Helpless

"Sect Master, since this woman is so ungrateful, why don't we just forcibly abduct her back to the sect? She'll probably quiet down then."

An elderly man with a gloomy expression and a narrow face walked up to Yu Yuanzhen, then spoke softly in his ear.

Hearing this, a trace of temptation surfaced on Yu Yuanzhen's face.

This was because Little Dragon Girl's martial soul was indeed extremely important to their Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect. Whether it was used in the future for intermarriage within the clan to reproduce and give birth to a new fusion martial soul, or used for other research, it held great utility.

Since Little Dragon Girl had previously refused their polite words, they should not be blamed now for using their might to bully the weak.

Just as Yu Yuanzhen was about to agree to the gloomy old man's suggestion, a tyrannical fluctuation in the distance instantly swept over, drawing all their attention away.

"Jiang Lin, you've finished your breakthrough?"

Little Dragon Girl and Xiao Wu instantly turned to look at Jiang Lin, who was slowly opening his eyes, their faces full of joy.

"Hoo—"

"Soul King, finally done!"

Jiang Lin breathed a slight sigh of relief, feeling the formidable aura within his body, and a smile appeared on his face.

Soon, however, his expression grew grave to the extreme, because he saw Yu Yuanzhen and the others in the distance.

"These, these auras... they don't mean well."

Feeling the formidable auras emanating from Yu Yuanzhen and the others, Jiang Lin couldn't help but gasp. He had only just broken through to the Soul King realm, and even though his combat power far exceeded his actual realm, at most he could only touch upon around the sixty-ninth-rank Soul Emperor level now.

Yet the weakest of these people were powerhouses such as Soul Douluo. Even if Jiang Lin unleashed all his power, he would not have the slightest bit of resistance.

Just as Jiang Lin wanted to step forward and ask what these people were here to do, Xiao Wu immediately walked over and briefly explained the cause and effect in his ear.

"Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect? They actually want to take Sister Dragon away?"

Jiang Lin's expression instantly turned gloomy, but immediately following that, a trace of helplessness and powerlessness surfaced in his eyes.

After remaining silent for a moment, Jiang Lin walked past Little Dragon Girl, then looked directly into the eyes of Yu Yuanzhen and the others.

"Seniors, I already know your intentions. We juniors are deeply honored by your kindness. If Sister Dragon has a better place to go, we juniors naturally agree wholeheartedly..."

"Oh? Kid, you're quite interesting, but can you speak for this girl?"

A hint of surprise surfaced on Yu Yuanzhen's face. If they could take Little Dragon Girl away without a fight, that would be for the best; after all, bullying the weak was not a particularly pleasant-sounding label for their Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect.

Little Dragon Girl's expression, however, changed instantly, and she immediately moved to interrupt Jiang Lin's words.

"Sister Dragon, I'll explain later. Please let me finish first."

Jiang Lin looked at Little Dragon Girl with a completely earnest face. Helpless, Little Dragon Girl had no choice but to swallow her remaining words.

Then Jiang Lin turned back to look at Yu Yuanzhen and the others, speaking up.

"Seniors, having spent so many years together with Sister Dragon, we are like siblings. Therefore, whether it is a major or minor matter, Sister Dragon always asks for my opinion. Now that Sister Dragon has the fortune of being able to join your esteemed sect, naturally I will not let her give up this opportunity."

"So I am willing to persuade Sister Dragon on behalf of you seniors. I can guarantee that within three days, I will definitely give you a satisfactory reply!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Yuanzhen and the others instantly fell into deep thought.

Seeing that Yu Yuanzhen and the few others were actually considering Jiang Lin's proposal, Yu Yuanpo's expression instantly changed, and he immediately spoke out.

"Big brother, why bother with such trouble? We still have to go to the core zone anyway, where do we have time to waste here!"

"Yuanpo, you are wrong there. Although we are going to the core zone, it's merely three days. This old man feels that we can afford to wait."

"Elder Xuanhai, you're wrong in saying that. Clearly, this is a matter that can be resolved with a single move, so why should we waste time here listening to this brat?"

"Besides, the sect master allowing this girl to join the sect is already doing her a huge favor. What reason does she have to dare refuse!"

The gloomy old man from before spoke once more, his words completely treating Jiang Lin and the others as ants that could be manipulated at will.

Hearing this, a trace of killing intent flashed deep within Jiang Lin's heart, but it was quickly suppressed by him.

Because making a move right now would simply be courting death.

After the remaining few people around Yu Yuanzhen also put forward their respective suggestions, Yu Yuanzhen spoke.

"Kid, your name is Jiang Lin, right? This sect master agrees to your suggestion, but we don't have the time to wait here for you for so long. Therefore, this sect master will leave one person behind to watch over you. If you cannot give her a satisfactory reply in three days, then don't blame her for being impolite to you."

With that, Yu Yuanzhen's gaze fell directly onto the middle of the group, upon a young woman with a plum-blossom mark on her face.

"Yuanqing, you stay here. Three days from now, bring that girl to rendezvous with us regardless of whether she agrees or not!"

Hearing this, a trace of surprise immediately appeared on that woman's face, obviously not expecting that she would be the one left behind.

And upon hearing his words, Yu Yuanpo and the gloomy old man also breathed a slight sigh of relief, as long as it wasn't them who had to stay behind together.

As for Yu Xuanhai, he only pondered for a single instant before understanding the hidden meaning behind Yu Yuanzhen's action.

As one of the top sects on the entire continent, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect naturally couldn't have only the apex powerhouses displayed to the outside world.

Naturally, factions existed among these powerhouses as well: the sect master's faction headed by Yu Yuanzhen, the elders' faction headed by Yu Xuanhai, and the collateral branch faction headed by the late sect master's personal disciple, Yu Yuanfeng.

Although the late sect master had passed the position of sect master to his eldest son Yu Yuanzhen before his death, his personal disciple Yu Yuanfeng had never really been convinced, because his cultivation was not the least bit weaker than Yu Yuanzhen's. By now, his soul power level had even surpassed Yu Yuanzhen, who had spent years handling sect affairs.

Under his management over the past few decades, most of the collateral disciples and retainers of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect had gathered around him.

Even though the sect master's faction was incomparably powerful now, the collateral branch faction led by Yu Yuanfeng was already capable of gradually going toe-to-toe with them.

As for the elders' faction where Yu Xuanhai belonged, it had always remained neutral. Now that Yu Xuanhai was interested in Little Dragon Girl, in order to draw the relations between the sect master's and elders' factions closer, Yu Yuanzhen naturally had to give Yu Xuanhai this face.

And that Yu Yuanqing, whom he had singled out, happened to be the offspring of a supreme elder within the elders' faction.

After smiling and nodding at Yu Yuanzhen, Yu Xuanhai looked at Yu Yuanqing and spoke.

"Yuanqing, since the sect master has spoken, you should trouble yourself to wait here for that kid for three days."

"Understood, Uncle Xuanhai."

Yu Yuanqing nodded, then broke away from the group, landing beside Jiang Lin and the others with a single flash.