Wang Qizheng was in a tight spot, his eyes wildly spinning, but he lacked the brains of Zhang Fei Xuan and was suddenly cornered.
When he and his fellow disciples first encountered these people, they considered it a grave threat, treating them as if they were from the Demonic Path. But, interestingly enough, these people considered them part of the Righteous Path instead, directly addressing them as Daoist friends.
Zhang Fei Xuan was there at the time too, and upon reflection, they were indeed from the Righteous Path. Although there were differences within the Righteous Path, they certainly weren't those man-eating demons. Why wouldn't they communicate?
Through communication, they obtained intelligence and took the opportunity to see what these people were up to and whether they were planning to claim territory while the Southern Plains Kingdom was vulnerable.