength of the hooked snake, and she was afraid that Lin Shuo would have some accidents by himself.
So Anne said: "Mr. Lin, as long as I set up the 'painting prison', that female assassin should not be a threat to Team Wei and Dr. Yang. I'd better go with you."
"No." Lin Shuo shook his head, "Actually, compared to Wei Xingshan and Yang Tuo, it's more troublesome for you to go."
"Why?" Anne asked strangely, "Don't you trust me?"
"It's not a matter of trust or distrust." Lin Shuo said, "Let me ask you, according to your understanding, why is hooked snake so strong?"
Anne suppressed the doubts in her heart, and answered: "Because it is currently the largest and most powerful strange creature, with infinite strength and invulnerability, and its attack method is different from other snakes, and its speed is very fast."
"If you answered this way six years ago, then it is indeed correct." Lin Shuo said slowly, "We also thought so when we went to Kunlun Mountain six years ago. In the end, you already know."
"You mean... hooked snakes are more than that?" Anne asked.
"Until now, I'm still not sure whether the hooked snake has this new ability. But I have to guard against it." Lin Shuo said.
"What kind of ability is it?"
"The ability to disturb people's hearts." Lin Shuo said.
"What? Can hooked snakes disturb people's hearts?" Anne was taken aback.
"Yes." Lin Shuo nodded, "Otherwise, with the configuration of our hunter team six years ago, I would be the only one left alive
It stands to reason that among the six families of Liemen, as long as they can form a team, one plus one will always be greater than two.
In that team, my father, Brother Zhang, and I, all three of us have the ability to kill hooked snakes alone, but when we work together, the effect is not as good as one person.
Don't you think it's weird
If you think about it carefully, why is this? "
Listening to Lin Shuo's words, Anne quickly figured it out.
She couldn't help feeling a sense of sadness in her heart.
She finally understood why, with Lin Shuo's tough mind, he still suffered such a big trauma six years ago.
The hunter team suffered heavy casualties because the minds of the hunters were disturbed and they fell into cannibalism.
And Lin Shuo was the only survivor.
Among the dead were his father and Zhang Lianhai, who was also his teacher and friend.
He really walked out of the mountain of corpses and the sea of blood.
That night, just imagining it would make Anne feel chills all over her body, and her whole body began to tremble slightly.
She couldn't bear to tell her speculation, because it would hurt Lin Shuo further.
At the same time, she also understood the reason why Lin Shuo didn't let her go with her.
To deal with a strange creature like the hooked snake, the hunter must concentrate on it. Once distracted, there will be no bones left.
If it was Wei Xingshan and Yang Tuo, they were not strong enough. Once their minds were disturbed, Lin Shuo could stop them at once, and maybe save the situation.
And if she loses control herself, it will be troublesome.
"So, you can't go." Knowing that Anne understood, Lin Shuo continued, "The safest way to deal with this hooked snake is one-on-one."
"How far is it from us now?" Anne asked.
"Less than ten kilometers." Lin Shuo said, "Given its size and speed, this is already very close."
Anne thought for a while and said, "Mr. Lin, I think, I need to follow you."
"Why?" Lin Shuo asked with a frown.
"Just because I am also a hunter." Anne said solemnly, "I want to introduce myself to you again."