Copper Furnace offered no explanation, merely repeating, "Use the tier-one plan. Keep him safe first. Everything else can wait."
"What about the other one?" Copper Soldier asked.
Copper Furnace fell silent for a moment, then pulled up the footage of Xu Feng's two wins and one loss and watched it again.
Xu Feng had acted remarkably quickly in the first match, yet won the second with considerable "difficulty." By the third, he had simply conceded.
After studying it carefully, he was certain he had picked up on a few details.
Copper Furnace shook his head slightly. "This kid seems to be hiding his strength."
After a little thought, he reached a conclusion. "I understand now. They deliberately exposed their whereabouts because the Five Elements Palace was investigating them.
"Leave him alone for now. Have the branch hall bring Li Hengkong back. We can deal with the rest later."
He looked at Copper Soldier as he spoke.
Copper Soldier could not help saying, "The Psychic Master is a promising talent too."
"No matter what, his psychic power foundation looks somewhat weak on the surface, whether that's an act or not.
"And judging by his earlier actions, he probably won't join the Star Soul Hall.
"Being able to shake off Guqiu proves he's no weakling.
"But that's probably precisely why he has no intention of siding with us. Why force the issue?"
Copper Soldier nodded, asked no more questions, and turned to send a message.
At the inn.
Xu Feng suddenly stepped out of the bathroom. "Someone's coming."
Li Hengkong, who was drying his hair in the room, immediately began packing and putting on his armor. "Which side?"
Xu Feng frowned. "I'm not sure, but there's a Domain God leading four Radiant God Ninth Rank cultivators. That lineup looks like the