At the same time, the main hall of the Heavenly Dawn Sect was far from peaceful.
A disciple had come to complain to the Sect Master of the Heavenly Dawn Sect, saying that an Azure Tide Sect Disciple was attacking people without cause.
Sect Leader Li's gaze sharpened slightly as she looked at the newcomer. "What exactly happened outside?"
The disciple reporting to her knew that some things simply could not be hidden from the Sect Leader, so he gave an honest account of what had happened outside.
"It seems to have started over a painting. It depicts a woman, and the inscription beside it points to Su Jiu of the Azure Tide Sect. Unfortunately, some people were discussing the painting when disciples of the Azure Tide Sect saw them, and a fight broke out."
A trace of a smile appeared on Sect Leader Li's face. Clearly, she was treating the matter as an entertaining spectacle.
"Did you bring the painting?"
The disciple took the portrait he had prepared out of his storage space and presented it to Sect Leader Li.
At first, Sect Leader Li had been rather pleased, thinking that the Azure Tide Sect had finally gotten its comeuppance. But after examining it closely, her expression immediately went from sunny to overcast, as though a thunderstorm might break at any moment.
Sect Leader Li was no fool. A little thought was enough for her to piece together most of what lay behind this.
"Idiots! A pack of idiots! Collect every last painting! Now! Immediately! This instant!"
As she spoke, she tore up the portrait in her hands. In the blink of an eye, an intact painting became a heap of wastepaper.
Whoever had painted this was absolutely an idiot-and an idiot who knew next to nothing about Su