"It mattered not. If they wanted to come, let them come. I feared nothing. It was only that..."
Su Shi'er waved his hand, his gaze falling on Zhu Hanwei.
After all, Zhu Hanwei was the one now in charge of Yun Ge Sect. If the other man harbored even the slightest misgiving, Su Shi'er would certainly not say another word.
He would simply turn and leave. If the people of Heavenly Capital wanted to find him, they could come find him.
It was only that from then on, his friendship with Yun Ge Sect would likely end there.
But before Su Shi'er could finish, Zhu Hanwei said without the slightest hesitation,
"Senior, you jest. Though Heavenly Capital is indeed powerful now, everyone in Yun Ge Sect has never feared trouble.
"This time, we were truly caught off guard. Some of our disciples were captured by the people of Heavenly Capital, and we had no choice but to be constrained by them.
"If the two sects truly went to war, Yun Ge Sect might not possess the strength to contend against them. But Yun Ge Sect's Sect Protection Formation is no ordinary thing.
"Even if a Tribulation Crossing stage magnate took action, they might not be able to break it in a short time."
Zhu Hanwei spoke rapidly, his tone especially firm and decisive.
Not to mention their connection through Su Shi'er—even without it, simply because this man had come to their aid.
If an even greater danger truly appeared, everyone in Yun Ge Sect would never retreat even half a step.
It had been so when Ren Yunzong led the sect, and now that it was his turn, it remained the same.
"To see Fellow Daoist Zhu possess such resolve truly gratifies me. It seems... I did not place my