387: Internal Conflict

"Brother Chen, you must help me. I have absolutely no relationship with that Yue Xiaojie; she's the one who keeps pestering me."

Wu Wenlong knew that he couldn't say a single false word in front of Zhou Xun, and the other party wouldn't believe him anyway.

Therefore, he could only say a few words to Chen Tianming, hoping that someone would be able to understand his situation.

Little did he know that Chen Tianming hadn't cared about these matters from the very beginning, so even if Wu Wenlong explained it to him, it was completely useless.

"Regardless of her intentions, our top priority right now is to find the core area. Judging by the distance we've covered, we should be close."

Chen Tianming analyzed the route of this place and calculated from where they should proceed.

Right now, they could only try to explore this site as quickly as possible, or obtain the core of this place.

Wu Wenlong felt a bit displeased, feeling that his request had not been taken seriously.

Yet this demand played right into Zhou Xun's hands, as he was the one who wanted the items here the most.

"Enough, Wu Wenlong. We aren't interested in your private affairs. Although we don't know why Yue Xiaojie is here, do you really think a young lady from a major family would come here alone?"

"..."

Actually, there was no need for Zhou Xun to say this; everyone present could figure it out clearly.

Descendants of major families have high talent and are usually accompanied by many bodyguards, not to mention how many hidden experts from the family might be protecting them in the shadows.

Just this single point was enough to explain where the problem lay.

It wasn't just them here; it was possible that there were other paths to this location.

"Don't look at me with such suspicion. I can guarantee that my information definitely hasn't leaked out; perhaps they just accidentally stumbled in from somewhere else."

When it came to information technology, Zhou Xun had absolute confidence. If he hadn't actively leaked the information, no one else would be able to pry it out of him.

Wu Wenlong withdrew his suspicious gaze; he understood Zhou Xun's personality.

How could he possibly tell others about such a heaven-sent treasure? Naturally, Yue Xiaojie must have entered through other channels.

None of them knew how long the other party had been here, or if they had already found the treasure.

The only thing they could do was strive to find the treasures and the core here before they did.

Only by obtaining this item before anyone else could they avoid falling short at the final hurdle. Otherwise, all the disasters they had endured would have been for nothing!

"I believe you. I'm just curious—this Yue Xiaojie doesn't have such capabilities, and she rarely goes out wandering. This time is just too strange."

"It is indeed strange, but instead of analyzing others, we should focus on ourselves first!"

Zhou Xun was not happy with Wu Wenlong's constant fixation on this choice; he was even somewhat annoyed. At this moment, Wu Wenlong simply couldn't see the situation clearly and was still hung up on his own romantic entanglements, not even considering whether she was interested in him at all!

"Let me say one more thing: if you aren't going, Brother Chen and I will go in first."

"No, I'll go."

Although Wu Wenlong was still somewhat fearful in his heart, he didn't want to give up the opportunity in his hands.

They had endured so much suffering; if they didn't end up getting anything in the end, wouldn't that be a huge pity?

The three of them continued to follow, their hearts feeling even heavier this time. After all, they were no longer as relaxed as they had been before.

With a potential competitor lurking in the shadows, they naturally felt a bit more panicked.

As they explored further, they didn't find any particularly good locations, and the dangers they encountered weren't even as frequent as before.

It wasn't that they had masochistic tendencies, but rather that this place was located in the core area; logically, the dangers here should have been more numerous.

Yet now they hadn't seen anything, not even a slightly intense scenario, which was truly baffling.

"Did we go to the wrong place? Did we go the wrong way from the start, which is why we haven't seen anything?"

"Do you think that's possible? We've been walking straight the whole time and haven't fallen into any illusion arrays, so how could we have lost our way?"

"But if we didn't fall into an illusion array, how could we not have found anything, or even encountered a single danger? Do you think this is reasonable!"

Because he was already in a bad mood to begin with, Wu Wenlong's temper was short.

Having been targeted like this several times in a row, Wu Wenlong couldn't suppress his malice, even towards Zhou Xun, with whom he had a good relationship.

And as soon as Zhou Xun thought about someone snatching his treasures, his own temper couldn't be suppressed either. It was truly surprising that two people who usually cooperated so well would end up in such a situation.

Chen Tianming observed everything, but he didn't rush to offer comfort. Instead, he scanned his surroundings. He wasn't as naive as these two, thinking that the absolute silence here meant it was safe.

Sometimes, the quieter it is, the more likely something is to go wrong, especially given their current situation.

The closer one gets to the core, the more threats there will be; this realization didn't just apply to this secret chamber.

It happened like this in every major secret realm, so the fact that nothing had changed was actually rather strange.

The biggest problem was that they hadn't noticed anything at all. The surroundings were excessively quiet; even basic signs of life like insects, plants, or beasts were absent, which was completely unreasonable.

"Swish!"

Green vines burst through the air, and the ground beneath them shook. The speed was so fast that the three of them almost failed to react in time.

"My god, aren't these the vines from that tree we saw earlier? Is it still alive?!"

Wu Wenlong saw the patterns on the branches clearly and spoke in shock, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Didn't we already deal with it?"

"Perhaps it's a different tree, not the one we saw before."

Zhou Xun said coldly, while observing from the side.

Because this time, the branches and leaves were not as ferocious as before, he had extra time to observe his surroundings. Another reason, naturally, was that they were familiar with it, so they weren't as panicked.

However, for Wu Wenlong, this was now an opportunity—an opportunity to target Zhou Xun.

"Hmph! What's there to discuss? Regardless of whether it's the original one or not, we must attack immediately!"

"I didn't say anything at all to begin with. It's you—Zhou Xun, do you think we're in your way, and that we might prevent you from getting what you want!"

Wu Wenlong had always been like this, using the utmost hostility to speculate about others; even when it came to past enemies, he held the same mindset.

His thoughts grew increasingly rampant.