Clearing (I)

Leaving Feng Zaiyu behind was not merely meant to assist Fang Guangjun.

On the other side, Feng Zaiyu understood at once and accepted the sound-transmission talisman. Then, seemingly at random, he selected fifteen people and had them all stand behind Fang Guangjun.

Fang Guangjun seemingly gave those people a casual glance, then indifferently turned his gaze back to the mountain wall ahead.

At that moment, the Feng Lineage ancestor once again brought out the gray skull in his hand. Everyone fell unusually silent.

After Li Yan glanced at Feng Zaiyu among the crowd behind Fang Guangjun, his cautious nature made him notice something different.

This Feng Lineage ancestor probably cannot fully trust Fang Guangjun. The fifteen people Feng Zaiyu seemingly picked at random, including himself, contain four family heads. Each family head's cultivation is around the tenth level of Qi Condensation. In one stroke, he has drawn over most of the Feng Lineage's elite. If they discover any important treasure here later, Feng Zaiyu will likely secretly send word to the Feng Lineage ancestor at once. It will not be easy for Fang Guangjun to seize too many benefits for himself.

Li Yan thought to himself. The Feng Lineage ancestor's words had been exceptionally polished, all-encompassing and without a single flaw to pick at, yet he had left safeguards in everything he did.

He had Feng Zaiyu stay behind partly so he could look after Feng Tao at the same time, and partly so he could keep an eye on Fang Guangjun. Yet every word he spoke made it sound as though he were thinking of everyone else.

Even if Feng Zaiyu chose powerful family cultivators to remain, others would only see it as him following orders to take better care of Tang Tian and the rest.

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