Gongxi Chou didn't quite understand Lin Feng's choice.
In his view, it would be best if they could slip away quietly this time. If they couldn't, they should at least avoid thoroughly angering Zhai Le. He wasn't afraid of a fight, but once it started, he wouldn't be able to protect everyone. Gongxi Chou's confusion nearly made Lin Feng laugh in anger. She asked, "Since the Great General had these concerns, why did you directly provoke Zhai Xiaofang just now?"
Farmers' School talents who could reach the level of materializing Word Spirits were not easy to cultivate.
They faced restrictions not only on gender, but also on career paths.
In mainstream circles, anyone with cultivation talent was prioritized for literary or martial training. The few people raised by the government were all direct disciples nurtured by their own academies; they hadn't managed to recruit a single wild talent. Lin Feng couldn't possibly sacrifice them when she had brought more than half of them along on this mission.
To put it bluntly, aside from Gongxi Chou and Luo Sha, the others ranked ahead of them on the list of people she'd be willing to sacrifice. Gongxi Chou's words just now had been far too risky, and he hadn't even given her a heads-up. He was clearly the one who had taken the biggest risk, yet afterward he'd criticized her for being reckless.
Gongxi Chou guiltily looked away, lowering his eyelids slightly as he focused on the empty space in the corner of his eye. "I couldn't help it."
If someone made him unhappy, he made them unhappy right back.
As for anything else?
They could discuss it later.
Gongxi Chou quietly tried to cover himself. "Besides, Zhai Xiaofang wouldn't dare flip the table right now. A couple of barbs at him