An almost imperceptible smile curved Zhou Xuan's lips as he casually patted Second Brother on the head.
"Then I'll leave it to you. Don't disappoint me. Take him alive if you can, but dead is fine too. Don't let him torment the mortals in the city."
Mumbling contentedly, Second Brother hugged his tail and settled back into the corner of the table, clearly delighted with his role as the general holding the fort.
At the center of the table, Ye Changqing's formation projection had been listening quietly.
Only after Zhou Xuan had assigned everyone their tasks did Blind Man speak unhurriedly.
His voice, transmitted through the formation, carried a slightly hollow echo.
"No matter how well you secure your home, you can't keep out every thief lurking outside. I just performed a divination using Buddha Light and demonic qi. Resentment is surging sky-high over the Extreme Bone Ruins."
"Zhao Ji must be hiding deep in the ruins, absorbing resentment power. If you leave Jade Dragon City now, he'll definitely seize the chance to test our limits once he hears about it."
Zhou Xuan leaned back in his chair and began tapping the tabletop again. He looked at Ye Changqing's illusory figure, calculation threading his voice.
"I want him to stir up trouble. If he doesn't come out, where is Second Brother supposed to catch him? Go fishing for a needle in the ocean of the Extreme Bone Ruins?"
Qin Keqing frowned slightly, immediately catching the meaning beneath his words.
"You intend to deliberately leak news of your departure? You're using Jade Dragon City as bait."
"No, I'm using myself as bait."
Zhou Xuan corrected her.
"Tomorrow morning, Yang Zhen will take some men out to drum up publicity. The bigger the commotion, the better."
"I want everyone in the city,