For even a professional provocateur like True Venerable Qianhuan to be unable to suppress his anger showed just how outrageous the Wanwu Realm's conduct was.
"Well..." Bai Qiao hesitated, then gave another dry cough. "They didn't actually make a move, so there's no way to take them to task."
How slippery was Qianhuan? His eyes shifted, and he gave a slight nod. "I get it. So in the past, our Houde has done the same thing too."
"How could that be possible?" Bai Qiao shook his head very decisively. "What we emphasize is virtue bearing all things. We attach great importance to legal principles."
"Like hell you haven't!" Qianhuan would never believe that. "If you were really that wronged, you'd have organized cultivators to fight your way over long ago."
"That's because Houde had ample reason!" True Venerable Bai Qiao declared solemnly. "And we never make a move lightly!"
The corner of True Venerable Qianhuan's mouth twitched, then he gave a slight nod. "Looks like it happened more than once."
"Whose side the hell are you on?" Bai Qiao was so angry he cursed outright. "Is it wrong to fight for Houde's interests?"
"Don't curse," Qu Jianlei said with a dry cough. "Senior Bai Qiao, actually, I quite like the way you use double standards."
"It isn't double standards at all, all right?" Bai Qiao rolled his eyes.
In the end, however, he still smiled faintly. "Actually, as for this matter, times change... but we Houde truly are reasonable."
"Then don't ask me about this," Qu Jianlei had understood as well. It was still a fight over resources, only elevated to the level of realms.
"If you feel Lingyun can't have supported me for nothing, then you can issue missions. I'll choose a few to complete, and we can call