"Bai Heng, you understand me."
Jing Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, that leisurely smile still hanging at the corners of his lips.
"Compared to being a gambler in the game, I would rather sit back and observe the board. Remain still to counter movement, and act when the opportunity arises."
"In plain terms, you're letting me choose, right?" Bai Heng raised his slightly lowered gaze, his fingertips rubbing the Seed of Shuhuo.
After a brief moment of thought, he smiled lightly, sweeping away the heavy atmosphere.
"Since things have come to this, we have no room to choose. Melting the ice is merely a matter of sooner or later."
"We might as well take this chance to stir up the muddy waters of the Luofu even further. Let those people hiding in the shadows rise to the surface as well, so they do not leave behind future trouble that requires us to spend time dealing with every guest coveting the Luofu."
In truth, Jing Yuan's thoughts aligned with Bai Heng's.
Rather than unsealing Bai Heng, an uncertain factor, first and putting the Luofu at a disadvantage, allowing those eyeing the Luofu like tigers to seize their chance—
It would be better to first eliminate these external threats before handling the Xianzhou Luofu's own family affairs.
"If we want to invite all the guests into the game, we need bait," Jing Yuan said.
But Bai Heng answered without concern.
"Bait? Isn't it the one beside us?"
At those words, Jing Yuan raised his brows slightly and looked toward Di Kui beside Bai Heng.
Di Kui also instinctively looked toward the darkness at its side.
After a moment of silence.
It turned its head back, trembling as it met Bai Heng's eyes. Amid that chaotic darkness, a patch of pale yellow barely