The moment that they heard that she was going to leave, they were flustered. If she really managed to escape, then they would lose contact with the Pure Snow Lotus forever.

  They had waited for such a long time for it to bloom. If they encountered other people who stole it, then it would be finder’s keepers. If this item went missing again, where would they go to find it? Would they ever have a hope again of using a Pure Snow Lotus to help them advance to the rank of an Emperor?

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