The Immortal-Thief Outsider dared not meet Ye Han's gaze. "Ah! Fellow Daoist! Who knows where that hell emissary went? Let's not dwell on such little details."
Ye Han kept tapping the Gods-and-Devils Hand with the Five Elements Golden Cudgel and said coldly, "Just tell me yes or no."
As he spoke, Ye Han stared expressionlessly at the Immortal-Thief Outsider...
More precisely, he was staring at the treasure chest on his back.
The Immortal-Thief Outsider dared not meet Ye Han's gaze. Scratching the back of his head, he said, "Fine! I was afraid you two Fellow Daoists would get suspicious, so I deliberately made that disturbance. The hell emissary never came!"
As he spoke, he covered his treasure chest, as though terrified that Ye Han really would lay hands on it.
Hearing the wretched Immortal-Thief Outsider admit it, Teacher Lan Qing immediately cursed in anger, "You wretched bastard! It's bad enough that you didn't help, but you even stirred up trouble! Forget it, we're done working together! Get lost!!!"
Teacher Lan Qing pointed at the Immortal-Thief Outsider and unleashed a torrent of abuse.
The Immortal-Thief Outsider hurriedly said, "Fellow Daoist! I know I was wrong. How about we...!"
Ye Han chimed in, "How about what? What is there left for us to discuss? Get lost! We don't trust you anymore!"
Teacher Lan Qing also snapped in a low voice, "Exactly! We have nothing left to discuss! You haven't shown the slightest sincerity!"
The Immortal-Thief Outsider hastily said, "Fellow Daoists, everything I told you was true. How about I compensate you both?"
As he spoke, the Immortal-Thief Outsider patted the treasure chest on his back with a pained expression. With a click and a surge of brilliant spirit light, the chest opened. Two vermilion wooden beads flew out and floated before Ye