Zhang Yuchen and Uncle Yu frowned when they heard what I had to say.
"Brother Jiang, if you put it that way, then it's very possible.
Nothing happened here before or after, but something happened during the short time we arrived.
Three towering figures from South Island died up ahead, and now this place has been completely sealed off.
We even ran into the Moon Palace Daoist from South Island just now.
With your analysis, it could be that the Heavenly Keystone inside has developed a problem.
That drew the attention of South Island's forces, which is why they came to the vicinity of Yin Mist Forest..."
"Xiao Zhang has a point."
Uncle Yu nodded in agreement.
But even if something had changed, we still had to retrieve the Heavenly Keystone or obtain firsthand intelligence.
The longer we delayed, the more serious the problem would become.
So I said to Uncle Yu and Zhang Yuchen,
"Uncle Yu, Zhang Yuchen, Xiao Yu entrusted this matter to me and even gave me the Phantom Moon Cloak.
I can't return empty-handed like this. I have to go deeper and investigate.
If I can take it, I'll take it. If I can't, I'll come back out."
Uncle Yu and Zhang Yuchen nodded at my words.
Zhang Yuchen was the first to answer.
"Of course we need to investigate. It's not like we're cowards.
A few small fry like these aren't enough to scare us. What we're afraid of is a major problem."
Uncle Yu nodded as well.
"Mm, we definitely can't return empty-handed.
But Xiao Jiang, you need to adjust your objective at any time.
After all, this place is different from anywhere else. It used to be a forbidden zone.
No one can say what the situation inside is like now. If something