Seeing Zhu Xiyan about to leave, Ling Daoyi panicked. Almost instinctively, he called out, "Miss, wait..."
At his words, Zhu Xiyan stopped and turned around. She looked at Ling Daoyi with an amused expression. "What, have you finally made up your mind?"
"So, are you going to kneel or not?"
She regarded Ling Daoyi with keen interest.
She wanted to see whether Ling Daoyi would actually kneel!
She wasn't the only one. Everyone nearby turned to look at him, including Yu Jing'an and Xu Ziming. Li Hongtian was no exception.
Yu Jing'an especially had his mouth open, looking as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.
In his heart, he didn't want his master to be humiliated in front of everyone. But... Tiandao Sect was facing a crisis, and there was no other way to resolve it.
So Yu Jing'an was deeply conflicted and torn.
As for Xu Ziming and Li Hongtian, they had no idea what Tiandao Sect was currently up against. Even though Xu Ziming knew Zhu Xiyan's identity, he couldn't understand why Ling Daoyi had called after her as she was leaving.
In his view, since Zhu Xiyan had said she wouldn't ask That Immortal to intervene, why would their ancestor need to endure such humiliation?
But he didn't dare speak recklessly.
Whatever Ling Daoyi ultimately decided, Xu Ziming figured he must have his reasons.
By contrast, Li Hongtian simply couldn't accept that Ling Daoyi might actually kneel to Zhu Xiyan. After all, he had always regarded Ling Daoyi as a godlike figure.
He was an exalted being, surpassed only by the powerful experts of the Secret Realm Immortal Gates. But if Ling Daoyi really knelt, then his image in Li Hongtian's heart would be shattered beyond repair.
Li Hongtian's heart was practically in his throat.