Su Xin spoke, and the crowd immediately fell silent, eager to hear what he had to say.
Qingli's analysis had been right. Though she didn't know much about the human race, her Qingqiu Fox Clan had always preferred using their brains to using their fists, so this was only natural.
Su Xin said in a low voice, "We can't directly provoke the two sides into fighting right now. But given how things stand, they're probably close to coming to blows anyway, so there's no need for us to rush.
"For now, I'll settle my own grudge. We can also use this chance to establish our own authority in the Northwest Circuit.
"Gather our forces. We're going after the Tuoba Clan!"
Huang Bingcheng froze. Su Xin had just forbidden them from secretly provoking the Murong Clan and the Northwest tribes, but now he was openly going after the Tuoba Clan. What was he getting at?
Qingli, standing nearby, quickly understood. She said softly, "Those are two very different matters. Secretly provoking the two sides would be acting with ulterior motives. You're outsiders, after all. If you stirred them into fighting before they'd made a move, it would look wrong no matter how you saw it.
"But openly attacking the Tuoba Clan is settling a personal grudge. While tensions are running high between the two sides, the other Northwest tribes won't change their plans just to get involved in a private dispute between the Tuoba Clan and Su Xin. They might even pressure the Tuoba Clan to back down, so that you won't get dragged into the fighting between them."
Su Xin had a keen eye for people's hearts, and Qingli wasn't half bad either. Once she'd explained, Li Huai and Huang Bingcheng understood as well. They left at once to gather