Everyone who had come to seek refuge stared eagerly at Fan Lang, waiting for him to make a decision.
Fan Lang looked over the crowd and fell silent for a moment before saying, "I only saved Fan TaoTao on impulse. I never intended to completely fall out with the Black Dragon Society; otherwise, I wouldn't have shown mercy before. By coming to seek refuge with me, aren't you forcing me to oppose the Black Dragon Society? They have great numbers, deep roots, and even larger forces backing them. They aren't something I can handle alone. You're putting me in a difficult position."
"We only came to try because we had nowhere else to go. The Black Dragon Society is powerful. No one expects to bring it down; we only seek safety. Though you're a new student, the dean thinks highly of you. Your status is nothing like that of ordinary students, and the Black Dragon Society wouldn't dare do anything to you. If you're willing to protect us, we're willing to become your subordinates and contribute credits to you every month!" one student pleaded.
"What do you mean, nowhere else to go? Has the Black Dragon Society bullied you that badly?"
"Alas, to be honest, we're actually members of the Black Dragon Society too—just its lowest-ranking members. Every month, we have to hand over our credits, and we're bullied by the higher-ranking members as well. The atmosphere throughout the Black Dragon Society is terrible, and life is miserable for the lower ranks. I alone have been beaten and cursed at more times than I can count."
"The academy has all sorts of rules. Is there no one to protect you?"
"Rules are made to be broken. If everything in the world were handled according to the rules, there wouldn't be