Liang Tao is just a town official now. Even if Xing Ye were to fail in the future, it wouldn't affect Liang Tao.
But, if Liang Tao chooses to join the team of Xing Ye's political adversary, and possibly moves up the ranks to county level, or even higher, once Xing Ye's opponents find out that He Teng and she have sided with Xing Ye, in the aftermath, Liang Tao will certainly be scapegoated and might even be used as a tool to threaten her and He Teng.
Liang Tao was puzzled, "If Xing Ye was your brother's former comrade-in-arms, should not your brother stand by Xing Ye without any hesitation? Should there be no need to choose?"
"However, my brother has another comrade-in-arms who he owes his life to, Lan Li, a member of the Lan Family from the capital, as you just heard from Jiang, the Gu and Lan families from the capital are the pillars there. Most importantly, uncle, I am the daughter of the Gu Family."