Toying with them!
Exactly!
In Yuanshi's eyes, Gu Changqing's actions were nothing less than brazenly toying with him and Laozi.
Gu Changqing had known all along that Xi Huang was the Fuxi of old.
Yet he had stood by and watched Laozi and Yuanshi scheme, using their lineages' fortune to empower Xi Huang, without saying a word.
He had meant to make Laozi and Yuanshi lose every last bit of their investment.
No wonder Yuanshi was so furious that he had utterly lost control.
In fact, the Interception Sect was already in an uproar.
"Haha, Senior Brother Changqing knew all of this all along?!"
"Hehe, he let Laozi and Yuanshi pour in vast amounts of fortune, then swooped in to reap the harvest."
"Who else in Heaven and Earth could lay plans like Junior Brother Changqing?!"
The disciples could not help exclaiming one after another.
Even Laozi and Yuanshi had realized what had happened; naturally, everyone in the Interception Sect understood in an instant as well.
Brilliant!
Absolutely brilliant!
Gu Changqing's move could even be called ruthlessly vicious, without a shred of mercy.
Truly, the mantis stalked the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it.
Even exalted Sages had been toyed with in the palm of Gu Changqing's hand.
Inside Biyou Palace, however, Tongtian wore a complicated expression.
"Ah, Disciple Changqing."
"This brat..."
Tongtian sighed wistfully, his meaning difficult to fathom.
He knew that Gu Changqing never let himself suffer even the slightest loss.
No matter whom he faced, he dared to confront them head-on, without a trace of fear.
But even Tongtian had not expected Gu Changqing to play for such enormous stakes this time.
Single-handedly, he had harvested the lineage fortune of the Human and Chan Sects.
After all, even Saint Tongtian, his own master, had not seen