22: Chapter 22 They came here specifically to eat people.

"Hmm?" Song Yiqing turned his head toward the doorway in confusion. What he saw with his naked eye were four extremely disheveled people.

These people were not the ones they had 'failed to save' earlier, but complete strangers.

At this moment, Zhang Qilin had already reached out to touch his black gold ancient blade, but Song Yiqing gave him a look, signaling him to hold off for now.

It wasn't that he felt these four people were fine; on the contrary, it was precisely because they were very problematic!

That was why he needed to lure them into the trap.

"Come in. The space here is still quite empty."

As he spoke, he simply waved his hand without making any other movements.

However, as he watched these people enter, his gaze never left them.

Although they were disguised very well, Song Yiqing's keen observation skills allowed him to capture the fact that they were not human!

This wasn't just a matter of observation skills; it was more because the Taotie Bloodline within him had become agitated again.

Throughout this entire day, the Taotie Bloodline had only reacted when facing Zhang Qilin, who possessed a special bloodline, or those bizarre ancient creatures.

Therefore, combining both factors, he was able to confirm it.

As for what these things actually were, Song Yiqing wasn't very clear, but there was a high probability that it had something to do with the temple before them.

He didn't think too much about it and instead looked at the livestream room. When he saw the comments in the livestream, he smiled.

"I don't have much interest in joining the Archaeological Team or anything like that."

The question he was answering was the comment sent by Shi Zhishan of the Flying Tiger Archaeological Expedition Team.

And he wasn't wrong. Joining the Archaeological Team would actually bring many restrictions.

But if he was just operating outside with Zhang Qilin, that would be a completely different matter. At the very least, it would definitely be more relaxed.

When the viewers in the livestream heard Song Yiqing's direct refusal, the chat exploded instantly.

[Wait, what? What is this? Buddy, you just refused like that?]

[That's the Flying Tiger Archaeology Team! And you just refused? This is the official Archaeological Team, not some ordinary one!]

[My god! I'm a bit dizzy. If the Archaeological Team invited me, I would definitely agree.]

[Is the person above daydreaming? You're even talking about them inviting you; that's a bit ridiculous.]

[Classic daydreaming!]

[But honestly, Song Yiqing's ability is truly very strong, and he really doesn't need to force himself to mix with others.]

[That point is absolutely correct. After all, he himself is an excellent student from the Kyoto Archaeological Expedition Team. He could have used the direct admission method, but he chose not to. Doesn't that explain a lot?]

[Well said! This move is just too hard-core. There's a direct admission, but I won't go; I want to go on adventures myself? Oh my god! Too cool!!]

Following Song Yiqing's response, the members of the Archaeological Team on site were all taken aback and gasped in shock. Then they all looked at Xue Xingye in unison.

But soon, they quickly retracted their gazes, not daring to say anything more. After all, the person's background seemed extremely powerful!!

Meanwhile, Xue Xingye on site undoubtedly let out a sigh of relief again. At the same time, he was a bit curious, not understanding why Song Yiqing had refused so decisively.

This was the Archaeological Expedition Team, not just any ordinary place. So he still really didn't understand.

But since Song Yiqing was unwilling to join, it was a happy ending for everyone.

At this moment, Shi Zhishan looked at Fei Erfeng curiously.

"Elder Fei, what should we do now? Looking at Song Yiqing's attitude, it's quite firm. He doesn't seem to like mixing with the Archaeological Team."

"..." Fei Erfeng didn't speak, but turned his head to look at Xue Xingye.

It was just this one glance that made Xue Xingye feel like he was facing a formidable enemy, his whole body trembling.

'What? Why are you looking at me? What did I do! It's not like I'm the one who didn't agree, why the hell are you looking at me!'

Xue Xingye was highly indignant inside, but he only thought it in his heart.

Subsequently, Fei Erfeng withdrew his gaze and spoke at this moment, "Ask the ancient martial arts guy."

"That's right!" Shi Zhishan nodded heavily and quickly began to send a comment.

After his message was sent, Song Yiqing in the livestream screen directly called out to Zhang Qilin to ask for his opinion.

But Zhang Qilin's answer was also very simple. "Not going."

These two cold words directly gave the members of the Flying Tiger Archaeological Expedition Team a dazed feeling.

Has the official Archaeological Team lost its charm? So, the reason there were no precedents of others being invited by the Archaeological Team before was simply because no one agreed?

In this instant, this possibility began to inexplicably pop into everyone's mind.

Then, after carefully recalling it, each of them almost slapped their thighs and shouted that this must be the truth.

However, just as they were brainstorming, Fei Erfeng let out a few cold laughs.

"Heh, hehe."

Just these few cold laughs made everyone on the scene feel a chill. And Xue Xingye was undoubtedly the most restless. His originally straight back inexplicably began to hunch over again.

'What is going on!! Are you treating me like some kind of plaything??'

Then, at this moment, Yi Menglian spoke up.

"Elder Fei, are these people a bit strange?"

"Strange?" Fei Erfeng reacted immediately. He was the most well-read person in the team. At the same time, after coming back to his senses, he just looked at the situation on the livestream screen and instantly remembered something.

"Wait!! Temple?? This is a temple??"

The members of the Archaeological Team on site, hearing the sudden increase in his volume, also felt inexplicably curious.

Feeling the curious gazes of everyone, Fei Erfeng took a deep breath.

"The thing I remembered is actually related to the records in the Forbidden Land Exploration Official logs. Perhaps you all haven't seen it, or maybe you missed it. And the content described in this log is about the temple. If the record in the log is correct, Song Yiqing and the others are likely in big trouble."

"What do you mean, Elder Fei?" Shi Zhishan directly asked the question that was most curious to everyone present. "Could you explain it roughly?"

"Sure," Fei Erfeng nodded slightly, and immediately began to narrate, "The so-called temple is actually not a temple; it is something more like a trap. And specifically speaking, they are specifically here to eat people."