What Jin Ge meant was that his appearance this time represented Lingyun's will, not merely his personal good relationship with True Venerable Qu.
When Beiliu heard that, he gave up trying to persuade him at once and said he was only passing on a message. From a personal standpoint, he could understand True Venerable Qu better.
"It's best if you can understand," Jin Ge said darkly. "Otherwise, a tiny Baiyou Merchant Alliance is something Lingyun wouldn't mind wiping out with a casual swipe!"
This was the first time the Merchant Alliance had encountered such an undisguised threat since entering the Houde Realm.
When True Venerable Wan An heard that, his expression changed slightly despite himself. He said in a low voice, "Fellow Daoist Jin Ge, are those words Lingyun's meaning?"
"Of course," Jin Ge answered bluntly. "If I were making a move myself, I wouldn't use the sect's banner. I don't have that right either."
"Oh," True Venerable Wan An nodded calmly. "It seems Lingyun has made up its mind this time."
"We gave you far too much face before," Jin Ge said expressionlessly. "Houde's goodwill should not be taken as weakness!"
What was extremely strange was that after hearing this, True Venerable Wan An actually laughed. "It seems that is your own feeling, Fellow Daoist."
"Don't try to probe indirectly," Jin Ge replied faintly. "Others may be polite to you. I won't."
"I had no other meaning," True Venerable Wan An spread both hands. "The other three Cultivation Worlds should also be very curious about a new path."
"Can you stop always playing the hostage card?" Qu Jianlei could not hold back. "When you snatched opportunities from another world, you used this same trick. Now you're doing it again?"
"Houde is magnanimous. With things like opportunities, it doesn't mind