"Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful!"
"You dared to openly move against someone under Chen Changsheng's protection. Your nerve is anything but ordinary."
"Have I been too easygoing lately, making you think I'm a soft persimmon?"
Facing Chen Changsheng's icy gaze, the young man calmly said, "If they were merely mediocre fools, I would have kept them."
"But the problem is, their potential is limitless."
"Keeping them in the Pill Domain will always be a hidden danger. By both sentiment and reason, I cannot keep them."
"So you don't intend to follow the Rules anymore?"
"You were the one who broke the Rules first!"
The young man raised his voice. "With your status and strength, you should not have sneaked in, much less brought the people you taught in with you."
"Using the Pill Domain's resources to cultivate people you taught—do you think that complies with the Rules?"
"Chen Feng is Li Huo's disciple."
"But he was taught by you!"
"Your thoughts and your will have already seeped into his bones."
"His actions and his manner are utterly incompatible with the Pill Domain."
"Must I alter the entire environment of the Pill Domain for his sake alone?"
"Besides, following you may not be worse than staying in the Pill Domain. Why are you so determined to keep him here?"
Faced with the young man's questioning, Chen Changsheng pursed his lips and said, "If one is determined to condemn someone, why worry about lacking excuses? This is your territory. You have countless ways to drive them out."
"Since this is what you want to do, I have no right to criticize you."
"However, I hope you will do it after some time has passed. At the very least, wait until they have gained a somewhat stable foothold here."
"That I can agree to."
After