I smiled and said, "Supreme Elder Jiang, if you were me—surrounded and hunted by a group of people whose cultivation was higher than your own—would you sit there and await death, or fight back for a chance to survive?"
"Old Madam asks you why you caused trouble in this Supreme Clarity Immortal Alliance, yet you turn the question back on Old Madam. Do you think Old Madam's question was unclear, or do you think my words carry no weight, so you may answer or not as you please?" Madam Jiang's pupils contracted, and the furious yet imposing look on her face made every immortal present feel that I was about to suffer at any moment.
Of course I felt the old madam's pressure too. Clashing head-on with an old monster at the Proving the Dao level was indeed rather irrational. Of course, that did not mean I was truly afraid of her.
Even the Li father and son wore excited expressions. They probably already thought the old madam was protecting them. After all, although the two sides did not get along particularly well, they were all members of the Supreme Clarity Immortal Alliance. No matter how serious the matter was, they had to protect their own people rather than help an outsider, right?
So the old madam's meaning was perfectly clear: first, turn me into an outsider, then deal with the rest.
Li Poxiao remained expressionless, while Old Man Zuo watched me with great interest, like an old fox eagerly awaiting its prey.
I actually admired Old Man Zuo's ruthless cunning. He truly lived up to his status as one of the founding old monsters of the Supreme Clarity Immortal Alliance. The instant he made his move, he had sealed off all our vital points. After I had convinced most