Shen Wuming looked at Xuan Guan. A smile tugged at his rugged face. "Master Xuan Guan, you can't be joking, can you?"
Xuan Guan replied calmly, "This humble monk never jokes."
The smile gradually faded from Shen Wuming's face. He said gravely, "If that's the case, then I'm afraid I can't help you.
"It's true that the Seven Heroes Assembly has a grudge against Su Xin, but that was just a conflict between juniors years ago. Even if I wanted to settle the score with him, this isn't the time.
"Su Xin is now one of the Four Great Constables of the Six Fan Sect and a master on the Earth Ranking. If we kill him, the Seven Heroes Assembly can't bear the consequences—and doesn't want to."
If there was anyone Shen Wuming truly hated, it was Su Xin.
Shen Tianyao was the youngest child he doted on most, yet Su Xin had dealt her such a blow that she'd been dazed ever since. Several years had passed, and she still hadn't fully emerged from that shadow.
How could Shen Wuming not hate Su Xin after seeing his daughter like that?
If he had the chance, Shen Wuming certainly wouldn't let Su Xin off.
But there had to be an opportunity. He couldn't openly go to Beiyuan Circuit and kill Su Xin like this.
Shen Wuming was indeed the strongest member of the Seven Heroes Assembly, but the Seven Heroes Assembly didn't belong to him alone.
To kill one of the Four Great Constables of the Six Fan Sect without cause was to make an enemy for life of the Imperial Court.
As Shen Wuming had just said, the consequences were too great. The Seven Heroes Assembly couldn't bear them and didn't want to.
He couldn't drag the Seven Heroes