Although Xiao Chen's tone was calm, Wang Pingbei felt a chill in his heart when he heard it.

He could sense the suppressed anger beneath Xiao Chen's calm tone.

"Ever since I knew about the Heaven Beyond Heaven, I have never heard that anyone from the Ancient Martial Arts Realm has ever planned to take over the Heaven Beyond Heaven..."

Xiao Chen retracted his gaze and said calmly.

"And what about the Heaven Beyond Heaven? You are full of superiority in your bones and look down on the people of the Mother Realm... In your eyes, the people of the Mother Realm are not human, but slaves, livestock, or even ants."

“…”

Wang Pingbei said nothing, because... this was the fact.

Even he thought so in his heart.

"These ants should kneel on the ground and wait respectfully for you to come. They dare not have any opinions. Whatever you say is what they do."

Xiao Chen's tone was even more calm, as if he was telling someone else's story.

"Even our life and death are decided by you... You are the gods high above, and we are ants in the soil."

"No……"

"There's nothing wrong with admitting this. That's what Tianwaitian does."

Xiao Chen shook his head.

"You want us to obey you even if you want to kill an entire family? I want to live on my feet, I want to be equal to you, I want to have freedom, so I hate you?"

"If... I mean if, if the people in the Mother Realm were stronger, you would definitely want to conquer this place if you knew about it."

Wang Pingbei looked at Xiao Chen and said with courage.

"This cannot be blamed on Tianwaitian. This is human nature."

"You're right. I never blamed the Outer Worlds for wanting to conquer the Mother World. It's just that I'm from the Mother World, so I have to fight back."

Xiao Chen nodded. In human history, there have been many incidents of massacring indigenous peoples and seizing land.

He didn't want to stand on the moral high ground to condemn Tianwai Tian. If he put himself in their shoes, he would think that if the ancient martial arts world was strong and Tianwai Tian was weak, then there would be many people in the ancient martial arts world who wanted to conquer Tianwai Tian.

Even he didn't dare to say that he would do nothing and not conquer anything. He had to go around and see if there were any good things, hoping to take them for himself.

This is human nature.

Otherwise, where would the invasion come from?

Otherwise, where would the war come from?

And now, the Ancient Martial Arts Realm is weak, and the Heavenly World wants to descend, wants to return, wants to enslave...

As a person from the mother world, he was unwilling to kneel down and was determined to fight to the end.

There is no moral high ground. This thing comes after "fists".

Since ancient times, whoever has the stronger fist has the final say.

It was so in the past, it is so now, and it will be so in the future.

"I don't blame Tianwaitian, so why are you asking me why I am hostile to Tianwaitian?"

Xiao Chen looked at Wang Pingbei again with cold eyes.

"You come here, you kill people, and I shouldn't be hostile, but should I bow my head, stretch my neck, and wait for you to kill me?"

"There are...some people who are still very friendly to the Mother Realm."

Wang Pingbei said weakly.

"Well, for example, Lin Yue, I get along very well with him."

Xiao Chen nodded.

"We Chinese have a saying, 'When friends come, we have good wine; when enemies come, we have shotguns.' Do you understand? My attitude depends on your attitude."

"Then...if I have no hostility towards the Mother Realm, can we be friends?"

Wang Pingbei looked at Xiao Chen and asked.

"Be friends? Haha."

Xiao Chen was happy to hear what Wang Pingbei said.

"You're dreaming, you're my captive now, and you want us to be friends?"

“…”

Wang Pingbei remained silent.

"As long as you behave well, I will definitely not kill you, and I will even give you the detoxification... As for whether we can be friends, it's up to you."

Xiao Chen looked at him and said.

"But you must hate me in your heart, right? We are friends, but you are also doing this for your own life."

"Yes, but you just saved me... If it weren't for you, Second Uncle would really kill me."

Wang Pingbei shook his head and said.

"You wanted to kill me, but you saved me... So, I don't hate you too much now."

"hehe."

Xiao Chen smiled and said, just listen to it and don't take it seriously.

"Xiao Chen, I have a suggestion... We should go to Tianwai Tian right away. There are many opportunities there. You will not be disappointed if you go there."

Wang Pingbei looked at Xiao Chen and spoke in a more serious tone.

"Haha, are you afraid of dying in Tianjueyuan?"

Xiao Chen smiled playfully.

"You are really afraid of death, just like a friend of mine."

"Is it possible for someone who is afraid of death to be your friend?"

Wang Pingbei was a little surprised.

"certainly."

Xiao Chen nodded.

"It is human nature to fear death. Everyone fears death, and I am no exception... However, sometimes, some things transcend life and death."

"What?"

Wang Pingbei frowned. In his opinion, being able to stay alive was the most important thing.

"A lot, such as friendship, such as faith..."

Xiao Chen thought about it and said.

"My friend is afraid of death, but he is willing to sacrifice his life for the people around him... This shows that in his heart, friendship is more important than life, and he is willing to pay the price of his life for this friendship."

"Friendship..."

Wang Pingbei repeated these two words. Does he have friends for whom he would sacrifice his life?

No.

