Early the next morning, Linley flew straight to Gaisreisen's residence.
"Linley? What is it?" Gaisreisen asked.
"I want to leave the clan for a while... There's no point in me staying here any longer. I want to follow Kahn into Purgatory and take a look!" Linley directly brought up Zhou Tong's name.
In truth, he knew that if he simply asked to leave, the clan probably would not let him go. Ever since the clan had learned that his Black Stone Space might be connected to the Bauhinia Lord God, they had protected him with great care and regarded him as the clan's hope. They were unlikely to let him leave at a time like this.
"Kahn!" Gaisreisen's heart felt heavy.
On one hand, he wanted Linley to remain in the clan, because Linley's hidden connection to the Bauhinia Lord God might save his life at a critical moment.
Seeing Gaisreisen hesitate, Linley understood what he was thinking. Without further hesitation, he told Gaisreisen about Zhou Tong's speculation.
After hearing Linley's account, Gaisreisen suddenly understood. He murmured, "So that's why the Eight Great Families have become so frenzied... They're afraid our clan will produce an invincible expert like Beirut or Kahn..."
"Then your reason for leaving the clan now is..." Gaisreisen hesitated.
Linley said, "The clan can subtly leak my whereabouts, and Kahn will be by my side."
At that, Gaisreisen immediately understood. Linley intended to use himself as bait to lure over the elites of the Eight Great Families, then have Paragon Kahn wipe them out.
"Linley, won't this offend Kahn? I know you and Kahn are close, but using a Paragon like this—if he finds out... He isn't from the Eight Great Families, and he's a Paragon. He isn't bound by the authority of the Prefects." Gaisreisen was