After Fang Qianyuan returned, Fang Ming and the others immediately set out on his orders to search for Dongfang Zhi's belongings.
Fang Lian instructed Xiao Qi, "Go fetch Young Master Fang's clothes."
Xiao Qi immediately returned to the cabin to find a replacement Dharma Robe for Fang Qianyuan.
Before long, Fang Qianyuan was fully dressed and seated in the hall, listening to Fang Lian and the others report on recent developments.
Earlier, he had assumed the guise of "Guang Hao" and sent word to the aristocratic clans on Eastwind Island and the Flying Immortal Sect, only to meet considerable skepticism. Elder Yu and the others had originally been reluctant to attack Ten Thousand Poisons Valley, but circumstances had forced their hand. In the end, they had sent a fleet, which was now stationed in nearby waters.
Since the Flying Immortal Sect had made its move, the Boundless Sect had also dispatched a large force.
Fang Qianyuan said, "That does complicate things. One wrong move could ignite a war across the Eastern Sea."
Fang Lian said, "Even so, we don't really have much to worry about. After all, we aren't Spirit Tamers from the Eastern Sea, and the situation here has little to do with us. It's the local powers who should be nursing headaches."
At this point, however, she changed tack. "But our sect isn't going anywhere. If they can't find us, they can still go after the Azure Cloud Sect."
Fang Qianyuan wholeheartedly agreed.
The Azure Cloud Sect was, after all, a major sect of the Righteous Path. Its prestige and credibility were the foundation of its authority over the assembled heroes; it could not simply cast them aside.
With something this momentous happening here, they had to give the various parties some kind of explanation.
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