“Hey!”
The Old Man, heart pounding, pulled Zhou You back. “Aren’t you going to reconsider?”
Zhou You turned around. “Isn’t it just about going in?”
The Old Man lowered his voice. “Generally speaking, in situations like this, someone else needs to lead the way. If there’s danger, they’ll take the brunt of it. If there’s no danger, then they’re just scouting ahead for us.”
Zhou You frowned. “Oh, you’re quite devious.”
The Old Man chuckled dryly. “This is the Dao of survival. There’s no good or bad when it comes to survival. Think about it, what if you step in and suffer a heavy blow? What then? Besides, I’m very weak right now, and there’s very little I can do to help you.”
He had figured it out now.
Since Zhou You didn’t have a Dao Protector, he should act as the ‘Old Man’.
This way, he could quickly build up some good will.
By then, the other party would be tearfully grateful, deeply indebted, thanking his ancestors for eight generations, and with a couple more sips of wine, wouldn’t they just hand over their family fortune to him?
So, when being a person, you have to seize every possible opportunity.
What is an opportunity?
An opportunity is something you must be good at discovering, and then grasping tightly.
Zhou You agreed deeply. “Then you go first?”
The Old Man’s face instantly darkened. “I meant others. We came together, so we are our own people.”
Zhou You looked at Ou Ye again.
Ou Ye’s face twitched. “I… I should count as half our own person, right?”
Why did he increasingly feel that this guy in front of him was not quite normal?
Could he not focus his gaze on others?
Zhou You looked puzzled. “Is it that scary?”
Ou Ye pursed his lips, motioning for him to look at the corpses.
To prove a place is dangerous, there was indeed nothing more convincing than bodies strewn everywhere.
Ou Ye lowered his voice to remind him, “Young Master, generally speaking, when undertaking an adventure, it’s not suitable to bring family members. Zhou Guniang’s strength is too weak; rashly entering, the possibility of her perishing is very high.”
The Old Man strongly agreed with this. “According to the normal plot development, you should go in with Ye Qingyou.”
After all, Ji Hao was too dangerous and belonged to the Evil Forces.
Zhou You found it amusing. “What if it’s not normal?”
The Old Man was startled. “Then it would be going in with Ji Hao.”
Zhou You waved again. “Xiao Ji, let’s go in together.”
Ji Hao snapped, “Don’t call me Xiao Ji.”
Why was this person so overly familiar? It was annoying.
Zhou You chuckled. “Then should I call you Da Ji?”
Ji Hao’s eyes were cold; this person was already seeking his own death.
Ye Qingyou slowly descended. “I’ll accompany you inside.”
Zhou You smiled, “See, if you don’t go in, we’ll go in.”
Ji Hao sneered repeatedly; it was indeed as he had thought.
These two scoundrels just wanted to trick him inside and then find an opportunity to kill him.
A despicable scheme!
Upon hearing Zhou You’s words, some people in the open and some in the shadows began to stir.
A typical ruin was usually a place where a powerful cultivator hid.
And such places would generally be equipped with powerful killing Formations and hidden Formations. It wasn’t until the person died and the Formation lost its Spirit Stone maintenance that the place would gradually be exposed.
Therefore, these ruins were divided into two types.
One was left behind after a School was destroyed.
The other was left behind after an individual died.
And generally, when referring to ‘an individual’, it referred to what was left behind by a Loose Cultivator.
Powerful cultivators from large Sects, even if they died, would die within their Sect, if they still had the strength to crawl back. This was called not letting their body fall into outsiders' hands, and not letting good things flow to outsiders.
But Loose Cultivators were different; most were lone wolves.
In their youth, they were devoted to Cultivation, and thoughts of marrying and having children were suppressed.
When they got older, they lost interest in women and men. Naturally, they wouldn't have any descendants left behind.
Zhou You looked towards the cave entrance. He actually had little interest in what was called a ruin.
The Old Man was quite wealthy, except for Cultivation Techniques.
Just the resources he had consumed, those Loose Cultivator bigwigs would have to save for a very, very long time.
Since that was the case, what did he have to care about?
At most, he was just bored and wanted to broaden his horizons.
Ye Qingyou whispered, “They shouldn’t go in. After all, their strength is too weak. If anything were to happen inside, it wouldn’t be worth it.”
“Yes, I agree.”
Ou Ye nodded immediately. It was better not to enter this wretched place if possible.
All things are Low Grade, only one's life is precious.
The Old Man immediately leaned into Xiao Jing’s ear. “Don’t throw a tantrum later. You and Zhou Chen wait outside. I’ll accompany the Young Master.”
Xiao Jing asked with a hint of worry, “Can you do it?”
The Old Man gritted his teeth. “Other things might not be possible, but when it comes to treasures, I have to be able to, even if I can’t.”
Xiao Jing hesitated. “But…”
He couldn’t help but look at Zhou You, feeling that the two of them playing mind games here was truly a bit improper.
“Put away your kindness.”
The Old Man sneered. “People like them, who are high and mighty, wouldn’t need it. Alright, it’s settled then.”
Hearing Ye Qingyou say the same, Zhou You thought for a moment before deciding to let Zhou Chen stay outside.
Zhou Chen was naturally obedient. Whatever Second Master said, that’s what it was; she would never object.
“You two stay outside.”
Zhou You looked at Xiao Jing again. “Ou Ye and the Old Man will come in with me.”
Ou Ye’s face changed. “This… I don’t need to, do I?”
He had a curse on him. If he really encountered danger, it would be difficult to unleash his full strength.
The Old Man, however, said, “I won’t feel at ease if you’re outside.”
He stared intently at Ou Ye, cursing this damned liar in his heart.
Anyway, the more he looked at him, the more annoyed he became.
Besides, if Ou Ye was outside and slipped away at any time, Xiao Jing and Zhou Chen wouldn’t be able to do anything about him, would they?
“It’s decided then.”
Zhou You was decisive and moved forward again.
Ye Qingyou stepped in front of Zhou You. “I’ll scout ahead first.”
The Old Man immediately smiled. In this day and age, there was actually someone who would actively seek death? How nice.
Ou Ye sighed inwardly, feeling truly unlucky. How could he have met someone who could see through his Great Thousand Illusory Appearance Technique?
Amidst the chaotic Qi currents, Ye Qingyou opened a Spiritual Qi barrier, protecting everyone within it.
Ji Hao’s expression changed drastically, but he only clenched his teeth tighter.
Seeing the moment Zhou You and the others entered, some people hidden in the dark could no longer hold back and rushed out, heading straight for the cave.
Ji Hao’s face grew even uglier. These damned guys!
Hadn’t he told them to get lost?
Still daring to seek death, were they?
“This is Fierce Tiger Gate business. All irrelevant personnel, quickly retreat.”
A group of people rushed from outside the mountain, their Aura fierce.
Upon hearing this, a small portion of the rushing Loose Cultivators immediately froze in place, their faces filled with defeat.
Fierce Tiger Gate, one of the top five hundred powers on Kunyuan Continent, and so many people had come. They couldn't afford to provoke them, absolutely couldn't.
Ji Hao spat, transforming into a streak of light and rushing into the cave entrance.