Hearing the rustling sounds, the faces of the five people all turned unsightly.

These people must have been poisoned to death by these venomous insects. The rustling sounds coming from the surroundings indicated there were definitely a lot of them.

"These must be the Gu poison deployed by that bastard from the Miao family. It activates as soon as someone enters," Zhang Yu said angrily.

The five of them were powerful, but they truly had no good way to deal with the dense swarms of bugs.

After all, these insects were endless, and they swarmed like a tide, impossible to block.

Lin Chen's brow furrowed, "Does the system have any route to break through these poisonous insects?"

At this moment, a topographical map of the surrounding area quickly appeared in Lin Chen's mind, showing the dense insects closing in on the five from two directions.

However, the encirclement had not yet formed, and there was still a gap in the west.

"Follow me!" Lin Chen didn't have time to explain to the other four and quickly dashed toward the gap.

Now, the rustling sounds were getting closer, and within the range of vision, one could even see the nauseating green bugs.

"It's the sardine poison insects," Xie Wanling said, her face changing color at the sight.

It's known that these insects reproduce extremely fast and are highly toxic in the primeval jungles of North America.

Once bitten, the venom would quickly integrate into the bloodstream and lead to death.

"Be careful, everyone!" Lin Chen shouted, and two clusters of Purple Flame Golden Fire enveloped everyone like a protective shield.

Crackle, crackle, the venomous insects were continuously burned to ashes by the fierce flames released by Lin Chen.

The five moved forward cautiously and finally broke out of the insect encirclement.

Without pausing, the group ran for miles before stopping to catch their breath.

"This bastard from the Miao family, to spread such disgusting things in the forest," Xie Wanling said with a cold light in her eyes.

"This jungle can be considered the Miao family's best battlefield; everyone must be careful," Lin Chen took a deep breath and said.

The primeval forest was vast, with poisonous insects everywhere and countless ferocious beasts – even professional exploration teams generally did not dare to venture deep inside.

However, with the leaking news of the ruins, this primeval forest was no longer tranquil.

Lured by the ancient ruins, the various supernatural ability clans of Huaxia began to stir, and in this region originally devoid of human habitation, Lin Chen and his group actually encountered several teams searching for the ruins.

Yet, this jungle was not as simple as people thought. Corpses of ability users who entered the jungle were often encountered, and aside from the harassment of the wild beasts and the venomous insects, the most difficult to guard against were the hidden arrows.

The big supernatural ability clans would not dare to make a move easily outside where the law restrained them, but it was different in the primeval forest; a few more corpses would go unnoticed.

Therefore, the jungle at this moment was filled with danger everywhere. A moment's carelessness could cost one's life.

At this time, Xie Wanling received a message stating that the location of the ruins had been confirmed and many ability users had already gathered near the ruins.

The five people barely rested, continuing to travel until nightfall when they arrived at the jungle where the ruins were likely to appear.

Now there were already many campfires here. Looking at the sky, Lin Chen said in a low voice, "We should camp here for the night and find a way to enter the ruins when it gets light."

Several people nodded and began setting up tents and lighting a campfire.

Lin Chen stood on a tree, looking at the dark jungle not far away.

For some reason, upon entering this area, Lin Chen felt a familiar sensation, as if a voice was constantly calling out to him.

Could there really be secrets about my ancestry here?

As Lin Chen was lost in thought, several figures suddenly approached their campsite.

Frowning, Lin Chen leapt down from the tree.

By this time, the group had arrived at the campfire, and a man in black snorted coldly and shouted, "People in the tents, get out! This place is ours now."

The few men were dressed in black robes, except for one of them, who was exceptionally conspicuous in a snow-white Hermès suit.

Just then, the tent flaps opened, and Xie Wanling emerged.

Upon seeing Xie Wanling, the man's face changed, showing an ecstatic expression.

"Wan Ling, I didn't expect to run into you here," the man quickly walked up to Xie Wanling.

Xie Wanling, upon seeing the man, showed a look of disgust, "Bai Shan, what's the meaning of this? We clearly arrived first, you're being completely unreasonable."

"It's a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding. I didn't know it was you inside. If I had known, even if I had to sleep in the wild, I wouldn't have taken your tent!" Bai Shan said passionately.

"Bai Shan, I'm not that acquainted with you, so please don't address me this way. Since there's no issue, let's part ways here. Goodbye, I won't see you out," Xie Wanling said coldly.

"Wan Ling, don't you know how I feel about you? I love you, and I'm willing to give up everything for you," Bai Shan professed his love earnestly.

Bai Shan was ecstatic in his heart; running into Xie Wanling here felt like destiny. If he could pluck this thorny rose, then the position of Family Head of the Bai family would undoubtedly be his.

"I'm sorry, young master Bai, I can't accept your love. Please find someone else to love," Xie Wanling said coldly.

"Wan Ling, I know there are many misunderstandings between us, but it's all fine. I'll use my love to change how you view me and show you how much I love you," Bai Shan, undeterred by Xie Wanling's rejection, continued to pursue her tirelessly.

Adjusting the hair that the wind had tousled, Bai Shan gazed at Xie Wanling with deep affection, "Wan Ling, do you know? Ever since I first met you, I've been in love with you. I know that in this life, you are the only one for me; I couldn't possibly love anyone else. Wan Ling, don't be hasty in rejecting me, please, just give me one chance. I will prove to you that no one in this world could love you more than I do."

Hearing Bai Shan's heartfelt confession, Xie Wanling felt nauseated. All that about only loving her, when just two days ago, this guy was on the news for dating a married, well-known actress from the Island Nation. Now he had the gall to shamelessly declare that he only loved her.

To Xie Wanling, Bai Shan was indescribable; this man had professed his love for her countless times, and she had rejected him just as many times, with roses delivered to her daily. The only thing in her trash can every day was the roses he sent.

Having finally left the Capital City, she thought she had escaped this clingy nuisance, only to run into him here by some stroke of bad luck.

"How great it would be if a man could step forward now and drive away this fly for me!"

Lin Chen's figure suddenly appeared in Xie Wanling's mind, the man she had only recently met.

If he were here, he would surely drive away this annoying fly for her, but he disappeared when she didn't need him, and now when she did, he was nowhere to be found.

Seeing Xie Wanling lost in thought, Bai Shan's face lit up with joy, "Wan Ling, you don't need to think about it anymore. Just accept me; I'll help you find the relic and make you the happiest woman in the world."

"The boy in white, you are truly disgusting, an importunate nuisance to the extreme," a mocking voice suddenly erupted from the woods.