After pondering for a moment, Envoy Wang knew that Wu Huaien had to be rescued. Even if he could gain nothing from him, he could not incur the Hell Path Master's displeasure because of this man.
Never mind that Wu Huaien's martial arts were merely far inferior to what they had once been, with perhaps still some hope of recovery. Even if he had truly become a cripple with severed hands and feet, so long as he was Wu Huaien and still alive, he had to be saved. The Demonic Path and the people of the world had to know that the Hell Path was not some cold-blooded lot that ignored its own people.
"Even so, we must rescue him. Otherwise, who will be willing to associate with our Hell Path in the future? Who will be willing to do work for our Hell Path?"
The human heart was unfathomable, the human heart was treacherous. It was precisely because of this that they could not overestimate the Hell Path's capabilities while overlooking the power of people's hearts. One misstep, and the Hell Path's reputation might be utterly destroyed.
If the Hell Path declined, setting aside the Hell Path Master's criticism of them, their own interests would suffer as well. Therefore, Wu Huaien had to be saved, whatever the cost.
Hua Zizai understood this principle clearly. He said nothing further, merely nodded and continued,
"Since Envoy Wang knows Wu Huaien's condition and still chooses to do this, I naturally will not stop you. However, I have already spent quite a bit of money, resources, manpower, and effort gathering intelligence. As for the actual rescue, I fear it is beyond my strength."
Seeing how unpleasant Envoy Wang's expression had become, he hurriedly added,
"Envoy Wang, don't be hasty. Let me finish. Though