Du Yu stared wide-eyed at the Queen Mother of the West. After a long while, he slowly said, "Big Cat, now that you've put it that way, I suddenly realize how serious this is."
"Serious?" The Queen Mother of the West turned to look at Du Yu. "How so?"
"If we can think of this method, so can the Sage," Du Yu said gravely. "This 'race' might turn into a fight to the death..."
Everyone understood what Du Yu meant. If he sent people to kill the Sage, the Sage could likewise move against him.
"Big Cat, your approach is certainly unconventional, and hearing it made my heart tighten. But thinking it over... it really would settle this once and for all," Du Yu said slowly.
"Well..." Zhan Qisheng frowned. Something felt wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it. Scratching his head, he said, "Du Yu, if you do this... won't you be just like the Sage?"
"You're wrong, Old Zhan," Du Yu said. "I've never gone out of my way to hurt anyone. The Sage has attacked me again and again. This is our first counterattack."
Seeing that everyone still looked uneasy, Du Yu added, "Don't think of him as me. You can treat him as someone else entirely. He's simply an enemy who knows us very well. Even if you kill him, I won't disappear."
Everyone nodded reluctantly.
Du Yu thought for a moment, then said, "Big Cat's plan is good, but we still need to discuss who to send. None of the Seven Outstanding Disciples of the Sage can go."
"Why?" the Queen Mother of the West asked.
"Because if the Sage sees the Seven Outstanding Disciples of the Sage coming to assassinate him, he can draw one conclusion-the Seven Outstanding Disciples of the Sage