"We never expected the Six Fiends of the South Sea to intercept us before the three of us had gone very far. Duo Tiangong and Elder Qiao knew they were no match for them, so they detonated their Golden Cores on the spot. That created a chance for me to escape, so I could continue carrying out the sect's orders!"
When Chen San mentioned Duo Tiangong and Elder Qiao's deaths again, his expression grew heavy, his brows etched with grief.
"The dead are gone. Martial Brother Chen need not grieve too deeply. Finding a way to resolve the crisis before us is what matters most," Su Shi'er said at the right moment.
He knew perfectly well that Chen San's words might not all be true.
The so-called sacrifice to win him a path to survival might simply have meant that Chen San had been the more capable one and seized the chance to escape alive. But what had truly happened was not important at this moment.
"Martial Brother, you said the sect sent you out to seek aid. Where were you meant to seek it? Muyun Prefecture is in turmoil now, and both the Golden Cicada Temple and Wuji Sect have suffered calamity. In this world, who else can save the Phantom Star Sect?"
"This direction leads to the Phantom Star Sect's blood-red forbidden ground, the Sinful Path. Could it be... that the purpose of your journey has something to do with the Sinful Path?"
Su Shi'er continued questioning him. His thoughts turned swiftly, and from the direction Chen San had fled, coupled with the cause and effect of the matter, he quickly formed a vague guess.
At those words, Chen San's pupils contracted. His heart skipped a beat, and two flashes of astonishment swept through his eyes.
He hurriedly