"How can that do?" Pei Lingsha paced back and forth several times before finally stopping. "No, we must think of some way to lure that boy out."
"That will be difficult. None of us can decide this. We can only watch the Demon Hall's next move and take things one step at a time," Li Bai said.
Pei Lingsha looked deeply unwilling, but there was nothing she could do. She knew Li Bai was right.
The Thousand-Year Period was drawing near. Judging by the Demon Hall's past practices, the candidates would more or less remain in the Demon Hall awaiting the final contest.
To capture Huang Xiao, they would have to storm the Heavenly Demon Hall. That was clearly unrealistic. Attacking the Heavenly Demon Hall was practically the same as confronting the Demon Hall itself, because the other two halls and the Demon Hall's Main Hall would not stand idly by-unless all the major sects in the Jianghu joined forces.
However, although the Demon Hall's current forces were not the strongest in its history, neither were they the weakest. Even if everyone joined forces, they probably could not wipe out nearly all its experts as they had on several occasions in the past.
"Don't dwell on it. There is still some time. Until the end, no one can predict what will happen next," Li Bai said.
"There are only a few years left. If I were one of the Demon Hall's leaders, I wouldn't let those three out either. Coming out would be courting death. Everyone in the Jianghu is watching them like hungry tigers," Pei Lingsha said.
Li Bai shook his head. "That is where you are mistaken. You cannot judge the Demon Hall's methods by ordinary reasoning. Often, it will do precisely what you think impossible."
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