Han Yue clutched her arm, pain written across her face.
She stared at Bai Cheng opposite her. Behind her, the members of Ling gathered around her, all covered in wounds, clearly having just gone through a fierce battle.
Bai Cheng, however, looked at Han Yue with a wild grin and even pretended to kindly advise her. "Han Yue, just agree to Senior Cheng Yang's demands. Otherwise, I won't be able to help you."
Han Yue felt a wave of disgust as she looked at the fat man standing beside Bai Cheng.
Cheng Yang was also staring at Han Yue with a lecherous expression.
"Bai Cheng, aren't you afraid the Academy elders will punish you for doing this?!" Han Yue's face flushed red with anger.
After this period of cultivation, both Han Yue and Bai Cheng had successively broken through to the Dou Ling level.
Ling, which Han Yue had founded, and the White Gang, founded by Bai Cheng around the same time, had only just established themselves.
But some time ago, Bai Cheng had managed to get in Cheng Yang's good graces. As a veteran expert ranked third on the Strong Ranking, Cheng Yang's strength had long since reached the peak of the Dou Ling level.
He also possessed his own faction within the Inner Academy, and it had no shortage of powerful members.
By chance, Bai Cheng learned that Cheng Yang liked Han Yue and was extremely fond of women.
So Bai Cheng volunteered to bring Cheng Yang in and crush Ling under the pretext of a conflict between factions. That way, his White Gang would gain more room to develop as well.
Moreover, the Academy would not interfere. It was simply killing three birds with one stone.
"Han Yue, what are you talking about? This is a conflict