Black Cloud Gorge (2/3)

Zhou Heng looked at Li Yuanxing with a smile. Though the words "sacred medicine" had stirred his interest, they were nowhere near enough to make him readily trust someone he had known for only a few days, someone who opened his mouth and offered him such a grand gift.

Li Yuanxing stared at Zhou Heng for a long while, then suddenly stamped his foot. "Fine, I do have selfish motives. I sought out Brother Zhou because you've only just arrived here, and you would never dare stab me in the back!"

"No matter whom I seek out, there's no guarantee they won't contact members of the family behind them. I can't afford to take that risk! Only Brother Zhou has neither roots nor support here. Even if you wanted to find someone to harm me, no one would cooperate with you!"

"Besides, if you work with me, Brother Zhou can get half the sacred medicine. Working with anyone else would be no better than that, so why offend me for no reason and make another enemy?"

After saying it all in one breath, his expression was utterly frank.

Zhou Heng considered it. "Fine, we'll join forces. When do we leave?"

"The competition for the Holy Water Envoy will be held in a month. The round trip will take around ten days, so the sooner we leave, the better, lest anything unexpected happen!" Li Yuanxing thought for a moment. "How about setting off early tomorrow morning?"

"Then we'll leave early tomorrow morning!" Zhou Heng nodded.

Having achieved his goal, Li Yuanxing soon took his leave. Zhou Heng, meanwhile, sat in his chair with an inscrutable expression on his face.

He did not believe a single word the other man had said!

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