"Chu Feng, little brother, how could we possibly not trust you?"
"That's right. If it weren't for you, we never would have found this place."
"You're overthinking things, Chu Feng."
The moment Chu Feng spoke, everyone present immediately put on hypocritical smiles.
"In that case, I'll head in first. Everyone wait for my word," Chu Feng said.
"Hold on, Chu Feng, little brother. I'll go in with you."
But just then, Chu Zhiyuan suddenly spoke up, adding:
"You brought us here, and that alone was no easy feat. We are a collective — if we share blessings together, then we should share hardships together as well. I'll go in with you. If something truly goes wrong, at least we can watch each other's backs."
Chu Zhiyuan's words were spoken with an air of righteousness and loyalty. If it were anyone else, hearing such words might have brought them to tears.
But Chu Feng felt not the slightest flicker of emotion, because he knew that Chu Zhiyuan simply didn't trust him and feared he would hoard the treasure for himself.
This man was nothing short of shameless.
"Sure, then let's go together," Chu Feng said.
"I'll go in too." Just then, Chu Ruoshi spoke up as well.
"I think Big Brother Chu Zhiyuan is absolutely right. If we share blessings together, then naturally we can't let Chu Feng, little brother, bear all the hardships alone. I'll go in with you too."
"I'm going in as well."
After Chu Ruoshi, two more people stepped forward, saying they wanted to go in with Chu Feng.
These two had no prior grudge against Chu Feng, and from the looks of it, they truly seemed to want to share the danger with him from the bottom of their hearts. Still, Chu Feng felt they were simply unable to rest easy about leaving him alone inside.
As for Chu Haoyan and Chu Huanyu, this time they chose not to join in. Presumably they figured that with Chu Ruoshi going along, that was enough.
Of course, the two of them might also have chosen to stay behind out of fear. After all, no one knew what might happen once they entered. If Chu Feng turned against them, they wouldn't even know how they died.
"Chu Feng, little brother, just let me go in with you. It's better if everyone watches out for each other," Chu Zhiyuan said again when he saw that Chu Feng remained silent.
"Sure, then let's go together." Chu Feng didn't refuse. First of all, he wasn't afraid of them playing any tricks — as long as Her Majesty was with him, they were no match for him at all.
Secondly, since they had already said as much, if Chu Feng still refused to take them in, it would genuinely look like he intended to hoard the treasure for himself.
"Chu Feng, I'm going too." Just then, Chu Lingxi spoke as well.
"You'd better stay. There are already enough people. If too many go in and something goes wrong, I won't be able to look after everyone," Chu Feng said.
"One more person won't make a difference," Chu Lingxi said firmly.
Seeing this, Chu Feng had no choice but to walk up to Chu Lingxi and lean close to her ear, speaking in a voice that only she could hear.
"I'm not joking. It really is dangerous in there. If they want to walk into their deaths, I couldn't care less. But you — stay out here and wait for my word."
"Uh…"