"Not convinced?" Jiao Bai let out a strange cackle. "Don't you have a team? Have her join yours and ask her yourself."
That was hardly Jiao Bai's style. To him, I was nothing more than a stinking bug—if he wanted to crush me, he could do it with a pinch.
So the trick was probably in District Twelve?
I glanced at the system-marked map. Unlike the explored District Nine, which had its landmarks marked in detail, District Twelve was only broadly outlined as a region. Judging by its terrain and geography, though, it seemed to be another fiercely contested area.
"Could it be the birth of another Ancestor?" I grumbled.
"Heh heh, you've offended quite a few already. What's two more? But don't worry. This time, it isn't the birth of an Ancestor. They're like you—favored by Great Luotian." Jiao Bai gave a sinister laugh.
Was there a difference?
I complained inwardly, but soon afterward, a new team message appeared on the system panel. Di Gou had joined the team.
Her location was clear. She was currently heading toward the area where Tian Zi and Ying Li were.
She was getting farther and farther from Yun Heng. Jiao Bai would probably stir up more trouble after I finished dealing with District Twelve.
But I couldn't worry about that now. To Child Spirit, sincerity was practically worthless. Only making a contribution would give me any reason to exist.
Although District Twelve was merely a sea of mist, I had barely entered before its environment left me completely bewildered.
This place seemed to be an area of temporal-spatial turbulence. After circling around for a while, I saw the same plant three separate times.
Just as I was muttering about what kind of cursed place this was, a three-person team arrived nearby.
"Fellow