"You..."
"Ah..."
"This..."
Wan Daoxuan and the other two were all struck speechless with surprise.
Once his senior sister spoke up, Guan Yingjie actually breathed a quiet sigh of relief. He, too, felt they stood a better chance if she took action herself. He simply felt too embarrassed to say, "I can't do it. You go."
The other three were not surprised because of Mulan Qingqing's strength, but because of her relationship with Wang Sheng.
Tang Zhen ventured to ask, "Mulan, given your relationship with him, is it appropriate for you to fight him in public?"
Li Shanshan also asked, "Yes, won't it affect your relationship?"
Mulan Qingqing said, "It's fine, so long as you aren't worried I'll hold back and let him win."
As it happened, all three really did harbor that concern. Having seen this woman fiercely protect her man earlier, they worried she might hesitate to strike hard and cost everyone their interests.
In a contest of strength, whether someone dared to strike in earnest could very well decide victory or defeat.
With such a fat piece of meat laid right on their doorstep, they would naturally hate to let it slip away.
As for whether Wang Sheng would hold back, they did not care. It would be all the better if he did. The question was, did that scumbag look like someone who would throw a fight?
Now that Mulan Qingqing had brought it up herself, the three felt embarrassed to appear so petty.
Wan Daoxuan offered some insincere reassurance. "You're overthinking it. We have every confidence in you on that front. You know how to keep personal matters separate from public duties."
Li Shanshan said, "Exactly."
Tang Zhen said, "It would be best if you took him on."
What else could they say? Even Guan