That day, news of Fang Yun's break with Li Wenying spread across the land.
Before long, someone on the Discourse Ranking said that Li Wenying had already arrived at Two Worlds Mountain that very night and begun taking part in the Battle of Two Worlds Mountain.
A wave calling for Fang Yun's condemnation rose on the Discourse Ranking. Some cursed him for repaying kindness with ingratitude, some for forgetting righteousness at the sight of profit, some for stopping at nothing to achieve his goals, and some for disregarding even the most basic propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame for the sake of power.
However, most people remained silent.
Another group argued in rebuttal that Fang Yun was not pushing out old friends, but did not wish to fight them, so he had transferred them away in advance to spare everyone embarrassment later.
Yet no matter what, Fang Yun's reputation suffered. Many believed he had gone too far.
In stark contrast to the bustling Discourse Ranking, Jing Kingdom's officialdom had undergone such a tremendous earthquake that it remained utterly silent all day. No censor impeached Fang Yun, nor did any official burn with righteous indignation.
Many officials were filled with conflicted thoughts, unable to tell whether Fang Yun was removing dissidents to seize power, or whether Jiang Hechuan and Li Wenying had voluntarily cleared the way for him.
But most officials understood that, however bad this was, it was still better than Fang Yun and Li Wenying tearing off all pretenses.
This was the most dignified method of seizing power.
The next day, some unofficial news emerged from the Li Residence.
Only then did everyone learn that several days earlier, Fang Yun had sent Li Wenying many treasures, including divine medicines such as Saint Body Fruit, which were effective even for Half-Sages.