Just as Qu Jianlei was about to release Duan Bowen, Ji Xiaohua and Thousand Hands True Immortal arrived.
Neither of them had been in a hurry to leave Red Leaf Ridge. They only came over to learn what was going on after hearing that Zhu Jiayi had arrived.
Upon learning that Zhu Jiayi had come to plead for True Immortal Bowen, neither of them said anything. Instead, they both seemed somewhat relieved.
After all, they had never supported dealing too harshly with Central Province cultivators. Now that Red Leaf Ridge was willing to change its mind, that was naturally for the best.
In the end, only Thousand Hands True Immortal said, "As for Seven Stars Sect and the Zeng Family, I hope Fellow Daoist Bowen does not make a mistake."
Duan Bowen snorted coldly. "You should ask more about how Carefree True Immortal is doing... You're all independent cultivators, after all!"
It had to be said, once this guy got into character, he was truly obnoxious.
He left with his people. Thousand Hands True Immortal glanced at Qu Jianlei, then hesitated before speaking. "Xiaoyao... is he all right?"
"He's alive," Qu Jianlei answered casually. "Do you want him dead or alive?"
He truly had not decided how to deal with him.
In the past, Xiaoyao had learned quite a bit about the team, so he would definitely have been silenced.
But now, their side was becoming increasingly intertwined with Dongsheng, and more and more of their strength had been exposed. There no longer seemed to be much need to silence him.
"My relationship with him is ordinary," Thousand Hands True Immortal stated without hesitation. "Ke Liang is somewhat closer to him."
"In any case, you don't need to ask me about this sort of thing. I only asked about him