Brando did care about whether Fang Qi lived or died. However, he knew even better that if he failed to understand Akentu's intentions and recklessly charged headfirst into the trap the other side had laid, he would only make the situation worse.
As for Fang Qi having fallen into their hands, as the key and means to open the Realm of Stagnation, Akentu would never kill him so easily. Even if Fang Qi was going to die, it would only be after Akentu found the "secret" within the Realm of Stagnation.
Therefore, Fang Qi should at least be relatively safe for the time being.
And if they had not yet plunged headfirst into Akentu's trap, then the gentleman from the Ghost Chariot would be even safer.
Sure enough, it was not long before Huang Huo found the ritual's officiant, who was hiding in the valley.
The man was called Lando. He was a high-ranking Sanctuary Priest in the Goathead Cult, and at the time he had more than a dozen guards protecting him. However, those mortal guards were completely insignificant in Aloz's eyes. Since Brando had not ordered them to leave anyone alive, only this priest remained alive in the end.
When he saw Brando, the man was visibly terrified to the point of near collapse.
The higher one's status, the more one cherished one's life. This saying was vividly demonstrated by this Cultist priest. Compared with his "brothers and sisters" who had gone to their deaths "generously," this priest clearly loved his own life far more than he loved his master. Brando merely threatened him a little, and the man spilled nearly everything he knew like beans from a split pod.
"The Magic Array sealing Akentu is divided into three layers?"
"Its outer layer covers the entire Taoqike region,