Fu Junrang's words truly frightened Guan Qingya.
There were indeed some things he did not know. It was not that his master and the sect had deliberately kept the disciples below in the dark; rather, some matters could only be known by the sect's upper ranks. For instance, everyone had guessed afterward that Purple Gold Cave and Niu Youdao had joined forces in the Tiandu Secret Realm, but exactly what shady dealings they had carried out with Niu Youdao would never be made known to all.
Nor would the sect tell the disciples below what contingency Niu Youdao had left behind before departing, what benefits Purple Gold Cave had exchanged with him, or what compromises Purple Gold Cave's upper ranks had made.
But what was done was done. Guan Qingya did not soften his tone. Instead, he stubbornly declared, "This disciple may be foolish and ignorant, but I do not regret it. So long as I can vent Master's anger, this disciple's death would be nothing to regret."
"Fool!" Yan Li barked. Yet his disciple's words did please him. He looked around, then lowered his voice. "Since things have come to this, keep those two witnesses of yours under control. If anything goes wrong, do not blame your master for failing to protect you. Do you understand?"
With matters put so plainly, how could Guan Qingya fail to understand? They were to insist that Guan Fangyi had been at fault first and ensure those two witnesses would not change their stories.
Seeing his master's attitude, joy rose in his heart. Outwardly, he answered solemnly, "This disciple understands. Rest assured, Master, I will make the arrangements. They will not dare speak recklessly."
Yan Li further instructed, "Do not charge to the forefront and make a racket over this again. The sect