Inside the Earth Pill Sect's Council Hall, the senior members seethed with righteous indignation.
Hong Qingliu knitted his brows tightly, his expression grave.
Gu Yuetian suddenly said, "Jing Yuan, everything you've said is merely conjecture. You have no evidence."
Chen Shi'an raised his eyes slightly. "My conjecture is already extremely close to the truth. Moreover, I have a way to test whether this really is Gao Tianfang's intention."
"How would we test it?"
An elder voiced the question.
Chen Shi'an raised his voice slightly. "The sect master can visit the Dong Family later to discuss an alliance.
"If Dong Fengwu doesn't decide immediately, but says he needs to discuss it with his clansmen before giving an answer,
"then we can basically conclude that Gao Tianfang is pulling the strings behind this."
An elder nodded. "Dong Fengwu is decisive and resolute, and his word carries the weight of nine cauldrons in the Dong Family. His people obey his every word.
"He doesn't need to consult his family when making decisions.
"If he can't readily give an answer, he must need to seek Gao Tianfang's opinion."
At this, the Council Hall fell silent again.
After a long while, someone said worriedly, "If Gao Tianfang is behind this, then Dong Fengwu certainly won't enter into an offensive and defensive alliance with us."
Chen Shi'an shook his head. "Not necessarily. Gao Tianfang didn't intervene directly, but brought Wu Dongchuang into this instead. That tells us one thing: Gao Tianfang doesn't want to tear away all pretense of cordiality with us.
"Desolate Suppression City still needs our Earth Pill Sect's pills.
"So Dong Fengwu is very likely to enter into an offensive and defensive alliance with us.
"However, he will also intervene in our war with the Chu Family.
"In the end, he and Wu