Sky Firmament Sect, front mountain.
Black-Bearded Guest and White-Bearded Guest saw off the Inner Factory eunuch, then silently walked back and dismissed everyone.
"Junior Brother, the Inner Factory has made its position absolute. We have no choice but to make a decision."
"It seems His Majesty is about to show his hand against the Idle Prince."
"If we do not choose a side, once the two sides go to war, the imperial palace's experts will surely storm into the Sky Firmament Sect."
"But we... are the Sky Firmament Sect, not the court's Sky Firmament Sect."
"The Idle Prince will not destroy the Sky Firmament Sect, but the court will."
"Still no news from the sect master?"
"None."
"Should we wait a little longer, until the situation becomes clear..."
"Junior Brother, you are confused. The court will not wait until the situation is clear before acting. I even suspect they have already laid an ambush outside."
"Why not... ask the Idle Prince for help? He is now the lord of the Great River. In terms of power, he is no weaker than the court."
"What, if our Sky Firmament Sect does not submit to the Emperor, are we to submit to a rebel prince? This realm, when all is said and done, belongs to the imperial family."
"But..."
"Indecision breeds chaos. For the sake of the Sky Firmament Sect, this time I will make the decision and play the villain."
"But there is much opposition within the sect."
"For the entire sect, this old man fears not staining both hands with blood."
"You... then what about You Fei?"
"I said before that you and I cannot decide whether she lives or dies. Let His Majesty pass judgment."
"Why not let the Idle Prince take her away?"
"What about the court?"
White-Bearded