Zhao Jingfan pursed his lips, understanding the implication here:
The Sect Leader's intention wasn't solely to curry favor with Zheng Fa; more importantly, he wanted to use his camaraderie with Zheng Fa to protect Qingmu Sect.
He lowered his head but did not object.
Seeing him leave, Elder Xiong sighed, "It's tough on you to come up with such a plan, but who knows how long the name Qingmu Sect will last..."
Neither of them were fools; naturally, they could see that Zheng Fa essentially wanted to unify the Hundred Immortals Alliance using his own methods.
It's just that this method was gentler.
"Zhao Jingfan is a man of sentiment. As long as he's around, Qingmu Sect might be gone, but the disciples won't fare too poorly."
"If he's not around..." Song Sect Leader chuckled, "How could I manage so far ahead?"
"Sentimental, is he..." Elder Xiong pondered for a while, then shook his head and said, "I'll teach him well."
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