These three words hit He Xiangming's mind like a thunderbolt.
Forget about whether the five lakes and the Moon Sect would exchange their eagles and falcons, even if they were willing to exchange, she definitely wouldn't be able to return them to her own sect. If she did, wouldn't everything be exposed because of the quality of those eagle and falcon?
Moreover, the two sects had specifically demanded secrecy.
If she leaked any information, she would surely be in big trouble.
After much deliberation, He Xiangming resisted the urge to reveal the truth: because of the poor quality and weak constitution of the eagle and falcon, they had already died halfway.