The reason he had Yuan Cong rush over from so far away was also out of sheer necessity.
He was currently using Thatched Cottage Manor as bait, so he had to guard against Wu Chang doing something unexpected. If anything changed, he had to be able to get away in time. Yun Ji, an expert at escaping for her life, could not leave. He had to keep her by his side at all times now, in case something went wrong.
His Thatched Cottage Manor could not simply be beheaded so easily. Since he knew there might be risks, he naturally had to take precautions.
When the message arrived, Zhuge Chi was not here. He had already been sent to Star-Plucking City to prepare to receive Sha Huanli. The moment anything went wrong, Zhuge Chi would take Sha Huanli away at once. This was also Niu Youdao's promise to Sha Rulai, and the sole wish Sha Rulai had after paying so much: his daughter's safety had to be guaranteed.
For this reason, Niu Youdao had not hesitated to dispatch a Nascent Soul Realm expert solely for this matter.
As for the others, the Xi Haitang group was basically being watched by the people of the various Saints. Gong Lince, who oversaw an entire sect, also had many matters to handle. None of them could conveniently leave for long merely to guard Hai Ruyue's side.
After weighing it all, Yuan Cong was still the most suitable choice, so he had been sent.
After Yuan Cong stopped Xiao Tianzhen, he feared Xiao Tianzhen might return, so he had continued secretly guarding Hai Ruyue's side. Otherwise, if something happened, all their efforts would have been in vain.
Now that he learned Xiao Tianzhen was already returning to Medicine Valley, confirming that the crisis on