A Brief Gathering Before the Demon Tide's Vanguard (Part 2)

Perhaps Xu Bo had not thought too deeply when he spoke, but this solution suited Sage Wisdom Walker's temperament best and was also the most efficient. Sage Wisdom Walker displayed his usual decisiveness and briskness. "Studying them together is acceptable." Xu and Huo exchanged a glance, then looked toward Gui Yan. Seeing his smiling face without the slightest sign of displeasure, they nodded together. On the other side, Lei Tonghao smiled faintly. "If so, that would naturally be best. You may divide the gourd; leave this man to me." As he spoke, he strode forward to carry off the unconscious Black Heaven Cult disciple. Gui Yan was a thousand times, ten thousand times willing in his heart, yet he still had to throw another stumbling block in the way. "Wait, this would not be quite right!" Lei Tonghao turned to look at him, his brows knitting with some displeasure. Gui Yan had no fear of him. Pointing at the Black Heaven Cult disciple lying there like a corpse, he smiled. "Though I arrived late, I know this man came in a strange manner... Master Xu, what was this man here for?" Xu Bo was equally baffled. "The moment he appeared, he tried to seize the gourd and wanted to silence the two of us. If we had not both possessed protective artifacts, and if Sage Wisdom Walker and True Person Lei had not arrived so quickly, things might truly have gone badly." Lei Tonghao and Sage Wisdom Walker both understood the situation, and Gui Yan understood it as well. Yet saying it openly to their faces carried an entirely different meaning. If Lei Tonghao handled the matter himself, he might deal with it properly, but for various reasons, he might also downplay it. But once the matter was laid out