Xu Qing bowed his head and sighed inwardly. Never could he have imagined that their Master had actually been with them the entire time. And that cold warning snort from moments ago had made it clear that their Master wanted to teach a lesson to Eldest Brother. Xu Qing looked sympathetically at the Captain, and was tempted to somehow warn him. However, that cold snort from his Master brooked no such interference.4

In response to Xu Qing’s explanation, the Captain looked suspiciously at Ning Yan.0

‘Ning Yan’ looked back with a cordial smile. “Captain, I did my research before coming here. Besides, as you know, I have a unique bloodline, and as such, I’m able to sense that there’s something really amazing not too far away.”4

The Captain blinked a few times and then looked at Xu Qing.0

Xu Qing cleared his throat and was about to secretly signal the Captain that something was going on, only to notice ‘Ning Yan’ smiling enigmatically in his direction.14

Looking very serious, Xu Qing said, “Eldest Brother, we should get moving. I trust Ning Yan!”6

The Captain was starting to get even more suspicious. Tousling Ning Yan’s hair again, he said, “Little Ningning, you—”6

“Eldest Brother!” Xu Qing interrupted, his heart pounding as he watched his Eldest Brother continue to court death. “Eldest...28