"I..." Night Winter looked at me solemnly. I knew exactly what she was thinking. What I had said was equivalent to seizing the initiative.
Favored by Great Luotian, she was naturally watched like a hawk. If she handed over control, she was afraid I would cause some trouble in the end. Besides, who among the Great Luotians could tolerate someone exploiting loopholes?
"I know what you're thinking. How about this? I'll give you one of my astral art rubbings. You can use this period to meditate on and refine it. In the end, you'll be allowed to enter the soul-safe zone I've marked out. When you're on the verge of death, you'll be able to escape the danger of your soul being destroyed." After speaking, I took out an astral art rubbing.
"You're willing to give me something so important? You should know the side effects of gifting an astral art rubbing to someone else, right?" Night Winter had heard me mention this before. It was impossible for her not to be curious.
"That's my business. The choice is yours." I held out the rubbing.
Night Winter furrowed her brows, then finally snatched up the rubbing in one motion. "To pry open Starshine Land this time, the Great Luotian behind me piled countless resources onto me, yet I still can't see your true strength. Let alone the strength radiating from the few companions beside you—even I wouldn't dare say I could defeat them. So I believe choosing to follow them won't be wrong."
After reading my astral art rubbing, Night Winter was utterly stunned. It took her quite a while to recover.
"How is it? Are you already dying to join my faction?"
After her shock, Night Winter actually relaxed. "I used to think you definitely possessed Great Luotian potential.