Chao Jing: "Later? I'm already drowning in trouble right now."
Niu Youdao: "What are you afraid of without solid proof?"
A trace of ferocity twisted Chao Jing's face. "My grandson knows about it. If you managed to get hold of him, that means he's no tough nut. Once word gets out, the Myriad Beasts Sect will seize him at once and interrogate him harshly. Do you think he can keep his mouth shut?"
Niu Youdao: "We're all trapped inside the Sacred Realm. News won't leak out that easily. Even if Misty Pavilion knows something, they won't lightly interfere in the grudges and conflicts between cultivation sects. They won't release the news just to harm you. It's not as troublesome as you think."
Lowering his voice, Chao Jing said, "What about after the trial ends? So many people heard it. Can it still be kept secret?"
Niu Youdao sighed. "Only now do you think of the trouble your grandson might cause? Since you're worried, find a way to silence him!" It wasn't as though he would be killing his own grandson.
Chao Jing: "Easy for you to say. Silence him now? That will only make the Myriad Beasts Sect even more suspicious!"
Niu Youdao: "Let them be suspicious. I refuse to believe the Myriad Beasts Sect can do anything to an Elder without proof."
Chao Jing: "Once they have a direction, they'll have methods. Anything can happen!"
Niu Youdao: "Afraid of wolves ahead and tigers behind—then what do you suggest?"
Chao Jing: "Once this matter is exposed, even without evidence, the suspicion on me will be too great. What's involved is no trivial matter. The sect can no longer trust me, and no one will be able to speak up for me. To prove my innocence, the sect will force me