"Three factions? Does that mean Leizhou has already sent people over?" Su Shi'er blurted out.
"No. In the Endless Sea, the spatial turbulence between Leizhou and Muyun Prefecture still hasn't been cleared. Over these past ten years, Muyun Prefecture has followed their arrangements and built dozens of large Teleportation Arrays. But because of the spatial turbulence, none of them have been activated."
Zhu Hanwei shook his head as he explained.
Su Shi'er pondered briefly, then nodded thoughtfully and continued, "In that case, someone else among Muyun Prefecture's local factions must have received Leizhou's support."
Zhu Hanwei looked at Su Shi'er in astonishment. "Senior Brother Su, your mind truly is swift-far beyond what ordinary people can match."
"But... how can you be certain that it's a local faction from Muyun Prefecture receiving Leizhou's support?"
With the question on the tip of his tongue, Zhu Hanwei could not help asking.
Su Shi'er remained composed as he answered calmly, "The cultivators from the East Sea Islands may be powerful, but having traveled all the way to Muyun Prefecture, they would naturally band together. Besides, they aren't familiar with the situation here."
"Leizhou's purpose in intervening at this moment is to provide aid, not provoke conflict between cultivators. What they need is someone capable of mobilizing Muyun Prefecture's resources, quickly constructing Teleportation Arrays, and cooperating with their operations."
"Under these circumstances, I can think of no one other than the local factions."
Zhu Hanwei continued, "Then why... wouldn't it be the Mist Hidden Sect?"
His expression unchanged, Su Shi'er continued his analysis. "The Mist Hidden Sect has deep foundations, likely no weaker than the Mu family of the East Sea Islands. They only emerged after lying low for so many years, which shows their ambitions are anything but small."
"Leizhou is offering aid because