Thunder-Struck Wood
With one person voicing their agreement, everyone's expressions shifted slightly. A hint of eagerness flickered in the way they looked at one another.
Everyone knew that whatever lay beneath a place protected by a ninth-grade, high-tier formation set up hundreds or thousands of years ago could not be anything ordinary! They had come this far already. If they didn't investigate, they'd probably lie awake dreaming about it all night.
Feng Xuanzhi raised his head and smiled at Bi Fan. "I agree too. Since fate brought us here, it wouldn't make sense not to broaden our horizons. If things really go wrong, we can always retreat."
Bi Fan smiled and looked tentatively at Ling Xiaoxiao. "Are you coming with us?"
She raised an eyebrow, a complicated glint flickering in her eyes. After a long pause, she said coolly, "Then let's go."
"Good." He nodded with a smile and turned to those around them. "For this scouting trip, Xiao Xiao, Brother Yun Ting, Brother Xuanzhi, Brother Xi Jing, and I will go together. Everyone else should stay here. First, keep an eye out for the Devils; second, taking too many people would only make things inconvenient."
Naturally, no one objected. They also knew the main reason: people of their strength wouldn't be able to help. They might even hold the others back when it came time to retreat, so it was better not to go.
"Big brother, be careful!" Jin Shanshan watched them set off and couldn't help calling out softly.
Bi Fan looked back with a smile. "Don't worry, I know my limits. If things look bad, I'll retreat in time. No matter how good something is, you need to be alive to take it."
With that, he turned and darted toward the point where the aura's core fluctuations