At those words, everyone nearby fell silent.
Lin Yi chewed his steamed bun, his mind turning as well.
Deliberately spreading rumors?
That was certainly possible.
People who spent years around a place like the Ancient Battlefield knew its depths and dangers. They wouldn't charge in lightly.
Hotheaded rookies from elsewhere heard there was treasure, let the blood rush to their heads, and plunged right in.
If someone really was deliberately spreading information, what were they after? Were they sending people in to scout the way, or simply robbing them and taking their lives?
Either way, I should get the facts first.
As he was thinking, he suddenly noticed a moment of silence around him.
The buzzing conversation in the dining hall seemed to have been paused, and several gazes swept toward him at once.
Lin Yi looked up, meeting the probing gazes of the men at the bearded man's table.
"Did you... hear something?" the bearded man asked his companion with a frown.
"Seemed like a voice." The tall, thin man scratched his head and looked around. "Something about 'deliberately spreading rumors' and 'scouting the way.' Sounded a bit like what we were just talking about."
"That's damned strange." The bearded man raised his bowl and took a sip of porridge, scanning the hall before his gaze finally settled on Lin Yi.
With those men staring at him, Lin Yi looked back innocently, half a steamed bun still between his teeth.
Why are they looking at me? Have I got flowers growing on my face?
The bearded man stared at him for a few seconds, then looked away and murmured to his companion, "That kid looks unfamiliar. Only got here yesterday, didn't he?"
"Yeah, arrived last night with a caravan." The tall, thin man was clearly well informed. "Traveling alone,