103rd Break: Act

Do you think he and Meng Xing were not on guard against Ke Lin? Don't be stupid. This mission is filled with dangers, especially when inside the Closed City. So, if you meet someone who wants to make friends with you, accept it for as they say, it is better to make friends than make enemies. 

But, of course, this doesn't always apply in any kind of situation. Just like the one Meng Xing and Qiu Si are in right now. Do you think the missions given by the emperor is easy? Of course, it is hard, very hard, for it might become a death mission at any time. But they can't just refuse it outright, right? For that will just make them die faster – worse, in an instant in case the emperor explodes in anger and beheads them right at that moment after he was refused.