"How to make this old guy fall for it?" Mo Wuji didn't know Ding Huan's trump card, but he trusted Ding Huan.
The biggest taboo in cooperation is mistrust between partners.
If he hadn't trusted his partner earlier and had fled to protect his body, Ding Huan would have certainly died.
Once Ding Huan perishes, he probably wouldn't fare much better.
"Tai Xu can guess that we took out Si Wu, although he thought we'd assume he'd certainly left, I'm sure he hasn't left at all."
Under normal circumstances, Tai Xu or Si Wu, having been taken down by the combined efforts of Ding Huan and Mo Wuji, would certainly not stay in the same place waiting for Ding Huan and Mo Wuji to come and ambush him.
"Why wouldn't he leave?" Mo Wuji asked.
Logically, Tai Xu should have left long ago.
"This old guy wants something from me, and he thinks as long as we believe he's gone.
He can ambush me and severely injure me, grabbing what he wants from me.
