PS: This chapter is an extra update for the book friend Catch-the-Dog Squad Member, who rewarded 10,000 starting coins.
Fang Jiuyuan had no idea what Su Xin had gone to do at the Western Border Esoteric Sect, but he still had to keep secretly spreading rumors.
Fang Jiuyuan's reasoning was simple. The Great Might Heavenly Dragon Temple alone was powerful enough to rival the top factions in the martial world, and now that the Western Border Esoteric Sect had joined forces, its might was naturally even greater.
Su Xin had gravely wounded Master Chiming on the spot, slapping the Western Border Esoteric Sect in the face. And with Fang Jiuyuan secretly stirring the pot, if the Esoteric Sect's people still didn't fight Su Xin to the death, they might as well give up preaching and go back to the Western Frontier to stay put.
Unfortunately, events had unfolded in a way Fang Jiuyuan hadn't expected. Since Su Xin had met with the Western Border Esoteric Sect's people last time, those Esoteric Sect members had stopped causing trouble in Shengjing City. Instead, they'd all become exceptionally well-behaved, as if they'd given up on preaching in the city.
The sight left the Great Zhou nobles in Shengjing City clicking their tongues in amazement. They thought to themselves that Lord Su truly lived up to his name. His attitude was so forceful that even the Western Border Esoteric Sect had to give him a wide berth.
When Fang Jiuyuan heard the news, he smashed a cup on the spot.
He had exhausted every stratagem, yet failed to cause Su Xin the slightest harm. The frustration weighed on him unbearably.
One of his trusted aides cautiously asked, "My lord, should we keep spreading the rumors?"
Fang Jiuyuan looked at him as if he were