"If she really appears in Loulan City..." Baichuan Liu asked tentatively.
"Give her the normal reception." Deng Guanjian sat down and crossed his legs. "Even if she is a future True Lord, she is still only our partner for now. But I suspect Immortal Lord Wang Bai can also tell that she will come to Western Xia. Let's see how Chang Sheng Tian reacts before adjusting our attitude."
Baichuan Liu's heart stirred.
Golden Crow Immortal Lord had avoided his probing. It seemed even an Immortal Lord was wavering.
The consequences of failing to assassinate Jiang Shi were simply too severe—so severe that the entire Dragon Poem Twelve Tribes could not afford the price. But protecting Jiang Shi would mean becoming her vassals. Or rather, the whole world would submit to Jiang Shi. If that was the case, why not pledge allegiance to Jiang Shi now? When rewards were handed out later, Western Xia's Dragon Poem would surely reach the peak, dominating the Eastern Sea, Northern Border, and Southern Yue, just as the Dragon Venerable had once flourished.
But the dignified Dragon Poem Twelve Tribes were supposed to submit to a mere fourth-turn Foundation Establishment cultivator?
They could also provide support first and only consider submitting after Jiang Shi reached the seventh turn. But Jiang Shi was not lacking resources. If Imperial Stream Court or Chang Sheng Tian offered better terms, then even if the Dragon Poem Twelve Tribes submitted afterward, they would seem overly opportunistic and insufficiently loyal.
More importantly, what would the Dragon Poem Twelve Tribes do if other factions tried to intercept and kill Jiang Shi?
Even a little thought about it made the head of Baichuan Liu, a sixth-turn Grand True Person, ache as if it might split apart.
Golden Crow Immortal Lord was right. Jiang Shi