The courtyard where Qin Li lived.
His confidant Chang Zheng carefully weighed his words: "Lord Sect Master, today's matter, you shouldn't have..."
"I know, I was careless and let Lin Xiao trap me in this, but I have my own considerations."
Qin Li said: "The feud between Gu Jinlai and Lin Xiao goes back a long way. Half a year ago, he even wrote to me to show goodwill, which shows that he originally didn't want things to turn ugly. As for the matter of the Falling Star Guards, if he had no other choice, who would want to be a deputy garrison commander when they could be an elder of a major sect?"
He chuckled: "Now I've secured the treatment of a Gold-Robed Elder for him, and as soon as he accepts the order, he will soar to success. Even his rival Lin Xiao will have to bow his head and concede to him, so naturally he'll be well satisfied."
"Times have changed."
Chang Zheng said: "Half a year ago, Gu Jinlai was a tiger fallen from the hills, hiding everywhere. But now, he proudly holds Lingxiao City, rules over a million souls, and wields the lethal weapon that is gunpowder... One can see his power from the fact that he eradicated the Crimson Blood Sect, and now... his grand momentum is established."
"You're saying he won't accept the order?"
Qin Li shook his head: "Gu Jinlai is a smart man. As a Purgatory Sect elder, he knows very well what it means if he doesn't accept the order—that is betrayal, and the consequences of betraying the Purgatory Sect... he cannot bear. The Falling Star Guards cannot protect him."
As a top-tier major sect, the Purgatory Sect possessed this kind of confidence.
Had it not been for various checks