The elder that was supposed to watch over his fellow friend that went ahead to meet the other party halted his steps as well and quickly returned back to Oliver's side.
It's not arrogance that these people are not putting their guard up in such situations.
It's just that the moment the arrows were fired and they knew the cultivation base of the people coming, they just didn't need to take this matter seriously anymore.
However, there existed a case where these four people could be potential bait for the real force that is assigned to make a move on them, thus, everyone was still on guard inside but just relaxed outside.
That's a baiting tactic everyone has learned on major clans since assassination missions that were targeted for elders of great clans and even first-grade clans were a frequent thing to happen.
