"I never said we wouldn't deal with it. We'll just investigate the town first. Besides, I told him before we left."
Chen Zui gave an oh and followed Wen Xu with his saber in hand. "When are we going to find Junior Brother Bian?"
"No rush. At first, I didn't know the situation inside the secret realm, so I came to the town to find you first. But now, it seems that both you and Chunchou are in villages outside the town. His situation should be somewhat similar to yours, but he has always been clever. He definitely won't try to break the deadlock with brute force."
Chen Zui hurried a step closer. "Really? He's clever?" How had he never noticed?
"He always has flashes of quick wit. And without spiritual power, he is far more cautious than you." Of course, if circumstances allowed, he might also resort to some unexpected methods.
"...You mean I'm not cautious enough?" Chen Zui felt a little wronged. He had clearly followed every rule in the booklet to the letter. How cautious was that?
Wen Xu had always been exceedingly patient with his own people. "I mean, his martial strength is inferior to yours."
Chen Zui immediately accepted that explanation. "That's true. You're right."
"So, we might as well explore the town for now. When the time comes to leave it, we'll be able to do so with greater ease." Wen Xu had a premonition that the town and the surrounding villages definitely shared some fated connection. They were bound to complement one another; the inn staff's disappearance was absolutely not... without cause.
"How subtle. So this is the atmosphere when those two are together? I always thought Yonglu Mountain's junior granduncle was cold and aloof, but he actually knows how to coax people?"