"..."
Seeing the young girl admit it so brazenly, Gong Qiulan was left completely at a loss.
She stared blankly ahead, unable to figure out what expression she should wear for a moment.
You did it?
Are you truly mad, or only pretending to be?
Throughout the Eight Hundred Miles of Linked Clouds, who did not know Golden Thread Ancestor's background?
Born of the orthodox immortal lineage of the Heavenly Court in the Nine Provinces, his cultivation was unfathomable. It was said that he stood only one step away from the Myriad-Forms Heaven Realm.
Robbing Blackwater Pool's Incense-Fire Power... were you tired of living?
Gong Qiulan forcibly suppressed the shock in her heart, and her expression instantly turned solemn. "Who else knows about this?"
Jiang Yuechu thought for a moment.
"Apart from the people under my command, probably no one."
Gong Qiulan let out a breath, her tone grave. "Not a single word of this can be allowed to spread. Blackwater Pool is no ordinary force. If Golden Thread Ancestor learns of this, forget your ten thousand men—even Jade Luan Manor would not be able to withstand his fury."
"You have only just arrived and do not understand the dangers involved. This matter must rot in your stomach. Blackwater Pool absolutely cannot detect even the slightest clue, or if it draws Blackwater Pool's retaliation..."
"It's fine, it's fine."
Jiang Yuechu waved a hand, cutting Gong Qiulan off.
"I've already dealt with them. I came to see you today because I wanted to discuss taking over Blackwater Pool's Incense-Fire Power."
"..."
After standing stunned for quite a while, Gong Qiulan finally asked woodenly, "De... dealt with them? What does that mean?"
"It means they're gone."
"...Fellow Daoist means Golden Thread Ancestor?"
"Mhm."
Jiang Yuechu gave a slight nod and said calmly,