“You want to go with me?” Lu Yun started. “But this is a highly dangerous trip and apparently the ruins have turned into a den of ghosts.”

He wasn’t familiar with Xing Lingkong and subconsciously didn’t want to expose any of his trump cards to the man. If Lu Yun were to choose between Xing Wuliang and Xing Lingkong, he’d rather choose the former, even though Xing Wuliang was much weaker.

“You don’t trust me, do you, junior brother?” Xing Lingkong was highly quick on the uptake and easily read Lu Yun’s mood, especially as the young man wasn’t hiding anything.

Lu Yun would never trust someone he’d just met, no matter if the other was a threat or not. It was an instinctual reaction to not trust strangers, even if the stranger had just done something for him.

Lu Yun nodded in a natural motion.

Xing Lingkong chuckled ruefully. “Alright then, it’s not a bad idea for junior brother...