Bi Linglong was stunned. She hadn’t expected the two of them to be so decisive. She sighed. They had grown up together after all. Even if there was no love, there was still some basic affection. This was a result that no one could have seen coming.

However, she quickly snapped out of her daze and looked at Zu An. “What did they mean with their final words?” Zu An began to think to himself.

Gao Ying said, “It might be just a curse out of resentment. There were only so many people who came with us this time. Shi Tong and the others have already exposed themselves; King Qi shouldn’t have been able to send in another expert, right? Otherwise, the rest of us might as well just slit our own throats and just end it all.”

Bi Linglong nodded. “Indeed. Everyone involved in this trip was selected carefully, and all of them have undergone strict background checks. The fact that Shi Tong was able to get in was already something extremely unlikely; it should...