The emperor asks if they should investigate what's going on. They're just a few ants, he says, and they don't need to be worried about what they're going to do. The northern lord is in his custody, so he won't be able to stay quiet forever. The emperor says the tower of gods tournament is the most important thing right now, and he's sure that the northern lord will show up at it. He also says that the imperial family has been holding the tournament for a long time, despite the fact that the palace has been attacked by the enemy. He wonders why they still want to hold the tournament. The imperial family doesn't arrest anyone after they escaped, so it's clear that the tournament is part of the emperor's plan. linhong asks if there's any news about elderxiang wu. He says he hasn't heard anything, but there was a giant ape that jumped out of the palace that night, but the four of them couldn't find it. They can't figure out why the emperor still wants to hold a tournament after the imperial palace was attacked, but they can only think of what to do now if they want to save Senior xiangwu. When the emperor mentioned that the nine dragons were connected to his body, he must have been talking about him and huanzhou. ling asks if he can borrow two of his friends to warn the youthfeathers about the situation. He's already sent one or two people to warn them, but he wants to