Chu Zhiyuan said, "Judging by this, I'm afraid they've truly fallen out."
Li Hongzhao frowned. "Can they really fall out? Did the Sect Leader fail to control his temper, or did he do it deliberately?"
Though the Four Great Sects were powerful, they were far less powerful than the Dynasty. Falling out would bring no benefit whatsoever.
Surely the Sect Leader understood that perfectly well. How could he be so unwise?
Chu Zhiyuan said, "It was probably deliberate, though he was certainly angry as well."
The Sect Leader's main hall could no longer block the penetrating sight of his Super Sensation.
He saw Lu Wanshan sitting quietly behind his desk, his expression calm.
There was not the slightest trace of anger.
Thus, he concluded that Lu Wanshan had acted deliberately, rather than being unable to restrain his temper.
If the Heavenly Sword Sect showed no reaction to the Imperial Court's actions, it would be tantamount to tolerating it happening again.
So no matter what, they had to make a fuss.
But the measure had to be grasped well. Make too great a fuss, and they would become irreconcilable enemies with the Imperial Court; make too little of it, and the Imperial Court would not learn its lesson.
That required superb finesse, something no ordinary person could control properly.
He wondered whether Lu Wanshan's grasp of the heat would be precise, and what consequences it would bring.
A moment later, Zhou Zhongming and Meng Xusheng entered the main hall with a group of elders.
Chu Zhiyuan drifted down and returned to the small courtyard.
Li Hongzhao floated down after him, shaking her head. "If we really clash with the Imperial Court, our Heavenly Sword Sect will suffer, won't we?"
Chu Zhiyuan said, "That depends on whether the east wind can overpower