Gu Jinzhi stared intently at Li Wei without saying a word.
Yet the fluctuations in his emotions spread like ripples.
Even Li Wei, a sixth-tier expert, could clearly sense the concern and care hidden beneath that silence.
Her heart warmed slightly. Li Wei reined in her fierceness, smiled at Gu Jinzhi, and offered him a reassuring look.
The two gazed at each other without speaking, yet it was as if they had said everything.
As the atmosphere grew heavy, Zeng Yi finally spoke with worry written all over his face. "Sister-in-law, why don't we think this through a little more?"
"What if the one who followed us in was the Great Dream Bodhisattva..."
He stopped halfway through, leaving everything unsaid.
Li Wei knew that both men were worried about her.
It was actually a pretty nice feeling.
But she had her own considerations as well.
Li Wei understood that whatever she could think of, Gu Jinzhi and Zeng Yi—those two human foxes—could certainly think of too.
But she still had to spell it out!
"Don't worry. No matter what kind of demon or monster sneaked in with Min Zimo, the fact that it chose to hide in the shadows proves that it isn't confident it can beat me!"
"Rather than passively wait and let the mastermind scheme at leisure, we might as well go straight for the dragon's face!"
"Facing me, a 'fourth-tier,' it doesn't even dare fight head-on. So tell me, how could we possibly lose!?"
Those words seemed to have some effect.
Gu Jinzhi finally broke his silence. He looked straight into Li Wei's beautiful almond eyes and asked, "Since you remembered the aura of the purple mist, can you recall whether Min Zimo had anything similar on him the last time you saw him?"
Li Wei was