Cave Refuge
Chapter 429 - 341 "Talk
After the young man’s explanation, Jameson didn’t pay much attention to the old internet memes mentioned by Dong Tianyu.
Although the young man claimed to know Dong Tianyu, Jameson still detected something unusual in the man’s demeanor. Despite having experienced Dong Tianyu’s show of power earlier, Jameson spoke to the youth very seriously, "Liu Zi, you don’t need to be afraid. Tell me the truth, do you really know him?"
Hearing Jameson’s question, Liu Zi really wanted to admit he didn’t know him, but he had also felt Dong Tianyu’s intimidation and knew there was no one in the camp who could protect him, so he simply decided not to cause trouble for the camp.
"Jameson, don’t worry about it, I’ll just go have a chat with him outside," Liu Zi said.
After speaking, the young man walked over to Dong Tianyu, turned his back to the camp and Jameson, and with a pleading expression, he said to Dong Tianyu, "Bro, can we not do this here, please?"
Dong Tianyu didn’t refuse the young man’s request. After saying goodbye to Jameson, the two of them walked towards the forest in the distance.
Watching their figures disappear into the distance, Jameson clenched his fists. He had noticed Liu Zi’s behavior, and he was one hundred percent sure in his heart that Liu Zi did not know the other party.
However, it was precisely because of the sense of powerlessness he had felt when the other party displayed his strength that Jameson knew he was no match for him, nor were there others in the camp who could contend with him.
Although he didn’t know why the other party had come to their camp looking for Liu Zi, Jameson concluded that Liu Zi had made a self-sacrifice for the safety of the camp by willingly leaving with the other party.
While Jameson’s thoughts weren’t entirely correct, there was indeed a part of that reason in Liu Zi’s request.
Dong Tianyu and the young man entered the forest one after the other. Once they were sure they couldn’t be seen from the camp, the young man simply blurted out, "Boss, did you come here specifically to find me because I saw you flying in the sky yesterday?"
Hearing the young man’s frank question, Dong Tianyu didn’t hide anything and nodded directly, "Yes, I just want to know how you spotted me."
The young man tentatively said to Dong Tianyu, "Boss, if I tell you that I just happened to look up and see you, would you believe it?"
Hearing this, Dong Tianyu suddenly laughed and said in a somewhat eerie tone, "And what if I tell you that I was invisible at that time, would you believe that?"
Seeing Dong Tianyu’s sinister smile and hearing his question, Liu Zi got goosebumps all over and then his expression turned despondent, as if he was resigning himself to his fate, "The day before yesterday, the camp was attacked by monsters. After we repelled those monsters...
We gathered the young people in the camp to clean the battlefield and deal with the corpses of the monsters. While I was moving a monster’s corpse, I suddenly found a crystal clear gem on the ground.
Although I wasn’t sure if the bead was a real gem, the moment I saw it, I felt that it must be something valuable.
The gem wasn’t large, and in order not to be discovered, I cleaned its surface and then ate it, hoping to hide it.
But when I sneakily put it in my mouth, planning to keep it under my tongue, it seemed to suddenly turn into a pool of water and flowed right down my throat.
At first, I thought I had been poisoned, but after a while, I didn’t notice any discomfort in my body, so I didn’t pay much attention to it.
However, yesterday when I looked up by chance, I saw you floating above the camp. I thought you were flying so high that you wouldn’t notice me, but unexpectedly, you, floating in the air, did see me.
Seeing you now able to fly freely in the sky without any instruments indicates that you must be very strong. At least here in our camp, there’s no one who can float in the air effortlessly.
I thought you would come to find me last night. I was so scared I didn’t sleep all night. But just when I confirmed at dawn that you probably weren’t coming for me...
You unexpectedly arrived at the camp through the main entrance in broad daylight to find me.
Alright, you’ve found me now. I’ve told you what you wanted to know, and I assure you I’ve told the truth.
I know that my fate is entirely in your hands now, so I’m not hoping that you’ll let me go, but please don’t harm the camp. After all, the people there have nothing to do with this."
Listening to the young man rambling on, Dong Tianyu did not immediately give an answer but began to ponder.
While the young man was speaking, Dong Tianyu had used his Divine Sense to observe him closely. However, Dong Tianyu did not have the ability described in novels to determine the truth based solely on a person’s heartbeat.
But where ability falls short, spells come to the rescue. During the silence, Dong Tianyu used his Divine Sense to purchase a spell called "Questioning Heart" from the Scripture Hall.
The name sounded profound, but it was actually just an auxiliary spell. Its main function was to enforce truthfulness; while under its effect, speaking a lie would result in excruciating heart pain.