"An apology? From the Helmsman of the Azure Dragon Society's Two Realms Peak branch and the society's current president!"
"So the Azure Dragon Society knows how to apologize after all."
"Hah. I thought they'd keep trying to crush Qin Hao, spouting something about how the Azure Dragon Society's Prestige must not be profaned."
"How interesting. Now that they know Qin Hao is powerful, they don't dare make a move and have come to apologize instead? So the Azure Dragon Society bullies the weak and fears the strong."
Inside the courtyard, a gate separated the two sides.
Qi Long, Ji Ziqi, Fan Mingyu, and the others spoke without holding back, their voices edged with scorn.
They had no fondness for the Azure Dragon Society.
How many Inner Disciples had never been bullied by it?
Qin Hao was briefly taken aback too. He had not expected the Azure Dragon Society to come and apologize, much less for its president, Qu Yang, to appear in person.
Qu Yang's strength went without saying—he could not have become president otherwise. Still, what he said eased Qin Hao's expression somewhat.
Qin Hao was not one to keep yielding. If the Azure Dragon Society continued to trouble him again and again, he would have no qualms about putting an end to it.
But they had come forward, admitted their mistake, and apologized in front of Qi Long and the others... That dealt a greater blow to the Azure Dragon Society's Prestige than Qin Hao's defeat of Huo Yan and Guo Dun had.
This would undoubtedly sweep through the Azure Flame Sect in no time. Most people would hear of it.
The society's prestige would suffer greatly.
Qin Hao remained expressionless. That, too, counted as punishment for the Azure Dragon Society.
Outside the courtyard, Lu Zehan and Qu