Chapter 1416: The Instructors
Chapter 1416: The Instructors
Once Zhang Jucheng agreed to handle the matter, Qi Xuansu stopped worrying about it. At the level of an Omniscient Sage, it was a basic skill to deal with political enemies. There was no need for a junior like Qi Xuansu to instruct Zhang Jucheng on how to do so.Qi Xuansu had simply handed Zhang Jucheng a blade. But whether to stab, slash, or cleave depended entirely on the wielder.
Some might argue that Qi Xuansu had no evidence proving Li Tianlan was behind it. But this was not a trial. Power struggles did not require evidence.
It was sufficient that Qi Xuansu had determined the matter was likely tied to the Taiping Sect. Zhang Yuelu had already traced things to the Kunlun Daoist Mansion, so its Mansion Master Li Wuji was the prime suspect. The Zhengyi Sect and Quanzhen Sect were not completely cleared of suspicion, but they lacked motive, so they were not the focus.
Qi Xuansu did not need hard proof, only a reasonable judgment. If he was wrong, then it meant he had made a poor move and fallen into someone else’s trap. That would be his own responsibility.
At present, Qi Xuansu believed members of the Taiping Sect were behind it. Even if Li Tianlan himself was not directly involved, striking down a Taiping Sect Second Deputy would still count as a powerful counterattack.
This was all taught to him by Madam Qi. One must never approach such matters with a problem-solving mindset, as they had no predefined boundaries.
Power struggles were not like assigned tasks, where one should solve within a given framework. That was not how real conflict operates. Often, one must break free from the framework entirely to understand the situation.
Of course, engaging in this kind of struggle constantly was both mentally and physically exhausting. That was why so many people talked about leaving the arena of power to live in seclusion.
Since Qi Xuansu was in his prime, he was still full of energy and ambition. He neither felt fatigue nor resentment.
He had set three goals for himself:
Seize power.