"Elder Song, do we really have to go to the Martial Wasteland Realm?"
In the void, Ao Wushuang spoke timidly.
"Can't we just not go?"
Now, he wasn't even afraid of Forbidden Lords anymore.
But he was afraid of that Small Mountain Village.
After all, it was just too strange.
Hearing this, Song Jiyuan asked in confusion, "Brother Ao, you fear nothing. You went through life and death in the Martial Wasteland Realm and Sound Wasteland without a scratch... Now they're only asking you to return to the Martial Wasteland Realm. Why are you suddenly so timid?"
He encouraged him.
"You should know that if you complete this mission, you might become... Elder Ao!"
His words were loaded with meaning.
To be honest, Song Jiyuan himself hadn't expected to rise through the ranks so quickly.
He knew very well that he owed it all to Ao Wushuang.
This man was blessed with incredible fortune. As long as Song Jiyuan kept him close, his career would soar.
"All right..."
Ao Wushuang knew that he had little say in the matter. Changing the Forbidden Explorers' decision would be harder than scaling the heavens.
Besides, he still had to rely on the Forbidden Explorers' Forbidden Lord's bones to help him advance.
Ao Wushuang figured that with just one more bone, the first layer of the Nine-story Black Tower inside him could become fully divine.
Then he'd be able to see what exactly lay within it.
"But, Elder Song, you have to stay close to me. If we need to retreat, we absolutely can't get caught up in a fight!"
Ao Wushuang continued.
After all, he was counting on Song Jiyuan to bring him opportunities.
Hearing this, Song Jiyuan smiled with relief.
"Don't worry, Brother Ao. I'll stick close to you!"
After everything that