It now proved that, in order to have an eventful company trip, he wasn't part of their team but instead carrying out a mission, one that was connected to Yan Xiaobao and his friends.
Xie Lan had once asked Xu Biao how long he planned to stay close to his friends. Yet, the Guild Master himself claimed that they were friends. To consider himself one of their allies while simultaneously working on a mission concerning them must mean the mission inherently wasn't hostile; however, the man hadn't shared this detail with Yan Xiaobao, which left him feeling uneasy.
Their options were either to continue traveling alongside Xu Biao and Xie Lan while maintaining vigilance, or to evade them, which might escalate into an ugly confrontation—four mid-Dantian cultivators squaring off against two King-level experts.