"The battle was about to begin, but before that, I'd better stay out of the fray..."
As everyone charged forward, Zhao Er stopped short. Instead of advancing, he retreated, moving along the inner wall rather than heading toward the City Lord's Residence at the center of the Inner City.
Zhao Er knew very well that the Prefectural Seat of Myriad Scenery Prefecture was exceptionally dangerous, especially near the City Lord's Residence. That was probably the last battlefield for high-level martial artists left in the entire Prefectural Seat.
On a battlefield like that, Meridian Opening Realm martial artists were the main fighting force.
Senior Sister Li Qi and the other Meridian Opening Realm martial artists were entering the battlefield as a group. Whatever unexpected changes arose, they would have the ability to respond.
But Zhao Er was only in the Primordial Unity Realm. Even if he could unleash Meridian Opening Realm strength, and might even kill a martial artist at great accomplishment in that realm by using gold-devouring toxin and tranquilizing giant bee venom...
That was not what Zhao Er wanted.
After all this time, Zhao Er had gained a considerable understanding of his Settlement Panel.
His Settlement Panel did not begin tracking an event merely because he became involved in it. Settlement only began when he was attacked or killed someone.
To complete the final settlement and receive experience, Zhao Er had to escape danger after the battle.
In other words, the event did not begin when he set out from the Martial Academy. Its beginning depended on when Zhao Er took action, and its end depended on whether he was safe.
That was precisely why Zhao Er had decided not to enter the City Lord's Residence with the others right away.
If he followed them inside, he would not