"And the Gao Lineage in Fenghai-Gao Chengxiang, Gao Qiao'er, and the others-showed extraordinary concern for you. After you returned, the Gao disciples made no secret of trying to get as close to us as possible. Most importantly, every one of them was sincere about being on good terms with us..."
Li Chenglong glanced at Zuo Xiaoduo. "I think the fundamental reason for this must be that the Gao Lineage helped you while you were being hunted, right?"
"Yes. The Gao Lineage not only helped me, but several of their people died helping me. Judging by their strength, they should have ranked among the Gao Lineage's top experts."
Zuo Xiaoduo frowned. "What's more, they broke with the Upper Capital Gao Lineage right then and there."
Li Chenglong frowned. A moment later, he said, "Could the Gao Lineage have come around?"
Remembering the Sun Venerable's words, Zuo Xiaoduo asked tentatively, "Zhongzhong, what if the Gao Lineage really has come around?"
Li Chenglong said nothing for a long while.
Only after a long silence did he say, "If the Gao Lineage has come around... we can tentatively accept them. But we must never trust them completely!"
Zuo Xiaoduo slowly nodded.
"The Wu Lineage, on the other hand-Wu Yunhai, Wu Qing, Wu Yi, and the others were all on good terms with us, and they're still very warm when we meet. But these past few days, whenever they see us, there's been a hint of awkwardness... Though they still talk and laugh freely on the surface... that feeling, that feeling just isn't right anymore."
Frowning, Li Chenglong said, "Especially compared with the Gao Lineage, the Wu Lineage's attitude seems even stranger."
Zuo Xiaoduo slowly nodded. "I feel the same way about that."
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