At this point, he chuckled softly and said, "But that Old Demon likely wouldn't expect that this treasure contains a trace of True Power imprint within it, which isn't so easily removed. As long as I wish, I can reclaim this Dharma Treasure at any time and reassert control. Fellow Daoist, imagine this scenario: if you're locked in combat with the Old Demon and I suddenly turn against him at a critical moment, he'd be caught completely off guard!"
Zhang Yan glanced at Hou Sanlang's smug expression, inwardly noting that this man indeed had a certain degree of cunning, and then said, "I can't imagine Fellow Daoist would offer assistance to me out of sheer goodwill."
