"This..." Bai Fei lightly bit his lip, his gaze flickering.
"Oh? What is it?" Ye Bei was slightly taken aback and asked curiously, "Could it be... you have some misgivings?"
Hearing this, Li Zongbao and the others unconsciously retreated several steps. If Bai Fei said the word "yes," they would immediately avoid the matter.
Who would have thought that Bai Fei merely smiled faintly and said in a low voice, "Not at all. Although this thing is quite ancient, it is far from being any secret. Moreover... this matter is of great importance, so naturally Bai would have no misgivings!"
Ye Bei's expression eased slightly. He nodded and said, "This concerns the lives of over ten thousand disciples from the three sects. Even if it is a secret of my Changbai Sect... it cannot be withheld. Go ahead and speak. If there are any consequences, Senior Brother Li and Senior Brother Jian can bear witness. Ye will shoulder all responsibility alone!"
"Hehe, it is not as secretive as Senior Brother says!" Bai Fei chuckled ingratiatingly before finally speaking. "Bai does not need any special reward. Bai only wishes to ask Senior Brother Ye for a cultivation technique!"
"Oh? You do not want this astonishing battle merit?" Upon hearing this, Ye Bei immediately felt that something was amiss, but he still said, "If your information proves effective and can save the lives of these tens of thousands, then not to mention the sect's reward, even the gratitude of these ten thousand people would be more useful than any cultivation technique, would it not? With all that, would the sect still refuse to reward you with a cultivation technique?"
"Hehe, what Senior Brother Ye says is naturally reasonable!" Bai Fei said with a fawning smile. "But those battle merits... are what Senior