Actually, all their yammering boiled down to jealousy.
Why hadn't the Xuanyuan Dragon Sect taken a liking to their disciples instead?
"Everyone, stop talking. With 430,000 points on the Emperor Star Ranking, 150,000 more than second place, the Xuanyuan Dragon Sect has every reason to make a move."
"A great sect has great bearing. If they don't act first, they might miss out on divine talents. Even if these few turn out to be no good, what do they stand to lose?"
Once that was said, quite a few people were left speechless.
If Long Wanying had not come out, Jiang Qingliu would have been taken away by Blue Shark. Who knew what might have happened afterward?
Amid the clamor of discussion, Long Wanying kept smiling as she blocked Jiang Qingliu's path, waiting for his answer.
"Our Xuanyuan Dragon Sect has been passed down for millions of years. Our name is worth its weight in gold. What are you still hesitating over? If you can't bear to part with them, you can come too," Long Wanying said.
"That won't do. My body, heart, and soul all belong to the Green Soul Hall. I will never betray it," Jiang Qingliu said.
"The Green Soul Hall cannot protect these children. Without our shelter, they will sooner or later die in all kinds of accidents. Or... live out their lives in obscurity," Long Wanying said.
Live out their lives in obscurity!
Those four words were the truest portrayal of Jiang Qingliu.
Back then, it was precisely because the Green Soul Hall had failed to protect him.
"The three younger ones are no problem. I want to keep Yu Ziqian. I've raised him the longest, and we've grown attached."
"I'm giving you three disciples. Surely you can help support Yu Ziqian while you're at