Mo Hua's resolve wavered.
Elder Zhao continued, "Young Master Mo, you are a disciple of a fifth-grade great sect. Surely you possess the heart to uphold the righteous path and rid the world of evil. Do you truly wish to aid a tyrant in his cruelty, leaving the impoverished cultivators of Azure Wolf City forever unable to rise again, and plunging the cultivators of Immortal City into dire straits as well?"
Mo Hua looked conflicted. "But these arrays of yours can't kill the Sect Master. He's a Golden Core Cultivator..."
Elder Zhao shook his head. "I have my own plans for that. Young Master Mo need not trouble yourself over it. So long as you do not leak this matter."
Mo Hua frowned in thought. After a moment, he slowly nodded. "All right..."
Reading his expression and seeing that Mo Hua was already showing signs of persuasion, Elder Zhao pressed further:
"Besides that, Zhao has one more presumptuous request. I hope Young Master Mo will agree to it."
Mo Hua was slightly startled. "What is it?"
Elder Zhao said, "I hope Young Master Mo can lure the Sect Master into this array."
Mo Hua was shocked and hurriedly shook his head. "No. By not leaking the secret, I am already betraying the Sect Master. How could I turn around and harm him? Though the Sect Master used me, he has treated me well in the end. I cannot repay kindness with enmity."
Elder Zhao said mournfully, "Then can Young Master Mo bear to watch the independent cultivators of Azure Wolf City be oppressed to death, while Immortal City faces a great calamity as well?"
"This..." Mo Hua frowned.
Elder Zhao stared at Mo Hua and sighed softly.
"This should have been Zhao's duty. I should not trouble Young Master Mo.