Yan Xuemin was left speechless again, but that was true enough. For high-level cultivators with exceptionally strong perception, there was really no need to fear being plotted against.
What gave them more of a headache was someone harboring resentment yet stubbornly refusing to show themselves.
"Anyway, be prepared. The variable may come from the void."
Hua Xiezhi felt no fear at all upon hearing this. Instead, she asked with interest, "Can you determine the race?"
"Hiss..." Yan Xuemin sucked in a sharp breath. Was that really such a bold claim? Then he frowned. "Anyway, I hope... it isn't Tiger-Men."
"Tiger-Men aren't hard to fight," Hua Xiezhi said without a second thought.
After a pause, however, her expression turned serious. "If it is Tiger-Men, then we must take them seriously—especially their reinforcements."
Yan Xuemin was genuinely speechless. Hua Zhenren, does Ridge Lord Qu know you talk this big?
He nodded distractedly. "Mm-hm. Then what race do you think is more frightening?"
"Void Beasts, of course. Heavenly Demons... the Tree Race counts too," Hua Xiezhi answered without hesitation. "And Undead Mages!"
"These..." Yan Xuemin stared blankly for quite a while before deciding to speak frankly.
"I understand the words, but not really what they mean. Could you explain?"
"If you don't understand, then you don't understand." Hua Xiezhi had no interest in explaining. "What I mean is, when the time comes, we can lend a hand. But if anyone wants to requisition us... come to Red Leaf Ridge and say it in person!"
After Yan Xuemin returned, he simply could not make sense of some of the details. He wanted to ask the Supreme Elder, but could not bear to disturb him.
So he gritted his teeth and teleported directly to Emerald Screen Mountain to request an audience with Li Yuren.
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