"Hey, brother-in-law, don't say that to your little sister!" Jiu Xia hurriedly said with a smile. "Though the Dao Sword Great Battle was planned by me, it was actually the idea of those Sword Transformations. I... only offered them counsel because I had no choice... Besides, other than brother-in-law, sister, and a few cultivators, I don't know a single other cultivator. However many cultivators died has nothing to do with me!"
"Perhaps." Xiao Hua did not know whether he ought to blame Jiu Xia. "Perhaps once the crisis at Million Meng Mountain is resolved and the soul cultivators retreat, the great battle between sword cultivators and cultivators will come to an end as well."
"Heehee, how could it be that simple, brother-in-law?" Jiu Xia shook her head. "Though brother-in-law's spirit seeds are a method of uprooting the problem at its source, they will still take time! During this period... the soul warriors cannot possibly retreat, and the war cannot possibly end! Besides... the soul warriors are one thing. Unless forced, they would not leave Million Meng Mountain. But the Sword Transformations of the Sword Domain... their ambitions are beyond anything you can imagine! How about this, brother-in-law? Because of the blood oath, I cannot reveal too much to you. I can only remind you of one thing: the most dangerous place is the safest place, while the safest place... is also the most dangerous!"
"Th-this... what does that mean?" Xiao Hua was utterly stunned.
"I... can only say this much, brother-in-law. Whether you can recall it is no longer something I can control!" Jiu Xia said slyly.
"The safest? The most dangerous?" Xiao Hua muttered. A moment later, he suddenly shuddered and cried out, "Could it be..."
"Brother-in-law... since you know, don't say any more!" Jiu Xia hurriedly stopped him.