I looked at Xie Yi, truly curious what idea he had come up with this time—and whether it was his own or Old Shu's.
"People from Peng Hui know quite a bit about companion souls, so I think they'll make a move over this. Mu Shuang needs to return to the Mu family, and there's a good chance those people will target her along the way."
I nodded slightly. "In other words, we need to send more, stronger people to escort her. Nothing can happen on the way."
Xie Yi said, "Oh, no. I want them to kidnap her. Of course, the one they take doesn't have to be the real Mu Shuang. That way, they'll think they have Mu Xue's weak point in their grasp, and they'll lower their guard around Mu Xue."
I frowned. What did he mean by that? Could it be that they had already made preparations to create a fake Mu Shuang?
"Can't Wu Kaishan's people transform into anyone they want?"
I looked at Xie Yi. "Have you asked Wu Kaishan? Would he agree to this? Not many followers came with him, and this is risky. If things go wrong, his people could die."
Xie Yi coughed lightly. "I haven't told him yet. I want you to tell him. After all, you get along with him better. Besides, this is for the greater good."
"Then are we sending Mu Shuang back or not?"
"No. Keeping her at the base is safer. I can handle convincing her, but Wu Kaishan..."
I narrowed my eyes at Xie Yi. "Say, Old Xie, why do I feel like you've been setting me up all along? If I'm not mistaken, Mu Shuang never really wanted to return to the Mu family, did she? You were the one who told her