Bai Ling continued, "So you shouldn't harbor any ulterior motives. The matters of District Thirteen are beyond your comprehension, and you don't need to know about its enemies. We are merely mutually beneficial. Once I help you achieve your goal, you will help me deal with the Left and Right Divine Temples."
"Aren't you afraid I'll take the item and leave?" Chen Fan asked immediately.
Since Bai Ling didn't want to dwell on the affairs of District Thirteen, Chen Fan decided not to probe further.
As long as he could enter Bai Ling's innermost main area, discovering everything wouldn't be difficult.
However, all hope now rested on Bai Ling. Only by entering the main area could he confirm that Bai Ling wasn't joking.
Bai Ling said again, "I trust your character."
"Then how can you be sure I can deal with your Left and Right Divine Temples?" Chen Fan looked at Bai Ling curiously.
Bai Ling explained, "Because I overheard Lie Shan and Lei Dun's conversation earlier. You are the chosen collaborator, and they want to join forces with you to find the remaining divine artifacts. This already demonstrates your capabilities, so you can handle the Left and Right Divine Temples."
"It seems you know quite a lot," Chen Fan grinned.
"That's for sure." After speaking, Bai Ling added, "Alright, I was just joking with you. I will arrange for you and your friends to leave as soon as possible, and I will also arrange for you to meet my sister. As for how to enter the main area, that will depend on my sister's abilities. However, my sister has a bad temper, so I advise you to restrain yourself and not treat her the same way you treat me, or you'll surely suffer."
Chen Fan looked at Bai Ling awkwardly before asking, "What did I do to you?"
He himself didn't know what he had done to Bai Ling, yet this woman seemed so resentful.
Bai Ling retorted, "Is your attitude towards me friendly? You even said I'm like a man..."
Her face flushing, Bai Ling turned her head away.
In the blink of an eye, Chen Fan was sent back to the area where the hired workers were. Upon exiting, he realized he had been in Bai Ling's room for a full hour.
When he returned to his room, Bai Zhannian had also just come back. Seeing Chen Fan, he was slightly taken aback before smiling and saying, "A spring night is worth a thousand gold. I didn't expect you to be back so soon?"
"Get lost. Who told you I was out for a spring night?"
"I heard it all, Bai Ling has taken a liking to you." Bai Zhannian walked up to Chen Fan with a serious expression, no longer joking. "Honestly, did you find out anything useful for us from Bai Ling's innermost area?"
"This..." Chen Fan thought for a moment before continuing, "I did find out a few things, but whether they are useful or not still needs to be assessed. After all, even I don't fully believe Bai Ling's words."
In a flash, Chen Fan told Bai Zhannian everything he had learned from Bai Ling.
Bai Zhannian remained in a state of shock, never having expected District Thirteen to be so vast and complex.
With this thought, he looked at Chen Fan and then asked, "So, can we leave from here now?"
"Yes," Chen Fan said calmly. "We'll go out to meet Bai Ling's sister and find a way to enter the main area. Everything will be resolved then."
While they were talking, Bai Ling had already completed the paperwork. At this moment, Xiao Xiao was standing by the door, watching Chen Fan and Bai Zhannian quietly. She then chuckled and asked, "I didn't expect you to be so capable, you even managed to win over Bai Ling?"
In her hand was the paperwork Bai Ling had just issued.
With this document, they could leave this damned place.
Of course, Chen Fan didn't explain the cooperation he had reached with Bai Ling. After all, Xiao Xiao and Bai Ling were not on the same side. One was from District Thirteen, and the other was from the Knights of the Undead. Moreover, compared to Bai Ling, Xiao Xiao was even less trustworthy, as Chen Fan had no idea what Xiao Xiao, or rather, the Knights of the Undead, were up to.
He then said, "I used your method, employing the honey trap."
"I knew it," Xiao Xiao grinned, as if she understood everything. "Alright, you said before you disdained using such methods. All men are insincere. Take the document and hurry along."
Chen Fan and Bai Zhannian quickly packed their belongings. However, just as they reached the door, they were suddenly stopped by Xiao Xiao. Xiao Xiao looked at Chen Fan and asked, "Don't you want to get your item from here?"
"It has now been confirmed that what I am looking for is not in this place," Chen Fan stated resolutely.
Xiao Xiao, however, was taken aback and then asked, "How can you be so sure? The information I received indicates that the item is definitely within District Thirteen."
"Don't you know that the District Thirteen we are in is just one of many areas?"
This...
Hearing Chen Fan's questioning, Xiao Xiao hesitated for a moment before speaking in a deep voice, "You actually obtained so much information from Bai Ling? It seems Bai Ling has been quite good to you, as all of this is classified information from District Thirteen."
However, Chen Fan didn't reply. Ultimately, Xiao Xiao was still withholding many things from him, such as the secrets within District Thirteen and what kind of existence District Thirteen truly was.
In a flash, Chen Fan and Bai Zhannian left the area of District Thirteen. As soon as they stepped out of the main gate, Chen Fan took a deep breath of fresh air and removed the mask from his face. Turning back, he saw no buildings at all.
They had been blindfolded the entire time. Otherwise, the people of District Thirteen would never have let them leave.
Therefore, they had discovered nothing on the way.
Chen Fan murmured to himself, "It seems my previous guess was correct. District Thirteen is indeed underground, but I don't know where the entrance is."
Looking around, the area was vast and empty. The people who had escorted them there had also disappeared.
Even Xiao Xiao was nowhere to be seen.
Bai Zhannian beside him said helplessly, "Do you think this so-called main area might be the same? This damned place is too oppressive. I really don't want to go in again."
"Then you wait for me outside. I'll handle everything inside."
After speaking, Chen Fan turned and left.