After a few busy days in Dingfeng Town, Pan Long returned to You Province.
He had wanted to visit his teacher at Worldly Retreat and congratulate her in person on becoming one of the Immortals and Buddhas. But crowds came to congratulate Bi Lingkong every day, from morning till night without pause. If he went now, someone was bound to spot him.
What would happen if his relationship with Bi Lingkong as teacher and disciple came to light?
Pan Long figured probably nothing. Bi Lingkong had wielded immense power to intimidate others even when she was still a Demon God. Now that she had become one of the Immortals and Buddhas, that power could only be greater.
If the Imperial Court learned he was her disciple, it would probably pretend it had not.
...After all, it would not dare turn against her.
It was like the period before World War III in his previous life. Friction between several major powers had been constant; their armies had even clashed covertly in small countries more than once.
How had those small countries reacted?
Usually with something like, "Huh? That? I don't know anything about it. There must be some mistake."
What else could they do?
The Great Xia Dynasty was, of course, far stronger than those small countries. But even the mightiest Imperial Court was made up of individuals. Bi Lingkong might not be able to destroy the entire Imperial Court, but if she set her mind on killing one particular person within it...
Even the emperor of Great Xia would probably have to arrange his funeral in advance. Forget about escaping.
Worse still, they could do nothing to her. Even if they exhausted every resource, gathered a host of experts, and sealed Bi Lingkong away, sooner or later she would break