Li Tianming had noticed Qianhuan Xinyin and the other two long ago.
This time, though, he did not rush to act. He seemed to be waiting for something, watching them from the shadows all the while.
He let them search the area around the Lifeless Thousand Illusions Sect for signs of Qianhuan Xuanzheng or traces of a fight.
Seeing that Li Tianming still made no move, Sui Shen Yao grew puzzled.
She swayed beside Li Tianming's ear and asked, "Little Li, aren't we taking them down yet?"
"No rush," Li Tianming said calmly.
"Why? If we go all out, we should still be able to handle this lot, right?" Sui Shen Yao asked.
Little Nine's power stirred restlessly inside Li Tianming too. Though Little Nine said nothing, Little Nine seemed to share her opinion.
After all, Little Nine wanted the fighting over and done with. Once Weisheng Moran grew stronger, Little Nine could slack off.
"I'm not worried about whether we can beat them." Li Tianming smiled and shook his head. "Silver Dust brought me more important news. The higher-ups of the Lifeless Thousand Illusions Sect seem to have fallen into infighting. That gives us another opportunity—one that won't require us to clash head-on with the entire sect."
"You mean...?" Sui Shen Yao asked, true to her habit of asking whenever she did not understand.
Li Tianming smiled faintly. "Yaoyao, the heart of their dispute is that Rong Ancient Ancestor hasn't lost anyone from his branch, so he favors caution and doesn't intend to come after us in earnest. Qianhuan Xinyin belongs to his branch. What do you think would happen if we went after these three?"
"I get it." Sui Shen Yao caught on at once. "If we hurt them, Rong Ancient Ancestor suffers a loss. He might join