The Imperial Court had expended so much effort, "mobilizing" such a multitude of martial artists, wave after wave, to explore Death Valley, even resorting to downgrading the highly capable Governor Hu. It cannot therefore just be throwing these martial artists into Death Valley and then turning a blind eye.
Surveillance was inevitable – and a minor affair at that.
Link believed that among this batch of martial artists in the Normalization Realm, good hands of the Imperial Court must certainly be hidden.
Besides, Death Valley, initially an optional exploration point, had risen in importance in Link's eyes after the Imperial Court's strenuous interference.
He was not drawn there for the so-called Longevity Peach and the Ultimate Secret Book of Witchcraft, but merely intended to discern the real intentions of the Imperial Court and Emperor Kangqian.
