Listening to the old man babble and howl, he seemed to be claiming he was from the Chen family?
The Chen family?
The Chen family that controlled the Chen Family Domain within the Neptune Domain?
They seemed to have been making quite a stir some time ago?
What was it because of again?
Oh, right.
Hiding [Demon Cores] and colluding with demons!
It really proved what he had said earlier—
The people Song Siming wanted to recruit into the team were all a bunch of messy characters...
Shi Bashi grumbled to himself for a moment, then shouted at Chen Li:
"We're not here to cause trouble!"
"On the contrary, we're here to help you!"
"Help us?" Deep wariness surfaced in Chen Li's eyes.
He was not a three-year-old child.
He would not lower his guard just because of a few simple words from the other party.
They were fugitives wanted across all the major star domains!
And this Stoneskin who had suddenly appeared claimed he wanted to help them?
What was he after?
At that thought, Chen Li let out a cold laugh.
"I appreciate your goodwill, sir."
"But there truly is nothing here that requires your assistance."
"I think it would be best if we went our separate ways!"
"This old bastard is pretty vigilant..." Shi Bashi muttered under his breath, too quietly for anyone else to hear.
Just then, Lu Canglong moved closer and spoke up.
"These Chen family members have worked with me before."
"How about I talk to them?"
"Oh, acquaintances?" Shi Bashi looked at Lu Canglong in surprise.
"Not exactly, but their experiences should be very similar to mine." Lu Canglong replied calmly. "If I can't persuade them, you can take over. How about it?"
"Sure. You're so eager, I can't exactly discourage you." Shi