Even so, Feng Chi could not help reminding him, "Those above have always said he was useful, and we've invested a great deal in him. The facts have proved them right. On their orders, he risked entering the Divine Fire Domain and secured the Desolate-Breaking Remnant Blade for our branch. That was a great service. Treating someone who rendered such service this way-won't it chill people's hearts?"
Master Qing countered, "Feng Chi, others may not know how much he sold that remnant blade for, but don't you? He put our entire branch over a barrel. Knowing we had to have the blade, he opened his lion's maw and demanded an outrageous price. If he hadn't taken those five billion, then yes, he would have rendered a great service. But after feasting until grease dripped from his mouth, does he still dare claim credit?
"If he weren't still willing to serve our branch, making the power he commands effectively power in our hands, do you think those above would have left the Secret Art of the Fifth-Rank Immobilizing Talisman untouched?
"Besides, one matter is one matter, another is another. He's been mingling with you and knows too much. At the very least, you two could easily be dragged down with him.
"He's trapped on the Gathering Grotto Continent, with so many factions looking for him. Whether we want to rescue him or find him, we have to comb through every lead. We have no choice but to act!
"If we don't secure those leads first, they could fall into someone else's hands afterward.
"Feng Chi, since when did you start letting your feelings rule you? That's a dangerous way to be!"
Feng Chi pressed her lips together and swallowed her objections before asking, "What did those above do to those people?"