Disappointment flashed through Xu Taiping's and Qu Chao Ci's eyes almost simultaneously when they heard this.
Because, judging by Jiang Yu's words,
she was practically pushing Xu Taiping and Qu Chao Ci into a pit of fire.
She could not possibly have been unaware that the stretch of the Stone Bridge they were about to cross had been covered by a Formation Barrier laid by these Horse-Rats.
After a moment's hesitation, Xu Taiping turned to Qu Chao Ci and asked:
"Junior Sister, what do you think?"
Qu Chao Ci gave an involuntary sigh, then nodded and said:
"Since our Senior Brothers from Three Corpses Cave have said as much, let's go to the other end of the Stone Bridge and wait for Master and Senior Brother."
"As for whether we travel together,"
"we'll leave that for Master and our Martial Uncles to decide."
Xu Taiping nodded lightly at her words, then looked at Lu Yuan and Jiang Yu and said:
"My Junior Sister and I will be troubling you both, then."
Both Lu Yuan and Jiang Yu looked delighted at this.
Under normal circumstances, there would have been nothing unusual about Jiang Yu looking this way.
But for her to look this way despite knowing that Xu Taiping and Qu Chao Ci were about to leap into a pit of fire showed that, besides being coerced by the others, Jiang Yu herself very much wanted to see Qu Chao Ci jump into that pit.
Then Lu Yuan laughed heartily and said:
"What are you saying, Brother Luo? Come, Brother Luo, let us lead the way."
With that, he turned and strode forward.
"Older Sister Chao Ci, let's go!"
Jiang Yu directly linked her arm through Qu Chao Ci's and pulled her briskly forward.
As Jiang Yu pulled her along, Qu