The response from the martial world of Bashu Circuit arrived, leaving Wen Yu and Ji Yanxiu puzzled. Why had the martial world of Bashu Circuit reacted this way this time?
They had assumed their identities were special, and that things might even spiral into a confrontation between the entire martial world of Bashu Circuit and the Imperial Court. They hadn't expected the matter to be resolved in such an anticlimactic fashion.
When Wen Yu and Ji Yanxiu came to ask Su Xin about it, he smiled. "This is what I meant by rules—the rules of the martial world.
"The world bustles with people chasing profit. No one will do something that offers no benefit.
"For the other martial sects, there was nothing to gain from joining forces against us. That's why the martial sects and the Imperial Court can coexist in peace.
"But if we had wiped out the Wuliu Sword Sect to seize its possessions or annex it, then even if the other sects knew they'd gain nothing by opposing us, they'd still feel the same sorrow as the fox when the rabbit dies. To protect their own interests, they would band together against us.
"The thing is, this time we wiped out the Wuliu Sword Sect for a reason. They took our things and claimed they would stand with Prince of Shu's Mansion, only to make fools of us in the end. In the eyes of the other sects, the Wuliu Sword Sect brought this death upon itself.
"Without a just cause, they wouldn't have an excuse even if they came to cause trouble at Prince of Shu's Mansion. At most, they could say we were ruthless in our methods—empty words that wouldn't hurt us in the slightest.
"The martial world has its own rules. The Wuliu Sword