Qu Qing'er stumbled at once.
She had never met anyone so utterly impervious to reason.
This was intelligence on Spirit-Melting Marsh, something so important that if she had not harbored some intention of befriending Xu Xiaoshou, she would never even have brought it up.
Yet even so, he still did not appreciate it.
"Are you sure you don't want it?"
Qu Qing'er asked sternly.
Xu Xiaoshou glanced behind him.
To be honest, with his current combat strength, so long as he did not encounter something extraordinarily powerful, he feared nothing in the entire White Cavern.
A mere Emberlight Grand Fire Seed—what the hell was there to fear? "No."
The two words fell crisp and decisive. He turned around, swept his gaze over, and was about to call Little Fish away.
"You!"
Qu Qing'er was furious.
But seeing the two of them about to leave just like that while she would be plunged back into the mire, she could not help shouting, "Wait!"
Xu Xiaoshou stopped.
"You still have another deal?"
"No, but I can give you this intelligence for free!"
Qu Qing'er swallowed her indignation.
Xu Xiaoshou was surprised.
Just because he did not care for the intelligence did not mean it was worthless.
The girl before him was certainly forthright.
But when had she become so selfless?
"You wouldn't happen to... have some additional little condition, would you?" Xu Xiaoshou asked doubtfully.
"It doesn't count as a little condition."
Qu Qing'er composed herself and said softly, "I won't join your team for now, but we can form an alliance."
As she spoke, she pointed at the people behind her.
"Our team and your team will form an alliance."
"With the power of your spirit array masters, plus my intelligence, I imagine we can quickly break open the situation at