[Once you understood this possibility, even you could not help but harbor some misgivings. Though you did not know why you had not been targeted, the other party's vehement refusal to let you approach seemed to stem from fear that you might warn Red Cloud or disrupt Red Cloud's plans for them. They were truly judging a gentleman's heart with a petty man's mind.
But with matters having reached this point, could it be that you could only return empty-handed and choose to head back to the Xing Qi Great Mountain Region...]
[The thought of leaving directly flashed through your mind, only for you to dismiss it. The sunk cost of this journey was not small; you had already wasted six or seven years on the road. So, you did not mind waiting a few more months. Based on what you had learned about the Golden Sand Tide from the Time Soul Pearls you had refined, the scene before you should already have passed its middle stage.
Red Cloud's decision to still enter the Golden Sand Tide at this time was, in truth, far more difficult than entering it at the beginning. Though you also knew that Red Cloud perhaps did not care about such things. But it was different for you, because by this stage, the Golden Sand Tide would not continue for much longer. At the earliest, someone would leave in six or seven months; at the latest, it would not exceed two years. You had already spent six or seven years, so you felt that waiting another two years was acceptable.
You did not ask for much. So long as there were one or two lucky ones whom you could catch up to in time after they left, that would be enough. Though it would be harder