Ken Middleton was taken aback before bursting into laughter, saying, "Do you really think I work for the Cloud Sect?"
Ethan Smith replied, "Isn't the Southern Province now under the control of the Cloud Sect? By helping them eliminate outsiders, aren't you effectively working for the Cloud Sect?"
Ken Middleton shook his head, saying, "You're mistaken. No matter whether it's a war between sects or changes between regions, it's the cultivators and ordinary people at the bottom who suffer."
"So, we must try to prevent such great wars."
Ethan Smith said solemnly, "The Golden Age is now upon us. Chosen ones and heaven's favorites emerge in great numbers and great wars are inevitable."
"Then let's delay that day," Ken Middleton responded.
Ethan Smith nodded, understanding the good intentions behind Ken Middleton's words.
As long as Ken Middleton wasn't working for the Cloud Sect, at least Ethan Smith's safety wouldn't be threatened.