"Chenying, we're all on the same team now, and we've been through life-and-death situations together. If you know something, you might as well tell us."
Ye Xinxia sensed Zhao Chenying's anxiety and tried to persuade her.
"I... I... What could I know? I just... I just think we should aim a little higher. That's all."
Zhao Chenying was clearly a poor liar. No one had pressed her much, yet she had already lost her composure.
How could they not be suspicious? Zhao Manyan had brought her along. They were family, and it was only because he trusted his cousin completely that he had asked her to join them.
Zhao Manyan looked at Zhao Chenying. He felt she should not hide anything from the people here; otherwise, it would weigh on his conscience too. He spoke to her earnestly.
"Cousin, I told you before we came that you can trust them completely. We can all see that you seem to know more about the Scorching Plains than those of us who prepared in advance... and you've been deliberately guiding us toward something."
At last, under everyone's questioning, Zhao Chenying had no choice but to speak from the heart. What followed was a tragic story.
Mo Fan and the others listened intently. Only Mo Xie stood apart, his gaze roaming over the surroundings.
He already knew what had happened, so the emotional tale held no interest for him.
The others, however, were completely drawn into Zhao Chenying's story.
Learning how terrifying the Heavenly Tribulation Fire was made the news that her mother had survived the Fire Calamity all the more astonishing.
When she mentioned that a Flame Belle guarded the Fire Tribulation Fruit, Mo Fan's eyes lit up.
"So if we find the Fire Tribulation Fruit, we'll find the Flame Belle!"
"That's