Silence fell inside the tower again.
To them, this seemed to be a serious problem.
After a while, the voice of the one who looked like a young man rang out. "If that girl really met someone she liked, would she need to tell us? A marriage proposal? A damned proposal, more like. She just wants an excuse to get in here and break the formation."
A woman's sigh sounded. "Who said that girl couldn't lie? She truly has no affection for us at all. She knows perfectly well we were refined into this tower. Once the seal on the Forbidden Ground breaks, every one of us will die."
Someone snorted. "Affection? We hardly had any dealings with her before, and after Su died, we even drove her out. Where would any affection for us come from? I'm afraid she sees us all as monsters who deserve to die."
A cold voice rang out. "Then do we help or not? If we help, we won't be able to justify what happens afterward. But if we don't, what if he gets killed?"
The tower fell silent again.
After a long while, First Lord spoke. "After all these years, we know something of how those Artifact-Refining Schools behave. If Shi Chun can't even handle them, he won't be able to take the girl out through the Exit. Even if he gets her out, he won't be able to protect her. If he really gets killed, that means he isn't the girl's true destined partner, nor the person we're waiting for. We'll have to keep waiting. The greater undertaking comes first. Ninth, keep an eye on her."
"The greater undertaking comes first" stilled all the conflicting voices, leaving only a few sighs...
The clang of hammering rang nonstop not far from the shore