"True Lord Chu, that is everything I know. Not a word of it is false. If you don't believe me, I can sign any contract."
Chen Lin looked at Chu Lingxiang outside the light barrier and spoke with complete sincerity.
At the same time, he drew a picture of Frog and handed it to her.
If she could find Frog, it would benefit him no matter which of them destroyed the other.
Chu Lingxiang gave Chen Lin a long, searching look.
"There is no need for a contract. Those things are little more than a show anyway. But I would like to give you a task. If you can help me find clues about Marquis Jinguān and the others, I will tell you a way to improve your chances of breaking through the Cage Array."
"All right. I will do everything I can."
Chen Lin agreed without hesitation.
Seeing him agree so readily, Chu Lingxiang instead frowned slightly.
But she said nothing more about it.
"Very well. Now that we have cleared things up, I will speak with the other factions. You need not hide here anymore. You may move about as you please. No one will attack you."
"Then you have my thanks, True Lord!"
Chen Lin put on an expression of profound relief.
Inwardly, however, he remained unconvinced.
No matter how beautifully she dressed up her words, he could not possibly believe her.
If he went out and was captured, his life and death would truly cease to be his own, hanging on someone else's whim.
Chen Lin had already made his decision.
For the time being, he would search the Lower Primal Domain for Nian Kong's other clones, then look for Chen Ling'er and the others.
Once he had dealt with all of that, he would go