If Chen Yi hadn't intervened, the Old Master would have been left with only two paths.
Either suppress everyone, regardless of friend or foe.
Or strike one side with lightning speed to deter anyone else with ulterior motives.
The first option would cause too much of a stir. It would not only require mobilizing the Dingyuan Army but would also be self-destructive, essentially sacrificing the network of connections the Xiao Family had built over two hundred years.
The second option would cost less, but it would bring its own considerable set of problems.
Chen Yi's role was to secretly relieve some of the pressure on the Old Master and the Xiao Family, preventing them from being left completely in the dark.
After all, he couldn't just stand by and do nothing.
'I'll definitely make Xiao Jinghong pay me back for this later.'
