Inside the room, Master had arranged everything.
In fact, all of this had been arranged in the days since we arrived.
At last, Master spoke:
"This time, there are nine of us entering the tower. To avoid drawing attention, we can't go in as one group. It would be best to split into pairs."
Master's concern was only natural. If all nine of us stayed together, we would easily attract attention.
So I asked, "Master, how should we divide the groups?"
Master swept his gaze across everyone present before speaking.
"Yu Long and I will be together..."
"I'm not going with you!"
Before Master could finish, Uncle Yu cut him off.
"Yu Long, I'm assigning tasks here! What are you interrupting for? You and I are the best choice."
"I don't like the look of you. I'm not going with you. I'm going with Xuefeng!"
Seeing this, it was obvious that Master and Uncle Yu really were not suited to be together.
If they started bickering after entering the tower, that would be troublesome.
Even if the chances were low, it was best to prevent it.
"Master, just let Uncle Yu go with Senior Brother!"
Master gave Uncle Yu a somewhat speechless look, then continued.
"Then you and Xuefeng will be a group. Little Jiang and Miss Xiao Yu will be a group, Xiao Zhang and I will be a group, and Daoist Qingshan, you will take Little Mao and Little Pan as a group of three."
After hearing Master's arrangements, everyone nodded in agreement.
Then Master continued.
"Also, tonight, we cannot stay in the same area.
"We've already covered all of Luojia Lake. Tonight, we'll divide into four areas—east, south, west, and north—and wait until after midnight for Carefree Tower's ghost envoys to come collect us.
"Once we enter