Jiao Yao listened to the terms Yi Wu had offered and could not help sinking into thought.
He could tell that this man had come here seeking a definite answer, which was why he had laid out his best terms from the start. If Jiao Yao refused, he might turn around and leave the very next moment.
To be honest, there had indeed been an instant just now when he was tempted.
But he still held himself back.
Although Origin Xia had displayed an abundance of strength, and he had personally felt it over these past days, for some reason, he simply had more faith in Celestial Xia.
Ever since Divine Xia, he had drifted outside the various powers, honing an instinctive sense of which side to stand on. Even when he had sometimes been forced into choices he had no choice but to make, he had still preserved himself in the end by keeping a flexible measure. Thus, he was more willing to trust his own instincts.
Leaving that aside, he also disliked Origin Xia's atmosphere. Its naked hierarchy of high and low, its creed of "those not with me are my enemies," filled him with revulsion.
Once he had calmed down, his present thought was how to use this man to learn more about Origin Xia's internal situation. After a while, he slowly said, "The terms you have offered are very sincere. If possible, Jiao would like to agree at once. But there is presently one obstacle."
Yi Wu said, "If you have any difficulties, Fellow Daoist, speak freely. Yi may be able to help you resolve them."
Jiao Yao sighed. "You must understand, Fellow Daoist, that I am not Celestial Xia's only true dragon. There are also quite a few clans within Celestial Xia."
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