Dugu Bo laid everything out plainly. Anyone who was not a complete idiot would have realized they had become "bait."
No wonder Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo had personally come to Qin Yuan to "beg forgiveness."
So the two of them had known it was underhanded to conceal a crucial part of the mission from Qin Yuan and had come specifically to seek his forgiveness.
Qin Yuan thought, Damn you, Chrysanthemum Douluo. I'm docking you one Soul Bone as the price for deceiving me!
This trap had invited him straight into the jar, and Qin Yuan had plunged in headfirst.
Of course, Bibi Dong and Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo had already exposed plenty of flaws in their story. Qin Yuan simply had not noticed them at the time.
Even if he had not met Dugu Bo today, Qin Yuan would eventually have noticed the subtleties of the mission.
But after completing it, he would have withdrawn immediately, never touching the secrets behind it.
Strictly speaking, Bibi Dong's failure to tell him what would happen afterward could also be considered a way of protecting him, Hu Liena, and the others.
Dugu Bo sighed softly. "This matter is complicated. Stay out of it if you can. If there's still any room to maneuver in your mission, take your people and withdraw immediately!"
Withdrawing outright would mean failing the commissioned task and returning with nothing to show Bibi Dong.
The Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone offered as the system reward was important to him. He did not want to let it slip away!
Besides, he and Dugu Bo were brothers. Helping each other was only natural.
After a moment's thought, Qin Yuan smiled. "Brother, I haven't come unprepared. The mission still has to be completed, but I can make a few adjustments."
"If you