Suspecting That He Was the Boundary Keeper

Then more people arrived. Ding Ru had actually come together with Chang Shuai, naturally accompanied by his younger sister, Ding Qing.

They stood guard on the other side.

Ding Ru nodded to Xu Qiuyan's mother.

Now I didn't need to think to know that they were in the same camp. Even if they weren't tightly allied, they had at least made deals with each other before.

That was no surprise. They shared the same interest: the heart core.

They had done so much, even gone to such lengths with me. Wasn't their ultimate goal the heart core?

Ding Ru gave me an apologetic smile. There was some guilt on his face, but it vanished in an instant.

"Hand over the heart core, and I can let you leave safely. Honestly," Xu Qiuyan's mother said, though her gaze was fixed on One-Eye. I could actually see wariness in her eyes.

Was she afraid of One-Eye? That was rather strange.

"It was my experiment. I never expected you to bring it out," she said, naturally referring to One-Eye.

One-Eye was looking at her as well, but his eye held more contempt and disdain.

He then looked toward the Black-Robed Men led by Xu Zheng.

"Jiang Xiaobai, hand over the heart core, and I'll spare your lives." Xu Qiuyan's mother finally showed her hand. At this point, she no longer bothered to hide anything.

"What if I refuse?" I responded coldly.

Chang Shuai sighed. "Mr. Jiang, as the saying goes, a wise man submits to circumstances. You don't look like a fool. There's another saying too: as long as the green hills remain, there'll always be firewood to burn. It's only a heart core. Besides, that thing is useless in your hands anyway."

Ding Ru added, "It is the source of energy that