From the very beginning, Chen Changan had been deeply suspicious of Ren Xuan's identity. Asking Ren Xuan for his opinion before doing anything was a way of testing him.
What Chen Changan couldn't figure out was that Ren Xuan was extremely clever. There was no way he hadn't realized he was being tested, yet he still told him everything he knew.
Just like now, after hearing Chen Changan's words, Ren Xuan's expression remained unchanged.
"Brother Chen, my cultivation may be lacking, but I've had plenty of close friends who've shared life and death with me, all right?"
"Enough, enough. Don't bring up those friends of yours. I doubt they'd be too keen on you mentioning them."
"I told you, I know a thing or two that might be useful to you. See? You need me after all."
"Brother Chen, I'm only looking out for you. Don't mistake a good heart for bad intentions."
"Besides, even if I had some ulterior motive, do you think I could beat you?"
"I'm just a coward who's afraid of dying, and I like selling people out for fun."
It looked like Ren Xuan had answered Chen Changan's questions, but he hadn't really given him a straight answer. Chen Changan didn't press him further.
When the time came, he would find out.
The Southern Wilderness was rich in resources. That was why the Three Hegemons of the Southern Wilderness had chosen to settle there.
With its abundant resources, they could be self-sufficient. There was no need to fight over supplies or expand outward to obtain them.
But now, most of those resources were in the hands of Junxin Pavilion's Nanmang Branch Pavilion.
"Brother Chen, are we really going straight to their door?"
"Isn't that a little too rash?"
Hearing Ren Xuan's question, Chen Changan glanced