Pang Xue saw Councilor Lan. He was the first to step forward and, straightening his bearing, performed a formal salute. "Why has Councilor Lan come?"
Councilor Lan looked at him, then at Chan and Shang, before slowly saying, "I just saw several of you setting out in your true bodies. I did not know what matter it was for, so I came to inquire whether there is anything that Origin Upper Hall needs to resolve."
Pang Xue said, "So it was because of this. This is..."
Daoist Chan was bold. Before Pang Xue could finish, he stepped forward of his own accord and said, "This was the intention of the two of us and has nothing to do with True Person Pang. Since Councilor Lan has come, we must ask you something.
"It was agreed that whenever we encountered danger, Origin Upper Hall would use a treasure that suppresses the Dao to take us away. Yet in our battles against Celestial Xia, rescue failed to arrive twice already. Now we have only one external body left. If we lose again, we will have no way to take the field. Or does Origin Upper Hall intend to have our true bodies go into battle?"
Councilor Lan said, "So it was over this matter. The three of you, that was merely an accident. You must understand that opportunities on the battlefield change in the blink of an eye. When Celestial Xia makes its move, it also increases its restraint upon our treasures that suppress the Dao, so there will inevitably be times when our judgment is not timely enough. Rest assured. If you suffer further losses, we will not have you continue to take the field. We will arrange other personnel."
At those words, Pang Xue nodded as well.
Daoist Chan and