That was right. Chi Xue and the others didn't believe Ling Tian would "voluntarily" provoke the Outer Realm Demon Race, even when Gu Family and Divine Sword Cliff were challenged. So when they learned that Ling Tian, Fairy Meng Shang, and the others had split into two groups and returned to Divine Sword Cliff and Gu Family to reinforce them, they were puzzled. They couldn't understand why Ling Tian would do such a thing, and Chi Xue even suspected he had another scheme up his sleeve.
Chi Xue wasn't the only one who thought so. Po Family's Youngest Brother and the others did, too, as did Po Family Seventeenth Brother and his companions. After all, they had suffered at Ling Tian's hands too many times. Whenever they saw him do something they couldn't understand, they couldn't help wondering whether it was another one of his schemes.
"Ling Tian and the others have already returned to Divine Sword Cliff and Gu Family. They'll soon fight the Outer Realm Demon Race. After all, if they weren't going to fight, they could simply have the people of Gu Family and Divine Sword Cliff abandon their sect strongholds. There'd be no need for them to return there." Shi Lin said dismissively, then looked at Chi Xue. "Besides, what scheme could they possibly have in this situation? Or how would their actions affect us?"
"Exactly. They don't even know where we are, so naturally they couldn't be plotting against us." Ninth Brother of Po Family chimed in with a strange grin. "Could Ling Tian and the others be planning to divert the disaster our way? Especially when we're about to deal with the Heavenly Slaves. But we haven't provoked the Outer Realm Demon Race, so they wouldn't attack us on their own—especially with Ling Tian