"Yan Boguang is still in our hands," Zou Yong said. The words sounded feeble and unconvincing. His greatest mistake tonight had been believing in Yan Boguang's value, assuming that Yan Boguang's allies would hesitate to strike the rat for fear of breaking the vase and would not act rashly. Yet their opponents had done precisely the opposite, feinting east and striking west to successfully eliminate Old Monster Beize. Beneath his frustration, Zou Yong even felt a trace of fear. Had the Queen Mother not firmly protected him, the King of Bohai would probably have held him accountable for Xue Lingjun's disappearance long ago. He could feel the king's dislike of him growing by the day.
There was no telling what tricks Xue Lingjun intended to play now that she had openly returned, but she might well be targeting him. Their decision to eliminate the Mottled Sect first made it plain that they intended to break their enemies one by one. The Mottled Sect had undoubtedly suffered devastating losses, and no one even knew whether Old Monster Beize was alive or dead. Even if he had survived, he would likely never regain his former prowess. Their next target would inevitably be the Falling Cherry Palace.
Li Chenzhou had thought of this as well. He said quietly, "Xue Lingjun will most likely target you next."
"Things have reached this point. Whatever is coming will come," Zou Yong said. He was beginning to realize that Xue Lingjun and Xue Shengjing were not as easy to deal with as Li Chenzhou had claimed. At least for now, with Hu Xiaotian and Yan Tianlu helping her, Xue Lingjun would not necessarily lose to Li Chenzhou.
"We cannot delay Yuan Tianzhao's case any longer," Li Chenzhou said. "We must reach a verdict as soon as possible.