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The people in the great hall fell silent at Su Xin's plan.
Fang Jiuyuan was astonished, while Tie Zhan looked at Su Xin with admiration.
Back then, he had decided to let Su Xin take over as Jiangnan Circuit Chief Constable not because of Su Xin's strength, but because of his ability.
Of course, at the time Su Xin had only been in the Xiantian Realm and had no real strength to speak of.
Outsiders had always focused on how formidable Su Xin was and how often he defeated stronger opponents. Little did they know that if Su Xin had truly been a brainless brute, he would have been killed eight times over by now.
As it stood, the plan Su Xin had proposed was actually the most advantageous for Great Zhou.
Destroying the Qingcheng Sword Sect would bolster their prestige, while claiming the Way of Self Sword would increase their strength. Most important of all, they could gather the runes from all eight White Jade Tablets. That was what the Great Zhou Emperor needed most right now, so Tie Zhan was certain His Majesty would agree.
After all, Tie Zhan had served Ji Haodian far longer than Su Xin had and understood Ji Haodian's temperament much better.
"Lord Su, the Three Sword Sects and the Two Palaces of Heaven and Earth each have only one or two runes. If you do things your way, won't they end up with more? Besides, the Heavenly Court and the Underworld are powerful and harbor ill intentions. Aren't you making a pact with a tiger?" Fang Jiuyuan stepped forward and said coldly.
Fang Jiuyuan was caught between a rock and a hard place. It would have been better if