480 Chen Yis Secre (1/2)

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

”This Soul Seed must be the Alumen Fire, a high-quality fire commonly used to forge equipment. I think the forgemasters would be willing to buy it for a good price!” Lingling identified it with a smile.

”To be honest, I still can't believe it; it's a Soul Seed, one that is supposed to be priceless...” said Zhang Xiaohou, his face rather blank.

Mo Fan glanced at the yellow Soul Seed inside the container. He clearly remembered the situation of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind, when he was competing for the Rose Flame. He was so close to dying to the maniac killer, hence he was left speechless by how easy it was to acquire the Alumen Fire.

”I think we shouldn't just focus on Soul Seeds. You might assume that the Burning Valley is famous for its fire, but there are lots of rare natural resources that will only blossom at a certain temperature. Therefore, the Fire Calamity was irrigation for them...” Chen Yi was clearly not interested in the Alumen Fire, and seemed to be in a rush to look for something else.

Mo Fan glanced at Chen Yi. He had a strong feeling that the girl was not as simple-minded as she seemed when she first joined the team.

”Chen Yi, we're all in the same team, going through fire and water together. Why don't you tell us everything you know?” said Xinxia.

”What...what...what could I possibly know? I just… I just think that we should aim higher… something like that,” Chen Yi was obviously not an expert at lying. She immediately panicked when someone questioned her.

Her reaction had no doubt made everyone feel suspicious, especially Zhao Manyan, who had only brought her along because she was family, and he had complete trust in her.

Zhao Manyan looked at Chen Yi, and agreed that she should not be hiding something from the party. He said to her sternly, ”I already told you before we came here, you can trust these people. We can tell that you know more about the Burning Valley even when we had long prepared for this… and it feels like you're trying to lead us to search for something else.”

”No... I didn't,” Chen Yi's voice was soft as a mosquito's when everyone looked at her.

Chen Yi was not very pretty, but her confidence did add some charm to her. She was also not bossy like those from renowned families, so everyone had a fairly good first impression of her. However, her behavior now forced the others to feel suspicious toward her. She was clearly hiding something, and was trying to guide the team indirectly, yet she had made it so obvious.

Xinxia exchanged glances with Mo Fan when Chen Yi was unwilling to spill the beans.

'She's feeling very uneasy, she's definitely hiding something,' Xinxia's voice suddenly echoed in Mo Fan's ears, sounding rather hollow.

Mo Fan stared at Xinxia in great shock. She was not speaking; why was he able to hear her voice?

'As I've awakened the Psychic Element, if I gather my focus to listen, I can feel a person's emotions and roughly hear their thoughts. I can sense that Chen Yi is extremely anxious. She wants us to move on as quick as possible, as if there's something she really needs ahead,' Xinxia's voice appeared in Mo Fan's mind once again.

-Alright, being able to read someone's mind, isn't this Psychic Element a bit too…-

Didn't that mean if he were imagining something lewd, Xinxia would be able to read his mind too? The truth was, Mo Fan had already planned to set up his own tent at night and lure Xinxia to do something off the scale. He felt thrilled and excited when he was secretly touching her last time...

”Can you hear what her secret is?” Mo Fan walked up to Xinxia and whispered into her ear.