Han Li was truly furious—so furious that he blurted the question out without thinking, paying no heed at all to the crowd of onlookers around him.
Qu Jianlei gave him a speechless look and shook his head helplessly. "You really ought to leave people at least a little face."
He had only spoken because something had occurred to him, and he had not wanted to spell it out too clearly. But this walking disaster... he really was courting death in every possible way, and dragging his teammates down with him too.
The two of them had originally been indistinct, insubstantial figures just for show, but all of a sudden they solidified and exchanged a few seemingly nonsensical remarks.
This abrupt change quickly drew the attention of the vast majority of people. Some looked thoughtful and fell silent.
However, there were still some who did not quite understand—True Venerable Tianli, for example.
He was a homegrown rogue cultivator who acted entirely according to his personal likes and dislikes. He could be considered a man of temperament, and even at his age, he was still like that.
He looked uncertainly at Elder Youjian. "They're worried... that True Venerable Qu will affect the bigger picture?"
Was this some kind of joke? True Venerable Qu was not a native of Houde to begin with, and he only had a handful of people under him. How could he possibly grow too powerful?
"Heh," Elder Youjian gave a dry chuckle, thinking, Who do you think you are, acting so familiar with me?
But this matter could not have been hidden from observant people in the first place, especially since Han Li had pointed it out directly. The other side would learn of it sooner or later.
So there was no need for him to be secretive