"Then why did you push so hard to make Fang La the current leader of Mount Liang?"
Jade Qilin Lu Junyi could no longer make any sense of Xu Tong's actions.
He had made Fang La the leader of Mount Liang, yet given him no authority over the overall situation.
Had anyone else done this, Jade Qilin Lu Junyi's first thought would certainly have been that someone was looking for a scapegoat.
Still, Jade Qilin Lu Junyi trusted Xu Tong deeply.
Xu Tong had absolutely no need to do anything like that.
"This is preparation for the future, not just for the present."
"Before long, the world may undergo some major changes."
"When that time comes, changing Mount Liang's leader again would cause a great deal of trouble."
A smile appeared on Xu Tong's face as he laid out his thoughts.
He had no intention of hiding anything from Jade Qilin Lu Junyi or Chao Gai.
If the two of them went back and thought it over carefully, they might figure it out themselves.
But if they failed to understand, it could cause some unnecessary trouble.
Xu Tong wanted no trouble of any kind.
He simply told Jade Qilin Lu Junyi and Chao Gai the main reason behind his decision.
"So you're planning to establish an Imperial Court!"
Jade Qilin Lu Junyi's expression changed in an instant.
Until then, Jade Qilin Lu Junyi truly had not realized anything of the sort.
Seen from that angle, many of Xu Tong's earlier ideas suddenly made sense.
"You'd already thought all this through!"
Jade Qilin Lu Junyi gave Xu Tong a long, searching look, an unusual light flickering in his eyes.
"Of course."
Chao Gai nodded beside them.
"Did you really never realize that before?"
Jade Qilin Lu Junyi caught every bit of