When the two returned to Dark Bird Base, they found that Qi Shuheng and Wang Tian'er had not returned yet.
They had been teleported to that planet earlier than Lin Shen. Lin Shen had entered later than they had, and their teleporter's cooldown period was a lot shorter than Lin Shen's, so they should have teleported back even earlier.
Now that they still hadn't returned, either they were already dead and thus unable to teleport back, or they were unwilling to come back, having found other gains on that planet.
Lin Shen still hoped that they could return, after all, if he were to go to Gourd Mountain again, he would still need the guidance of the Dark Birds they carried.
The Qi and Wang families, upon learning of Lin Shen's return, became unusually quiet, and no one dared to probe for information.
They were extremely afraid that their own people might never return, and if so, it would probably be difficult for the Qi and Wang families to compete with the Lin Family anymore.
