Counterattack

"This is bad! What do we do? What do we do? What do we do?"

Wolfbane paced back and forth like a headless fly, his face utterly miserable. "That Sacred Venerable is really making things difficult for us. Three times our strength, and we're not even allowed to use the Dao of Judgment to balance things out. What are we supposed to use to withstand them?"

Linlang smiled. "Why didn't you say that to the Sacred Venerable?"

Wolfbane stuck out his tongue. "How would I dare? I'm only venting now."

"Careful. The Sacred Venerable is paying close attention to this place right now. Who knows, he might hear your grumbling," Ye Gu said with a smile.

That gave Wolfbane quite a fright. He nervously looked all around, not knowing what to do.

Ning Ye said, "Relax. What sort of figure is the Sacred Venerable? Why would he care about this? The indignation of ants means nothing to people like them."

Wolfbane sighed. "Junior Brother Ning, that isn't exactly comforting."

Ning Ye rolled his eyes. "I never said I was trying to comfort you."

"..."

Xuanyuan Long said, "For now, we should think of a countermeasure. Junior Brother Ning looks as though he has a plan already, so what are you all worried about?"

Ning Ye clasped his hands behind his head and reclined onto the long bench, rocking back and forth as he said, "Don't leave all the ideas to me. You lot can't come up with thoughts of your own? Ye Gu, you've got the sharpest mind among us. Don't tell me you didn't hear anything in what he said?"

Ye Gu gave an apologetic smile. "I did pick up on a few things. I just don't know whether they'll be useful."

Wolfbane gave him a shove. "Useful or