"Uhh... Wait... Never mind..." he muttered, shaking his head right after the out-of-the-place question. "No way, yeah, no way. The Xue Lai clan is also in a sticky situation now, no way they could have someone here for treasure-hunting... Although that model bears a resemblance to Xue Lai's model a lot..." He pondered.
His confused sight fell upon Shang again but this time, the expression changed, "Wait, is that... no... impossible... forget it..." he thought deeply with his eyes partially shut.
"We aren't from Xue Lai," said Ye Chong, with a tilt made towards the man. "Do you recognize this mech?" The man's statement was truly intriguing, Ye Chong had been fairly curious of Shang's identity the whole time.
"Huh? Uh, umm..." His eyes grew clear, "I think I made a mistake, sorry." He looked at Shang again, "I don't recognize this mech, not at all. That aside, how did you guys find this institute in the first place?"