"Xiaobu, it's a message from Emperor Yan. He's asking if we've rescued Shan Yucheng and captured Min Lun."
Jun Wu didn't immediately reply to the message but instead relayed its contents to Lan Xiaobu.
"Emperor Yan suddenly sending a message at this time—he must be under pressure from someone, right?" Lan Xiaobu asked.
Jun Wu nodded.
"Yes. If I'm not mistaken, one of the people pressuring Emperor Yan is Dao Lord Fang Di of the Jingfang Divine Court."
Lan Xiaobu didn’t need to hear the rest to understand.
Fang Di was pressuring Emperor Yan to ensure Shan Yucheng and Shan Haoyan were eliminated.
But now, the situation had reversed.
Whether Shan Haoyan had been killed or not was unclear, but Shan Yucheng had been rescued by their Baili Army.
The fact that Emperor Yan had sent a message now made things obvious.
Fang Di wanted to save Min Lun, hence he had Emperor Yan intervene.
As for how Min Lun would be saved, Lan Xiaobu didn’t need to hear the rest—it was clear they intended to exchange Min Lun for Shan Haoyan.
Jun Wu had told Lan Xiaobu the contents of the message to gauge his reaction.
Since the follow-up message proposing the exchange hadn’t arrived yet, Lan Xiaobu still had the chance to kill Min Lun.