Homeland's Three Realms, a Dream from the Nether Hall

"Send you inside?"

The National Teacher lowered his hand, his gaze settling on Hu Ma's face.

He made no unnecessary movements, but that brief pause alone was enough to show his surprise and confusion.

If Hu Ma had made this decision after discussing it with him, he could have accepted it. But as far as he understood, Hu Ma had gone straight from hearing about the Nether Hall to casually saying he wanted to enter it, skipping several important steps...

Shouldn't an ordinary person first learn about it, then grow afraid, and finally weigh the options before making such a decision only when left with no other choice?

"I'm learning someone's way of thinking efficiently."

Hu Ma looked at the National Teacher and smiled. "The Nether Hall might be a headache, but when I think it over, shouldn't it be my responsibility to deal with it?"

"Changing Heaven and Earth through the Great Luo Sacrifice is the only way our world can seize a sliver of hope for survival before Lord Tai Sui. Naturally, I should be the one to set it in motion and see it through."

"But I took the easy way out and handed that task off."

"Now, with King of Mingzhou at its heart and the people from beyond this world as the catalyst, they'll accomplish the great task of changing Heaven and Earth. They'll do it much better than I ever could."

"If that's the case, then what I want to do is make sure they have no worries behind them, so they can focus on completing this great calamity."

"The Nether Hall or any other threat, as long as I'm here, I'll stand between them and the mortal world."

"..."

Only after saying all that did he meet the National Teacher's eyes again. "Besides,