Eagle-Ox Fish, and a Streaming Nosebleed!

"I don't think Senior Brother Lan will mind!"

It was a somewhat unexpected answer!

A flicker of surprise crossed the eyes of the two burly brothers. They had not expected this junior brother from the Outer Sect to take it so calmly.

Both had been in the sect for more than five years!

They had assumed that even an Outer Sect elder would treat Lan Yu, a True Disciple of the Divine Firmament Sect, with respect.

They had expected this junior brother to apologize in fear and trembling. Instead, he had given an answer that caught them off guard.

Xie Wanwan stood to one side!

Her delicate brows drew together slightly, and a trace of worry showed in her bright eyes.

Pang He's smile grew smugger.

Those words had slighted Lan Yu.

If Pang He made a point of spreading them, Lan Yu's influence would make the consequences anything but trivial.

Lan Yu had many supporters in the Outer Sect of Great Zhou. His every move could sway the decisions of Outer Sect elders.

There was no shortage of precedents: the siblings or close associates of True Disciples were often specially summoned into the Inner Sect.

True Disciples could already interfere with selection for the Inner Sect!

What was more!

The peak masters of the Inner Sect's eight lineages had all risen from the ranks of outstanding True Disciples.

Pang He's smile became even more pronounced.

"Could it be that Junior Brother Yu has no regard for Senior Brother Lan Yu?"

Yu Ke did not seem to grasp how exalted—and frightening—a True Disciple's position was.

And the person who would make the decision at this gathering was none other than Senior Brother Lan Yu.

This was their first meeting. Given Lan Yu's cool temperament, he would probably pay no attention