"Zhao Qian really lucked into a pile of dog shit. First Qingxiao, and now Xu Taiping. In the future, even if Qingxiao can't return from Fallen Longyuan, Xu Taiping alone will be enough to hold up the Seventh Peak."
At Peak Lord Jin Yue's residence on the First Peak, Jin Hezhi returned to the room, slumped into a chair, and spoke with a disgruntled expression.
"Who told you to egg He Jun on to provoke Zhao Linglong?"
Jin Yue ignored Jin Hezhi's words and questioned him sternly instead.
"The only ones on the Seventh Peak who pose any threat now are Jiang Zhi and Zhao Linglong. Jiang Zhi has an old ailment, so she's nothing to fear. If we could send Zhao Linglong into the Seven Discipline Hall too, then even if Xu Taiping and Dugu Qingxiao returned, a lone tree couldn't hold everything up."
"Who knew Xu Taiping would happen to return just then?"
Jin Hezhi looked regretful.
"Always doing needless things!"
Jin Yue gave a deeply displeased snort.
"We do stand on the Sect Master's side, but we aren't his dogs. We don't need to bend over backward for him in everything. Besides, Ninth Uncle isn't dead yet. After this Grand Competition, no one can say whether the Sect Master will truly be able to take complete control of Qingxuan."
He added this sternly.
"Father, you're still too cautious." Jin Hezhi smiled and shook his head. "As long as we act within the rules of the Seven-Regulated Verse, no matter how powerful Ninth Uncle is, he can't do anything to us. Unless he really wants the fish to die and the net to tear, leaving Qingxuan unable to recover."
Hearing this, Jin Yue shook his head and said:
"That's because you've never seen the methods Ninth Uncle used