Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Gula return safely to their side.
But what Gula said next left them all utterly bewildered.
"I have something very important to announce." Gula looked at Xiang Wencun and continued, "Effective immediately, I am stripping Xiang Wencun of her position as Saintess."
The crowd fell silent at those words. In the deathly stillness, every member of the clan turned to look at Xiang Wencun.
Xiang Wencun was equally shocked. She immediately protested, "Why, Senior? I haven't broken a single clan rule or done anything to betray the clan. What right do you have to strip me of my position as Saintess?"
"Shut up!" Seeing Xiang Wencun still trying to argue, Chen Hao grew anxious and hurried forward. "Xiang Wencun, you're not suited to be the Saintess of Nine Blades at all. Do you understand?"
Xiang Wencun frowned at Chen Hao and demanded angrily, "What gives you the right to say that?"
"What gives me the right?" Chen Hao refused to back down and walked straight up to her. "The fact that you still like me."
Those words left Xiang Wencun speechless and stunned everyone present.
Chen Hao shamelessly continued, "As the Saintess of Nine Blades, you should have renounced worldly attachments and stopped concerning yourself with mortal affairs. Just look at Senior Gula. Even when a handsome young man like me gives her a flirty look, her heart doesn't skip a beat."
As soon as he finished, sounds of dry heaving seemed to rise from the crowd.
Chen Hao carried on without restraint. "That's the level a Saintess should reach. Now look at you. All I have to do is flirt a little, and your heart starts racing and your face turns red. Let me ask everyone here: is Xiang Wencun