Seeing Li Yan press the question at once, Shuang Qingqing admitted it without hesitation.
"That was exactly what I meant. If I had not known your strength, then even if I had encountered you this time, I would not have considered bringing you along.
"First, if those two had not come looking for me so urgently, I might have delayed this for a while longer, waiting until I was fully prepared.
"So it was not that I deliberately waited until after bringing you here to mention this matter. I brought you here because, after arranging a suitable identity for you, it would be reasonable for you to leave through the teleportation array here.
"Second, if your strength had not been sufficient, I likewise would not have thought of you. There is indeed some selfishness in this. Although I do not fear those two, facing them alone would always divide my attention, would it not?
"If I could have a companion whose background I knew inside and out, and who also possessed sufficient strength, that would truly be my most thorough preparation.
"Lastly, my reason for raising this matter is also very simple. Everyone understands that wealth and honor are sought amid danger.
"Especially for cultivators like us, even without my saying so, you know what besides cultivation resources is most likely to let us go farther.
"Of course, it is the rarest of immortal fates. Such things are inherently hazy and elusive, yet they are also accompanied by immense peril.
"So I am bringing this matter up now. As for whether Fellow Daoist Li ultimately goes or not, you need only decide with a single word.
"If your sect mission's reply can be delayed for several years before you respond, then it should not delay your journey.
"But if Fellow