As Fu Dongxu spoke, he headed toward the Ancient Demon Den.
But a figure flashed past. Wen Yanyu had beaten him to it, stepping in front of him.
"The sacrifices of our predecessors naturally will not be forgotten. We descendants must all the more uphold our conduct and not bring shame upon them!"
Blocking Fu Dongxu's path, Wen Yanyu turned slightly sideways. "I think it would be better to let General Zhongshan enter first. One does not adjust one's shoes in a melon patch, nor straighten one's cap beneath a plum tree. What do you gentlemen think?"
Fu Dongxu stopped as well and said with a smile, "General Zhongshan is of lofty virtue and great prestige. Naturally, we all trust him."
Zhao Xuanyang hiding in the Ancient Demon Den with Jiang Wang was indeed something others would have found difficult to anticipate, yet easy enough to reason out once the logic was laid bare. It was not only the Six Friends of Jingtian who did not trust Zhuang Gaoxian.
Of course, according to Jing Kingdom's account, this would merely have been a flash of inspiration born of Zhao Xuanyang's genius and courage.
In Fu Dongxu's view, Zhao Xuanyang would absolutely never have any involvement with devils. Thus, he truly had no intention of tampering with anything before so many True Lords. As long as the Qi State people were not allowed in first, there would be no great issue.
Zhongshan Yanwen's identity, status, and position all determined that he was the most detached of the eight True Lords present.
At this moment, he looked around, confirmed that the remaining True Lords had no objections, then took one step forward and dropped straight into the Ancient Demon Den at the bottom of the Magma Lake.
It was only right that he