Everyone revealed strange expressions at those words, then began pondering them.
Clearly, they were targeting Wu. How had it suddenly become about the Little Golden Crows?
The Little Golden Crows were equally confused. Could their eldest senior brother have gotten it wrong?
Huanglong coughed lightly. "This is only one of my guesses. That Chi is the reincarnation of Senior Red Owl. As a great senior, challenging a junior like Wu is obviously indefensible. Even if he won, it would bring him no glory. Under what circumstances would someone do something so thankless and dishonorable?"
Indeed, everyone had sensed that something was fishy, but they had been unable to make sense of it before. Now that Huanglong had pointed it out, they felt as though a veil had been lifted.
Huanglong continued, "If their target is the Little Golden Crows, then it makes sense. Once these Little Golden Crows make a mistake—say, by killing someone—they will certainly be taken by the Heavenly Court Law Enforcement Office for judgment. If the offense is serious enough, what will the Heavenly Court do?"
Led along by Huanglong's reasoning, everyone exchanged looks at the Little Golden Crows, then turned to Little Yellow Dragon. It was as though they could see Wu Chu's shadow in him.
Back when they had spent time with Wu Chu and listened to him analyze the future of the Three Clans, he had unraveled matters thread by thread before pointing directly at the heart of the issue.
Now, they saw that same quality in Huanglong.
Was he truly worthy of being Wu Chu's disciple?
Thus, everyone made several targeted arrangements based on Huanglong's guesses and speculations, lest his prediction come true and the other side exploit a loophole.
As Wu listened from the side, he suddenly realized that if matters truly