"Treasure hunting?"
Several Zhou Clan disciples looked at Zhou Hao. They understood what he was implying.
"There's only one reason to come to the Wild Forest: to look for treasure." Zhou Hao's eyes flickered. "And he's alone, which means he's confident in his abilities and fears nothing."
"Of course, it's also possible he found a secret treasure trove and wants to claim it all for himself."
"If we follow him, we might get a share of the spoils."
Greed showed in his eyes.
"Follow him in?"
"That doesn't sound like a good idea. The kid might be arrogant, but he's no pushover."
"Exactly. If we're not careful, he'll notice us, and then we'll be in trouble."
The Zhou Clan disciples were tempted, too. If they could search for treasure alongside an expert like that, they might get lucky and pick up something valuable—or even let the mantis stalk the cicada while the oriole waits behind.
The problem was that their target was powerful. It would be incredibly difficult to follow him without being detected.
"Don't worry."
Zhou Hao sneered. "I have a secret treasure called the Invisibility Bead. If I circulate my vital energy and fully unleash its power, it can distort light and make us invisible."
"It can even use an invisible force to block our auras and the sound of our footsteps. Even a peak Grandmaster wouldn't be able to detect us."
"What?!"
The Zhou Clan disciples were stunned. "The Invisibility Bead? How did you get your hands on such a treasure? If you had it, why didn't you use it earlier?"
If they had used the treasure from the start, those bandits wouldn't have found them.
"To be honest..."
Zhou Hao said, "I secretly took the Invisibility Bead from my father's room for this expedition into the