Cyrus watched Rita getting cold feet as those guards approached them, but he remained stoic. He had no intention of getting involved in this because they had discussed this many times before they headed out.
Furthermore, it was also a test of sorts for Rita as a newbie cultivator. Cyrus wanted to test her resolve to move forward with him as well as he wanted to see if she could take drastic measures when push comes to shove.
Although if he wanted, he could easily do what he normally does and kill his way out of here, he was completely capable of that right now.
But he wanted to give Rita a chance to break out of her cocoon because after they leave the slum districts, they will face Uniques, not these weak ordinaries.
So, if Rita wanted to continue to become, she had to stop thinking of herself as an ordinary and truly walk the path of a true cultivator, the path of defiance, the path of no retune!
