"Does the commander mean that the Star Crown Clan never expected us to sincerely help them?" Yu Tianxin asked after some thought.
Mo Ning nodded, looking like a teacher pleased with a promising student. He was quite satisfied that Yu Tianxin was a smart man:
"That's right. The Star Crown Clan's method of seizing the throne could hardly be called honorable. Of course, what we at Grace Hall are doing isn't much better, but whether it's us or them, neither side wants other forces meddling too deeply in what we seek.
"You know perfectly well what kind of relationship my younger brother has with Spirit Hall. Even with ties as close as those, he still never allowed Spirit Hall to learn too much about the specifics of what we were doing.
"The same naturally applies to the Star Crown Clan. They never intended for us to help them accomplish too much, lest their leverage fall entirely into someone else's hands and force them to act according to others' wishes in the future.
"All they wanted was for us not to make trouble, while dragging us into the mess and staining us a little in the process. That way, we'd be people in the same boat, yet without too much direct involvement.
"Unfortunately for them, although the Star Crown Clan thought everything through so carefully, they never could have imagined that Grace Hall had already been blacker than black from the moment we entered the Star Luo Empire.
"Let's go. Our mission is completely over. Leave what comes next to the others!"
At the entrance to the imperial palace, the Hell White Tiger that had caused such havoc was already gone. Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing lay on the ground, covered in wounds, with only the faintest traces of consciousness remaining.