Lin Yi smiled indifferently and said casually, "If you're not afraid of death, go ahead and pick it. I won't stop you."
"Really?" Bai Jingze was skeptical. He was purely gauging the heart of a gentleman with his own mean measure. If Lin Yi strongly stopped him, he would definitely snatch the Spirit Knowledge Fruit at all costs. However, now that Lin Yi had expressed his stance, he was a little uncertain.
"Brother Jingze, Brother Qingfeng, although I can't explain why, my intuition tells me that this thing is not normal. It's best that you two don't act rashly. Maybe there really is a problem," Chu Tianlu advised.
"This … Alright." Zhang Qingfeng hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement.
"But we can't just give up like this, right?" Bai Jingze was retreating, but he was still extremely unwilling. The legendary Spirit Knowledge Fruit was so close at hand. If he just left like this, it would probably be a lifelong regret.
"In that case, let's just settle down here and wait and see." Lin Yi also wanted to figure out the details of this thing, so he did not mind spending one or two more days here.
Bing Wuqing had no objections, and Chu Tianlu naturally had no objections either. However, Bai Jingze and Zhang Qingfeng were a little reluctant. Until now, the two of them still felt that this was the Spirit Knowledge Fruit in front of them, and that Lin Yi was deliberately mystifying things to make the two of them retreat in the face of difficulties so that he could take it for himself.
However, since things had come to this, they could not object and could only stay here. No matter what, they would never leave without getting a share of the loot.
The five of them settled down not far away. Camping out in the wild was a common thing for cultivators like them. As long as they were a little more careful and avoided the threat of those nocturnal spirit beasts, everything else was not a problem.
Lin Yi reclined on the trunk of a nearby tree, and the others did the same. Not only was it more comfortable, but it also allowed them to see the situation below clearly, especially the suspected Spirit Knowledge Fruit.
Among everyone present, the ones who cared the most about this "Spiritual Knowledge Fruit" were none other than Bai Jingze and Lin Yi. Bai Jingze was afraid that Lin Yi would play some tricks and secretly pick the Spiritual Knowledge Fruit in the middle of the night when he wasn't paying attention. Then, if Lin Yi denied it, he would suffer a great loss.
However, he also knew that it was impossible for him to keep an eye on Lin Yi on his own. His injuries were not light. Although he had applied ointment, it was inevitable that he would be sleepy and lost in thought after resting. He needed to find an ally who was on the same side as him.
There was no need to consider Bing Wuqing. She was obviously in cahoots with Lin Yi. As for Chu Tianlu, he couldn't figure out what kind of relationship he had with Lin Yi. Moreover, based on Chu Tianlu's character, the possibility of him agreeing to such a thing was almost zero.
After thinking about it, Bai Jingze could only lock his target as an ally to Zhang Qingfeng in the end. Although there was a grudge between them and there was a deep estrangement from the beginning, Zhang Qingfeng was the only person present who was on the same side as him. There was no one else besides him.
"Qingfeng, I know you're angry about what happened before, but I was really panicking at that time. I was blinded by fear and couldn't determine your position at all. I subconsciously attacked behind me. Really, I just wanted to see if I could kill those insects. I really didn't aim at you. We've been brothers for so many years, you must believe me!" Bai Jingze moved closer and explained in a low voice.
"Is that so?" Zhang Qingfeng glanced at him and replied with a sneer, "If you really don't have a guilty conscience, why are you explaining all this to me?"
Bai Jingze just casually said a few words and he believed him. Did he really think that Zhang Qingfeng was a three-year-old child? In that situation, it was obvious that the other party wanted to use him as a meat shield to attract the swarm of black insects so that he could escape easily. If Zhang Qingfeng couldn't even see this clearly, then he deserved to be tricked to death.
"I'm just afraid that you have a knot in your heart …" Bai Jingze said with a guilty conscience.
"Hmph." Zhang Qingfeng snorted coldly, glancing at Lin Yi and the others not far away who were squinting their eyes and pretending to sleep, whispering, "Don't pretend in front of me, I already know what kind of person you are. Hehe, you want me to cooperate with you to secretly steal that Spiritual Knowledge Fruit, am I right?"
"Uh …" Bai Jingze blushed with shame for a moment, but then he returned to normal and nodded, solemnly saying, "Yes, the Spiritual Knowledge Fruit is right in front of you. I don't think you want to miss it and let others take it for themselves, right? No matter what kind of misunderstanding there is between the two of us, the fertile water can't flow into the fields of outsiders, what do you think? "
"Hmph, a villain is a villain." Zhang Qingfeng curled his lips disdainfully.
Bai Jingze's expression suddenly became a little ugly, but then he heard Zhang Qingfeng ask, "What are you going to do?"
He now deeply hated Bai Jingze, but there was one thing he had in common with Bai Jingze. He also coveted the Spiritual Knowledge Fruit in front of him, and Bai Jingze's proposal was actually exactly what he wanted. In fact, even if Bai Jingze did not take the initiative to propose it, he would still put down his pride and join forces with the other party. After all, if he was alone, no matter what tricks he wanted to play, he would be too weak.
Bai Jingze's mouth curled up as he calmly looked at Lin Yi and the others not far away, lowering his voice to a whisper, "Our Bai Family has a unique family secret skill called Night Concealment. As long as it is used at night, it can completely hide in the darkness, and ordinary people will not be able to detect it."
"Since you have such a method, why did you come to me?" Zhang Qingfeng frowned, if the Night Concealment was really as amazing as Bai Jingze said, he could easily steal the Spiritual Knowledge Fruit by himself, there was no need for him to ask for help.
"The Night Concealment can indeed hide from their eyes and ears, but look at them, each more vigilant than the other. Once I use the Night Concealment, they will immediately discover that I have disappeared, wouldn't that be a disaster?" Bai Jingze continued to mouthful.
"Then what do you want to do?" Zhang Qingfeng asked.
"It just so happens that you know the Illusion Technique. Although the illusions you make are easy to see through during the day, in this kind of night with only weak moonlight, it is enough to pass off as the real thing. While I use the Night Concealment, you can use the Illusion Technique to make me appear to confuse their sight, wouldn't that be enough?" Bai Jingze suggested with glowing eyes. He had already thought of this step from the very beginning. Otherwise, he wouldn't have come to Zhang Qingfeng in the first place.
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