From the sidelines, Zhong Guzi, clear-eyed where those involved were confused, had more or less caught a whiff of what was going on. Whether Niu Youdao's words were true or false, Yan Li had repeatedly opposed the people of Thatched Cottage Estate, and the moment Niu Youdao returned, he wanted to send Yan Li to the Sacred Realm. No matter how one looked at it, it seemed Niu Youdao was settling scores with Yan Li.
And judging by Gong Lince's reaction, Yan Li was probably doomed this time!
Whether he had seen through it or not, Zhong Guzi said nothing. It was not that he intended to take Niu Youdao's side, but there was no need for him to state a position. Purple Gold Cave had to send an Elder no matter what; if Yan Li did not go, someone else would have to.
As for whether to relent and agree, Gong Lince neither refused nor agreed. That in itself was an attitude.
For the time being, they set Yan Li's matter aside. Gong Lince and Niu Youdao then had a detailed discussion about what had happened after Niu Youdao left, first establishing a means of contact.
Afterward, Niu Youdao bade Zhong Guzi farewell and slipped back into the root carving.
Gong Lince opened the doors, summoned Ju An over, and ordered him to send someone to Thatched Cottage Estate to invite Guan Fangyi over.
With the Sect Master's order, the dispatched man naturally went and returned at once, and Guan Fangyi came with him.
Guan Fangyi did not know why she had been summoned. It was also her first time stepping inside Turtle-Sleep Pavilion. Upon seeing Gong Lince, while offering her greetings, she could not help saying sarcastically, "I repeatedly sought an audience with Sect Master Gong before and