The Bigger the Fist, the Greater the Reason

Within the Lingfeng Sect.

Already like meat roasting over a fire, Xiao Yuanshan felt the flames burn even fiercer because of Wu Zitong's remarks. His mouth went dry, and he did not know how to begin.

Wu Zitong could use little tricks to needle Zhou Yang because his cultivation was on the same level as Zhou Yang's, and he was not afraid of offending him.

But Xiao Yuanshan was merely a Golden Core Cultivator. Even if he believed reason stood on his side, he still had to weigh the situation before deciding how to speak. He could not speak too bluntly.

His thoughts raced as he watched Wu Zitong's and Zhou Yang's expressions. Then, slowly, he said, "Martial Uncle Wu, your insight is clear. There is indeed a misunderstanding in this matter, and it concerns my daughter's chastity and reputation. Please allow this disciple to explain it carefully to Martial Uncle."

After saying that, he directly switched to divine sense transmission, privately explaining the emotional entanglement between Zhou Liang Yu and his daughter, Xiao Yu.

Naturally, in his account, Zhou Liang Yu's failure to achieve Core Formation within the agreed time became the main reason for his opposition to the marriage.

He absolutely would not say that he had wanted to marry his daughter to the favored descendant of another Nascent Soul Stage cultivator in the sect, and had therefore deliberately laid down harsh conditions to break up the pair like a club beating apart mandarin ducks.

Moreover, he implied that his daughter Xiao Yu's act of sealing off her own soul to resist had been instigated by Zhou Liang Yu, rather than because she was unwilling to be forced by him into marrying someone she did not love.

By the end, Xiao Yuanshan had even worked himself into his