Su Xin sensed something was wrong as soon as he heard Huang Bingcheng explain the situation.
Qi Long was stronger than Huang Bingcheng, but when it came to experience with political maneuvering, he really couldn't compare to Huang Bingcheng, who had followed Su Xin for years.
Qi Long had only seen that rumors were spreading through the Six Fan Sect because Su Xin's subordinates had clashed with the foreign monks. Huang Bingcheng, however, had realized that someone was fanning the flames and directing them toward Su Xin.
As for who was behind it, Su Xin didn't care to speculate. What mattered was how to resolve the situation.
Su Xin had no interest in what Ji Haodian did to investigate the secrets of the White Jade Tablet. He wouldn't have cared even if Ji Haodian had brought in members of the White Lotus Sect. After all, Su Xin was now a minister of Great Zhou. Even if Ji Haodian really uncovered the secrets of the White Jade Tablet, he would have to share them with Su Xin eventually—at least part of them.
But these Esoteric Sect monks had provoked Su Xin, and he couldn't simply ignore that.
The person fanning the flames from the shadows had made a shrewd move, striking right at Su Xin's weak point.
Back when Su Xin had taken up the post of Shengjing City Chief Constable, he had been extremely strict. His first target had even been Prince of Tai, Ji Yancheng. In the end, he had cowed Great Zhou's nobles and officials, keeping them from acting out in Shengjing City.
But look at things now. Faced with these foreign Esoteric Sect monks, Qi Long had chosen to back down.
Whether or not Su Xin had ordered it, certain people had stirred things up in secret