General Wang and his party were the first to enter the passage. Following closely behind, Zhao Xiayang waved his big hand and the disciples of the Qing Shui Gate trailed after him. The strong group of over twenty individuals disappeared behind the screen of light before anyone else dared to move.
The middle-aged scholar was wary of General Wang's deep scheming and feared Zhao Xiayang's numerical strength and dominance. To counter this, he promptly assembled several lone wolves to create a mutual support system.
Lu Bei and She Huan politely refused the middle-aged scholar's proposal. While they recognized that there is safety in numbers, they also believed that what he needed wasn't teammates, but scapegoats to absorb potential calamities.
With the risk of unwanted guests in the tunnel, the two didn't dare to delay, and they stepped into the curtain of water at the end of the passage one after the other.