"However, the Spirit Hall has always been merciful. I can't bear to tear apart the bond of family and love you share across species."
Li Taibai's tone shifted. His gaze roamed over Tang Hao as he said, "That Soul Bone just now bought you the chance to leave here safely."
"Here's the deal, Tang Hao. All you need to do is leave behind a 'little something,' just like that 'little bug' last time, and I'll let you take this Blue Silver Grass with you."
Over the past month, checking in on Tang Hao and the others had earned him nearly two hundred thousand points.
That was more than three times the total he'd earned from checking in on those seven elders in the Worship Hall over the course of a month.
The temptation of all those points was simply too great. He couldn't help being a little "ruthless."
"You—!" Tang Hao bared his teeth in fury. The veins bulged on his forehead, his face flushed dark red, and his body trembled uncontrollably.
The old wound between his legs seemed to tear open again. A faint, piercing pain shot through him, nearly making him grind his teeth to dust.
"Grand Elder, you're our senior. Are you really going to let the younger generation bully us like this?" Tang San's voice carried barely contained fury. He stared hard at Qian Daoliu, trying to use their difference in seniority to resolve the crisis before them.
Qian Daoliu merely turned his face away, looking unconcerned. "This is between you. I won't get involved."
He felt Li Taibai had gone too far, so he might as well sit back and watch.
"Teacher, how can you do this?" Li Taibai wailed in feigned grievance, then turned and gazed pitifully at Qian Renxue. "Miss, I'm doing this