earching for him there.……"Lu Ye, are we leaving now" Yiyin asked in the room.Lu Ye nodded. “It’s time to go.” He turned back to her. “You and Amber can stay.”"You can't just leave us behind!" Yiyi was...Setting the expectation to the minimum means choosing the lowest-ranked sect, and not being indecisive, meaning making only one choice.

If Lu Ye's understanding is correct, then Pang Hai's last words to him meant this.

The most important question is, whether you should trust him!

After a moment of thought, Lu Ye made his decision. He put down the brush in his hand and handed it to the bearded cultivator across from him along with his jade pendant. “Senior brother, I’ve made my choice.”

"Come now, think it over a bit more"

Lu Ye lowered his head and glanced at it: "No need."

My aptitude today is frighteningly low. Even if I chose a different sect, it probably wouldn't help. Rather than hope for the best, I might as well put my hopes on the last one, Bixue Sect. Pang Hai doesn't have to deliberately mock me; after all, I gave him two pieces of ore.

A female cultivator said: “The response from Wanmo Ridge is faster than expected. Several sects have already begun gathering troops, so we need to leave here quickly.”

"ed long ago!" She turned to the man in armor. "Qian Wu Dang! You are the head of the Law Enforcement Division. Without authorization, you trespassed into a highly confidential military zone. What is y...