"Actually, your identities don't matter," Chen Ruyu said. "As long as you keep your promise."
"No problem, as long as we work well together," Huang Xiao said with a hearty laugh.
After Lu Mu and the other four left, Huang Xiao turned to Huo Lian and asked, "Patriarch, can we trust them?"
Even with the five men's lives in their hands, Huang Xiao still could not feel completely at ease.
"What are you afraid of?" Huo Lian asked with a faint smile. "Do you feel our strength isn't enough to suppress them completely?"
Huang Xiao nodded. "If not for our special means, we certainly wouldn't be their match in strength alone."
"We fall somewhat short now, but what about later?" Huo Lian asked. "Huang Xiao, do you have so little confidence in yourself?"
"Patriarch?"
"We made breakthroughs not long after arriving in the Immortal Spirit Domain. I believe we can achieve more within a short time," Huo Lian said. "Of course, that short time is relative to Meng Hengjing and the others, but it will still be enough for us to surpass them completely in the near future. I have that confidence. Don't you?"
Huang Xiao's eyes lit up. "That's right. How did I forget that? The conditions here are far better than in the Martial World. Especially since we'll be able to set up the Spirit-Gathering Divine Formation next."
"Exactly. Once our strength completely surpasses theirs, you won't think this way anymore. In ten years, even if we let them leave, they might not want to," Huo Lian said with a smile.
"If we still can't surpass and suppress them after ten years, that will be our failure," Huang Xiao said.
Huo Lian nodded.
Meng Hengjing and the others certainly would not make any further breakthroughs in the short