Ji Yuechi gently shook her head. "Times have changed! Lin Su once bore Luotian's mark, but a Great Character Poster has already erased it. Not only is he not Venerable Luotian's disciple, Venerable Luotian himself was killed by Lin Su's own hand. And every connection he had with Luotian Sect was personally arranged by His Majesty. If Luotian Sect were going to be implicated, it would have happened during the day. Since it was not implicated then, it will not be implicated now. Ji Qianling can keep her office; Luotian Sect may even truly earn His Majesty's favor and be entrusted with great responsibility."
That was what it meant to see through the current situation.
During the day, Lin Su had stood atop the high platform, facing storms from all eight directions.
That had been his most difficult hour.
If Luotian Sect had wished to help him, that would have been the time to step forward.
But Luotian Sect had not!
Therefore, Luotian Sect would sever ties with him.
His Majesty was facing one new uncontrollable situation after another among the immortal sects. What he needed most was help from cultivation sects. In His Majesty's eyes, Luotian Sect was also a rather useful chess piece.
And in the Second Prince's eyes?
Even more so.
Because he needed to repair the rift between himself and His Majesty.
He needed to erase the shadow the Heavenly Race had left in His Majesty's heart. What shadow? The Heavenly Race Clan Head had sent his own son to forge a marriage alliance with White Jade Capital. That was hardly ordinary—though this shadow had also been left by Lin Su. That bastard Lin Su was about to leave, yet he still dug such a massive pit for the Heavenly Race, leaving a whole crowd there