Sure enough...
Mei Suren had known Xu Xiaoshou could never abandon his companions.
Number Two had clearly seen that as well. That was why he had pinned Five Declines of Heaven and Man here, successfully luring Xu Xiaoshou into staying.
Yet Xu Xiaoshou was by no means a fool. He had surely seen through this too.
Since that was the case, and he still wanted to "learn the sword," he must have already calculated the price before and after this "sword lesson."
Having thought this far, Mei Suren tilted his head for one final confirmation. "Now? Here?"
Xu Xiaoshou turned his head as well, meeting his gaze, his eyes flickering.
Number Two had said Yan Wuse and Dao Qiongchang were also on Void Island. Even if those two were not here, he definitely had other accomplices.
Mr. Siren was absolutely not Ba Zunan's contingency... If Ba Zunan could have foreseen this scene before Void Island descended—known that Mei Suren would come to save him, Xu Xiaoshou, who had nearly died at Number Two's hands—Xu Xiaoshou would be the first not to believe it! The traces of space-time left here, which they had previously discovered, suggested that Huangquan and Mr. Siren had joined forces to fight Jiang Buyi... Huangquan was Five Declines of Heaven and Man's boss, and he would never give up such a powerful member of the organization.
On the Holy Spirit Hall's side, there was also Rao Yaoyao, the Half-Saint who had lost her ability to think, as an unpredictable variable. No one knew when or where she would appear, or what mad act she might commit.
Feng Xiaose of Grey Palace of the Xu Moon had been forced away. After all, the Southern Domain's reach could hardly penetrate deep into the Eastern Region, so Grey Palace of