Unreliable Foursome

"Three fellow Taoists." One of the two called before the three could approach them.

His voice was urgent, and the look on his face was very determined.

"Please wait." He said and brought his partner to walk toward the three.

"Is there something?" Jiang Yue asked.

He had a guess why the two wanted to talk to them.

However, his voice was calm, and his thoughts did not show on his face.

"Three fellow Taoists." The man called again when he arrived in front of the three.

He cupped his hands in greeting and then proceeded without wasting any time.

"The three must have noticed the water boundary formation that surrounds the underwater garden."

"What about it?"

"We have examined it, and the formation has nine nodes. We need nine people to break the formation. If the three could join us…"

The man didn't finish his words.

Instead, he let them trail and allowed the three to make their own inferences.