Gu Chengfei understood too when he heard Du Mei's words.
"That's right. The moment Xuan Yuanjun is distracted will be the moment he dies," Gu Chengfei said with a nod.
"Would Longevity Daoist need to resort to such methods to kill Xuan Yuanjun?" Xu Zhiru asked.
"What do you mean?" Du Mei asked, looking puzzled. "Are you saying this wasn't arranged to kill Xuan Yuanjun?"
"He'll certainly kill Xuan Yuanjun in the end, but the purpose of doing this is to make Xuan Yuanjun suffer," Xu Zhiru said.
Du Mei and Gu Chengfei stared at Xu Zhiru without speaking.
After quite a while, seeing that the two were still staring at him, Xu Zhiru couldn't help asking, "What are you staring at me for? If you have something to say, say it."
"And then?" Gu Chengfei asked.
"What do you mean, 'and then'?" Xu Zhiru asked, somewhat bewildered.
"Make Xuan Yuanjun suffer-what's the purpose of that?" Du Mei asked.
Xu Zhiru gave an "Oh," understanding what they were thinking.
"To make Xuan Yuanjun suffer. That is the purpose," Xu Zhiru answered.
Du Mei and Gu Chengfei both froze for a moment.
Just to make Xuan Yuanjun suffer?
"Don't doubt it. Longevity Daoist himself sent someone to tell me this," Xu Zhiru said with a smile. "He wants Xuan Yuanjun and the others to experience all kinds of suffering before they die. He can't let them die so easily. And Gu Chengfei clearly has a much better chance than you of launching a sneak attack on Fu Beiwang, even though you're stronger than Gu Chengfei."
The two knew that a puppet controlled by Longevity Daoist must have delivered the message to Xu Zhiru.
Since Xu Zhiru had said so, they believed it probably wasn't false.
Xu Zhiru didn't have the nerve