As he sensed Venerable Scarlet's divine soul aura vanish, the vast, majestic will above the firmament also fell silent.
Only after a long while did a voice drift down, echoing faintly beside Guye Bai's and Li Cong's ears.
"Thank you both for your efforts. Since the enemy has been slain, we shall leave matters here. However, I have a few things to discuss with Senior Guye."
"Then I shall take my leave." With that, Li Cong turned and departed.
He was a rogue cultivator by origin and had no interest in becoming entangled in the affairs of these great sects and aristocratic clans.
A hint of surprise appeared on Guye Bai's face, but she soon guessed Fang Qianyuan's intention. She waited where she stood until Li Cong's figure had vanished completely before asking, "Grand Elder Fang, do you wish to ask why these people came to kill me?"
"Indeed. Although the Gushe Household has deep ties with the Supreme Heaven and Heavenly Realms Two Sects, you have kept to your own wells without intruding on their rivers all these years. They have no reason to single you out-unless they came for that object in your possession."
Guye Bai could not deny it. "They did indeed come for that object."
"It seems they have set their sights on the Gushe Household." Fang Qianyuan pondered briefly, then said to her, "In that case, Senior, why not entrust it to me, lest possessing a jade treasure become your crime?"
Guye Bai's eyes flickered, and she began to consider the option seriously.
For the Gushe Household, that object had long since become a hot potato, certain to bring them endless trouble.
But this was an age of great contention. Given the Gushe Household's deep ties with the Two Sects, they might yet use it