"What?!"
Elder Cao was utterly shocked. The rest of the Pill Tower members exchanged glances, staring at Cao Ying in disbelief. She was a genius recognized by the entire Pill Tower, yet she had openly joined the Great Love Alliance just like that?
Although the Great Love Alliance and the Pill Tower were not hostile, and were even vaguely allies when it came to the Hall of Souls, it could not exactly be called Cao Ying "defecting to the enemy." Still, it felt strange. Their own genius had been poached right from under their noses?
Elder Cao's expression darkened, and his voice sank. "Ying'er, stop messing around! Your teacher is one of the Pill Tower Three Giants, and you are also one of the candidates for a Pill Tower Giant. How can you leave the Pill Tower and join the Great Love Alliance?"
Before Cao Ying could struggle with how to respond, I smiled faintly and stepped in front of her. "Elder Cao, you misunderstand. My Great Love Alliance is not a faction. It is merely an alliance formed to oppose the Hall of Souls."
I pointed at Mu Qingluan and Tang Huo'er standing nearby. "Take Senior Sister Qingluan and Huo'er, for example. Although they are Executive Vice Alliance Chiefs of the Great Love Alliance, they have not given up their identities as disciples of Starfall Pavilion and the young mistress of Burning Flame Valley. Miss Cao is exactly the same. Joining the Great Love Alliance does not mean leaving the Pill Tower. It is not an either-or matter. The two can coexist perfectly well."
Elder Cao paused. The Great Love Alliance truly was unusual; it was not merely a simple faction. If Cao Ying had joined a sect like Starfall Pavilion or Burning Flame Valley, it could practically be