The sage was determined to die.

"Achoo!"

Ji Bai let out a long sneeze, which made Yan Ming, who was already standing far away, move even further to the side and ask, "You don't mean you've caught a cold, do you?"

After saying that, he even looked up at the sky and couldn't help but ask, "Can you catch a cold in this weather?"

Ji Bai looked slightly surprised and said, "I didn't expect you to care about me so much?"

Yan Ming, perhaps disgusted by those words, rubbed his arm vigorously and clarified, "I'm afraid you... what's the word again? I'm afraid you'll infect me!"

"Tsk." Ji Bai sighed heavily and mocked, "My nephew's coldness really hurts my heart."

Yan Ming didn't realize what nonsense this person was spouting for a moment, but after a while, Ji Bai put away his face, which looked so irritating, and looked to the side with a serious expression.

Yan Ming followed his gaze but saw nothing.

The two were currently on high ground with a wide field of vision, easy to defend and difficult to attack, which was very suitable for an ambush, but in fact it was not very meaningful.

Because there are only the two of them squatting here now.

Yan Ming smirked and asked, "What are you looking at?"

"Looking to the future," Ji Bai uttered three words, then explained, "What I mean is, this place is a necessary route. Once one of them is lucky enough to obtain the Wenxin and passes through here, we will..."

At this point, Ji Bai's lips slowly curled into a smile.

This malicious smile inexplicably made Yan Ming feel a sense of warmth.

He thought for a moment and suggested, "Should we rob them? Or set a trap? Aren't the two of us too few?"

Ji Bai turned his head and looked at him with some surprise: "You're actually that brave? Are we just the two of us going to take on so many of them by ourselves?"

"That's true."

For some reason, compared to a one-on-one fight, Yan Ming was more worried that the person in front of him would kick him to the curb and make him the scapegoat.

The more I think about it, the more I realize that this possibility is actually quite high.

Ji Bai sighed, then, with a friendly air about him and Yan Ming, asked, "What were the previous battles for the Book Mountain like?"

Yan Ming raised an eyebrow. Although he didn't speak directly, his eyes and brows conveyed an air of arrogance that said, "Haven't you read any books? You don't even know this?"

On second thought, Ji Bai, this country bumpkin, probably really hadn't read many books.

Feeling utterly bored, Yan Ming tried to be concise: "Naturally, it's a battle of wits, a fight to the death."

Upon hearing this, Ji Bai stroked his chin, feigning deep thought: "Is that so? Then wouldn't a lot of people die?"

Yan Ming almost instinctively wanted to say "nonsense," but it slowly turned into a "hmm" at the last second.

Ji Bai seemed quite pleased with his politeness, reached out and patted him on the shoulder, saying, "Do you know the principle of hiding among the trees? The more people go out now, the more advantageous it is for us."

Yan Ming was not entirely stupid, and he immediately realized what Ji Bai had done.

To be honest, he somewhat disagreed with Ji Bai's actions, and even felt that Ji Bai clearly had ulterior motives, but he had to admit that there was some truth to it.

"You don't mean you're planning to stay here as a wet nurse and protect them, do you?" Yan Ming frowned.

"No," Ji Bai revealed a canine tooth, his smile innocent, "of course we're going to hide here and discover their weaknesses."