Furball was not cursing Lu Yin, but rather Hong Xia. It was the kind of cursing where one completely lost all composure, and Furball was shouting so loudly that even the Divine Tree trembled.
Che kindly said, "Could there be a misunderstanding? It might not have been Lu Yin."
Furball was furious. "Shut up! This has nothing to do with you! The forest of Mother Trees is all gone! Who else would want that thing besides Lu Yin?
"Hong Xia, if you have the guts, come out and fight me to the death!"
Old Man Hehe was speechless. "Why does Hong Xia know your whereabouts so clearly? Shouldn’t you reflect on yourself?"
Furball was momentarily struck speechless. They had indeed been careless. Hong Xia must have been watching them all along. They had believed that Hong Xia only knew one or two of their locations, but that no longer seemed to be the case.
But why was Hong Xia watching them? Could he be planning an ambush?
That thought caused Furball to break out in a cold sweat. If Hong Xia truly intended to ambush them, they might not be able to escape. While they were confident that they could fight Hong Xia head-on, an ambush was another matter entirely.
Fortunately, Lu Yin had pushed Hong Xia into a corner, which had forced the man to incessantly reveal Furball’s location. If not for that, they might have never realized they had been watched so closely.
No, all of their locations had to be changed. Hong Xia had forced them to take action. He could not be allowed to have an easy time either.
"I said before, every time Lu Yin finds me, I’ll expose something about one of you! Lu Yin, I know that you’re here! Listen! Obscura’s gates all come from White!" Furball shouted.
"Green!" A sharp rebuke came from Ba Se.
Even Lu Yin was startled. He had never seen Ba Se get angry before.
Vestigium fell silent. The Divine Tree trembled. The multicolored light carried a chill at this moment, making Lu Yin subconsciously want to withdraw from Vestigium. He felt as if the sky were collapsing and the earth shattering. There was a sense of despair.
Was this Ba Se’s power? It was clear that only Lu Yin’s consciousness had entered Vestigium.
"Ba Se, you don’t need to threaten me. Everyone knows Obscura’s rules, and I didn’t break them. Hong Xia did! You should go find him," Furball roared fearlessly.
Ba Se did not reply, and Vestigium sank back into silence.
Lu Yin’s eyes flickered. Things had been pushed so far. First it had been Che, and now Ba Se. One after another, the members of Obscura had been driven to real anger. He could not push them further, or else the situation would spiral out of control.
He had already learned quite a lot during this time, and Ba Se would certainly find a way to stop Hong Xia from sharing Furball’s location with Lu Yin again.
They would compromise with each other, and Lu Yin would also compromise. It was time to change directions.
Meanwhile, Ba Se spoke with Hong Xia.
Hong Xia’s voice was cold. "You shouldn’t interfere. I haven’t broken the rules either."
"Sometimes, the unspoken rules are more important than the overt rules. Do you understand, Orange?"
"I know, but I also want an answer. I didn’t join Obscura to be schemed against."
"What answer do you want?"
"Who told Jiu Wen what I said? Who is scheming against me from behind the scenes? That is the answer I want."
"I cannot give you that answer."
"Then Lu Yin can help me find it."
"Orange, do you still remember why you chose Obscura instead of the Plume Immortals back then?"
Hong Xia’s body trembled, and fear flashed in his eyes.
"When the terror of Obscura falls upon you, it will already be too late. The Nine Ramparts could not endure it. You, even less so," Ba Se spoke slowly.
Hong Xia took a deep breath. Given the passing of so many years, he thought that he had forgotten that fear, only for it to return in a moment.
Yes. He had forgotten. All along, he had sought to break through for no other reason than to escape that fear. At this moment, he realized he was provoking that same terror.
Lu Yin could provoke it because he could not see clearly, but Hong Xia should not. He had indeed forgotten. "Ba Se, please tell me again. Members of Obscura cannot attack each other, correct?"
Ba Se replied, "Correct."
"This rule cannot be broken by anyone, right?"
"Correct."
"Good. I understand. One last question: has my mission been completed?"
Ba Se replied, "It has not been completed yet."
Hong Xia withdrew from Vestigium.
Lu Yin continued to wait. He was waiting to learn the outcome of the matter, yet all that he received was silence.
More than half a month passed in the blink of an eye. There was no sound, and he knew that he would not get an answer.
He needed to go see Hong Xia’s attitude.
Upon arriving at the Crimson Starshade Megaverse, Lu Yin looked for Hong Xia. The man initially avoided Lu Yin, but as he started to take people away, Hong Xia could not help but appear.
"If you take one more person away, I will kill one of those who remains." Hong Xia’s words echoed across the megaverse.
Lu Yin did not doubt Hong Xia would do it. There was no line that the man would not cross. "You know why I’m here, so there’s no need for nonsense. You have your plans, and I have mine. Hurry up."
Hong Xia directed a cold glare Lu Yin’s way. "Have you checked all the locations that I gave you?"
Lu Yin indifferently replied, "You’ve given me coordinates three times. The first time, I found Furball right away. I also found their location from the second and third batches of coordinates that you gave me. I haven’t checked the remaining ones, as there’s no need. Just give me new ones.
"After all, the remaining coordinates are definitely not Furball’s location, but they might be traps. I have no intention of going to any of them."
Hong Xia left without saying a word, neither agreeing nor refusing.