He would have to tell them, of course, but even though Shi Chun had prepared well in advance, he still hesitated when the moment came.
Elder Tu could not help snorting, his mockery unmistakable. "You've already taken everything and handed it over to Young Master Nan to settle your debt. Don't tell me you're going back on your word now?"
Shi Chun raised his eyes. "I'm not going back on my word. I'm trying to figure out how to tell you. I'm afraid you won't be able to accept the truth."
That left the Summer Path Mountain group exchanging looks. For a moment, their imaginations ran wild, their minds filled with all sorts of guesses. They even wondered whether it involved their own sect, or whether he was deliberately trying to bluff them.
In the end, Gu Yanduo broke the silence. "As long as you're telling the truth, there's nothing we can't accept."
With that assurance, Shi Chun nodded slightly and glanced back toward the entrance. Although he saw no outsiders there, he still took a few more steps forward, approaching the powerful figures before lowering his voice. "Gu Liani must have told you what I used to pinpoint the locations of Divine Fire so quickly, right?"
Gu Yanduo gave a slight nod. "Do you have any Fire God Incense left? Bring out a stick for us to see."
"It's long gone. There wasn't much to begin with." Shi Chun waved a hand, then said seriously, "To be honest, I never imagined I'd one day enter the Divine Fire Domain, much less find so much Divine Fire. I wouldn't have dreamed of it. That Fire God Incense really wasn't mine. Situ Gu gave it to me. That's where the secret came from."
At those words, the Summer Path Mountain group's