Night had fallen deep. The people in the plaza gradually dispersed and returned to their lodgings to rest. At my invitation, the people from the Pill Tower, Yellow Springs Pavilion, Ten Thousand Swords Pavilion, and others would be staying at the Great Love Alliance Headquarters for the night. There were plenty of newly built empty rooms here, so accommodating a few more people was no issue.
"Elder Cao, what did that Great Love Alliance Chief say to you just now? Why did you suddenly agree to let Cao Ying join the Great Love Alliance?" On the way to their lodgings, the others from the Pill Tower could no longer contain their curiosity and began asking one after another.
How could Elder Cao possibly tell them the truth? Among the Pill Tower's group were renowned Alchemists from the Central Plains who had joined the Pill Tower, as well as members of the other four families among the "Pill Tower Five Great Families." If he said it aloud, what if the other four families followed suit and sent their own disciples to the Great Love Alliance Pill Division to gild their résumés?
If that happened, would Cao Ying not lose her advantage?
"The Great Love Alliance Chief told me that the reason he established the Great Love Alliance was to resist the Hall of Souls. You all know that our Pill Tower has always been at odds with the Hall of Souls. Over the years, quite a few members of my Cao Family have died at the Hall of Souls' hands. The moment I heard that, I realized this Great Love Alliance suited my tastes perfectly. Ying'er joining the Great Love Alliance is also her way of contributing to the fight against the Hall of Souls. How could I oppose that?!" Elder