"It does seem unreasonable."
"By rights, if the Guiyu Sect mobilized such overwhelming force to ambush a specially recruited disciple, they'd leave behind plenty of traces. The sect would investigate to the end and then hunt them down," a bald guard said gravely. "And that's not even considering that the assassination failed."
"Even if it had succeeded, would it have been worth it?" The bald guard shook his head.
No matter how powerful a force was—even the 'Great Jin Empire,' the greatest under heaven—its strength had limits. It couldn't be squandered without end!
Much less could it mobilize large numbers of forces within the territory of a hostile power.
The slightest misstep could wipe them all out!
How difficult would it be to cultivate those forces again?
One had to understand that even after they matured, most specially recruited disciples of the Hengyun Sect would only reach the level of a 'Second-class Expert.'
The price the Guiyu Sect had paid and the gains it stood to reap were completely out of proportion!
If they were willing to assassinate every specially recruited disciple at any cost, how many experts and resources did the Yuhua Sect have to burn through?
"It is strange."
"In the past, when powers like Great Jin or the Yuhua Sect assassinated specially recruited disciples, they usually relied on poison or close-range attacks—methods that cost far less."
"A direct assault? That's rare!" Most of the guards were centurions, well-traveled and experienced. One after another, they spoke up.
Anyone who wasn't a fool could tell something was wrong.
"If this were an ordinary specially recruited disciple, the Guiyu Sect's actions would indeed seem unreasonable," Gu Ji said coldly. "Unless they knew in advance how important the young master was."
The guards fell silent at once.
That was right!
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