Wen Xingtian's face darkened. "Perhaps Minister Nan has his own considerations?"
"We have no way of knowing Minister Nan's considerations."
Ye Changqing pondered, his expression growing increasingly resolute. He said evenly, "But one thing I am certain of is that Zuo Xiaoduo must not die. No matter what, he must not die!"
"This time, I'm afraid Minister Nan intends to use Xiao Duo as bait. But isn't this bait a little too valuable?"
Wen Xingtian looked thoughtful. "The Flame Sun True Scripture Zuo Xiaoduo cultivates originally belonged to Minister Nan. There's no way Minister Nan doesn't know Zuo Xiaoduo's value. There must be some crucial detail here we don't know!"
Ye Changqing paused, then pondered for a moment himself, but still declared firmly, "Even if Minister Nan knows what he's doing, this won't work! With Zuo Xiaoduo's current abilities, if he faces the experts over there, one misstep could cut his life short!"
"No matter what, Zuo Xiaoduo must not die. Even if we lose the whole of Hidden Dragon High Martial, Zuo Xiaoduo must not die!"
Ye Changqing said fiercely, "Zuo Xiaoduo is a seedling who might grow to reach the Flood Great Shaman's level someday... even if Hidden Dragon High Martial is gone, as long as Zuo Xiaoduo can keep growing smoothly, it will be worth it!"
"Both of us will go. We'll take a few others and leave Old Xiang to watch the place!"
Ye Changqing made his decision resolutely. "We'll take ten of our old brothers. Counting the Shi Family Sisters-in-law who went there long ago, along with Old Cheng in the shadows, Zhan Xiaofei, and the others, we'll have transferred practically all of Hidden Dragon High Martial's top fighting strength there. If even that isn't enough, we might as well all die there together. Then