Bai Xiaowen swiftly changed his mind.
Whether he silenced them or simply withdrew now, neither option was appropriate.
There was no need to mention silencing them. If he treated the two coldly, refused to communicate, and then left, they would see that this "senior" harbored some grievance or enmity toward the Great Xia Fief.
Basically, Bai Xiaowen's identity as the Lord of the White Phoenix Fief could not be concealed. At this stage of Dinosaur Planet, there were absolutely no more than five people capable of independently killing two High-Tier Tyrannosaurus Rexes—Snake Princess counted as Bai Xiaowen's summoned creature. The others were all top figures among Star Alliance Mid-Tier Evolvers. Bai Xiaowen was the only newcomer, making him easy to identify.
The Lord of the White Phoenix Fief was hostile toward the Great Xia Fief?
Xia Feng was highly likely to learn of this. After all, these two were scouts he had sent out. Even if they were not his confidants, they were close enough.
Then Xia Feng would find it strange and consider whether there was any enmity between them. Since the two had never directly interacted, any grudge could only have come from a third party.
The White Phoenix Fief was currently neutral and had not joined any organization, so the range of suspicion surrounding this "third party" would rapidly narrow.
If Xia Feng concluded that there was a connection between the White Phoenix Fief and the Snow Li Fief—or rather, between Bai Xiaowen and "Hua Xueli"—and went all out against the White Phoenix Fief now, Bai Xiaowen would have virtually no chance of winning.
Of course, all of this was Bai Xiaowen's deduction based on his own intelligence. If he were Xia Feng, he should have been able to reason this far.
Whether Xia Feng could calculate