That was indeed considerate. They understood what he meant: prying too deeply into things they should not know would invite inexplicable suspicion. They fell silent.
Seeing no objections, Niu Youdao pointed to one side. "There seems to be an empty room over there. I'll have to trouble the eight deacons to go there and avoid suspicion for the time being. Someone will come to question you later, and I hope the eight seniors will cooperate then."
"Also, the eight subordinates brought by the eight seniors are outside. Please keep the specific reason I just mentioned confidential for now. Do not leak it to anyone else before this matter is completed. We will also need the people from the nine factions to cooperate while we question them. I'll have to trouble the eight seniors to instruct them and have them lead the way and cooperate with us."
Taishu Shancheng and the others nodded inwardly. They could see that Niu Youdao's handling and control of the situation were orderly and methodical, without the slightest chaos. He had clearly come prepared, with a plan in mind. If they had been forced to take over in haste, something might truly have gone wrong.
At least for now, they completely believed Niu Youdao's previous reason for coming to Boundless Garden. All they needed to do now was cooperate with him and seize that immense merit together!
Seeing that the eight said nothing and had tacitly agreed, Niu Youdao continued, "Elder Lu, these eight elders are reasonable people. There is no need to watch them too closely. Besides, we have limited manpower. Just send one disciple to keep an eye on them and prevent anyone from approaching."
Lu Yao, the Skyfire Cult elder, gave a grunt and pointed at a disciple with a wave of his