'It looks like he's determined to make an irreconcilable enemy of me.
And what's more,
this operation is far less meticulously planned than his previous schemes!
For him to dare act like this, he must have found some powerful backing I don't know about, and... immense benefits.'
Upon hearing this, Huangfu Song fell silent for a moment before letting out a sinister laugh. "As expected of you. You actually managed to guess some of it! What's the matter? After all these years of being so obstinate and self-willed, are you finally scared?"
Gu Xiangzhu's gaze turned cold. The Demon Monarch had been gone for over twenty years. While the Demon Sect hadn't fallen apart, the Saintess and the Four Guardians had each been acting on their own authority.
Her own actions were likely the most flagrant violation of the Sect's tenets.
Relying on her wealth, she had eroded much of the Four Guardians' power.
But they desperately needed her money, so the conflict had never erupted.
