The moment Zhao Laoba spoke, the Zhao Immortal Clan immediately relayed his orders.
But it was precisely at this moment that Jie Mubai spoke up.
"Clan Chief, opportunity knocks but once. Once lost, it won't come again."
"That tomb ruin wasn't easy to find."
"Please, reconsider."
Jie Mubai's meaning was simple — the place he had worked so hard to discover, Zhao Laoba shouldn't give it up.
"Master, my clan has some ties with Chu Feng. Since he's in trouble, I truly cannot stand by and do nothing."
"If you're not in a rush, you're welcome to travel with us. After we help Chu Feng resolve his matter, we can head to that ruin together."
"If you fear that delay may bring about changes, then I'm afraid we must part ways here."
"Perhaps fate will bring us together again for collaboration," Zhao Laoba said.
"What a pity."
Jie Mubai didn't try to persuade him further. He simply waved his sleeve, turned, and strode outward.
Seeing this, Zhao Daobin hurriedly spoke up.
"Master, there's really no need to rush. Setting aside whether everyone has your ability to discover the place you mentioned — just consider how vast the Ancient Tomb is. Even a blind cat stumbling upon a dead rat would have trouble reaching the location Master Jie described, wouldn't it?" Zhao Daobin said.
"What Elder Zhao says makes perfect sense."
"However, there's one thing I'd like Clan Chief Zhao and Elder Zhao to understand."
"As a member of the Seven Realms Sacred Palace, my choice to cooperate with the Zhao Immortal Clan was based on your clan's boldness and strength."
"An opportunity as rare as this is serendipitous, impossible to seek out deliberately — it should be seized with everything we have."
"Yet Clan Chief Zhao would give up this opportunity for the sake of a single Chu Feng. This is something I did not expect."
"And it does not align with my previous expectations."
Jie Mubai said.
His words naturally carried a hint of threat.
The message was clear: either continue on with him, or their cooperation would end.
But who was Zhao Laoba? He naturally caught the meaning behind Jie Mubai's words, and he simply smiled faintly.
"Master, I understand what you're saying."
"Please, go ahead."
Once Zhao Laoba gave his word, Zhao Daobin stopped trying to persuade him otherwise.
After all, as members of the Zhao Immortal Clan, they had to respect the Clan Chief's decision.
Jie Mubai said nothing more. With a light snort, he walked straight out of the palace and flew away from the fleet of warships.
"Father, is it worth giving up this opportunity for Chu Feng?" Zhao Tingxue asked.
"Opportunity?"
"How great could it even be?"
"Chu Feng is the greatest opportunity."
"If he doesn't need our clan, we won't force ourselves upon him — adding flowers to brocade serves no purpose."
"But now that he has actively sought our help, he must be facing a tremendous crisis. Our clan has every reason to step in."
"Because this is offering charcoal in the snow."
"Chu Feng will certainly remember this kindness."
The Zhao Immortal Clan's patriarch said.
The forces of the Zhao Immortal Clan soon vanished into the dark expanse of the starry sky.
Jie Mubai traveled on alone.
But his expression was far from pleasant.
"What kind of spell does this Chu Feng cast?"
"One after another, how is it that everyone who gets involved with him loses all reason? Have they all gone absolutely insane?"
He couldn't figure it out.
From what he had observed, the Zhao Immortal Clan's patriarch was not the type to abandon his clan's interests for an outsider.
Yet, against all logic, that was exactly what had happened.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became.