Dugu Feng stood there pondering for a long while, but he could not make heads or tails of it. In the end, he decided to stop worrying about it and quickened his pace, more or less catching up with Ye Lin and the others.
As they walked on, Ye Lin's group of three soon found the fork in the road Gu Qianlan had mentioned.
Before them lay two pitch-black cave entrances. No one knew what awaited beyond either of them.
"What do you think? Should we take the right path?"
Dugu Feng asked. Since Gu Qianlan had deceived them once before, he still did not trust a word that woman said.
What if she was still lying to them? What then?
"You two take the left. I'll take the right. That's the simplest and most direct way. If your side is fake, come to mine. If mine is a false path, I'll go to yours."
"But if both are fake, then it'll be time to go back and settle the score with them."
Ye Lin said with narrowed eyes. If he had been alone, then with bad luck, he might have had to take both paths at a fork like this.
Who was right and who was wrong would become clear with one look inside.
If both paths were wrong, Ye Lin would have a proper word with Gu Qianlan.
She had deceived him again and again—did she really think he had no temper?
"Alright. It's settled."
Dugu Feng charged straight into the cave on the left. He was convinced Gu Qianlan had lied to him, so he chose the left path without hesitation.
"Be careful."
Poison Venerable looked at Ye Lin with a grave expression.
Ye Lin merely nodded lightly. Then Poison Venerable turned and followed Dugu Feng's retreating