"Are you saying someone from the Empress Faction is protecting Ma Tian'Er?"
Seeing that Qi Feiyu was tempted by the idea, Qian Fei's spirits immediately lifted. "That's right, Senior! Think about it. Ma Tian'Er displayed such outstanding Wood Element talent, the same as the Empress. Why wouldn't she be a priority for them to cultivate? Besides, it looked to me like Ma Tian'Er had been hit by a Wood-Eroding Needle. If the Empress Faction hadn't secretly intervened, how could someone struck by a Wood-Eroding Needle possibly walk away unscathed!"
Qi Feiyu was actually swayed. He was crystal clear on the power of the Wood-Eroding Needle. At Ma Tian'Er's current level, getting hit by one was an absolute death sentence. But from the looks of it, she was completely fine, which was just unbelievable—unless the Empress Faction had prepared a Pill for her.
Others might not have predicted this, but it wasn't something the three major factions would necessarily overlook.
