Upon hearing Zhang Yu's words, Daoist Zhen Yu stared at him for a while before saying, "I sensed something when Qing Xuan came, but I never expected it truly to be you."
The moment Zhang Yu spoke, the feeling in his heart grew even stronger, and he knew there was no falsehood in those words. He rose solemnly and bowed to Zhang Yu. "A debt of salvation cannot go unrepaid. Zhen Yu offers his thanks here first."
Zhang Yu remained seated and accepted the bow. Only after the latter had sat down again did he say, "Fellow Daoist Zhen Yu, I have a method that may temporarily spare you from being bound by Grand Chaos."
Daoist Zhen Yu showed an earnest expression as he sought instruction. "Then I ask Qing Xuan Zhishi to enlighten me."
Zhang Yu said, "Since you have already pledged yourself to Grand Chaos, it is indeed difficult to completely conceal and sever this matter for now. But delaying it is not hard. The outcome of the struggle between the Dao of Celestial Xia and Origin Xia may be decided within less than a hundred years. If it can be delayed until then, there may yet be a chance to break free."
Daoist Zhen Yu pondered for a moment. "I understand that reasoning as well. But those five will never allow me to last until then. If I truly refuse to answer Grand Chaos, then to eliminate unforeseen changes, those five may very well take Grand Chaos' side and give me a push themselves. When that time comes, I will still be unable to control my own fate."
"Not so," Zhang Yu said. "The heavenly workings are changing. So long as we delay, there will be variables. Besides, it is not as though there are no countermeasures."