Looking at the messages, what could Di Tou say? Ask if there was another way. Mu Di Bai was clearly as annoyed and exasperated at the situation as he was. In the end, Di Tou simply sent back a basic message affirming he had understood before looking around the ruined village once more.
Haish, he had just been thinking about Heaven forcing him down paths, and here it was! Even the seemingly all-powerful Mu Di Bai had been stumped this time! It seemed like this trial wouldn't be so easy to avoid.
Well, in either case, his plans didn't change much. Originally, he had hoped he could just live out the rest of the duration in the village, taking the time to practice and strengthen himself before returning back to the Academy in peace, but now that he knew he couldn't return, it was back to the other plan.
