At those words.
Xu Feng's wavering resolve instantly firmed.
Even setting aside the terror of the Heavenly Tribulation.
The taste of that drop of Ye Li's golden blood still lingered on his tongue.
It was the most exquisite thing he had ever tasted!
"All right! Let's do it!"
Xu Feng gritted his teeth and agreed, but then asked somewhat hesitantly:
"But, senior brother, what if Senior Sister Zhanqing isn't inside?"
"What if Ye Li never took her in, or they're only casual acquaintances..."
"Idiot!"
Luo Yin sneered, cutting him off:
"Use that pig brain of yours and think!"
"No sooner had Ye Li left the sect on a mission than Zhanqing's cave abode was empty. Not a trace of her anywhere."
"How could there be such a coincidence?"
"Those two had clearly been colluding for ages! They planned it all together!"
Luo Yin sneered:
"Besides, how else could Ye Li have returned without a scratch, and even captured the Heavenly Origin Master alive?"
"Zhanqing must have helped him in secret!"
"Those two are partners in crime! Right now, they must be holed up in this cave abode, all lovey-dovey, celebrating their haul!"
"So that's how it is..."
Xu Feng listened in bewilderment, feeling that the logic was a little strained somewhere.
But after thinking it over carefully, he could find no obvious flaw.
Besides, for some reason.
An inexplicable impulse deep within him kept urging him to approach the cultivator named Ye Li.
"All right! I'll do as you say, senior brother!"
"That's more like it."
Luo Yin patted his shoulder in satisfaction, then took several small black flags from his robes and handed them to Xu Feng:
"These are the flags for the Soul-Locking Yin Fiend Formation. Place them to the east and south. I'll handle the west and