Su Qing and Luo Qian separately sent Lu Xiaotian voice transmissions, indicating that they understood.
Lu Xiaotian breathed a sigh of relief. Men died for wealth, and birds died for food—everyone understood the principle. But when matters truly came to a head, most people would be blinded by overwhelming profits. If Su Qing and Luo Qian had failed to see through it, the process probably would not have gone smoothly.
While Cheng Tao did his utmost to trap a Qumao, he was also keeping an eye on Su Qing and Luo Qian's movements. When Luo Qian ran into danger, he had actually felt a trace of schadenfreude. He simply had not expected a dark-faced young man to appear halfway through. The young man's cultivation did not look particularly outstanding—only at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage. That spiked shield of his seemed pretty good, though. Still, considering his strength, it was rather astonishing that he could block the Qumao at a critical moment. Then, seeing the sudden delight on Su Qing and Luo Qian's faces, Cheng Tao immediately grew more vigilant. Under normal circumstances, everyone present should have been racking their brains over the Qumao's might. How could they possibly wear such expressions? Though the change vanished in a flash, Cheng Tao's sharp eyes caught it precisely.
Could it be that these people had already made some calculations? Cheng Tao could not make sense of it for the moment, but he quietly became more attentive. While using the Azure Flood Dragon Pearl to entangle the Qumao, he also unconsciously edged toward Su Qing and Luo Qian's direction. It looked as though he was simply engaged in spell combat with the Qumao. With the surrounding melee involving dozens of people, no one would suspect him.
Lu Xiaotian fought as he retreated, quietly