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The demons from beyond the region specifically imprisoned him and Senior Sister Mingyan together; it naturally wasn't simply out of fondness for Zhang Huaibing or to bestow some benefit upon him.
There must be some special arrangement and hidden tricks involved.
That's it, they must be trying to use Senior Sister Mingyan to test the reliability of the information he provided.
Perhaps in this seemingly solitary cell, there are formations or tools set up for eavesdropping.
If he, out of fear of angering Senior Sister, were to accidentally reveal the real plan in his haste and panic, the external demons listening in the shadows would instantly know he had been lying. The hardships he suffered earlier would have been in vain.
Guard against the hearts of others! The external demons are indeed cunning.
