"This has always been the rule. Surely you have no objection, Fellow Daoist Xiao?"
Without placing a restriction on him, how could Liu Yu use him with peace of mind?
One moment of carelessness might let Xiao Chong escape, and all their efforts would come to nothing.
That was why he had casually invented a "rule": to make controlling this man easier.
Only then could he use him without worry, while also establishing a procedure for absorbing others later.
With the might of having slain Dugu Wenjian behind him, Liu Yu believed the man would make the right choice, provided he still wanted to remain safe.
He would naturally never be so naive as to believe that "kindness" and "righteousness" could win these cultivators over.
"I have abandoned darkness for the light, with no divided loyalties. Since this has always been the rule, I shall naturally abide by it."
Xiao Chong forced a smile and cupped his hands.
Now that others held the knife and he was the fish upon the chopping board, with Dugu Wenjian's fate before his eyes as a warning, did he have any other choice?
Yan Kai and the other two showed little reaction. They also supported placing a restriction on him first.
Moments ago, they had been at swords drawn. Now the man had become "one of their own" under coercion, but they still found it difficult to trust him. Controlling him with a restriction was the safer course.
"Relax your body and do not resist. Forgive the intrusion."
Liu Yu spoke calmly, remaining reasonably courteous.
In Southern Heaven as it stood today, Foundation Establishment Cultivators counted as pillars of strength in any faction and received fairly good treatment.
He was still willing to show these Foundation Establishment Cultivators who "pledged allegiance" a basic measure