Qin Shaofeng's answer was an enormous problem for Fan Yuze and the others.
Not to mention that Hao Se and Hao Jian had not expected him to say such a thing.
Even Fan Yuze's eyes widened as he asked, "Junior Brother Qin, what do you mean by that? Are you saying that whether we are here or not makes no difference to you at all?"
It was not that he was angry; he simply felt that Qin Shaofeng's words carried a strong implication of that.
Proud by nature, he naturally had to get to the bottom of it.
"Whether you're here or not?"
Qin Shaofeng had not expected him to interpret his words that way.
Unable to stop himself from giving a bitter smile, he continued, "You can sense this mountain for yourself. There should be a danger here that even Heavenly Venerate Realm experts would fear. If my guess is correct, then no matter how careful we are, it makes little difference."
"In other words, that danger will not easily appear, or perhaps it does not exist at all."
"If that is the case, then judging by the mountain before us, there is no danger of life and death at all. Not to mention splitting into two teams—even if each person went in a different direction, nothing would happen."
Qin Shaofeng had made himself very clear.
Yet precisely because he had made it so clear, fear appeared in Fan Yuze's eyes instead.
They had already been walking for three whole days.
Although Qin Shaofeng had blended in with them the least, Fan Yuze and the others had still more or less figured out his temperament and way of speaking.
Qin Shaofeng might make the occasional joke, but he definitely did not do so often.
Especially when facing friends who