Meanwhile, the others kept their minds under control and were not affected by the sound wave. Anne,
    however, was too weak. The sound wave took control over her, and her eyes slowly lost focus.
    Seeing that, Jared grabbed her hand and transferred a wave of spiritual energy into her body, which
    woke her up instantly.
    When Anne saw him holding her hand, she smiled and cast him a teasing gaze. Noting that, Jared
    wanted to let go of her, but she tightened her grip on him and refused to let him go.
    Jared was utterly at a loss for words. Never did he expect Anne to misunderstand his intent.
    He exined softly, “Don’t get the wrong idea. I’m just saving you- “I’m not. Isn’t it great that we’re
    holding hands like this? Why bother letting go? Is my hand not fair enough? Is my skin not soft
    enough?”
    Anne’s voice was filled with mischief. xseed, on the other hand, was extremely envious when he
    saw the scene before him. “Youngdy, Jared is a dense man. Why don’t I hold your hand instead?”
    Anne rolled her eyes and ignored him. Nheless, xseed did not mind it at all. After all, a man had
    to be thick-skinned if he wanted to pick up girls.
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    Just as Jared and the others were speaking softly and not paying any attention to the other party, Joel
    spoke. “Danny, is there anyone on our left?”
    “Yes, Mr. Joel. There are six people-four men and two women. They’re probably tourists,” said the
    blond-haired man. “Tourists? Have tourists evere here before?”
    Joel sounded a little angry.
    Danny hurriedly exined, “They’re not here on a trip, Mr. Joel. The most powerful person in this group
    is only a Greater Martial Arts Grandmaster, while the others are Martial Arts Grandmasters. Could they
    be here to explore the ancient ruins with such capabilities?”
    “So, there’s a Greater Martial Arts Grandmaster as well. Looks like I’ve miscalcted the situation.”
    With that, Joel shook the bell again. This time, however, the rings carried spiritual energy into the ears
    of Jared and the others. After that, the energy began to attack the spiritual sense in their minds.
    The attack this time was clearly more powerful than the first. Just as Jared was trying to drive the
    energy away, he froze.
    If we drive the energy away now and prevent ourselves from getting controlled, then the other party will
    suspect our true capabilities.
    Thus, Jared shot them a look. Understanding what he was implying, the others hurriedly pretended to
    fall into a daze as if they were controlled by the energy.
    However, Anne’s mind was truly controlled by the spiritual energy, and her eyes dimmed. Joel curled
    his lips into a smug smile and said, “Come here, all of you…”
    At that, Jared and the others rose to their feet and approached Joel obediently..
    “What are you guys doing here?” asked Joel. “Traveling, as well as trying our luck to see if we can find
    the legendary ancient ruins,” Jared answered.
    Joel scoffed, “Looks like you’re really tourists. I can’t believe you all wanted to try your luck. How could
    you take this so lightly? Have you people lost your minds? Do you really think you’d have struck gold if
    you found the ancient ruins? You have no idea how dangerous the ce is. With your current strength,
    you’d surely die if you set foot in it.”
    With that, Joel shook his bell to wake them up. “W-What’s going on? Who are you people?” asked
    Jared and the others, feigning anxiousness.
    “Don’t be afraid. We’re from ming Sect. This is our leader. It’s extremely dangerous here.. With your
    current capabilities, we’d advise you to return lest you die in vain,” informed Danny.
    Suddenly, Anne shrieked excitedly, “ming Sect? You guys are the ones who are extremely powerful
    in divination, right? You’re the ones who can predict the future and fates!”
    Nodding, Danny admitted, “Indeed. I’m surprised you know about us.”