Or the Hallows are just an excuse, and he thinks it's time Zhu Hong settled down and had a clutch of snake babies. ;-p

LOL! But no, I think the speech about wanting the Snake Tribe to stay out of the coming conflict was genuine, even if the Hallows were an impromptu addition.

Yes! That works, right?

It does for me!

And test his mettle? Shen Wei can't leave Zheng Yi with him if Tan Xiao isn't up for it.

Yeah, maybe!

This!! (And yet, I'm so delighted when Zhao Yunlan converts him into an ally. *g*)

But they knock the smugness out of him first. :D