With Bai Di and Yan Di welcoming him, Gu Jinlai entered the interior of Fire Cloud Palace.
The three of them put on an appearance of having reconciled and being on good terms.
But once inside the palace, Gu Jinlai said directly to the two men in charge, "I hope to have a private chat with my disciples in Evergreen Hall."
"Then we won't disturb you. We'll take our leave first."
Yan Di and Bai Di were both quite tactful. After saluting, they soon departed.
Once they had left, Gu Jinlai hurried toward Evergreen Hall.
It was only after they reached Evergreen Hall that Qin Yuyan, who had several times wanted to speak but held herself back, finally sorted out her thoughts and asked cautiously, "Gu... Hall Master, did something happen?"
"It's nothing."
Gu Jinlai waved his hand.
There was little point in telling them about these matters. It would only create anxiety and add to their troubles.
"I have a way to resolve it."
As Gu Jinlai spoke, he seemed to think of something. "First, gather everyone here."
"They're already waiting."
Qin Yuyan replied.
Gu Jinlai looked into Evergreen Hall upon hearing that...
Sure enough, everyone in Evergreen Hall had already gathered.
At the very front were the Qin Clan's core members, such as Qin Daosheng, the Qin Clan Patriarch; Qin Yuanzhen, the clan's ancestor; Qin Yiren, his nominal Dao companion; and Qin Keren, Qin Lingfei, Qin Zhengfang, and the others who had subsequently pledged themselves to him.
Behind them were his disciple Leng Tianfeng, Wang Xuanjing, who was like his left and right hand, and Zhao Xi, Luo Jiuxiao, and the others who had later gone into his service.
In addition, Gu Jinlai saw Blue Star's Xie Yusheng, Leng Ningshuang, and the others; the Gu Clan members Gu