There weren't many people, only four in total. The leader was a short, white-haired old man wearing a brand new set of black armor. His small eyes kept darting around, and one could tell at a glance that he was a shrewd character.
Lan Cheng reminded them, "Be careful, it's Ying Beinian."
Ding Meng asked, "Is he famous?"
Lan Cheng whispered, "He's an expert from Fomalhaut."
Fomalhaut was the first group of forces to arrive on Rainforest Planet, so they must have some background. Ding Meng was also sizing up Ying Beinian. This person's aura was faint, and it was obvious that he had restrained it. He did not know how strong he was, but if even Ding Meng could not sense it, then he was worth paying attention to.
Ying Beinian was surprised to see Lan Cheng and the others. "Captain Lan is here too?"
Lan Cheng appeared to be very respectful: "Senior Ying, we just arrived."
This was a sign of goodwill, because what he said was the truth. There was a big difference between "just arrived" and "just arrived for a while", which meant that they had not reached the depths of the planet's core.
Ying Beinian casually replied with an "Oh", then his gaze fell on Lin Qing and Qin Yu. He did not care about small fries like Lan Cheng, but when he saw the logo on Lin Qing and Qin Yu's clothes, his expression became thoughtful. "Sorry for the disrespect. So you're from Apocalypse."
His meaning was obvious. How could rookies like Lan Cheng find this place?
This was clearly the ability of the experts from Apocalypse Group.
Lu Feng treated everyone with an attitude that was neither humble nor overbearing. He took the initiative to step forward and extended his hand in a friendly manner. "Hello!"
Ying Beinian said calmly, "Since you're an expert from Apocalypse Group and a distinguished guest of the Fifth Lord, I'll give you some face. You can go back. We'll take over here."
Before Lu Feng could answer, Qin Yu could not help but say, "Why?
We were the ones who came here first. Why should we go back? "
Ying Beinian couldn't be bothered with her at all. He exerted force with the hand holding Lu Feng, and with a "bang", the air seemed to explode. Lu Feng actually slid back to his original position. When he raised his head, there was a trace of shock in his eyes.
In fact, he was not the only one who was shocked. Even Ding Meng was slightly surprised. This Old Man Ying was at least a warlord master. With Ding Meng's current strength, he was not confident that he could defeat this person.
The principle of the underground world had always been like this. Whoever's fist was harder would have the final say.
Lu Feng said without batting an eyelid, "Senior, you have great strength. Could your master be the Beiyin Clan?"
"Eh?" Ying Beinian was surprised. "You actually know about the Beiyin family?"
"I wouldn't dare!" Lu Feng's posture was very low. "I've heard about it before."
Although Lin Qing and Qin Yu didn't know about the Beiyin Family, they weren't fools. Seeing that Lu Feng was so fearful, they guessed that this family must be quite powerful.
Although the Apocalypse Group was powerful, its influence was limited to the Empire. In outer space, the mountains were high and the Emperor was far away. The Apocalypse Group's power couldn't reach the Rain Forest Planet.
Ying Beinian didn't care about Lu Feng's show of weakness. His gaze was locked onto Ding Meng. "This little brother looks unfamiliar."
Ding Meng said calmly, "Ding Meng, newcomer."
A smile appeared on Ying Beinian's wrinkled face. "Newcomer?
You found this place the moment you arrived. Not bad! "
Qin Yu was unconvinced. "We found this place."
"Oh?"
Ying Beinian's expression was a little surprised. "You found it. That's right. The people from the Apocalypse Group also have this ability. However, finding it is one thing. Being able to go down is another."
"What?
You think we can't go down? "Qin Yu was obviously unconvinced. Her temper was rising again.
Ying Beinian smiled again. "In the territory of the Norse Empire, there is no place that the people from the Apocalypse Group can't go."
Qin Yu said proudly, "It's good that you know!"
Ying Beinian smiled even more strangely. "But little girl, since you are here, why don't you continue to go down?"
Qin Yu was suddenly speechless. This was a big problem that troubled everyone. It was really difficult to choose a path now. It was beyond her and Lin Qing's professional ability.
However, the young lady's arrogance didn't diminish. Qin Yu couldn't help but argue. "Do you know?"
Ying Beinian ignored her and waved behind him. "Let's go!"
The four of them walked toward the cave entrance in the one o 'clock direction under his lead. This time, Lan Cheng was a little anxious. "Why don't we follow them?"
Lu Feng hesitated, but finally nodded. "Okay. No matter what, we can't let others get ahead of us."
Everyone was about to follow, but they found that Ding Meng was sitting cross-legged on the spot. He had no intention of going with them.
"Brother Ding, what are you doing?" Lan Cheng was puzzled.
Ding Meng said, "We don't need to follow them."
Lu Feng frowned and said, "Why?"
Ding Meng said lightly, "They will come back."
