Chapter 1293: Exchange
True ability showed precisely when things got difficult. When something was easy enough for anyone to accomplish, doing it well would not count as merit. It was merely fulfilling one’s duty, at best earning a token acknowledgment for one’s effort. It would only truly count as merit when someone accomplished what others could not.
After careful deliberation for quite some time, Qi Xuansu still concluded that no matter how troublesome it was, he had to step forward.
As a member of the Quanzhen Sect, Qi Xuansu naturally had to consult Sage Donghua’s opinion, even if only symbolically.
Of course, Qi Xuansu could have chosen not to report it. No one had formally required him to do so. In terms of official rank, he was not strictly subordinate to Sage Donghua. However, since factional struggle was involved, every move he made would be interpreted by others. If he did not report it, people would interpret it as Qi Xuansu harboring other intentions, perhaps preparing to switch allegiances. Even if Sage Donghua himself did not think so, others certainly would, which would cause chaos.
Sage Qingwei telling Qi Xuansu that there was no rush to answer and to think about it carefully implied that he should report and consult his elders.
Thus, Qi Xuansu met Sage Donghua again and reported this matter in detail, recounting his conversation with Sage Qingwei word for word.
This was also why he had deliberately changed the subject earlier when Ziwei Hall was mentioned. If he had openly agreed with Sage Qingwei at that moment, then he would have had to omit that part. In matters of loyalty, anything less than absolute was equivalent to disloyalty.
After hearing Qi Xuansu’s report, Sage Donghua showed no surprise. After all, if even Qi Xuansu had heard the rumor, there was no reason Sage Donghua would not already know about it.
Sage Donghua asked, “At the time, was it just you and Zhi Qing?”
Qi Xuansu answered, “Yes. Sage Qingwei’s secretary, Shen Yuqing, was standing guard outside the door.”
Sage Donghua fell silent for a moment, then asked, “When did you receive the notice?”
Qi Xuansu replied, “Early this morning. It was quite sudden...”