Wu Lixue... Great God Phoenix...
The two names passed through Bi Changchun's mind. He knew the former—she was one of that unreliable disciple's women. As for the latter, he had long heard her great name; she was a figure of legend.
Bi Changchun slowly swept his gaze over everyone present before finally fixing it on Great God Phoenix. It was not that he had taken a fancy to her graceful beauty. The voice that had guided him here earlier had belonged to a woman, and there was only one woman here. She must be Great God Phoenix.
His green robe remained as still as deep waters. Bi Changchun stared straight at Great God Phoenix and said coolly, "Release her!"
Truth be told, Bi Changchun had never cared much for the string of women Yue Qianchou dragged behind him. After all, Furong was the one he recognized as the rightful woman, and Yue Qianchou's entanglements with so many women had left him somewhat displeased. Of course, he had no leisure to meddle in Yue Qianchou's affairs between men and women. But today was different. His disciple had laid the matter before his master, and Wu Lixue was a descendant of the Four Great Families. How could he, as her master's master, fail to stand up for her?
There was no need to distinguish right from wrong. Since I'm here, no matter how formidable you, Great God Phoenix, may be, there are only two words—release her!
Those two calm, breezy words secretly startled everyone. The hidden meaning could not have been clearer: he was openly threatening Great God Phoenix, and the implication of "bear the consequences yourself" was heavy in the air.
The excitement in the eyes of the Bright Ancient God and the other three could not be concealed. War God