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"": """Oh, one more thing, my disciple." Yuan Yinxin turned to Luo Bin again.
"Please go ahead, Master." Luo Bin lowered his head slightly, his manner respectful.
"Tonight is crucial. Drawing the snake out of its hole was no easy task. His coming here wasn't the result of my calculations. I merely went with the flow. What mattered most was the groundwork you and Mo Qian laid beforehand, along with the series of actions you took to bring things to this point." Yuan Yinxin said gravely, "We must succeed. Failure is not an option. Either we keep him here, or we lose our chance. The person behind him might even intervene directly and crush us to death."
"Only by keeping him here-even if we have to kill him-can I take the next step. If we fail, none of you will be able to leave, and I will suffer a total defeat."
Yuan Yinxin remained composed.
Even faced with consequences this severe, his emotions barely wavered.
Yet his words brought fresh sweat to everyone's brows. The pressure settled invisibly over them all.
"I understand." Luo Bin lowered his head a little further.
Yuan Yinxin smiled, his eyes full of trust.
"Keep the Five-Element Seal on you. Don't give it to anyone else. It's my gift to you."
"Besides, having that seal in your hands gives you a deterrent. Even evil spirits have instincts. They'll have to weigh whether they dare approach."
Only after those final two remarks did Yuan Yinxin turn and leave. Before long, he vanished from everyone's sight.
Shang Liuli fell silent for two seconds, then handed the Five-Element Seal to Luo Bin.
"I've examined it. The Metal White Tiger, Wood Azure Dragon, Water Black Tortoise, Fire Vermilion Bird, and Earth Yellow Qilin each belong