Chen Sihai frowned. "Of course it wasn't a coincidence. Xu Yi must have left our place and gone to the Sea of Stars Alliance."
Song Huanshan shuddered. "He—he doesn't value his life at all! The Sea of Stars Alliance was..."
Chen Sihai said, "That was then; this is now. Would the Sea of Stars Alliance dare lay a finger on Xu Yi, even if you gave them ten times the courage? I understand now why Xu Yi let the Sea of Stars Alliance off the hook back then. So this is what he was waiting for. As the saying goes, making use of someone's merits is better than making use of their mistakes. This time, the Sea of Stars Alliance has no choice but to work itself to the bone."
Song Huanshan asked in surprise, "Then what about us..."
"Of course we give it everything we've got. We absolutely can't let the Sea of Stars Alliance outdo us. Remember, they're only trying to atone for their sins. We're trying to build a relationship."
Song Huanshan nodded solemnly. "Leave it to me. The Sea of Stars Alliance may be different from what it was, but it's not like they can turn the world upside down, is it?"
By the time Song Huanshan gave the orders, Xu Yi had already left the Sea of Stars Alliance and returned to Spring City's headquarters.
Chen Sihai had guessed correctly: Xu Yi was the one who had spurred the Sea of Stars Alliance into action, setting them to work gathering high-grade weapon spirits.
His decision to hold back and not avenge his old grudge had indeed been because he'd already anticipated that he would need the Sea of Stars Alliance's help someday. To be honest, apart from feeding Big Yellow and cultivating, he'd amassed