Commoner scholars, humble-origin scholars, and aristocratic scholars were all present. Under the arrangement of Zong Houyi, Fang Chen and his group temporarily settled down on Donghua Mountain. For a time, countless scholars wanted to seek an audience with Fang Chen, but he could not be bothered to deal with them. He had Bai Qingming receive them instead, while he went into his Inner Landscape to check on the recent situation of Li Kongkong and the others. Luan Qiutian walked around Donghua Mountain a few times before returning to the courtyard where he was temporarily staying. In the void, several pairs of eyes had been silently watching Luan Qiutian the entire time.
"That person arranged for Luan Qiutian to follow Fang Chen. This is probably a trap deliberately meant to lure us out into the open."
"If it were a trap, Luan Qiutian shouldn't have appeared; that way it would be easier for us to strike. I reckon they simply believe no Sage would dare to make a move against Fang Chen, which is why they casually assigned a Great Sage to guard his flanks."
Chapter 974