Lingu Lanying’s seemingly baseless remark caused the surrounding cultivators to subtly change expressions, turning Si Yuanli into the center of attention.0

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?0

Sending aid to Mount Bianyan?0

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?0

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...0