Zhunti tilted his head toward Su Miao's ear and lowered his voice.
"Did you arrange this?"
Su Miao replied in a voice only the two of them could hear.
"It was a coincidence, but the outcome isn't bad."
Zhunti's lips curved pleasantly.
Every time he saw Miao Heng control the situation so flawlessly, he could not help but be impressed.
"The Sect Master truly understands how to command her subordinates."
"Shut up and watch."
Zhunti obediently closed his mouth, but the delight in his heart did not diminish in the slightest.
Jieyin watched everything silently from beginning to end, serving as little more than background scenery.
Miao Heng did not need them to back her up. She alone could make the Kirin race behave.
The young Fire Kirin finally could not hold back any longer and stepped forward.
"Sect Master, we Kirin are no worse than the Dragons and Phoenixes!"
His voice was sharp, carrying the defiance unique to the young.
He felt fury burning in his chest. Why should the Kirin race be humiliated like this?
They had offered treasures, humbled themselves, and still had to endure mockery?
It was unfair!
Su Miao turned to look at him.
"Then why are there only twenty of you left?"
The blaze in the young Fire Kirin's chest was instantly doused by a basin of icy water.
He opened his mouth, but not a single word came out.
He had no way to answer that question.
If he said they had secluded themselves for too long, he would be admitting they feared death.
If he said they had difficulty reproducing, he would be admitting they were inherently deficient.
No matter what he said, he would be wrong.
Zhunti leisurely added from the side.
"Perhaps they were too 'auspicious' and auspiciously wiped themselves