Hou Ba's words, both overt and implied, were not about finding himself a Dao Companion. He was testing whether you intended to take Lei Xuan as a concubine. If you did, Hou Ba would certainly be willing to part with her.
At the same time, Hou Ba's meaning was equally clear. If Yu Min had truly killed Lei Buyu with her own hands, he did indeed wish to involve himself in this matter. After all, the rewards looked sufficiently abundant, and it did not run counter to his principles.
You answered Hou Ba bluntly. There was no need for a concubine; Hou Ba could keep Lei Xuan as his own Dao Companion. Not to mention that dual cultivation with Jiang Wen's Ethereal Emperor Physique was far more effective than with Lei Xuan, even without that benefit, you would not casually seek out others merely for the gains offered by an immortal physique.
As for how this incident should be handled, while affirming Hou Ba's intentions, you did not wait for him to painstakingly perform a deduction. Even as you communicated, from half of Qingming Hetong Heaven away, you deduced Yu Min's circumstances. With the information Lei Xuan had provided as a foundation—or perhaps because the gap between you and Yu Min was simply too vast—in merely a few blinks, you learned the truth!
The truth was that although Lei Buyu, who had entered the Secret Realm alongside Yu Min, had not died by Yu Min's hand, his death was indeed directly related to her. Every detail of the matter entered your mind.
Within that spatial treasure ground, a ghostly creature had appeared. Over endless years, it had become incomparably powerful and developed its own intelligence. Thereafter, it Devoured many living beings who entered the treasure ground, its intelligence steadily rising,