Things are never that simple!
More likely, if one side ran into trouble, the other would rush over to gnaw their skin and eat their bones.
So, Chen Che guessed that even if his own sect were attacked, they would have to keep it under wraps and ensure the other party never found out. Just as he suspected, Yu Yunko's next Divine Sense transmission confirmed it all:
"If you run into trouble, get as far away from the Star-Picking Sect as you can. Before we left, the Sect Leader told us to find an opportunity to swallow the Primordial Sect. Especially the Right Protector, Jiang Shaotian. He's made many preparations this time, and I've heard he even has an Array specifically to restrain you."
At that moment, Chen Che's gaze met Jiang Shaotian's from across the way. Jiang Shaotian gave Chen Che a friendly nod, and Chen Che raised his eyebrows in response.
No one would reveal the scheming between them until the very end, when all pretenses were dropped.
