A Scheme in the Shadows

After seeing True Person Huai Jin off, Ye Xiu summoned Qi He.

"Sir, this man has put down quite a hefty stake."

The moment Qi He entered, he saw the ruyi pendant made of spirit ice marrow jade that Ye Xiu had placed on the table. Coupled with True Person Huai Jin's radiant, spring-breeze expression when he had left earlier, Qi He immediately understood that the two had surely struck some clandestine deal.

"The Myriad Clouds Sect's Sect Master was forced to surrender benefits to keep its subordinate sects from falling into disorder. Yet this man forgot righteousness at the sight of petty gains, even going mad enough to lay hands on his own elders."

Ye Xiu spoke with a smile, and Qi He understood the intricacies at once.

"He does not even know whom he should unite with and whom he should strike against. Just a fool with a price tag on his head."

After their joint investigation into the Spirit Grain case, the Myriad Clouds Sect had become quite close with Heyang City.

One side wanted to use the name of a major sect to suppress those small mountain sects trying to rise up, plundering resources along the way to weather the coming turbulent times. The other was wholeheartedly determined to expand its own reputation and influence.

The two sides hit it off at once and spared no effort in their work. Dealing with those small mountain sects still testing the waters was naturally as easy as taking something from one's pocket.

Though their respective positions openly clashed, the benefits brought by their continued victories could resolve a great many conflicts.

Not to mention that after laying the foundation for cooperation and tasting its sweetness, True Person Huai Jin had become even more determined to continue expanding outward.