He Came to Kill You
Qin Shaofeng's answer was an enormous problem for Fan Yuze and the others.
Neither Hao Se nor Hao Jian had expected him to say such a thing.
Even Fan Yuze widened his eyes and 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?"
It was not that he was angry. He simply felt that Qin Shaofeng's words strongly carried that implication.
Proud as he had always been, he naturally had to get to the bottom of it.
"Whether you are here or not?"
Qin Shaofeng had not expected him to interpret his words that way.
With a helpless chuckle, 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 will make no difference."
"In other words, that danger will not easily appear—or perhaps it does not exist at all."
"In that case, judging by the mountain we see now, there is no danger of life and death here at all. Forget splitting into two teams; even if each person went in a different direction, nothing would happen."
Qin Shaofeng had made himself exceedingly clear.
Yet precisely because he had been so clear, fear appeared in Fan Yuze's eyes instead.
They had already traveled together for a full three days.
Although Qin Shaofeng had blended in with them the least, Fan Yuze and the others had more or less figured out his temperament and manner of speaking.
Qin Shaofeng might crack a joke now and then, but never often.
Especially when dealing with friends who were not that close to him, he would never