The factions that had interacted with Master Qixing turned their backs one after another, much like how Chang Le Pavilion cared nothing for the Ten-thousand Nations Federation.
This alone was enough to show that those factions truly believed Qixing to be stronger than themselves!
At present, Qixing's influence and reputation in the Contract Garden seemed less than his own, but how long had Qixing been in the Contract Garden compared to how long he had dominated it?
Zhuang Herui wasn't wrong — the moment he started wresting power with Qixing, even if Eternal Mother Yongle wasn't motivated by personal benefits, she would certainly take Qixing's side just to spite him and exact revenge for years of suppression.
Indeed, eighty percent of the Grandmasters in the Contract Garden were still loyal to him. However, in the event of a conflict rising out of Qixing's increasing momentum,
how many of these Grandmasters would truly stand against Qixing for his sake?
