Chen Zixiu's fingers lightly rubbed the rim of his teacup, making a faint sound.
His gaze was reserved as he slowly said, "Then we may end up going up against Spirit Hall."
When Bo Xian'er heard that, a cold smile tugged at the corner of her mouth.
She suddenly sat up straight, pushed out her chest, and raised her voice slightly. "Then it'll come down to each side's own methods."
"Of course, the Great Northwest was already a place where their faith is weak. Now that we've come in, we'll see what their attitude is and how they respond. Hmph!"
"Besides, don't we still have you? And our Chen Clan?"
"Spirit Hall is different from our Sea God Island. Aside from the people's livelihood, it has a foot in both faith and the secular world."
Chen Zixiu felt as if he had been smacked with a sudden sap to the head, and sighed inwardly, This old woman really knows how to mix soft and hard tactics. Impressive.
Still, he hastily replied aloud, "Of course, of course. Setting aside our status as husband and wife, just based on the alliance between the Chen Clan and Sea God Island, we won't stand by and do nothing."
Bo Xian'er wore an expression that said at least you know what's good for you. "Although I didn't do a good job as the Old Mistress before, I'll make up for it now."
"Besides, isn't there still the Heaven Dou Empire, which oversees the people, government, and military?"
"With the three of us working together, even if they move the three great temples here, I don't believe they'll be stronger than Spirit Hall in the Great Northwest."
Chen Zixiu took a slight sip of tea and followed up, "Mm-hmm, especially in Fasinuo Province, the center of