"Qianyuan, you want to leave this place and venture deep into the Star Realm?"
When Fang Qianyuan came to Xie Zhenghe to bid him farewell, Xie Zhenghe could not help asking in surprise.
Fang Qianyuan said, "I have something to attend to. I have to make a trip outside."
"But in your current situation..." Xie Zhenghe trailed off.
Fang Qianyuan asked, "Grand Elder Xie, are you worried those Warriors still haven't given up and might try to harm me?"
Xie Zhenghe nodded silently.
Fang Qianyuan gave a dry laugh. "There's really no need to worry about that. They already retreated last time. Without thorough preparations, they probably won't act rashly again anytime soon. Besides, I'm an Earth Rank Expert. Surely I can't let something like this frighten me into never leaving the house?"
Xie Zhenghe had no answer.
He did want to keep Fang Qianyuan in the city, but after what Fang Qianyuan had said, it was difficult to persuade him any further.
Not long after Fang Qianyuan left, an Earth Rank cultivator dressed in black emerged from the hall behind them and looked at Xie Zhenghe.
"Grand Elder, since you know the Warrior Hall is plotting something, why didn't you keep him here?"
Xie Zhenghe sighed softly and gave a bitter smile. "Keep him here? How? Young experts like him are proud and ambitious. He might not take those threats seriously at all. Besides, he's an elder of the sect, not a prisoner. Our aim is to have him as a friend, not an enemy. We can't forcibly detain him-that would only push him over to their side."
The black-robed cultivator fell silent.
Xie Zhenghe said, "Forget it. Let him go this time. As it happens, I also want to see what choice he'll make once he learns about