269: Working together

"What kind of look is that? What exactly is this person's identity? You won't say, and while we are curious, that doesn't mean we're fools, nor can you just string us along."

"Exactly."

"While we are indeed a bit curious about his identity, it's not to the extent you're making it out to be."

They exchanged glances, their disdain completely unrestrained. Seeing this, Wang Wenshan, who had originally intended to explain, simply stopped speaking.

He finally understood why Jiang Lan was unwilling to reveal his identity. At first, he hadn't thought much of it, believing that knowing Jiang Lan was a great way to save Face.

It even had different effects at certain times. That Disciple over there found Jiang Lan very familiar, but couldn't recall where he had seen him before.

"Why don't you all introduce yourselves?"

"Let's get to know each other. Although it's dangerous over there, if we work together, it's not impossible to find a solution."

Hearing this, Jiang Lan turned and glanced at them.

"None of you have said what's over there, yet you're already asking us to cooperate with you. Isn't that a bit too opportunistic?"

Xu Lindong's eyes widened.

He knew Jiang Lan's words were unpleasant, but he hadn't expected him to be so disrespectful, especially to these few individuals who seemed quite powerful.

Sure enough, when Jiang Lan finished speaking, their expressions became even more unsightly.

"There's no need for you brothers to be like this, is there?"

"We're just kindly reminding you."

"Exactly. We came from over there, having barely escaped with our lives. If you have such an attitude, then does it even matter whether we tell you or not?"

"Is that so? But I don't think that's what you mean."

Compared to their threatening tone, Jiang Lan not only scoffed but even smiled faintly.

"The matter of cooperation isn't up to me, and besides, I think these things are already very obvious."

"If you think this is meaningless, or if you're still overthinking it, then I don't know what will happen next."

He was about to walk forward.

Wang Wenshan and Xu Lindong were a bit uneasy.

Although they really wanted to cooperate with those people, neither of them was a fool.

After all, those people didn't seem to trust them, and cooperating now would be akin to walking into a trap.

Seeing that the group was about to walk out of their sight, these few people quickly followed and blocked their path.

"Wait a moment."

"We can explain."

"Exactly, we can explain."

"Just give us a chance. This situation hasn't reached that point yet anyway."

Seeing their seriousness, Jiang Lan reluctantly stopped.

"We are all Disciples from the Feihong Sect."

"We also know that everyone who comes here is very powerful, but we can't see through the Qi on your body, brother."

"Exactly."

Wang Wenshan saw this and glanced at Jiang Lan.

After finding that he didn't object, he directly revealed Jiang Lan's identity.

When they heard Jiang Lan's name, they all instinctively froze.

They hadn't expected that the legendary figure would actually appear before them.

And looking at Jiang Lan, he seemed to be quite used to this.

"Why are you all silent?"

"According to the previous situation, isn't this quite normal now?"

"Or do you think there's an issue with my identity?"

Jiang Lan calmly revealed a smile.

After hearing this, they quickly shook their heads.

"No such thing, we completely believe you."

"It's just that you've come here, haven't you encountered anything unusual?"

Hearing this, Jiang Lan and the others all showed expressions of incomprehension.

"Never mind, you probably don't know, so we'll just be direct."

Speaking of this situation, the few who were originally still conflicted instantly became incredibly surprised.

"What did I just say?"

"I said they were either rich or noble, and you didn't believe me?"

The guy who had blocked their path earlier suddenly became a fence-sitter.

"There's an Ancient Yao Beast over there. This Ancient Yao Beast seems to be guarding something, and we also smelled the scent of Bodhi Blood."

"What?"

Upon hearing the words "Bodhi Blood," Jiang Lan's expression finally showed a slight fluctuation.

He had been active for so long just to find the Bodhi Tree and obtain three bodhi leaves.

But no one told him that the Bodhi Tree had already conceived a Bodhi Heart.

This was much more effective than bodhi leaves.

If one had the blood of a Bodhi Heart, using it to Cultivate a Magical Artifact would increase one's lifespan many times over what it was before.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Jiang Lan's slight excitement, the few of them became a little nervous, fearing that they had touched some forbidden topic.

Jiang Lan waved his hand.

"It's nothing, I just didn't expect this to be here. But since it has appeared, I suppose it's no big deal."

He didn't want to reveal the situation.

But a shrewd person like Wang Wenshan could tell from Jiang Lan's eyes that this Bodhi Blood must be very important.

However, he also didn't plan to say anything, as he didn't have the courage to snatch something from Jiang Lan's hands. Jiang Lan's actions were already very clear.

Xu Lindong, on the other hand, was completely confused.

While Jiang Lan was talking to the others, he pulled Wang Wenshan aside.

"What exactly did you mean by that?"

"Why do I not quite understand?"

"It means that thing is what Mr. Jiang Lan needs."

"If possible, after he obtains that thing, we will have to go our separate ways."

At these words, Wang Wenshan was too flustered to speak.

"I finally managed to enter the Ancient Secret Realm, hoping to find some Opportunity here to improve my strength."

"Now you're telling me that once Jiang Lan finds that, we won't be able to continue... isn't this a joke?"

It wasn't that he didn't believe it.

The main thing was that if this were the case, all his efforts for so long would be in vain.

Wang Wenshan smiled when he heard this.

"So we should quickly cling to this powerful figure. Before he obtains the Bodhi Blood, we should quickly improve our abilities and seek Opportunities."

Wang Wenshan also abandoned his previous idea.

He had originally thought of finding a way to act against Jiang Lan.

But now, having witnessed Jiang Lan's power, and knowing the vast difference between them, he no longer dared to harbor such delusions.

Now he just wanted to honestly find some ways to improve his strength, or when Jiang Lan obtained those treasures, to pick up some scraps from his fingers, which would be enough to elevate his Cultivation.

Xu Lindong, next to him, didn't have such great awareness.

He just found it too outrageous.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing Xu Lindong silent for a long time, Wang Wenshan nudged his arm with his elbow.

"I just didn't expect it to be so fast."

Jiang Lan saw Xu Lindong in a daze, took two steps forward, looked back at him, and after a moment, explained:

"Although you two are quite useless, I've grown accustomed to having you both around."