"Hehe... now that Sect Master Cheng has put it that way, I really do want to meet this Daoist Yu!"
Granny Qionghua chuckled endlessly.
"However... I have already sent two disciples bearing generous gifts to discuss a peaceful resolution with him..."
Cheng Tianwu explained, "One more friend is always better than one more enemy. Those of us who make our living in the cultivation world cannot always drive matters to extremes..."
"Sect Master Cheng speaks true. Mature and prudent—this is the path to lasting success."
Ghost Elder chuckled.
However, everyone present understood perfectly well that such a method was only used when both sides stood at the same level, with comparable strength—or when the other party was even stronger.
The Yu Family that had previously been slaughtered to the last, however, did not even possess a single expert worth mentioning. Naturally, they were like helpless chicks, trampled by anyone who pleased. No one would speak to them of a warrior's honor.
"Sect Master!"
At that moment, two people entered from outside. They were Lady Shen and the Jade-Faced Swordsman, both looking grim. The moment they saw Cheng Tianwu, they dropped to their knees and pleaded guilty. "We failed in our task. That Daoist Yu is stubborn beyond measure. He has already reached the Black Tiger Sect!"
"Heh!"
Cheng Tianwu rose abruptly, a chilling aura surging from his entire body as he said with a sinister smile, "He truly does not know what is good for him!"
"Sect Master Cheng need not worry. With the two of us here, together with Sect Master Cheng, even experts ranked among the very top of the Earth Origin Expert Rankings would be no match for us!"
Ghost Elder took out his tobacco pipe and began puffing on it. The white smoke he exhaled did