After the two fellow disciples expressed their heartfelt thanks, Qi Song helped ease the short-haired male cultivator's pain again.
Not long afterward, the two left ahead of them.
Su Jiu turned to Murong Ye. "Didn't you say you came to Red Maple City to find your younger brother? Why did you follow us?"
Murong Ye smiled. "I've been in Red Maple City for quite some time, after all. I established long ago that my brother wasn't in the city. So I suspect he might have entered Heavenly Cloud Mountain too."
"So you intend to enter Heavenly Cloud Mountain with us?"
Murong Ye nodded with a smile.
Thirteen gave Murong Ye an icy look. "If you're planning to follow us because you want free bodyguards, I advise you not to.
"You aren't a Red Maple City local. Surely you aren't completely ignorant of the Enforcement Hall."
The smile on Murong Ye's face stiffened slightly. "I merely thought there was strength in numbers. Traveling together would be safer for everyone."
Thirteen sneered. "Then let me remind you: you can follow us, but we won't be responsible for your safety."
Murong Ye nodded. "Naturally." He had his pride as a high-ranking cultivator too. He certainly wouldn't cower behind them and leave the Enforcement Hall disciples to charge into battle.
"Furthermore, if we encounter anything valuable, don't expect a share just because you saw it." In other words, anything valuable the Enforcement Hall disciples spotted belonged to them. They wouldn't divide it with outsiders.
Murong Ye paused, then glanced at Qi Song and Li Ran. "Does the same apply to them?"
Li Ran rolled his eyes. "Isn't that obvious? It's always been the Enforcement Hall's unwritten rule.
"Besides, I only came out to pick some lousy herbs and flowers. I wasn't planning to hunt