Deducing True Meaning, Contested from Multiple Sides (Part I)

Flower Lady's attitude was truly peculiar—was there really no problem with her provoking discord in such a brazen manner? Yu Ci would not acknowledge the "nail-down, iron-clad" attitude she had produced; he had not even managed to get his hands on Lu Suhua yet, and she was already discussing how to divide the spoils... Besides, shouldn't the Mahakala side firmly believe that Lu Suhua belonged to them? Even as he thought this, Flower Lady cast her gaze over: "How does Fellow Daoist Yu Ci see it? I feel that back on the Mountain-Moving Cloud Boat, when Fellow Daoist Gui Yan opposed the Flag Sword Heavenly Net sword formation, he truly displayed a majestic and awe-inspiring divine might, playing the three thousand sword cultivators on the Gathering Immortals Bridge in the palm of his hand. Yet, he unwittingly revealed the limits of his capabilities..." Yu Ci's heart stirred; this woman was clearly speaking to him. Could it be that she had already seen through Gui Yan's puppet nature? Even if she had seen through it, it did not matter. Today, Yu Ci had practically laid all his cards on the table, and in his confrontation and comparison with several factions, he had also gained a clearer positioning. Exposing a Gui Yan was truly nothing for him to fear. He exchanged a glance with Bao Yun at his side, transmitting a few words to instruct her to carefully lock onto Lu Suhua's position and avoid letting any further complications arise at this juncture, with Xiao Wu accompanying her as well. Meanwhile, Flower Lady truly seemed to have grown interested as she began to analyze Gui Yan's situation at the time. How Gui Yan had acted—how could Yu Ci not know? Those few steps breaking away from the sword formation, which looked simple