And now, they had acknowledged Ye Lin's character. That was enough.
"Oh? You tested me because you didn't know me and wanted to see what kind of person I was. I can understand that."
Ye Lin chuckled softly, but his eyes were ice-cold.
A test—he had not fallen into their trap just now, but what if he had?
Not only would he have lost these people's trust, he would have completely lost the people behind him as well.
When that time came, he would bear the infamy of betrayal and faithlessness, his reputation utterly ruined. In everyone's eyes, he would become nothing more than a clown.
Strength was strength; reputation was reputation.
Once your name stank, no amount of strength could make up for it.
No matter how powerful you were, could you control what everyone else thought of you?
Unless you slaughtered every living being in the entire Star River Cosmos.
"Fellow Daoist Ye Lin, what you mean is..."
Seeing the look in Ye Lin's eyes, the people before him all understood the true meaning behind his words.
"Since you've finished testing me, shouldn't it be my turn to test you?"
Ye Lin said with a light laugh. In doing things, there naturally had to be give and take.
Now that their turn was over, shouldn't it be his turn?
"Fellow Daoist Ye Lin, I understand what you mean."
Before Wang Xiaoyun could speak, Zhang Wusheng burst into laughter. Then, with a swift rise and fall of his hand, one of his arms dropped violently to the ground, golden blood streaming continuously from the wound.
The sight left everyone dumbfounded. The others all looked at Zhang Wusheng in confusion.
Good heavens, he had cut off one of his own arms without the slightest hesitation?
He really was ruthless.
"Fellow