"What? Do you think it cannot be done, Commander Ran?" Duan Siping asked.
"Not at all!" Ran Chou shook his head. "It is just that Dali is now under the Taixuan Sect's control. Taking it back would probably be very difficult."
Even though he did not think much of the prospects in his heart, he did not speak in absolute terms, leaving some room for maneuver.
"Yes, it will be difficult, but how will we know unless we try?" Duan Siping said.
Ran Chou was taken aback. He had not expected Duan Siping to answer like that. Surely that did not count as a reason?
Sun Simiao glanced at Ran Chou and said, "Actually, now is our opportunity. Wu Longfeng is probably busy studying the Seven-Spirit Disc these days, thinking about how to gather all the Seven Spirit Blades. So we should seize the opportunity to get our business done first."
Ran Chou nodded. That more or less made sense. At least it was a reason.
But he still had some doubts and asked, "Would Wu Longfeng really ignore what happens in Dali?"
"You do not understand Wu Longfeng. He would not care about the Dali Kingdom or who occupies its throne. The allure of the Seven Spirit Blades is something he cannot resist, because they may involve wondrous cultivation methods, or the mysteries of breaking through to the next realm. Wu Longfeng would never give up on that. Even if it meant abandoning the Taixuan Sect, he would choose a cultivation method that could make him stronger, or some other wondrous object," Sun Simiao explained.
"Commander Ran, you may not know this, but the usurpation in the Dali Kingdom was not entirely Wu Longfeng's idea. He was not the one truly responsible," Duan Siping added.
"It was not his