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"Perhaps this is precisely what Li Ping'an intended," Tianli the elder looked up and sighed, "If this was also part of Li Ping'an's earlier calculations, then this man is truly too terrifying."
Suddenly, one person asked, "What if we capture the arsonist and deliver him to him? And what if we sever the arsonist's ties with the faction behind him, claiming it was an act of deliberate retribution by the Forge-Heaven Gate? That way, the vital energy of our sect won't be damaged."
"We are of the imperial protection faction," another elder sighed, "why should we help them?"
The first person said, "Hey, despite our divisions, we're all old colleagues, do you truly want to watch Li Ping'an wield the Xuanyuan Sword and create a bloodbath?"
Tianli the elder frowned and glared at the elder, who lowered his head and sighed softly.
"No," Tianli questioned, "have you all determined who the arsonist is?"