Liu Ruoshui and Jiang Luoli exchanged a glance, then silently put away the items in their hands.
They understood Chen Wen's personality well enough. Once he made a decision, he would never change it.
Especially since Chen Wen had said one last thing: he wanted them to trust him.
So, they could only choose to trust him.
Seeing this, Chen Wen smiled lightly. "Go in. And give it your all."
"Okay." Liu Ruoshui and Jiang Luoli nodded heavily.
Chen Wen said nothing further and headed straight toward the first entrance.
But as he passed Qin Shilong, a mocking voice rang out. "Chen Wen, right? How about we compete and see who gets first place this time?"
Chen Wen paused, then drawled, "You... heh."
With that, he did not linger and shot into the entrance in a flash.
This...
Hearing Chen Wen's response, everyone could not help looking at one another.
They were not idiots. Naturally, they could hear the disdain and contempt in his words.
And that was what hurt the most, especially for Qin Shilong, who considered himself inferior to no one.
"You... good, good, good. Good, good, good."
Seeing himself so thoroughly scorned, Qin Shilong was so enraged that he laughed instead.
Yet he did not vent the fury in his heart. After saying "good" six times, he too charged into the second entrance.
Seeing this, the others no longer delayed either, rushing into their respective entrances.
Very soon, only the watching disciples and the elders remained at the scene.
Just then, Hei Yu Kuang, who had been silent all along, spoke.
"Elder Luo, you saw what happened just now. Chen Wen didn't dare gamble against Qin Shilong. How about the two of us have a wager instead?"
As he spoke, he abruptly changed the subject. "Of course,