Chapter 881: Better To Act Decisively (I)
Lingu Lanying’s seemingly baseless remark caused the surrounding cultivators to subtly change expressions, turning Si Yuanli into the center of attention.
He didn’t need to think too hard. Just by looking at the crowd’s furious expressions, he knew that Chi Zhiyan’s orders and actions had long been deliberately leaked by the esteemed families. These cultivators may lack deep heritage, but they were no fools. Who among them wasn’t bitter right now?
Sending aid to Mount Bianyan?
If Lingu Lanying hadn’t brought it up in public, Si Yuanli wouldn’t have treated it as a matter of concern at all. Though the northern cultivators had retreated, the south was ultimately weaker, and who would dare act rashly with Li Xuanfeng on the verge of death?
Si Yuanli had only intended to dismiss the crowd, then secretly send a few to scout the north. He could then claim to the Chi Family that it was a rescue mission. With the riverside barely secured and no orders from the south, who could call him a liar?
Once the riverside crowd dispersed, only a few direct descendants of esteemed families would know what he had done. But Lingu Lanying’s blunt question had thrust him into the spotlight, leaving him prickling with discomfort under so many eyes.
This isn’t just about putting me in an awkward position...
The riverside fell silent. Si Yuanli stood slightly to the side, meeting the gaze of the green-robed woman before him. Her eyes showed no aggression nor outrage, only calm.
He realized the sword in his hand had gone cold. Though more calculating than his older brother Si Yuanbai, the moment he met that gaze, his heart had skipped a beat.
Any family that had lasted a century within the Azure Pond Sect represented more than just itself. It symbolized vast power behind the scenes, and at times, a particular voice, the Purple Mansion Realm.
In a moment so full of scrutiny, if someone from the Li Family spoke, Si Yuanli had to consider whether it was actually Xiao Chuting’s will. If someone from the Yuan Family acted, he had to wonder if Buzi had returned.