Seeing his old brother's troubled, pensive look, and hearing no response for a long while.
Yi Feng understood his difficulty and smiled as he asked tactfully.
"Brother Xu."
"I've only just started following you all to hunt demons, so I don't understand these matters. But I also know that one should quit while ahead. We've gained quite a lot tonight; I'm afraid pressing forward recklessly in pursuit of merit would not be a good idea, would it?"
"This is merely my personal opinion. If there is anything inappropriate in my words, I hope everyone will not take offense."
As soon as he finished speaking, the hunters all pondered and nodded.
A sharp gleam lit Xu Fengyue's eyes. The more he looked at Yi Feng, the more pleasing he found him.
A talent.
This schoolteacher truly was a talent.
Just listen to what he said—every word struck the ear so pleasantly. The four words "quit while ahead" contained boundless wisdom. As expected of a scholar; he understood reason and propriety!
With such an excuse, Xu Fengyue immediately rose and took the easy way out.
"Everyone, Mister Yi's words are very reasonable!"
"We've made modest gains tonight, so we should indeed quit while ahead. From now on, we must all learn more from scholars like Mister Yi. Relying on nothing but one's martial prowess makes it hard to accomplish great things!"
Hearing Yi Feng being praised, Wei Xiaowei temporarily set aside her embarrassment and obediently chimed in.
The others also found it quite reasonable and nodded in reluctant agreement.
Those subtle expressions naturally did not escape Xu Fengyue's notice. As Qinghe Town's second strongest expert, he barely needed to think before producing a perfect reason.
"However..."
"Since we have already accompanied Mister Yi deep into Qingmang Mountain today, returning just like this