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The messenger king's target would only be them. As long as they didn't show up, he wouldn't attack the Pei clansmen for no reason, because there was no need.
The Pei clansmen were the messenger king's bargaining chips against Pei Baichuan.
Pei Baichuan was the famous Poison King, and he believed that one day, he would be able to use Pei Baichuan