I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong

The night finally passed safely. By dawn, nothing major happened. Even if an evil spirit showed up, the array inscribed with Nascent Soul blood could fend it off.

Seeing Real Person Ting Yu's weary face, Tian Lin said, "I won't be drawing your blood for the time being, so you don't need to play the part."

"Not drawing blood for the time being? So you're still planning on taking my blood, aren't you?"

Real Person Ting Yu sat up straight and said,

"It's not that I'm unwilling to give a bit of blood, but I've lost my cultivation, and it's been so many days without a proper meal. With my qi and blood in deficit, drawing any more blood might just kill me!"

Tian Lin did not believe his nonsense! After all, even though the Revitalization Skill couldn't bring Real Person Ting Yu back to full health, it could compensate for that little amount of blood he lost.

"But without your blood, how can we fend off the evil spirits? You know neither of us has any cultivation left. Compared to losing a bit of blood, staying alive is obviously more important."

Real Person Ting Yu snorted coldly, "It's not your flesh being cut, or your blood being drawn, so of course you think nothing of it."

"Hush, someone's coming."

Tian Lin stepped back and grabbed Real Person Ting Yu's collar, shielding him behind.

This move was quite skillful. It seemed like he was protecting Real Person Ting Yu, but in reality, if things went south, he could throw Real Person Ting Yu out as a human shield.

At that moment, rustling sounds came from the jungle, and soon the figure of the Second Boss appeared.

Tian Lin and Real Person Ting Yu didn't dare let their guard down; they were not inexperienced cultivators, knowing that appearances could be deceiving. Whether the Second Boss in front of them was the real deal or an evil spirit in disguise was still uncertain.

Originally, Tian Lin had the True Eye, but in this world, he wasn't sure if it would work, so he didn't dare to act rashly.

Finally, the Second Boss walked past their tree without noticing them.

Then the Third Boss and Fourth Boss showed up, hiding in the shadows, following behind the Second Boss.

It seemed like they were tracking the Second Boss, but in fact, it was a strategy where one attracted attention while the other hid to protect.

"Who's there?"

As the Third Boss passed by Tian Lin and Real Person Ting Yu, he finally sensed Real Person Ting Yu's presence.

The old guy had already lost his cultivation and couldn't conceal his aura anymore.

Seeing the Third Boss about to make a move, Tian Lin hurriedly spoke up, "It's just the two of us, Third Boss, don't panic!"

Yet Tian Lin was a bit too late; the Third Boss's dagger was already at Tian Lin's chest.

Though Tian Lin reacted quickly, without cultivation he was still slower than the Third Boss, who was at the third level of Qi Refinement.

The Third Boss's dagger pierced through Tian Lin's hands and stabbed directly into his chest.

"Old Third, it's one of our own, don't harm them!"

The Second Boss turned his head and timely called him off.

"Who knows if they aren't evil spirits in disguise?"

Though the Third Boss spoke doubtingly, he eventually withdrew his dagger.

He wiped the bloodstained dagger clean with a cloth and, with a cold look, asked Tian Lin, "Why were you two hiding here sneakily? What are you plotting?"

Covering his chest, Tian Lin explained, "After we escaped the village, we lost track of you all and were afraid of being taken advantage of by evil spirits, so we hid here."

The Third Boss asked again, "Then why didn't you reveal yourselves when the Second Boss appeared? Were you planning an ambush?"

Tian Lin explained once more, "We, mere mortals, couldn't be sure whether the Second Boss was human or ghost, so we dared not show ourselves recklessly."

The Third Boss remained silent, but the Fourth Boss shook his head slightly.

Knowing the forest was extremely dangerous, it was almost impossible for two people to travel alone without encountering evil spirits at night.

Though their cultivation levels were low and they didn't know any arrays,

They suspected Tian Lin and Real Person Ting Yu had some treasure. Otherwise, how could they survive the night in such a dense forest?

Amidst the tense atmosphere, the Second Boss stepped in and said, "Alright, we're all brothers here, whatever the matter is, we'll talk to the official when we get back."

The tense atmosphere dissipated in an instant, and the Third Boss no longer pursued the secrets of Tian Lin and Real Person Ting Yu, just asking them, "You two have escaped, but what about the others?"

Tian Lin said, "When we fled, several walking corpses were chasing us. Whether the others escaped those walking corpses or not is anyone's guess."

The Second Boss said, "I'll take Old Fourth to the village, Old Third, you stay here with them to rest."

After he finished speaking, he took out a piece of paper from his pouch. Then he took a bottle and carefully poured some powder onto the paper.

"This is Hemostatic Powder. Before the great disaster, it was worth almost nothing. But now, during this year of disaster, such medicine has become hard to find, so use it sparingly."

Tian Lin did not reject the Second Boss's kindness and accepted the small paper wrap with thanks. After the Second Boss left with the Fourth Boss, Tian Lin didn't apply the powder on his wound but instead gave it to the Third Boss:

"Thank you, Third Boss, for showing mercy. This pouch of medicine is my humble offering to you."

The Third Boss raised his eyebrows, his gaze at Tian Lin showing a hint of surprise.

He didn't hesitate either, taking the medicine from Tian Lin's hand: "I'm not taking this for free; here's some food as a trade."

He indeed pulled out a small pouch of coarse grains from his lapel, only the cloth wrapping was stained with blood, likely stripped from a body somewhere.

Even if the grains were bloodstained, under these disaster conditions, its value would not diminish.

Tian Lin accepted the grains and glanced at Real Person Ting Yu beside him. In the eager gaze of Real Person Ting Yu, Tian Lin tossed the grains to him.

With a face full of smiles, Real Person Ting Yu opened the bag and began devouring the grains hungrily.

The Third Boss glanced at Tian Lin in surprise and couldn't help but chuckle, "A few days ago you two were fighting like crazy, and now you're like close brothers."

Real Person Ting Yu said nothing but glanced at Tian Lin.

He knew Tian Lin still had food concealed in his clothes, but that didn't mean Tian Lin didn't need food.

Tian Lin's willing generosity in sharing his food truly surprised him.

"What choice do I have? In these times, food is important, but without companions you can trust with your life, no amount of food can protect you."

Tian Lin, who wasn't half hungry, spoke boastful words that made the Third Boss regard him with newfound respect.

"Valuing brothers more than food, people like you have become rare in this world; rest assured, as long as you don't betray us brothers, we brothers won't betray you."

If initially, it was the Second Boss's order that prevented the Third Boss from acting against Tian Lin and Real Person Ting Yu,

Now, even without the Second Boss's order, the Third Boss had no intention of harming Tian Lin.