"What is this?"
Grey studied the object in Chen Lin's hand with curiosity.
"I don't know either."
Chen Lin blinked.
"You're lying."
Grey turned her gaze toward Chen Lin. "You definitely know what this is. My Eye of the Heart is never wrong."
"I really don't."
Chen Lin chose his words carefully. "I obtained a metal fragment like this before and spent a long time studying it, but I never figured out what it was for. I'm not trying to hide anything."
As he spoke, he held the fragment before his eyes and examined it closely.
Although its size and shape differed, he was certain it was the same kind of metal fragment as the one in the gourd grotto-heaven. He wondered whether the two could be fitted together.
However, this was no place to experiment.
He let Grey examine it for a while as well. After she failed to recognize it, he put it away in his bundle for the time being.
He continued fishing.
Before long, Chen Lin felt the Mystic Gold Spear tremble again. With a flick of his wrist, he hauled out another Exquisite Treasure Chest.
"That makes no sense!"
Grey gritted her teeth at the sight and eyed Chen Lin suspiciously. "Are you using some special method? Tell me, or don't blame me for getting rough."
Chen Lin caught the chest.
He opened it in the same motion and said, "You're right beside me. Wouldn't you be able to sense whether I was using some special method? Perhaps forbidden power suppresses these Exquisite Treasure Chests, so they can be retrieved as soon as they're touched instead of turning illusory."
"No."
Grey immediately shook her head.
"A divine being's divinity is forbidden power. There's no reason I should keep failing to make contact with them. There