"Naturally."
At those words, the Azure Abyss Dao Master's mouth twitched slightly, but he felt no anger.
He then drew a letter decorated with a landscape print from his sleeve, gently set it on the desk, and pushed it toward Ye Li:
"Actually, just before you arrived, I received this letter from the Warm Current Dao Master."
"Warm Current?" Ye Li glanced at it without reaching for it.
The Azure Abyss Dao Master continued his explanation:
"Warm Current said in her letter that she'd already investigated the matter. That old bastard Supreme One was nothing but a paper tiger borrowing someone else's power."
"Now, the Supreme One Palace's countless years of accumulated resources have all fallen into your hands alone, Fellow Daoist Ye."
"She proposed that the three of us join forces to put pressure on you."
"Once we succeeded, we'd divide Supreme One's accumulated resources equally among ourselves."
At those words.
The atmosphere inside the thatched cottage grew somewhat delicate.
Ye Li looked at the man in blue before him, a curious hint of amusement flickering in his eyes:
"You certainly dare to gamble."
By openly producing this secret letter now, Azure Abyss had already made his position perfectly clear.
He had abandoned the seemingly safe option of joining forces with the other two to divide the spoils, choosing instead to place his bet on Ye Li, a dangerous man he had only just met.
At those words.
The Azure Abyss Dao Master smiled calmly, composure showing on his youthful face:
"I've never liked taking advantage of people in their hour of need, nor do I enjoy wholesale slaughter."
"Besides, I've held grudges against those two for a long time, while you and I had never met before."
"Choosing an ally isn't actually all that difficult."
Ye Li rose