If Qiao Zirong did not count as a spectator, then Zheng Qilong most certainly did.
He watched from the sidelines with relish, practically driven to tears by that group's stupidity.
He hoped they would not be too "pleasantly surprised" when they entered the secret chamber later. Now that their transaction was complete, there was clearly no need to keep watching.
He had suffered a thorough defeat today, but comparison always gave a person hope. At least he had gained a pearl at the very beginning, one whose purpose he did not know but which had settled in his dantian. Unlike these people, he had not handed away resources already in his grasp.
Watching all this left him feeling wonderfully refreshed. Of course, it would be even better if Su Jiu died wherever she had gone.
With that thought, Zheng Qilong stepped into the teleportation array leading out.
The group of brazen troublemakers followed close behind him.
Only after everyone had left did the people who had been battering the door finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Their leader said, "Get inside. Once we've collected everything, we leave. If this place collapses later, no one will be able to save us."
One of them, who still had something of a conscience, glanced in the direction where Su Jiu had disappeared.
Their leader noticed his gaze and sneered. "She has plenty of luck keeping her alive. Does she need you worrying about her? Get inside!"
They went in one after another.
Just then, Qiao Zirong opened his eyes.
Although the cavern had shaken for some unknown reason, it never actually collapsed.
Su Jiu did not realize that she had spent two years sitting there, almost entirely immersed in her own consciousness throughout that time.
Over those two years, she had gained complete