Xu Yi kept his divine sense locked beyond the mist while splitting off a portion of his attention to consider the situation. After a moment of thought, he came up with a plan.
Xu Yi sent a thought to He Binji. "This matter has become extremely dangerous. Brother He, do you have a plan?"
He Binji's spirits lifted. He sent back, "Things have come to this. What plan could I possibly have? It's all up to you, senior."
Xu Yi sent another thought. "I wonder if Brother He trusts me?"
He Binji replied, "If I didn't trust you, senior, I'd probably have lost my head by now. As I said, please take charge. I'll do everything I can to cooperate."
"Since that's the case, I'll say a few things."
When Xu Yi finished, He Binji was startled at first, then fell silent. At last, he sent a thought. "Your concerns are thorough, senior. I could never match them. I'll do as you say. But I swore an oath on the Soul Restriction Talisman. How could I withdraw so rashly? I'd have no way to explain it to the others, either."
What Xu Yi had proposed was for He Binji to leave the Heavenly God Hall first. In return, Xu Yi promised to retrieve a Black Light Treasure for him.
For He Binji, it was certainly a last resort. For Xu Yi, it was also a stroke of good fortune.
In truth, everyone besides He Binji was dead weight to him. Yet to obtain He Binji's Inheritance Notes, Xu Yi had been forced to drag them along.
Now, he had the chance to persuade He Binji to leave. It was truly an excellent plan.
He knew that if even He Binji, the man in charge, had no choice but to withdraw,