Lin Xiaoqing heard the proposal, her delicate brows knitting slightly as light flickered in her starry eyes. She pondered it inwardly.
This suggestion appeared to offer a somewhat feasible path, yet enormous risks lay hidden within it.
She looked at the old man and said gravely, "Senior, your plan has some merit, but the dangers outside the city are impossible to predict.
Even Rogue Cultivators skilled at concealing their auras and moving swiftly might not emerge unscathed if they encountered some powerful unknown existence.
And if anything went wrong, if the dangers outside the city noticed them and tracked them back into the city, the consequences would be unthinkable."
The crowd immediately burst into heated discussion, as though a cauldron had exploded.
Some Rogue Cultivators nodded in agreement, feeling that Lin Xiaoqing's words were entirely correct and showed a clear understanding of the greater good.
Others remained deeply dissatisfied, their brows tightly furrowed as though they had countless grievances to air.
That burly man shouted again, "Miss Lin, this won't do and that won't do. Are we supposed to just waste away inside this city?
We Rogue Cultivators already lack resources, and now we can barely keep going. If this continues, we'll have nothing but a dead end ahead of us."
Lin Xiaoqing understood the plight of these Rogue Cultivators well. Her gaze slowly swept over the crowd as her tone softened. "Everyone, the City Lord's Mansion is actively seeking a solution as well.
I understand your urgency, but this concerns the life and death of the entire city, so we must proceed cautiously.
I promise everyone that we will find a relatively secure solution as soon as possible.
We will resolve the resource shortage while ensuring everyone's safety to the greatest extent possible.
Please disperse for now as well.