At the mention of the Merit Honoree being injured, Qu Jianlei gave a light cough. "That is the duty of Glory Merit Hall. There is no need to make a display of it."
Among all those present, he was the only Golden Core True Adept. The other True Adepts had been mindful of their status and had not rushed over immediately. Only he had waited for Feng Jun at Mingsha Market, then accompanied him back after he emerged from seclusion.
Thus, while everyone spoke, he maintained the bearing of a True Adept and did not interfere with the juniors' exchanges.
But upon hearing that, he could not endure it any longer and had to point something out—Glory Merit Hall was made up of protectors who had long taken life and death lightly. It was inappropriate to use Glory Merit Hall's casualties as bargaining chips.
Of course, he also had a deeper reason in mind: his partner had been injured because he had not been there.
And the reason he had not been there was that Feng Jun had given him an Exotic Fruit beyond appraisal, and he had been eager to return and present it to Xiao Meng.
Yet the result of presenting that treasure had been... he had formed his Core!
No matter how one looked at it, Feng Jun had not wronged the Red Phoenix Sect.
However, he could not conveniently speak of that deeper reason, and he was too embarrassed to mention it anyway. All he could say was that they had underestimated Glory Merit Hall.
When that senior saw a True Adept of his own sect speak up—and one who had come from Glory Merit Hall—he decisively fell silent.
Feng Jun had always felt that Glory Merit Hall protecting him had been the Red Phoenix Sect's