Before the two could ask any more questions, Li Yan also told them some of Chunyang Hall's other conclusions.
This shocked Shangguan Tianque and Ren Yanyu even more. Tianshan Garden and Fuling Manor had already begun moving against Chunyang Hall in secret, and their targets were its subordinate sects.
"Elder Li, do you mean... do you mean that what happened to me and that old ghost Donglin, along with the ambush at the market last time, was the work of those two sects, not the Blood Lamp Sect?"
Once his shock subsided, Shangguan Tianque carefully thought back over everything before speaking slowly.
"That should be the case. Their aim was to shake Chunyang Hall's foundations.
"But in the end, they chose to act ahead of schedule this time rather than keep waiting. Otherwise, a sect like the Blood Lamp Sect would certainly have been influenced by us later!"
After considering it, Ren Yanyu also spoke softly from beside them. They had already begun guarding against the Blood Lamp Sect in their hearts.
Heart Refining Valley had simply chosen to seize the Great Fruitless Fruit tree first, rather than wait for this move to take full effect.
Although it had not played a decisive role, there had been nothing wrong with their plans. No one could guarantee what might happen in reality.
Preparing several different approaches was therefore essential. Only at the critical moment would they decide which one to use.
Heart Refining Valley had simply never expected the unforeseen variable of Li Yan to appear aboard the flying boat. The Gui Water Immortal Sect's strength lay in fighting above one's level, ambushes, assassinations, and distant escapes. Its methods were impossible to guard against and could not be judged by ordinary standards.
Seeing that he had said almost everything he intended