— In order to prevent the misuse of the Spirit Stone's power, Saito Dosan secretly instructed Fujikichiro and others to travel around collecting large quantities of Spirit Stones, all of which he stored within the Viper Divine Domain.
— In the year following Saito Yoshitaka's sudden betrayal, Dosan suffered a great defeat and fled back to his residence, ultimately seeing Ah Xiu for the last time at the Viper Divine Domain as she came to aid him.
With both situations in mind, he naturally understood where he had to go next.
Could it really be malevolent intentions? To specifically trick him into attending a treacherous banquet... Thinking this gravely, Gu Mo turned his head to Fujikichiro, asking in confusion, "By the way, did the old man say it was just the two of us going? Did Ah Xiu mention anything?"
The old man… with a drop of cold sweat on his forehead, Fujikichiro pretended not to hear and smiled sheepishly: "I don't think Miss Ah Xiu was mentioned."
