Hearing Li Qiuyu's words, Gu Chundong was somewhat surprised. She asked, "Such a major matter—if the local government cannot investigate it, they can still report it upward. Why would they simply ignore it?"
Li Qiuyu smiled helplessly and said, "Heroine Gu, do not even mention the government. Even among ordinary Jianghu Forces like ours, once there are enough people and rules are established, a great many will seek no merit, only no fault.
"No one has died, so the matter cannot grow too large. Everyone keeps one eye open and one eye shut. In a few years, when their term ends, they will leave anyway. If they force themselves to intervene, it is fine if they can settle it. If they cannot, it becomes a troublesome affair, perhaps even ruining their future."
Gu Chundong frowned. "But many things begin as small matters. They can be handled at first, yet over time, they may truly brew into a great disaster."
Gu Mo picked up the thread. "It is like passing a flower while the drum beats. Those before gamble, and when it finally reaches someone whose hands can no longer cover it up, that person bears the consequences."
Li Qiuyu nodded. "Just as Great Hero Gu said. On the small scale, a county town is like this. On the large scale, is an entire country not the same? There are many things the lords of the Imperial Court do not fail to understand. They merely pretend not to know, gambling that nothing will erupt during their tenure."
Gu Chundong asked, "You mean... rebellion?"
Li Qiuyu's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly said, "Heroine Gu, mind your words!"
Gu Chundong did not think much of it inwardly. When she had been in the imperial capital, she had even said before Emperor Gan