Yue Long wore a radiant smile, utterly unaffected by Xia Yiyun's words.
It was as though whether Xia Yiyun showed joy or anger, it all looked adorable and lovely to him. His eyes brimmed with fond delight.
"Sister Xia, I may have to disappoint you."
Still wearing that sweet, slightly coquettish expression, Yue Long said cheerfully, "At this point, I can say I've become very familiar with this array. Nothing should go wrong now. Retrieving these treasures smoothly is only a matter of time."
Xia Yiyun's face turned cold.
The gloom in her heart made her so uncomfortable that she no longer wished to say another word.
And indeed, just as Yue Long had said, everything that followed went exceptionally smoothly.
Without question, this was due to Yue Long's deeper understanding of the array during this time.
From the very beginning, he too had been worried and uncertain. Yet in such a short time, he had grasped and sensed the true nature of this array. This was enough to show that his practical experience in handling arrays was no weaker than his on-paper ability.
More than half an hour passed.
"Xiao Long, give me your Storage Ring."
Yue Yan could no longer suppress his excitement. The Storage Ring on his hand was already filled with treasures of every type, leaving little room for anything new.
This was not the high-quality, large-capacity Storage Ring he usually wore. It was merely an ordinary model he had specifically purchased for this secret realm expedition, with an interior space barely the size of several rooms.
This was also the usual practice among disciples and elders of most sects and factions. When facing unknown and perilous secret realms, they would often leave the core portion of their resources outside in a Storage Ring, lest they