The middle-aged yellow-robed cultivator frowned.
"Fellow Daoist!"
"We've already yielded this spirit bead. What more do you want?"
"Are you truly going to wipe us out?"
"If that's really the case, we aren't afraid to fight to the death!"
Gu Mingxuan feigned surprise.
"Wipe you out? No, no, no, you've misunderstood!"
"From what you just said, Senior Sister Lin did indeed handle this rather inappropriately!"
"Our Mystic Heaven Holy Land has a reputation to uphold. We won't allow such a thing to happen!"
"Since I've run into it, I naturally have to give you an explanation!"
"Otherwise, wouldn't that disgrace the Mystic Heaven Holy Land?"
With that, he looked at Lin Qingxue, his tone filled with false concern.
"Senior Sister Lin, this is where you're in the wrong!"
"Since this treasure was discovered together with these fellow Daoists, both sides should naturally have a share!"
"Our Mystic Heaven Holy Land is one of the four great holy lands, the foundation of the Mystic Heaven Realm. How could we covet the treasures of a group of rogue cultivators?"
"How about this? Hand over the spirit bead!"
"I'll uphold justice and divide it fairly for you all. What do you think?"
Lin Qingxue looked at Gu Mingxuan, her heart perfectly clear.
On the surface, he seemed to be mediating, but every word was pointing out that she had taken the treasure for herself.
And now he had stepped forward to uphold justice. Wasn't he just trying to use this to force her to hand over the spirit bead?
"Gu Mingxuan, stop acting so sanctimonious!"
"This Azure Water Spirit Bead was obtained by me after I defeated the guardian demonic beast alone. What does it have to do with these people?"
"They merely saw that I had obtained a treasure and wanted to