"Before, you were able to save your junior brother, which shows that you two have a good relationship."

Xiao Chen thought of something and said.

"Because the two of them have a greater chance of survival, I will not use my life to exchange for his, even though we have a good relationship on weekdays."

Wang Pingbei said honestly.

"Do you have a wife?"

Xiao Chen looked at Wang Pingbei and asked again.

"If she is in danger, are you willing to sacrifice your life to save her? If you are willing, then no matter how afraid you are of death, you are still a man she can trust."

"No."

Wang Pingbei shook his head.

"I don't think I would sacrifice my life for a woman."

"No, you don't have a wife, do you have a girlfriend?"

Xiao Chen asked curiously.

"Are there any women in your Qingyun Tower?"

"Yes, I and many of my junior sisters are doing well."

Wang Ping North Road.

"Everything is fine? How...fine?"

Xiao Chen's heart was filled with gossip. Senior brothers and junior sisters? Is Qingyun Tower so chaotic?

"Just...just as you imagined."

Wang Pingbei felt somewhat proud when he said this.

"After all, I am one of the top ten geniuses in Qingyun Tower, and I attract the admiration of many junior sisters."

“…”

Xiao Chen understood. While he despised her, he also felt a little envious.

What a great atmosphere!

This is much better than school.

"I also like some of my junior sisters..."

Wang Pingbei said again.

"Do you like it? You are just coveting their bodies!"

Xiao Chen curled his lips.

"I thought you were quite honest, but I didn't expect you to be a sea king."

"Aquaman? What do you mean?"

Wang Pingbei was puzzled.

"nothing."

Xiao Chen shook his head, looked at a tree in front of him, and paused slightly.

"What's wrong?"

Wang Pingbei asked when he saw Xiao Chen stop.

"Do you see that tree? It's broken, but the broken part is new..."

Xiao Chen pointed at the tree in front of him that was as thick as his wrist and said.

Hearing Xiao Chen's words, Wang Pingbei suddenly became nervous: "Is there anyone?"

"It may not be a human, it may be a strange beast."

Xiao Chen said, looking at him.

"Don't be so nervous, let's go and take a look."

"Will it be dangerous?"

Wang Pingbei's expression changed.

"What kind of place is this? Tian Jue Yuan... Do you think there is no danger?"

Xiao Chen said as he walked towards the broken tree.

Wang Pingbei hurriedly followed. Even if there was danger, it would be safer to follow Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen was also paying attention to the reaction of the Heaven and Earth Spirit Root. The little guy sat on his shoulders, swinging his legs, swaying back and forth, looking very leisurely.

This is why he is not nervous, otherwise he would be nervous.

Coming to the broken tree, Xiao Chen looked at it carefully and quickly determined that it was not cut by a weapon.

The break is uneven, more like it was broken by something.

"Xiao Chen, look here..."

Suddenly, Wang Pingbei pointed at the bushes next to him and shouted.

“There are traces here too.”

"It's a snake."

Xiao Chen looked over and made a guess.

The snake climbed onto a tree, and perhaps because it was too heavy, it broke the tree, and then left through the grass.

He was not surprised to see snakes, as there were many snakes, rats and the like in the wild grass.

The snakes in the no-man's land and Tianjueyuan are unusual, and can be said to be exotic beasts. It is normal for them to be slightly larger in size.

After confirming that it was a snake, Xiao Chen didn't care about it anymore. It was too common.

As long as it didn't hurt him, he would not follow the trail to find the snake and kill it.

"snake……"

Wang Pingbei looked at the traces on the grass, and his face turned pale as he thought of something.

"What's wrong?"

Xiao Chen looked at Wang Pingbei's face and felt a little strange.

"We...we have to leave quickly. This is most likely the snake cave, one of the death restricted areas."

Wang Pingbei's voice was trembling slightly.

"Snake cave?"

Xiao Chen was stunned.

"What is this place?"

"It's a place with a lot of snakes. It's also one of the death restricted areas. I've heard of it before..."

Wang Pingbei said this, looking around nervously.

"Not really? Are you being paranoid?"

Xiao Chen frowned.

"Even if there is such a place, it's not like we saw a snake. No, we didn't even see the shadow of a snake, just a trace. Are you so scared? Isn't it normal to have a snake in a place like this?"

"I...I'm just a little scared."

After hearing what Xiao Chen said, Wang Pingbei felt relieved. He looked around again and there seemed to be no trace of the snake.

"What is the Snake Cave? Do you know it? Tell me everything you have heard about it."

Xiao Chen looked at Wang Pingbei and said.

"At this moment, you and I are one. The more I understand, the greater the chances are that we will leave here alive."

"I know, I just heard that there is such a place, it doesn't necessarily mean it's true."

Wang Pingbei shook his head.

"It's already this time, how can I still have any thoughts... There are many legends about Tianjueyuan, and it is difficult to distinguish between true and false. The legend of the snake cave is one of them."

"Let's talk about it. I have nothing to do anyway..."

Xiao Chen lit a cigarette and continued walking forward.

Suddenly, he stopped and looked forward, and the cigarette in his mouth trembled slightly.