Su Xin was genuinely curious why White Impermanence had chosen Tailuxi and the other three as members of the Underworld's outer circle. They were practically naïve.
Hearing Su Xin say that, Tailuxi actually asked, "Why? Do you think they'd dare kill us?"
Su Xin sneered. "What else did you think? Even a damaged Heavenly Weapon is still a Heavenly Weapon. It could be treated as a treasure passed down by a first-rate faction.
"You said the other party was just a hall master from Gold and Jade Tower. What if he got greedy and didn't want to hand the Heavenly Weapon over to Gold and Jade Tower, deciding to keep it for himself instead? Of course he'd silence all of you.
"And even if he didn't want to keep it, he's made an enemy of you this time. Lin Yueming set you up, so he'll definitely urge the people from Gold and Jade Tower to kill you, too.
"If you were just a few ordinary, untalented rogue cultivators, that'd be one thing. But you're all Divine Palace Realm experts, and none of you lack talent. You all have a chance of reaching the Primordial Spirit Realm one day.
"Would you feel safe leaving a few enemies like that wandering around? Of course you'd want to cut the weeds and pull them up by their roots as soon as possible."
Su Xin's words left Tailuxi and the others drenched in cold sweat.
They'd been so worried about Chu Lin's safety that they'd focused entirely on how to rescue him, without considering what might happen to them afterward. Only now, hearing Su Xin's words, did they realize how dangerous their past actions had been.
"Then what should we do, sir?" Tailuxi and the others looked at Su Xin pleadingly.
"I promised White