Ming Chengfei's accusations and denunciations caught Xiang Feiyue off guard and gave him a headache.
Logically, if Shangguan Zheng, who was directly responsible for selecting people, said nothing,
then there was no problem at all.
Ming Chengfei had no connection whatsoever to Jiang Man.
Yet he had actually stood up for him?
"Something's odd." Xiang Feiyue frowned slightly. "What is this man thinking? Logically, even if he knew I was targeting Jiang Man, he wouldn't rashly challenge me.
"Much less offend me so directly.
"Or has he learned of Jiang Man's importance through some other channel?
"Is there profit in it for him?"
"No one rises early without something to gain." Xiang Linglong considered it and said, "This must have touched his interests somewhere. But Jiang Man doesn't fall under his jurisdiction, so this counts as overstepping, too."
Hearing this, Xiang Feiyue fell silent for a moment before saying, "Refute him, then pull Shangguan Zheng into this.
"The person concerned hasn't spoken. What right does Ming Chengfei have to speak?"
"Shangguan Zheng doesn't seem like someone who would agree." Xiang Linglong sounded somewhat worried.
"He will." Xiang Feiyue leaned back. "Before, Shangguan Zheng could only be accused of envying a Heavenly Pride. If he refuses now, he'll be stopping a Heavenly Pride from entering the Secret Realm.
"What do you think that Heavenly Pride will think?
"Originally, he simply wasn't selected. Now, someone is stopping him from growing stronger.
"That creates a grievance.
"Shangguan Zheng sees that clearly.
"Whether he wants to or not, he has to become the blade in our hands."
Of course, dragging Shangguan Zheng in could easily cause changes to their subsequent plans.
But there was no helping it.
Who could have known Ming Chengfei would react so strongly?
He simply could not understand where Ming