Savepoint
And just like that it all came together. Everything started making sense.
They couldn't just outright kill him since he was one of the protectors, and he wasn't weak enough to die to just anyone. They needed a valid reason, one that would hold up later on once they returned to the Beast World and Ryfon (the Elf Prince) would come asking questions.
'A battle to the death...is that even a real tradition? No, it doesn't matter. They can just claim it is and I can't say anything about it since I don't have enough information either way.'
Hao Xuan's mind raced as a myriad of thoughts passed through but to his surprise, Dai Zhi spoke up a moment later in his defense.
"I agree with Brother Stasa but brother Hao Xuan is neither a direct servant nor someone related to my family. It would not be right to ask him for such a thing- No, I will not allow it even if agrees. How about a simple battle to test each other's skills instead?"