After several seconds, Zong Hu looked at Dragon Tree and let out a breath. "So, you're not planning to follow my lord's orders? My lord made it very clear—if we didn't arrive in time, we were not to interfere in this matter, lest we bring unexpected trouble upon ourselves."
"Oh, my little brother." Dragon Tree spoke with a look of disdain. "When will you ever become a little bolder? You and I are both Level 4 Wizards. There are few things on the entire continent capable of threatening us. What are you afraid of? Have you spent too long serving as my lord's guard, making your personality overly cautious? I'm not saying we should defy my lord's will. Since my lord said that failing to arrive on time meant the mission had failed, then let the mission fail. But my lord never specified what we had to do after the mission failed, did he?
Now that the mission has failed, we have no new mission to carry out. Our time is our own, and we can arrange it as we please. What's wrong with satisfying our curiosity and seeing what happened in Pompey? At worst, we can observe from the outskirts first, then head deeper inside once we confirm it's safe. That should prevent any accidents, right?"
After hearing this, Zong Hu looked at Dragon Tree with a face full of suspicion, clearly doubting whether Dragon Tree's words matched his actions.
After pondering for a moment, Zong Hu cautiously said, "No. I think we should still ask my lord what he thinks. If my lord doesn't object, then we can go take a look."
"What a hassle." Dragon Tree could not help shaking his head as he said emotionally, "If anyone is going to contact my lord, it'll be you.