Chapter 1132: Entrustment (I)
After Tinglan and her companion conversed, Li Ximing remained silent. Neither of them cared whether the one occupying the mountain was Fu En or Kong Haiying. As long as they followed the arrangement, everything about Profound Peak Gate was already settled.
Tinglan saw the situation clearly. The Purple Smoke Gate was weak at the moment, and taking over the Profound Peak Gate's territory would bloat their domain. Drawing in a Purple Mansion Realm cultivator, however, was a far better strategy. It was the scheme Tinglan had long been putting together.
With a charming smile, Tinglan had mediated on behalf of the Purple Smoke Gate with only a few effortless words. Empty-handed, she had managed to secure Profound Peak Gate's mountain gate for free, while Li Ximing even had to thank her for it.
Li Ximing understood her plan perfectly well. Yet this Purple Smoke Gate Daoist Master had come personally under the guise of offering advice; what room did he truly have to refuse?
As a Daoist Master of the Green Pine Supreme Yang Dao lineage, Tinglan had taken the initiative to mediate this matter. Her tone seemed amicable, and the favor she extended was considerable. Sumian, meanwhile, either echoed her words or nodded in agreement. His flattery nearly reached the heavens, and his stance was obvious beyond doubt.
Regardless of the Li Family's own interests, the Purple Smoke Gate intended to support Daoist Master Zhugong. If Li Ximing voiced any objection, he would not only offend Tinglan but also obstruct the Purple Smoke Gate's agenda. Even the peace-seeking Xuanmiao Temple would take issue with him, while Ye Hui would probably burst out laughing.
The spirit items within Profound Peak Gate are already scarce. Even how much my family takes and how much Ye Hui takes remains ambiguous. Since Kong Haiying is absent from the mountain, Ye Hui is actually the one losing the most in this plan. It is very likely that he only agreed under pressure.
It should be noted that when Tinglan mentioned the Capital Immortal Dao earlier, she only remarked, ‘it'll be enough face to save!' Clearly, she did not think much of that sect.
My family bears the name of a righteous Jiangnan family, with the Xiao Family watching from the side and the Azure Pond Sect left as a fallback. Tinglan is willing to give me some face, but if it were Ye Hui in my place... even with his higher cultivation, he would have little to say.
Since the Purple Smoke Gate wanted Profound Peak Gate while also needing to account to Ye Hui, Fu En was doomed. Li Ximing could only say, "This matter is easy to settle, but what about the Sword Gate to the east? How will they respond?"