Thinking Too Much Makes Things Awkward

"So we had no choice. We could only keep tightening our harsh laws and remove ourselves from the equation."

In Qi He's office, Ye Xiu's figure slowly appeared on the specially designated bench.

"On one hand, we urgently needed to shake off this image of being good guys. On the other, to maintain stability throughout the Alliance and among the sects close to us, we had to provide more opportunities."

"Since everyone was already prepared for completely equal trade, we might as well take it all the way."

Qi He picked up where Ye Xiu left off.

Tiger Cub, standing to one side, was completely lost. His understanding was clearly not enough to let him grasp the intricacies involved.

But one of these two was his sworn elder brother, as close as family, while the other was the mentor he had respected for years. At the very least, he knew he only had to honestly follow their arrangements.

"So, exposing the matter of my capture and even letting more people know about it would actually help Heyang City remain stable?"

Tiger Cub arrived at the final conclusion.

As he said it, even he could not help scratching his gleaming bald head.

This conclusion ran so thoroughly against everything he believed that it made his scalp itch, as though something were about to sprout from it.

"Because this is not a scandal at its core."

Ye Xiu still wore that serene, untroubled expression, and his words remained equally profound and unfathomable.

Tiger Cub had been thoroughly talked in circles, but honestly, after hearing the two of them say this, he no longer felt quite so ashamed or miserable.

He truly cared a great deal about his pride.

His humble origins and painful past had made him silently swear that from then