Luo Yingbai said: “I was just thinking about whether to show mercy a little, for your sake.”
Qiao Guanglan paused, his smile slightly fading: “Luo Xiaobai, you don’t really think the attackers were from Miyuan Sect, do you?”
The enemies who had invaded the mountain were likely acting under the banner of Miyuan Sect – something Luo Yingbai had already discussed with Lin Xing, but he only had suspicions without proof. Hearing Qiao Guanglan seem to imply something similar, Luo Yingbai asked: “Why do you say that?”
Qiao Guanglan said: “Do you know what these are on the ground?”
Luo Yingbai said: “At first glance, they look like mao tigers, but the fur patterns are slightly different. And while mao tigers look scary, their nature should be as docile as mine. When they attacked earlier, they seemed to be controlled.”
Qiao Guanglan: “…”
He took a deep breath: “Forget it, I’m eating vegetarian recently.”
Luo Yingbai chuckled, then became serious: “Alright, let’s talk business.”
Feng Yuanzhong, the master of the Mysterious Profound Sect, had not appeared. The negotiations were being handled by his martial uncle, Ji Miao. He was stunned and said, “This… this won’t do. What you want, I cannot provide.”
Lin Xing replied, “I’ve never seen anything we can’t provide. Master Feng, please just speak.”
Ji Miao: “…”
At this point, other members of the Changliu Sect realized something was wrong. Someone suspiciously asked, “Master Ji Miao, what do you mean? You’re the one who should compensate. We said we’d compensate, but you’re hesitating. Are you plotting something?”
Ji Miao rolled his eyes, unable to come up with a good response: “This…”
Lin Xing seized the opportunity and shouted, “We can’t be blamed for being impolite now. Attack!”
“The Buddhist-Taoist conflict within the Feng Shui sects had been severe earlier, but in recent years, the tensions had weakened. Both sides had signed a non-conflict pact, gradually maintaining a delicate balance.
The Changliu Sect’s status far exceeded that of the Mysterious Profound Sect. The reason they had hesitated to act was the lack of sufficient justification to break this balance. Now, having done their due diligence, they could not be blamed.
As soon as Lin Xing spoke, the Changliu disciples, who had been holding back, immediately took up their weapons and began fighting.