"This …" Everyone looked at each other and didn't know whether to believe it or not. However, after seeing Ding Meng sit down, Su Xia didn't want to leave. She simply found a rock and sat down comfortably. It seemed that she was ready to go with Ding Meng.
Lin Qing stared at Ding Meng. "Do you mean that they chose the wrong path?"
Ding Meng couldn't explain and didn't bother to explain. "If you want to go, just go. I'll wait for you here."
This time, everyone couldn't make up their minds. Lu Feng pondered for a moment and said, "I think we should wait here. Anyway, it's still early. I believe in Brother Ding."
It would be strange if he believed in Ding Meng. He was just focusing on the two young ladies. The situation in the underground world was unknown, and there were opponents more powerful than him. Staying where they were was the best choice. Anyway, this place was safe for now.
They waited for six hours. Ding Meng had been resting with his eyes closed. Su Xia was very patient. She sat on the rock silently, but Lan Cheng was not so patient. He kept pacing back and forth. He was obviously very anxious.
The two young ladies were not idle either. They kept going to the big holes to carefully observe and analyze the materials. The two of them were obviously very interested in the wormholes under the Rain Forest Planet.
After about an hour, Lu Feng suddenly turned around and looked at the entrance passage above. It was obvious that someone had found their way here.
This time, there were only two people, a man and a woman. Both of them looked very ordinary. Even Lan Cheng didn't know them.
The two of them were also surprised. They didn't expect that someone would arrive here faster than them. However, after the surprise, he nodded at Lan Cheng and the others from afar. Then, he walked side by side with the middle-aged woman into the hole at 12 o 'clock.
Lan Cheng was anxious. "Are we still going to stay here?"
Ding Meng didn't even open his eyes. "You can follow me!"
"What about you?" Qin Yu couldn't help but ask.
Ding Meng said, "I'll rest!"
Qin Yu was speechless. This kid didn't look like a new subordinate of the Fifth Lord.
He felt like he was the boss, sitting there as steady as Mount Tai.
But then again, although Ding Meng looked young and thin, sitting cross-legged on the spot, he really had a calm aura about him. This kind of aura could not be faked. Lu Feng knew this the best. Many experts and high ranking people had this kind of aura, calm, confident, and steady.
For a moment, everyone was anxious and couldn't make up their minds. Fortunately, at 1 o 'clock, footsteps could be heard coming from the passage. The sound was very soft, but experienced people could tell that the person coming was very tired.
Ying Beinian and the others had really returned. They didn't look any different from six or seven hours ago, but their expressions were very ugly. This was because the team of four had now become three people. One of them was missing.
In the depths of the underground, missing meant missing or dead. But no matter what, Ding Meng was right. They would come back.
Ying Beinian was even more surprised to see Ding Meng's group still in the big cave. He could see that Ding Meng's group stayed here and didn't move. Could it be that they knew it was dangerous down there?
"Little Brother Ding, you're interesting. You came down here to rest." Ying Beinian walked over.
Ding Meng finally opened his eyes. "Let's go!"
"Where to?" Lan Cheng was a little confused.
Lin Qing and Qin Yu were excited. "Is it our turn to go down?"
Ding Meng said lightly, "Let's go back!"
"This …" Everyone was stunned again. What kind of medicine was this gourd selling?
But Lu Feng absolutely supported this suggestion. "It's good to go back to the surface. I always feel that it's not a good thing to stay down here."
Ying Beinian immediately stopped Lan Cheng. "Captain Lan, we Fomalhaut people are going to your place to rest. I believe you'll welcome us?"
"This!"
Lan Cheng hesitated for a moment and immediately nodded in fear and trepidation. "Welcome, of course, we'll definitely do as you say."
There was no other way. The Fifth Lord's stronghold at the edge of the northern district was no secret to people like Ying Beinian. The two families had always minded their own business. If Ying Beinian really wanted to go to the stronghold to rest, no one could say anything.
Only now did Lu Feng realize that Ding Meng must know something, so he proposed to go back.
Actually, there was a reason why Ding Meng proposed to go back. Because when he came down earlier, he sensed a unique and familiar wave. Others could not sense it, but he definitely knew — the energy of the Holy Tree, that kind of vitality, gentleness, joy, and holiness!
The Holy Tree of the Dasheng Dynasty, the super giant tree of Planet V4, and the ancient tree of Planet McGrady's island all had the same aura, but there were some differences. The aura of the Holy Tree in this underground world was very weak, and the strangest thing was that the aura floated out from the various tunnels. It was sometimes absent and sometimes not, and its position changed very quickly. Even Ding Meng could not accurately pinpoint which tunnel the aura of the Holy Tree was coming from. That was why he was sure that Ying Beinian would definitely return.
The Holy Tree was related to the God's Stone, and even Shenguang Technology and the Mou Civilization. But no matter what it was related to, the underground world of Rainforest Planet was definitely not ordinary. At least, this underground wormhole in front of him might have what he wanted.