To know the whole leopard from a single spot-such was Wen Qingfei's wisdom. With Fang Qianyuan's warning already bordering on an explicit statement, she dared not let her guard down in the slightest. She promptly wrote a secret letter to her clan elders, explaining the causes and consequences of the matter.
Not only that, she also had Li Yan write to the Li Gate, then sent another copy to her own elder sister at Flowing Cloud Grotto.
Only after finishing did she say dispiritedly, "Thanks to Brother Fang, we've learned of the coming changes ahead of time. From his lofty vantage point, Brother Fang sees far into the distance, so he surely can't be wrong. It's just that..."
"Just what?" Li Yan asked curiously.
"Nothing." Wen Qingfei shook her head slightly.
Li Yan stroked her head and said, "All right, stop being silly. His willingness to tell you means he's still on your side, after all. Letting a little word of this slip is no great matter. He won't bear much responsibility for it."
Several days later, Fang Qianyuan received a summons from the sect and prepared to return.
Wen Qingfei and Li Yan came to bid him farewell.
"Brother Fang, Sister Yan and I plan to go home for a while, so we won't see you off."
"Then go home," Fang Qianyuan said. "Remember what I told you last time. Your words carry considerable weight in the Wen clan now. If you run into any difficulties, come find me."
Wen Qingfei blushed slightly at those words, but still nodded obediently. "Mm."
Fang Qianyuan turned and stepped into the Teleportation Array.
A moment later, he and his entourage returned to the Azure Cloud Sect's Headquarters.
"Grand Elder Fang, you've returned. The Sect Master has ordered that you go to