Flowers Bloom Beneath a Masterful Pen (Part One) [Second Update-Please Vote with Monthly Tickets]

"The kid said the man just now was his third brother." Bo Wen briefly explained the situation. However deep the grudges between the two of them ran, they would set them aside for now. The situation was far more serious than they had expected. They knew nothing about the village behind the boy, but one thing was certain: it was much stronger than their group. Moreover, judging by its people's behavior, they meant them no goodwill. They had no choice but to tread carefully. Bo Wen and Chen Mu were enemies, but after traveling together for so many days, a faint thread of trust had formed between them.

Though that thread of trust seemed fragile and unreliable, compared with an entirely unfamiliar, powerful, and somewhat hostile group, it was enough for them to temporarily put aside their old grudges.

"That's about what I expected," Chen Mu agreed. His face was a waxy yellow. The Devil Woman had applied that disguise, and it still had not peeled off-a durability that deserved admiration. Without it, Bo Wen and Cheng Ying would have seen how deathly pale Chen Mu was after his breath-concealing state.

"I think they may make contact with us very soon." Bo Wen's expression grew grave. He had used the words "make contact," but all three understood that this contact would likely carry a measure of danger.

After a moment's thought, Chen Mu suddenly said, "Let's go straight to their village."

Cheng Ying's expression changed. "Wouldn't that be walking right into their net?"

Bo Wen gave a cold laugh. "I was just about to suggest the same thing. We're no match for them in the jungle, and we can't escape anyway. We might as well go straight to their village and see whether we can find an opening." He paused,