After hearing me out, Glazed Gauze wore an utterly bewildered expression, as though she were lost in clouds and mist. But soon she cried out and said, "You mean you've already found the major sect we can break through and persuade the other smaller sects to switch over to our side, right?"
"Heh heh, Junior Sister Glazed Gauze saw through my plan at a glance. You really are well suited to the position of Grand Elder of External Affairs." I smiled.
Glazed Gauze looked at me in astonishment and asked, "But how did you find a way so quickly? Could it be that you've also served as Grand Elder of External Affairs? Or do you know our sects like the back of your hand?"
"I wouldn't dare say I know a thing or two, but standing beside Junior Sister, I can't be a good-for-nothing, right?" I smiled. Of course, I couldn't know this place like the back of my hand. I was merely relying on practice making perfect. If we went through a hundred or so sects one by one, perhaps we could persuade ten, only for seven or eight to turn around and run to the other side. That would be disastrous. So it would be better to persuade the biggest ones first. The rest, being blind followers, would certainly shift with the wind. That was how you used the large to drive the many.
After I gave her that analogy, Glazed Gauze looked at me awkwardly and said, "Earlier, I was like someone with eyes but unable to recognize a true immortal. I underestimated Senior Brother. Senior Brother's strategy must be why Senior Sister sent me here to assist you. It seems that when Senior Brother and Grand Elder Zuo work together, Brother Li and I will probably