Chapter 1319: Placing the Pawn (I)
“In that case... you can set out, Dao Sword,” Lin Hongyu commanded. “I will give you another list of people to keep under close supervision.”
“Understood.” Dao Sword rose, respectfully inclined at the waist, and drifted away.
The rest of the people in the hall looked at Lin Hongyu when he was gone.
“Commander, Dao Sword is improving so quickly... Do you think...” Gan Wuliang’s eyes flicked in the direction of the young man’s departure.
“Dao Sword is open and forthright,” Lin Hongyu chuckled. “He improves quickly, but it is within expectation! It would be difficult for us to know that he’d set foot into Fused Dao if he’d hid it from us. And wouldn’t progressing so quickly naturally give rise to suspicion? We don’t need to doubt him!”
There was nothing else for the group to say after her response.
“Our most pressing matter isn’t the heavenly will,” the woman continued. “It’s that Ying Hongyue refuses to die... Of course, it’s very difficult for him to! The other is the queen of the west, the now Sky God. She’s popped up in the west and is regathering the power of faith. That makes her very strong. Martial Uncle Hong and I jointly fought her a while ago—we could not overcome her!
“Of course, she won’t be too brazen since she is afraid of the marquis. However, that doesn’t mean we can give her a chance to collect faith again. I want to lead a joint effort with the New Martial Saints and personally expel her... into Great Li territory. What does everyone think?”
“......” No one said a word. Great Li, again? Are you not afraid of that one losing his temper?
But since she’d posited the idea, people weren’t at liberty to refute it. The group remained silent.
“Then I’ll discuss it with the New Martial seniors...” Lin Hongyu smiled at seeing no dissension. “Those who have risen to Fused Dao will stay behind. The rest may go back to your business!”
Everyone quickly filed out, leaving only the Fused Dao cultivators.