Although Wen Qingfei spoke obliquely, Fang Qianyuan immediately understood what she meant.
This was indeed a major problem.
In this battle, Fang Qianyuan had left the army behind, plunged straight into enemy territory, and unleashed a slaughter. Although he had achieved the impressive feat of killing Wei Huan and crushing three armies, he had also nearly lost Shangyang City, while more than half the powerful nobles and important figures on both sides had been killed or wounded.
This could already be called a grave provocation against the entire Righteous Path, breaking the principles of warfare and rules of engagement that all sides had tacitly observed for nearly ten thousand years.
Even killing Wei Huan, serious as its consequences were, might not prove as troublesome as this.
The consequences of killing Wei Huan lay in the disciples, descendants, relatives by marriage, and allies connected to him. A band of them might leap out at any moment to avenge him, or some Heaven Tier expert might be stirred into action and step forward to demand repayment of that blood debt.
But the contest between the two had been a fair fight entirely within the rules. Fang Qianyuan was not a lone man without support; the Azure Cloud Sect behind him could shoulder most of the consequences and mitigate their impact.
With so many people dead, however, even the Azure Cloud Sect could not shoulder the consequences-and might not be willing to.
It would bring Fang Qianyuan endless trouble.
"It's nothing. Since I could deal with them, I'm confident I can shoulder the consequences. If there really is any trouble, let them come to me!" Fang Qianyuan had clearly considered this issue before making his move.
If he had been afraid, he would never have acted in the first place.
Thus, even upon