Ye Qiu deliberately brought up the object he was carrying, which of course was an allusion to an artifact of Emperor Level fortune. The situation was exactly as Ye Qiu had anticipated: with the intervention of both the Shi and Ji clans, it would be exceptionally difficult for the Mu clan to take him away.
Jin Shanshun watched the unfolding situation with awe at Ye Qiu's lying prowess. Throughout their journey in the Great Emperor's tomb, he had seen enough of Ye Qiu to doubt any camaraderie between Ye Qiu and Mu Canshou. If there was any, it most likely related to the incident on the stairway. Though, if Jin Shanshun considered challenging Mu Canshou on the stairway as a form of assistance, he had nothing further to say.
