...Even if they hadn't found him then, it would have led to huge problems.
If people from the Three Religions or other Sects had discovered Xile, should Qin Fang have revealed himself or not? If he didn't, Xile might have been killed by the people from the Three Religions... or she could have been mistaken for a wild Exotic Species and eliminated by some expert from another Sect who didn't recognize her.
And if Sect elders had come... they might have recognized Xile, and she most likely would have been fine. But it would have also exposed the fact that Qin Fang was nearby...
...The Sect elders actually had a tacit understanding about Qin Fang's fortuitous encounters.
They didn't actively pry into them.
But if they discovered Qin Fang by accident... that would be another matter entirely.
The secret of Old Ox Back would have most likely been exposed.
This made Qin Fang feel fortunate for a long time.
