Qingshui sneered.
"This Jihuang Sword Palace still refuses to give up. They actually tried to sabotage our takeover of Nine Mandarin Duck Mountain in secret. Too bad they never expected the Sect Master to send Red Crane Heavenly Venerate back, leaving Yu Chen caught red-handed!"
Yunhe mocked.
"Just now, Jihuang Sword Palace sent a formal notice. They claimed True Lord Yuchen had merely gone to Nine Mandarin Duck Mountain as a guest, invited by Blue Flame True Lord. As for what happened, there may have been some misunderstanding—it was not ordered by Jihuang Sword Palace, and True Lord Yuchen's words and actions had nothing to do with Jihuang Sword Palace!"
"How shameless. They're afraid we'll settle the score, so they've abandoned True Lord Yuchen!"
Zhen Yue's eyes were full of scorn. He held Jihuang Sword Palace's attempt to shirk responsibility in utter contempt.
After giving it some thought, Fang Mo said, "Once they deliver him, lock him up directly. Don't deal with him for now."
The others were all somewhat surprised and even more puzzled. Yunhe hurriedly said, "Sect Master, are we just letting it go like this? That's letting them off far too easily! Other factions will think our Tianli Sect is easy to bully!"
"Yes! Sect Master, they plotted behind our backs. Jihuang Sword Palace must pay a price!" Zhen Yue also said urgently.
Fang Mo raised a hand, stopping the two of them. He said calmly, "Suppressing Nine Mandarin Duck Mountain to establish our might is enough for now. As for Jihuang Sword Palace, leave them alone for the time being. Our Heavenly Venerates have just gone through a great battle and need time to recover. It isn't suitable to go to war with Jihuang Sword Palace again yet."
"As for the price..." Fang Mo gave a