Previously, even Mulan Jin had believed there was no escaping this calamity, prompting him to send his daughter away in advance. Yet Shi Chun had managed to escape disaster all the same, far exceeding his expectations. So even though he had always regarded Shi Chun in a different light, he could not help feeling genuine admiration now.
The present situation also left Mulan Jin wavering. Should he have Han Bao take his daughter to meet Shi Chun, or arrange something else?
After some thought, he decided to wait and see. Even he could no longer make sense of that fellow's methods, leaving him somewhat uncertain.
As for Man Xi's furious accusation that Shi Chun's intentions deserved death, Mulan Jin offered an appropriate response. "Perhaps, in his own self-interest, he did exploit a loophole in your words. But regardless of his intentions, he did follow your orders to the letter, without any disobedience."
Some things only needed to be said so far.
Man Xi glanced at him twice, naturally understanding what he meant. He was speaking up for Shi Chun, and speaking up for him meant protecting him.
Besides, Shi Chun had not openly defied orders, and Mulan Jin had entered as a supervisor for this battle. Man Xi could hardly say anything further. Otherwise, he would certainly have killed Shi Chun to vent his fury.
Many ambiguous matters were like this. Whether someone spoke up on your behalf or no one did could lead to entirely different outcomes.
Now, seeing all their pursuers chase after Lu Yin, anyone among the airborne Bright Mountain Sect group with half a brain realized that throwing away the Command Tokens had been a way of diverting the flood of trouble eastward.
The problem was that most of them did not know the inside story.