Before this, Yu Cang had still been somewhat unable to understand why Niu Youdao had tipped him off about this matter. But when the Sacred Realm suddenly included Elders among the participants, it was impossible for him not to grow suspicious.
Earlier, Niu Youdao had told him to arrange for reliable people from Dawn Moon Pavilion to go to the Sacred Realm. It had seemed utterly inexplicable! Then, after learning that Niu Youdao himself had also been placed on the Sacred Realm list and was going there, he suddenly understood. Niu Youdao had been preparing backup manpower for himself! Otherwise, there had been no need for it!
To confirm his suspicions, he waited. He waited for Niu Youdao's next words.
The reason was simple. If there had been some other reason, then the reliable people Niu Youdao had told him to prepare would certainly have had some task to carry out. Niu Youdao would definitely have explained it before entering the Sacred Realm.
Yet as the deadline drew near, Niu Youdao still had not given any instructions. To Yu Cang, that confirmed his suspicions, so he hurried over.
Hearing this, Niu Youdao was somewhat dumbfounded. If the other man had not brought it up, he would never have connected things in that chain of cause and effect.
Once he understood what had happened, he also realized that this matter probably could not be explained clearly. He said with a mixture of tears and laughter, "Brother, you're overthinking it. How could I possibly have known the Sacred Realm's arrangements beforehand? I told you to prepare reliable people because the Tiandu Secret Realm scared me senseless. Think about it—the Tiandu Secret Realm had nothing to do with me, yet it still dragged me in. Then this Sacred Realm trial suddenly appeared. I