"Marshal Ye, even if there is evidence for this matter, do not make it public for now. I will have all information and evidence related to it delivered to Luoyi.
"As for what Luoyi does, whether it will strike back at the Heaven Temple, that will depend on Luoyi's decision.
"You must understand that if it truly is the Heaven Temple, then what must be considered is not merely the incident itself, but its enormous political repercussions!"
After a pause, Second Grand Authority Priest Tong Na continued, "What we must do now is hold Blood River Fortress to the death and ensure that the Human-Demon Battlefield's defensive line does not fall!"
"I understand!"
Then Tong Na revealed a bitter, hesitant smile. He nodded lightly, reminded Ye Zhen to take care with the defensive arrangements, and only then departed.
Ye Zhen watched Second Grand Authority Priest Tong Na leave. Yet an indescribable bitterness slowly spread through his mouth, gradually filling his entire palate.
Ye Zhen truly understood.
If the Heaven Temple was the mastermind behind this, then the political repercussions of this matter were truly beyond description.
In recent years, the Heaven Temple's influence had grown ever greater, its power already extending into Great Zhou's imperial court.
People such as Prince Li Ji Yuan and Western Patrol Envoy Xi Qiangu all belonged to the faction close to the Heaven Temple.
If the Heaven Temple had committed an act of betrayal against Great Zhou's human race, then what were these people's political stances?
Was this act merely the Heaven Temple's own action, or the action of the Heaven Temple's enormous political faction?
This would be a problem that would give Benevolent Sovereign Ji Long an incomparable headache.
Moreover, even if there was evidence here of the Heaven Temple betraying Great Zhou's human