The five Captains of the Guards looked displeased, but they had no choice but to obey the Lord's orders.
Soon, only the Lord and Sanjiki remained in the office.
"Sanjiki, whatever you have to say, speak freely!"
"Yes, my Lord!"
Sanjiki bowed respectfully and explained:
"Judging by Zekou's intelligence, this man should have our Ōtsutsuki bloodline, but he isn't on good terms with our Ōtsutsuki Clan. His appearance on Donghao Star this time was most likely intended to cause trouble, so he isn't much of a problem.
More importantly, he vanished mysteriously just like the others. I think there are only two possible outcomes: either Fuzu's group recruited him and is preparing to move against you, or he refused and is pursuing his own plans alone."
The Lord nodded again at this:
"Well said. Continue."
"If it's the first outcome, we have no need to worry. We need only wait for them to act, and then you can take them all down in one fell swoop, my Lord.
If it's the second outcome, finding him would require considerable manpower, resources, and time. But with the matter of Fuzu imminent, we have no time to spare for anything else. We should wait until the Grand Gathering is over before making further plans."
The Lord smiled in satisfaction.
"Good, that makes sense. That man is only a minor figure, not worth all that trouble. Dealing with the matter at hand comes first."
Then Sanjiki spoke again:
"But you should still be careful, my Lord. That man previously revealed Fuzu's cultivation to us. If it's the first outcome, Fuzu may already have reached the Perfection Realm of the Tribulation Transcendence Realm. You should exercise caution.
If it's the second situation, that man's account is most likely true. Fuzu probably hasn't reached the Perfection