Chapter 2186: The Guardian

Luo Fu nodded, and the others turned pale.

Houtu and Xuanming exchanged a glance, puzzled—how could their elder and second brothers have no trust at all in Zhurong and Gonggong?

"Elder brothers, why don't you trust those two?" Xuanming asked, frustrated.

"Yes, I believe Brother Zhurong and Brother Gonggong can do it."

Houtu and Xuanming were both simple-hearted.

But sometimes, their inner demons were not like this—they had to observe carefully.

Luo Fu still had a chance to enter and warn Zhurong, but Gonggong had no chance, because he had already wasted this opportunity before.

Zhu Jiuyin asked: "Saint Luo Fu, when you enter, can you break Zhurong's inner demon first?"

"Let's see how Zhurong chooses!"

Luo Fu said calmly; they truly had to see how Zhurong would choose—if he chose this path, they could certainly act now.

But if Zhurong chose otherwise, none of them could produce anything from within the Illusory Realm.

Instead, everyone was deeply worried.

Only Houtu and Xuanming had faith in them; when Luo Fu looked at them, he silently shook his head.

…

Inside the Zi Xiao Palace.

Ancestor Minghe had already found the Zi Xiao Palace; Yaochi and Haotian had long since emerged.

"What wind has brought Ancestor Minghe to the Zi Xiao Palace? Please come in for tea—our Master has not yet emerged from seclusion, so Ancestor Minghe…"

"No need for formalities."

Ancestor Minghe entered the Zi Xiao Palace himself, sat down, picked up a teacup, and began drinking.

He and Ancestor Hongjun were close friends.

The two often drank tea together in the Zi Xiao Palace, discussing matters of Honghuang; Taishang Laojun would also frequently visit, so Ancestor Minghe felt at home in the Zi Xiao Palace.

Yaochi asked nervously: "Ancestor, has your coming here been due to some matter?"