23: The male guest was ungrateful, and Dilraba was poisoned by corpse beetles.

Seeing the Corpse Beetles approaching while Wu Jing still hadn't started the boat, Cai Xukun, who was the first to sit inside, looked at Wu Jing in a panic.

"Brother Jing, if Ye Bai doesn't want to get on the boat, then so be it. Let's just leave first!"

"Yeah, if he wants to play the hero, let him. We can't stay here and wait for death, right?"

Zhang Dada added from the side, his gaze flicking toward the Corpse Beetles on the shore from time to time as he anxiously urged Wu Jing.

"Exactly! He chose not to get on the boat himself. We can't just wait here, can we?"

"Exactly, he's the one who won't come up. If something happens, he can't expect us all to be buried with him, right?"

Huang Zitao and Hua Chenyu also spoke up anxiously from the side.

"Shut up, all of you." Wu Jing had been enduring them for a long time. "Ye Bai was the one who got this boat. If he doesn't come up, none of us are leaving."

"If you want to be ungrateful, don't involve me. If you're in such a hurry, then swim across!"

Upon hearing that they wanted to abandon Ye Bai, Yang Chaoyue could no longer contain her fury.

The gazes of Yang Mi, Bai Lu, and Meng Ziyi were also filled with anger.

A flicker of guilt flashed in the eyes of Zhang Dada and the others under their stares, and they couldn't bring themselves to say another word.

Just then—

Ye Bai drew the black gold ancient blade across his palm. Fresh blood immediately flowed down, and finally, he flicked it toward the swarm of Corpse Beetles... The moment the blood landed, those Corpse Beetles suddenly froze... Their advancing steps also came to a halt.

In the next second!

The Corpse Beetles suddenly retreated.

They no longer approached the riverbank.

Seeing these Corpse Beetles retreat so abruptly, right before the eyes of Wu Jing, Yang Mi, and the others... at this moment!

Everyone's pupils contracted sharply, and they all froze in place.

The bullet comments in the Live Stream Room also experienced a complete blackout at this moment.

All the bullet comments turned into question marks.

The netizens sitting in front of the live stream were filled with shock, their eyes glued to the screen as if they wanted to stare a hole through it.

[Holy crap! Why did the Corpse Beetles run away?]

[Damn! Am I seeing things? Did Ye Bai just flick the blood from his hand and make all those Corpse Beetles retreat?]

[You're not seeing things, it's real!!]

[What's the deal? Are Corpse Beetles afraid of blood?]

[This is fake, right? Is this a movie? Or did I enter the wrong Live Stream Room?]

[How can it be? Weren't they just chasing them? And those Corpse Beetles just bit Reba. I specifically noticed that a chunk of flesh was clearly missing from her hand!! It looks so painful!]

...At this moment, everyone subconsciously rubbed their eyes, unable to believe the scene before them.

But when they looked back at the live stream, it was all real; those Corpse Beetles had truly vanished.

Seeing that the Corpse Beetles had frozen, Ye Bai quickly turned and boarded the boat.

Feeling the boat sway.

Cai Xukun finally snapped out of it. He spoke stutteringly, his eyes filled with shock as he looked at Ye Bai.

"This... what's going on? Why did they stop moving?"

"Ye Bai, how did you do that?"

It wasn't just Cai Xukun who was stunned.

Yang Mi, Bai Lu, Meng Ziyi, and Yang Chaoyue all subconsciously covered their mouths, their faces filled with disbelief.

Wu Jing hadn't recovered either; he was still staring blankly at Ye Bai.

How was any of this possible?

"Row the boat!"

Seeing that Wu Jing had no intention of moving, Ye Bai spoke coldly.

With his reminder, Wu Jing woke up as if from a dream and began to row with the oar.

Fortunately, there was enough space on the boat for the Cameramans to sit as well.

The boat slowly glided toward the interior of the Rainforest, and the rain in the sky gradually stopped at this time.

Zhang Dada, Cai Xukun, and the others were all staring at Ye Bai, the shock in their eyes having not yet dissipated.

It was the same for Yang Mi, Bai Lu, and the others.

The gazes of everyone on the boat were fixed on Ye Bai.

Seeing Ye Bai sitting on the boat with his back straight, Yang Chaoyue's eyes were full of admiration, especially for that move just now... how did he do it?

Did that blood really have such a great effect?

"Little Brother Ye Bai... how did you do that just now?"

Yang Chaoyue asked impatiently.

The rest of the group was also waiting for his response, full of curiosity.

Ye Bai didn't speak, having no intention of responding.

Seeing that Ye Bai didn't want to talk, Yang Chaoyue was about to ask further when she heard a cry from Reba.

"Sister Mi! It hurts so much!"

Reba's face was pale at this moment. Her originally fair hand had turned a bruised purple after being bitten by the Corpse Beetle, and the color was even spreading up her arm.

When Wu Jing saw the purple bruising on Reba's arm, his expression changed abruptly.

"This is bad. Without an Antidote, you'll lose your life."

Wu Jing wasn't just trying to scare Reba.

This thing was a new species. No one knew how powerful its toxicity was. If she didn't receive proper help, Reba really would die.

Upon hearing that she might die, panic appeared on Yang Mi's face.

"Reba, it's my fault. I'm the one who harmed you! If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have been bitten, you wouldn't have..."

Yang Mi's eyes were misty, and she couldn't finish her sentence because of her sobbing.

Ultimately, it was because she had been too careless; otherwise, this wouldn't have happened to Reba.

Her heart was filled with self-reproach.

"Sister Reba!"

"You absolutely can't let anything happen to you!"

Bai Lu, Meng Ziyi, and Yang Chaoyue all looked at Reba nervously, their voices even carrying a hint of crying.

Hearing the sobbing, Reba seemed to think of something.

"Sister Mi, you brought injectable Antidotes. I remember you told me. Look for them, they're in your backpack."

While speaking, Reba struggled to sit up and opened the backpack behind Yang Mi.

After opening it, she saw the Antidote syringes arranged inside.

Yang Mi had said before that one could encounter danger at any time in the wild, so before they set out, they had agreed to prepare some supplies to avoid poisoning outdoors. If they were bitten by poisonous insects or snakes, it would be a real problem.

At that time, Yang Mi had specifically asked a doctor from the hospital to prepare them—eleven doses in total. She hadn't expected they would actually come in handy now.

Looking at the Antidote, Yang Mi suddenly remembered. Fortunately, Reba had recalled it; she had really been scared out of her wits just now.

If something really happened to Reba, she would have a guilty conscience for the rest of her life.

Wu Jing looked at the Antidote and impatiently picked one up. "It's a good thing you were so thoughtful."

Wu Jing had participated in wilderness training and was very familiar with field first aid. He usually gave himself injections, so injecting Reba was naturally no problem.

Watching the Antidote enter her body, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Only Ye Bai's brow furrowed the moment he saw the Antidote being pushed into Reba's body.

[Oh wow! Da Mimi was really thoughtful; these things are outdoor essentials.]

[I was really scared to death just now, I thought Reba was going to die...]

[Thank my Da Mimi. If it weren't for her, Reba might really be a goner.]

[I think my Da Mimi is just too amazing. My idol is so smart!!]

[Wait, look at Reba's face... why does it look wrong!]