After hearing Wang Hao's analysis, Zhang Zhen frowned. "You mean Zhang Bairen has probably prepared special measures to deal with us?"
"Not us. The various forbidden grounds of the Chang Sheng Epoch."
"For a towering hero of his generation like Zhang Bairen, whatever measures he prepares are bound to shake heaven and earth."
"And with a fellow like Chen Changsheng stirring up the waves behind the scenes, I'm worried about what the next two hundred thousand years hold for the forbidden grounds."
At that, Zhang Zhen said evenly, "So you intend to leave the Chang Sheng Epoch?"
"Exactly. The Nether River Forbidden Ground hasn't been established for very long, so we need to withdraw from the Chang Sheng Epoch before our roots take firm hold."
Faced with Wang Hao's decision, Zhang Zhen said, "Withdrawing from the Chang Sheng Epoch will probably meet with tremendous resistance."
"No matter how great the resistance, we must see the withdrawal through."
"If it comes to a critical juncture, we can even abandon the forbidden ground and leave on our own."
Seeing Wang Hao's resolve, Zhang Zhen raised an eyebrow. "In all the years we've known each other, this is the first time I've seen you so afraid of something."
"Do you really believe he's capable of anything?"
"It's not that he's capable of anything. It's about avoiding his cutting edge."
Wang Hao rejected Zhang Zhen's assessment and said unhurriedly, "Living in this great age, what we should do above all else is 'avoid its cutting edge.'"
"When time sweeps toward us, carrying the surging tide of history, every being must choose to get out of its way."
"Back when the forbidden grounds ruled supreme, even someone as outrageously arrogant as Chen Changsheng had to bow his head and cooperate with them."
"Later, when the