Qian Shan now had a terrible headache. No matter how hard she racked her brains, she couldn't figure anything out. Instead, the more she thought, the more confused she became, her thoughts a tangled mess.
Shaking her head, she sighed and said, "Han Dong, as for whether Lao Jiu is Chiyan Young Master, I truly don't know, and I can no longer tell the difference. Moreover, now is not the time to dwell on this question. You should think about how to deal with the other matters that will follow."
"Other matters?"
Han Dong was bewildered. "What matters?"
"Now that over a hundred elders and direct disciples from various major sects have been killed or injured, do you think Hunyuan Gate, the Huwei Wang Family, the Immortal Office, the Changhong Branch, and your own Yao Yue Palace will let him go?"
Hearing this, Han Dong's heart jolted. She had been so focused on pondering Gu Qingfeng's identity that only now, upon Qian Shan's reminder, did she realize the severity of the situation.
Qian Shan rubbed her forehead, looking somewhat distressed. "Before tonight ends, or at the latest by tomorrow, the Great Northwest is bound to descend into chaos. Because those who died or were injured were all important figures, it will likely alarm the secluded Patriarchs of those sects. Add to that the Immortal Office, and the Crimson-Head...
By then, the entire Great Northwest will probably be thrown into complete disarray..." She paused, then added, "They will definitely search the world for Lao Jiu's whereabouts. If they can find him, that's one thing. But if they can't..." At this point, Qian Shan looked deeply at Han Dong. "Then you and Yeye need to be prepared."
Han Dong seemed to realize something, her coldly beautiful face instantly turning deathly pale.
Meanwhile, Ouyang Ye was patting her dizzy, confused head, asking blankly, "The people were killed by Lao Jiu...
What does that have to do with us?"
"The people were indeed killed by Lao Jiu, but if they can't find Lao Jiu, they will inevitably come looking for the two of you."
Qian Shan said solemnly, "Yeye, don't forget, you were the one who first brought that person impersonating Chiyan Young Master into Yao Yue Palace. Moreover, publicly, you not only claimed Chiyan Young Master was your sworn brother, but also declared that Han Dong and Chiyan Young Master were Dao companions. Add to that the fact that Chiyan Young Master has been with you all along. If they can't find him, of course they'll come looking for you!"
"Heavens!"
Hearing Qian Shan's words, Ouyang Ye's face also turned ashen with fright. She finally grasped the severity of the situation.
No!
Not just severe, but terrifying.
She simply couldn't imagine what would happen if Hunyuan Gate, Yao Yue Palace, the Huwei Wang Family, plus the Immortal Court, and the people from the Changhong Branch couldn't find Lao Jiu...
Wouldn't she and Han Dong be in terrible trouble?
"We're doomed...
What do we do!"
Ouyang Ye had originally been plagued by the headache of whether Lao Jiu was Chiyan Young Master, her mind a jumble. But after this scare, her head no longer ached, and her mind was no longer confused.
Her original intention in finding someone to impersonate Chiyan Young Master was to help Han Dong overcome her difficulties and intimidate Yao Yue Palace.
But she never could have imagined that not only had Yao Yue Palace not been intimidated, but now they had stirred up a heap of trouble, offending almost all the major powers of the entire Great Northwest. And it wasn't a minor offense—they had killed over a hundred of their elders and direct disciples.
"This is it...
We're completely finished. Sister Han Dong, we...
What should we do..."
What should they do?
If possible, Han Dong would also like to know what to do.
She didn't even know how to handle the matters with Yao Yue Palace. Now they had also offended Hunyuan Gate, Blackwind Cave, the Huwei Wang Family, and the even more terrifying Immortal Office and Crimson-Head...
Such a situation was something she had never even dared to think about before. How could she possibly know what to do?
"Your only hope now is that Lao Jiu. If he is willing to step forward, everything can be discussed. But if he simply disappears..." As she spoke, Qian Shan shook her head and sighed again. Clearly, regarding this matter, she also had no solutions. It wasn't just that she didn't want to get involved in the conflicts of the major sects; even if she wanted to intervene this time, she was powerless.
Offending other sects was one thing, but if they offended the Immortal Office and the Crimson-Head, she truly had no recourse.
"Lao Jiu, he..." Ouyang Ye thought of something else and murmured, "If Lao Jiu really is Chiyan Young Master, then could this matter...
be avoided...
Is he really that guy Gu Qingfeng or not...
Is he or isn't he..."
"Yeye, don't dwell on this question too much either. Even if Lao Jiu really is Chiyan Young Master, I'm afraid it still won't salvage this situation. Not only will it fail to salvage it, it might even make things worse."
"Why?"
"Think about it. If he really is Chiyan Young Master, that means he possesses the ability to be reduced to ashes and still be reborn from death. Add to that the so-called Bedrock Physique, Absolute Power, and that Bedrock Mystic Tortoise in his hand—all of this is enough to shake the world and will inevitably stir the greed of others. And there are many, many great reincarnated experts hiding in the Great Northwest...
Young Master Chanchu was just one of them."
Closing her eyes, Qian Shan took a deep breath and continued, "Moreover, as far as I know, when he achieved the Tai Chi Golden Core, there were other great experts present. The existence of the Tai Chi Golden Core...
is considered a supreme treasure of the world. No one wouldn't want to obtain it..."
"Then...
what if Lao Jiu really is the Heir of the Monarch?"
"It's no use. If he really is the Heir of the Monarch, he might get past the Crimson-Head, but he won't get past the Immortal Office...
If he's the real Chiyan Young Master, it will be bad. But if he's really the Heir of the Monarch, then things will be even worse..."
Others might not know, but as someone by Immortal Suhua's side, Qian Shan clearly knew that the Immortal Court had already begun moving secretly against the Crimson-Head. If that Lao Jiu really was the Heir of the Monarch, the situation would be even more serious than him killing over a hundred elders and direct disciples of the major sects.
Furthermore, she also knew that the Immortal Office stationed in the Great Northwest was filled with countless experts. The so-called Twenty-Four Pride Immortals were merely the public face. The true experts had always remained hidden behind the scenes. Those experts were not something the direct disciples of the major sects could compare to; each possessed powerful great fortunes and unfathomable strength.
"Whether Lao Jiu is Chiyan Young Master or the Heir of the Monarch is no longer important. What's important is that he achieved the Tai Chi Golden Core and possesses a Bedrock Mystic Tortoise in his hand. The people of the Great Northwest might not know about the Tai Chi Golden Core, but news of that Bedrock Mystic Tortoise will surely spread throughout the Great Northwest after today."
Qian Shan frowned, saying gravely, "How powerful his physical body is, is how strong the various forces' greed for that Bedrock Mystic Tortoise will be. Let's not even discuss whether he's the real Chiyan Young Master or the real Heir of the Monarch. Even if he is, the various forces will still take the moral high ground, using the incident at Wuse Mountain as an excuse to seize the Bedrock Mystic Tortoise in his hand."
Listening to Qian Shan's words, both Han Dong and Ouyang Ye sank into deep despair.
"In my opinion, Han Dong, Yeye, you should hide for now. Ever since news of that Bedrock Mystic Tortoise in Lao Jiu's possession spread, conflict was destined to erupt. Even if he hadn't gone on a killing spree at Wuse Mountain today, the various forces of the Great Northwest wouldn't have let him off easily. The only thing you can do now is hide, get as far away as possible, and avoid being implicated in this matter."