After the Mongol party had traveled some distance, the Sect Master of Vajra Gate could no longer hold back. "County Princess, Ouyang Feng may be famous, but I'm not afraid of him. The Indestructible Vajra Divine Skill is enough to keep me undefeated. Why did we suddenly retreat?"
The Xuanming Elders beside him also spoke up. "Yes, County Princess. We outnumbered them, while they only had three people, and they might not even have been united."
Zhao Min shot them an irritated glare. "You two have the nerve to say that? The two of you fought Zhou Zhiruo alone, yet she still gained the upper hand."
Lu Zhangke hurriedly replied, "County Princess, Zhou Zhiruo may have seemed to have the advantage, but that was merely my brother's and my strategy. Her style consumes enormous amounts of inner strength. We only needed to defend ourselves until her true qi ran dry, then victory would have been certain."
Zhao Min was not so easily fooled. She snorted. "After fighting for so long, did Zhou Zhiruo show even the slightest sign of running out of true qi?"
Lu Zhangke smiled awkwardly. "No, she did not."
He Biyuan was much more blunt. He could not help saying, "I don't know what happened, but Zhou Zhiruo's martial arts have advanced by leaps and bounds. She clearly wasn't this formidable during the Lion-Slaying Tournament."
A lewd smile immediately appeared on Lu Zhangke's face. "It must be Song Qingshu's doing. They're husband and wife. Once they close the door, it's perfectly normal for them to discuss martial arts after being intimate."
The thought of those images made Zhao Min's heart tighten with discomfort, and her face turned cold. "Shut up!"
The Xuanming Elders looked at each other, not knowing how they had offended her. They could only