Kong Ziyi caught Sun Wufeng's glance, but she had no interest in responding.
This was not her fault—however arrogant they had been earlier, that was how passive they were now.
Sun Wufeng... did have some sense of shame. Seeing that she remained silent, he simply asked directly, "Junior Sister Kong, you know Fellow Daoist Feng so well. Could you give us some advice?"
Kong Ziyi snorted coldly. "I'm still considering how to report you to Master. The senior brothers were awfully imposing just now."
Sun Wufeng suddenly had an idea. "Junior Sister Kong, Fellow Feng cured your illness, didn't he?"
Kong Ziyi did not answer, and Lu Wanfeng, the only one who knew the truth, kept his mouth shut as well.
"I understand." Sun Wufeng nodded. Having considered that possibility, he truly understood why Kong Ziyi was so determined to protect Feng Jun. She was repaying a favor. "Then tell him that what happened this afternoon was a misunderstanding. I'm willing to compensate him with some items. Do you know what he likes?"
Kong Ziyi shook her head. "I don't know that either. His standards are very high, and he holds grudges fiercely. You wanted to bind him to you for life, so his demands should naturally be equivalent."
That answer silenced everyone again. After a while, Xie Qingyun spoke. "This isn't fair. We didn't understand him, so we made an error in judgment. But he understands us. If he still makes such demands, he is deliberately insulting the Supreme Clarity Sect."
Throughout the entire affair, he had spoken and acted fairly rationally. He had even seemed somewhat eager to curry favor with Feng Jun. But now that the Supreme Clarity Sect's honor was involved, he put aside such thoughts.
Even Sun Wufeng could not help glancing at him. *This