"My reaction was just like yours when I first heard this news. But after thinking it through, I understood," Lian Ji said lightly, looking at Ling Chen.
"Indeed." Ling Chen, being a clever person, was quick to understand. He soon grasped the situation and nodded. "This tactic of retreating to advance is very clever. If Sister Yunxin and the experts from Saintess Hall were to resist Sikong Yi, they would undoubtedly face a devastating defeat. It would be far wiser to publicly declare their submission to Sikong Yi. By doing so, even Sikong Yi would have no grounds to wage war against Saintess Hall.
"Even if he were to make moves," he continued, "they would amount to nothing more than petty skirmishes. If he were to start a civil war, it wouldn't benefit him as Sect Leader; it would merely weaken the Saint Witch Religion's strength. This would only distance him further from his ambition to dominate the Martial World."
