Leaving Nothing Behind

I turned to Bai Ye in horror the moment they were out of sight. "H-He knows," I stammered. "Are you sure he won't take action against us for it?"

"He might if we weren't leaving in five days." Bai Ye gave me a reassuring smile and patted me on the shoulder. "Don't forget that Mount Hua's reputation means more than anything to him. He might have felt responsible to keep Twin Stars under control if we were to remain here, but once we are gone, that would no longer be his business. Chu Yang would be more than glad to keep himself out of it given the chance, especially if that means the secret of the sword's past would be more safely buried."

Those words eased my mind a little. The Gatekeeper surely wasn't very far-sighted, I thought. If something was really off with Twin Stars like he expected, then releasing it out of Mount Hua's watch was the last thing he should do. How could he not care at all about the potential havoc it might wreck if set loose into the wild?