After hearing her explanation, Lin Xuan's expression eased slightly. If things truly were as she said, the danger would undoubtedly be reduced by a great deal.
But that was only relatively speaking. On this trip, they still could not afford the slightest carelessness.
"Yue'er, what do you think?" Lin Xuan turned his head and asked for his beloved wife's opinion.
"Everything is up to Young Master."
Yue'er lowered her brows and eyes meekly, putting on an expression as if she would follow wherever Lin Xuan's horse's head pointed.
"Good!"
Lin Xuan did not decline, but the expression with which he looked toward the Spirit Race Saintess was cold to the extreme. "On the journey ahead, we need to cooperate with absolute sincerity. Fairy had best not play any more little tricks. Otherwise..."
Lin Xuan did not finish his words, but the threat in them was already ready to leap out. He was not so easy to bully, to let the other party deceive and manipulate him at will.
"Brother Lin worries too much. This treasure hunt benefits both you and me. How could this humble woman possibly harbor a second heart?" the Spirit Race Saintess said with a dry laugh.
"Is that so? Then that would be for the best."
Lin Xuan spoke coldly, and the atmosphere froze for a time.
Only after several breaths did the Spirit Race Saintess swallow. "Brother Lin, shall we set off now?"
"Fine."
With matters at this point, Lin Xuan naturally had no room to go back on it.
"Many thanks, Fellow Daoist. However, to avoid exposing our figures, how about we all use Concealment Techniques?"
As the Spirit Race Saintess spoke, she raised her jade hand. Following her movement, a bright pearl the size of a dragon's eye appeared in her palm.
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