Hearing Heavenly Blade Sage's words, Ye Lin nodded slightly.
That made sense.
Putting himself in their shoes, if he were being watched, he would not come a second time either.
And he certainly would not let his friends come.
"Master's guidance is well taken."
In the end, Ye Lin nodded gently.
"Enough. This time, I came to speak to you about something."
At that moment, Heavenly Blade Sage slowly turned around and suddenly looked at Ye Lin with a solemn expression.
"I will speak of this matter, and you will listen."
"After I am done, you will make your own decision. You may refuse; no one will blame you, nor will I."
"But if you agree, there will be no chance to regret it."
Hearing the suddenly grave tone, Ye Lin nodded lightly.
So serious?
It must be something major.
"You also know that the Chaos Ancient Clan has launched a massive invasion."
"At first, their advance was fierce and overwhelming, but afterward, they suddenly fell completely silent."
"And during this period of silence, the higher-ups on both sides have been constantly playing against one another."
Hearing this, Ye Lin came to a sudden realization.
So that was it.
He had been wondering.
The Chaos Ancient Clan had come in with such unstoppable momentum, even taking Heaven Province in one stroke.
Logically, they should have continued pressing forward.
They had already fought their way in, after all—there was no reason to stop.
This was not children playing house.
Now he understood.
It was not that the Chaos Ancient Clan did not wish to keep fighting, but that the higher-ups on both sides were locked in a silent contest.
"After several rounds of back-and-forth maneuvering, rules were finally established."
"To keep casualties down and avoid large-scale conflict, both sides decided to