Chen Fei did not refuse, nor could he refuse. The moment Jiang Xiuming spoke those words, they became an order.
Jiang Xiuming had actually seen Chen Fei from afar once before, deep within the Black Mist, but he had paid no attention to him then.
Yet Chen Fei had now reached the edge of the Black Mist. Clearly, he possessed an exceptional secret art for searching.
Jiang Xiuming had initially believed he could locate the spiritual treasure on his own. But after searching for so long, he had to admit that his earlier expectations had been overly optimistic.
If he continued searching, he might still gain nothing. Worse, someone else might beat him to it. Thus, upon seeing Chen Fei and Jian Jinsheng, Jiang Xiuming could not help entertaining the thought of having them assist him.
Though they were merely Early Joint Aperture Realm cultivators, with no other options available, he could only treat a dead horse as though it were alive. In any case, things could hardly get worse than they already were.
"This junior will obey Senior's orders!" Chen Fei lowered his head slightly, a trace of oddness in his gaze.
Following Jiang Xiuming seemed like a rather good choice as well. At the very least, no one would continue suspecting that the spiritual treasure was on him.
Moreover, standing here now, Chen Fei discovered that the outer perimeter of the Black Mist seemed to be shrinking. In other words, the strange power was receding, and the danger within the Black Mist was weakening.
If that was truly the case, then Chen Fei did not need to rush out. Clearing away the possible suspicion surrounding himself first would instead be a good thing.
By Chen Fei's estimation, if these Peak Joint Aperture Realm cultivators ultimately failed to find