408: Night Talk

"What? You're saying his mind is currently controlled by demonic energy?"

Chen Tianming nodded. "Correct. If I'm not mistaken, there is a very powerful force within his body. It's likely from the Ghost Realm."

"Then what should we do? This must affect us too, right!" Zhou Xun asked anxiously.

"If possible, let's first remove the toxin from Wu Wenlong's body," Chen Tianming said.

"But we don't have any antidotes," Zhou Xun said with a bitter expression.

"Right now, medicine might not necessarily work. What we need to do is stall for time and not let the other side get a hold on us!"

Hearing Chen Tianming's words, Zhou Xun frowned tightly, not knowing what to say for a moment.

They didn't actually have much medicine on them; it could even be said they had very little.

If medicine couldn't resist it, they would have no choice but to find other methods.

Suddenly, as if remembering something, Zhou Xun hurried to say, "Brother Chen, if you can absorb the evil energy inside Wu Wenlong's body, could that help us resolve the trouble we're in?"

"I can't guarantee that this will solve your trouble," Chen Tianming said, shaking his head.

"This…"

Zhou Xun looked at Chen Tianming in disbelief.

But he had no way to force the other party; after all, Chen Tianming had no obligation to help them to that extent.

Yue Xiaojie curled her lips into a cold sneer upon hearing these words.

She felt the other party's behavior was quite childish, but she didn't say anything. After all, she wasn't in a position to comment, as they were merely allies.

If it weren't for Wu Wenlong, it wouldn't have been so easy for them to trick Zhou Xun into coming here.

Zhou Xun said, "Brother Chen, if we can succeed, we'll also have an extra helper."

Even if Wu Wenlong wasn't of much use right now, at the very least, he could still be considered a usable helper.

"I can only do my best."

Chen Tianming didn't refuse, though he couldn't completely clear the evil energy from Wu Wenlong's body.

After a simple cleansing, Chen Tianming exhaled a breath of stale air and urged the others to leave.

"Time waits for no one. His condition is getting worse and worse; it's better to get out sooner."

A choice was placed before Zhou Xun: either Wu Wenlong's life or the treasure he wanted.

A slightly clearer-headed Wu Wenlong stared at Zhou Xun's conflicted face, couldn't help but secretly grit his teeth and say, "Brother Chen, this time I will listen to you. What do you say we do?"

"Let's find a cave to rest in first, then figure out a way to get out. Otherwise, if those dangers arrive later, we won't even be able to escape," Chen Tianming suggested.

"Alright, let's go now."

They had been stopping and going along the way, so they hadn't wasted much time.

Not long after, Chen Tianming and the others found a hidden spot to rest.

Zhou Xun asked, "Brother Chen, what should we do next?"

"I'm thinking we should recover our strength first, then see if there are any dangers," Chen Tianming said.

"Mm."

Zhou Xun nodded gently.

At night, everyone fell into a deep sleep.

Only Chen Tianming and Uncle Zhang were still awake.

"I don't care what your goal is, I only want to protect the Miss. I don't care about the situation here!"

"Uncle Zhang, get some rest early. As for my goal? I've already made it very clear; there's really no need to keep reminding me."

"…"

Such a cold and hard attitude didn't discourage Uncle Zhang; he never forgot where his responsibility lay.

He knew his responsibility was to protect Yue Xiaojie, to let Yue Xiaojie continuously grow stronger, and eventually ascend to the position where she belonged!

If he hadn't been dragged down by Wu Wenlong and the others this time, how would he have encountered such a situation?

Thinking of this, Uncle Zhang secretly hated himself for being so incompetent, for not fighting back and letting these bad guys bully him.

"I know your goal, but do you really think they can give you what you want?"

Uncle Zhang also began to harbor thoughts of trying to sway Chen Tianming.

Therefore, up to this point, if they still couldn't see Chen Tianming's strength clearly, that would truly be foolish.

The only one capable of getting out alive and safely was likely Chen Tianming.

Uncle Zhang knew in his heart that his body wouldn't last much longer, so he wanted to ask Chen Tianming for help, at least to let Yue Xiaojie leave safely.

"Uncle Zhang, there is no need to speak like that and worry about other things. If there is anything you need, feel free to say it. If I can help, I naturally won't be stingy with my efforts."

High-sounding words came naturally to Chen Tianming. One had to know that here, he was the backbone comforting these people at every moment.

Uncle Zhang could also tell that Chen Tianming's guarantee wasn't sincere.

"I know. As a servant, I have nothing to give you, but my Miss possesses a large amount of good things. If you can help her get out, you will be able to obtain many things."

"…"

Chen Tianming didn't know where he had given the other party such an idea.

However, he didn't care about others' thoughts; in any case, he just wanted to get these people in front of him out.

"Uncle Zhang, that's not what I meant. Actually, I don't have those needs."

"…"

"Ah!"

Before Uncle Zhang could continue saying anything, a scream was heard.

The two of them rushed over and found Yue Xiaojie lying on the ground, crying out in pain.

Uncle Zhang hurried to help Yue Xiaojie up.

"Uncle Zhang, save me, save me." Yue Xiaojie looked at Uncle Zhang, weeping.

Her eyes were filled with tears, and she looked very pitiful.

However, Chen Tianming didn't rashly approach; instead, he observed from the side.

Seeing Chen Tianming like this, Uncle Zhang immediately scolded, "Even if we aren't cooperating, what is the meaning of this!"

"Do you think your Miss is such a weak person?"

"I…"

They say that concern leads to chaos. Uncle Zhang hadn't realized for a moment when their Miss had become so weak.

"You are not our Miss!"

Uncle Zhang realized and let go of the person in his arms, staring at the other party with a face full of vigilance.

Chen Tianming said coldly, "Not going to do anything?"

Seeing that Chen Tianming wanted to make a move, Uncle Zhang hurriedly retreated a few steps to the side, then shouted sharply, "Wait a moment, what if it's a possession?"

For Chen Tianming, he didn't care about that, but with Uncle Zhang blocking him, it was indeed difficult to handle.

"Then what do you intend to do!"

The situation right now wasn't good; they were completely passive.

Even accepting those dangers was passive; they would never know what would happen next.

"I…"

Having never encountered such things, how could Uncle Zhang have a good solution? He was stuttering.

Seeing Uncle Zhang like this, Chen Tianming immediately said, "I'll do it."