Lü Qingyi shook her head.
"I wasn't interrogating him. I was telling him that, whenever he does something from now on, he must think of a reason-a rationale that holds together!"
"Otherwise, even if you mean to act for the sect's sake, you still need a reason that can convince others!"
He Xixiang fell silent.
Because she felt that Lü Qingyi had a point.
Ying Huaixu's cheeks now looked like a hamster's, both sides stuffed with fruit.
Chewing, Ying Huaixu said, "All right, I understand. But how are you planning to handle Xue Si?"
Lü Qingyi had something of a headache.
She put down her teacup, her fingers tapping incessantly against the armrest.
Because the current situation really was difficult to handle.
Although she trusted Ying Huaixu, she couldn't simply search Xue Si's soul without solid evidence, could she?
If she presented Ying Huaixu's account to the other peak masters, they probably wouldn't accept it as true.
Seeing Lü Qingyi so conflicted, Ying Huaixu was puzzled instead.
"Is it that difficult?"
Lü Qingyi sighed. "Did the City Lord of Falling Radiance City mention anything else? For instance, what was their purpose in sending Xue Si to the Divine Firmament Sword Sect?"
Ying Huaixu nodded. "Yes, Senior Sister, he did!"
"The goal is simple: secretly eliminate the Divine Firmament Sword Sect's geniuses. Kill as many as possible!"
Lü Qingyi frowned again and tilted her head.
"Has the Thousand Mechanisms Sect gone mad? How dare they take such a risk? Aren't they afraid Lao Zhuang will come knocking?"
Ying Huaixu: "???"
"Who's Lao Zhuang?"
He Xixiang explained, "The Sect Master, Zhuang Mu!"
Ying Huaixu was very curious now.
Because, back in the game, the Divine Firmament Sword Sect's Sect Master had always been a quest-giving NPC. Even in many of the cinematics,