Chapter 39: Sowing Discord

Ye Chen kept his head down and continued to eat.

Ren Haotian said, "Last night, you really scared us. We thought you were captured by some kind of monster, and if you were, it would undoubtedly have meant certain death."

"I should have climbed up to let you know," Ye Chen explained, "but it was too dark, and I couldn't leave that girl alone in the cave." He hoped Young Master Ze would understand.

However, Haotian said, "There was no moonlight last night, and if you had fallen, it would have been deadly. We dared not make a move as safety is of utmost importance."

Yuan Jingxing said, "It was a close call, but it's a pity that we didn't leave this chance to Young Master Ze."

Haotian smiled and said, "As long as everyone is safe, that's all that matters. If you had left Yu Qing alone, without food or water, and with a sprained foot up on the mountain for the night, what if something happened? Then, it wouldn't be good!"