Although Yuan Jiang had snapped at the Headhunter, I knew he must have felt somewhat upset.
He was a proud man, though he had always tried to appear humble. The fact that he had dared use that so-called wedding to test the limits of those behind the scenes showed that, deep down, he refused to admit defeat.
He had gone to find Zeng Dajiang because he wanted to see who was truly stronger between himself and Zeng Dajiang.
But the facts had now made him realize that he was no match for Zeng Dajiang.
And this Headhunter had shifted all the hatred onto me, saying Yuan Jiang was not even my equal. How could he possibly feel good about that?
Still, we all knew that we were companions and allies now. What we needed to do was stand together against outsiders, not fight among ourselves.
Little Demon asked softly, "So the ones trying to deal with the Adventurers are the hunters of Terrifying Ridge?"
"Not deal with them. They should be trying to eliminate every nascent rule. The Adventurers already possess a nascent rule, so this time, they should be acting on behalf of those behind the scenes."
"But Terrifying Ridge also has rules. Why are they allowed to exist?" Little Demon seemed unable to understand. After all, rules were not permitted in the Void Realm.
Yuan Jiang was much quicker-witted than Little Demon. He sighed. "They are not allowed to exist; they are being raised. Their rules are not their own, but the rules of those behind the scenes. Those are the only rules that exist in the Void Realm, yet no one has ever known about them. That is why no one who has gone up Terrifying Ridge has returned alive—they fear this secret getting out."
I nodded.