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"": ""Xing'er." Bai Wei raised his hand, caught Hu Xing by the arm, and drew her behind him.
Luo Bin's expression did not change.
Only four of them left the Taoist Grounds. Neither Wen Qing nor Wen Chang came along.
Bai Wei finally frowned and asked, "Aren't those two Taoists coming?"
"The four of us are enough," Zhang Yunxi replied.
"If we can't resolve this, having them along probably won't help either. We're the ones leaving, not the Jade Hall Taoist Grounds. That's why Elders Wen Chang and Wen Qing need to preserve their strength and maintain some support."
"Someone of great importance has arrived from Cloud Brocade Mountain. They've gone to visit the Regulatory Taoist Grounds."
When Zhang Yunxi first came to Nanping City, Chen Zu had suggested seeking help from the Regulatory Taoist Grounds, but Zhang Yunxi had never gone. Sending Wen Chang and Wen Qing there now was clearly an attempt to secure a fallback.
If something went wrong, perhaps the Regulatory Taoist Grounds could protect the Jade Hall Taoist Grounds?
Of course, Luo Bin still said nothing more.
A car was parked by the road. Zhang Yunxi got in first, and once everyone was aboard, they drove off.
Luo Bin vaguely recognized the driver's clothing as that of a lay disciple of Golden Peace Temple.
The entire journey was quiet. No one spoke.
Luo Bin had developed another instinct now: studying the faces of those beside him.
"What are you looking at?" Bai Wei asked with a frown.
"Nothing. Just looking." Luo Bin smiled.
Bai Wei's face twitched slightly.
He felt there was something a little off about Luo Bin.
Earlier, when Hu Xing had tried to be friendly and Luo Bin had kept her at arm's length, that could have been