Simply put, their plan was to retreat! They would temporarily abandon dealing with Wang Zhan. What they needed to do was to hide themselves again, ensuring no one could find them! Otherwise, after sensing Wang Zhan's provocation, they wouldn't have chosen to suppress their anger and withdraw in shame without immediate retaliation. A conflict with him would be extremely troublesome, even for them.
However, despite this, they were not to be trifled with, even knowing the Ming State Underground City would soon become a place of turmoil.
Then, one of them suddenly suggested, "Lord, why don't we exterminate the Lu Family first? At least it would count as a small gain…"
