Zong Shen gave them no chance to argue.
With just two or three sentences, he had blocked most of the excuses Xiao Kaijie and Wen Qing had prepared.
After all, invading Zong Shen's territory was an undeniable fact.
What frustrated them was that Zong Shen's territory was not only absurdly vast, but its countermeasures against covert infiltration were also far too swift.
Their pride and joy, [Wind-Hiding Cloud (Golden)], had become a complete joke before Zong Shen.
With the act of invading his territory already hanging over them, any explanation they gave now would be feeble.
After all, neither side was stupid.
Wen Qing and Xiao Kaijie exchanged a glance, their expressions carrying a trace of cunning.
It made Xiao Kaijie realize that his girlfriend had not given up on trying to argue her way out of this.
Trusting his instincts, he spoke before she could.
"Mr. Zong Shen, I am truly very sorry!"
As he spoke, he bowed, nearly bending at a full ninety degrees.
It had the distinct posture of an islander's bow.
There was nothing a bow could not solve; if there was, then just drink a cup of untreated nuclear wastewater.
Still, seeing Xiao Kaijie bow, the anger in Zong Shen's heart did indeed lessen somewhat.
He could tell that the other man was a clever fellow who knew how to read the situation.
To Wen Qing, however, such behavior was simply incomprehensible.
Unlike Xiao Kaijie, who had already recognized the situation for what it was, the woman named Wen Qing was still somewhat unruly.
A woman who could not read the situation was either stupid or malicious.
The two of them made quite the black-and-white pairing.
There was no shortage of such examples in this world. There was always a smart person beside a fool.