"I was merely teaching you a lesson."
The leader's mouth twitched. Teaching them a lesson, his ass. Did teaching a lesson mean holding a sword to someone's throat?
"I was telling you that if you had tried this on someone else, you might have died before you even had a chance to speak."
The sword qi from Su Jiu's blade had already told the leader that this female cultivator was extraordinary. At the very least, she was far beyond his ability to withstand. "What exactly do you want?"
Still, the thought of being held helpless like this filled him with bitter resentment. He wanted to fight this female cultivator, but he also knew this was no time for a fight. Besides, his brothers were behind him. He could throw his own life away, but he could not drag them to their deaths with him.
Someone was genuinely afraid of Su Jiu, yet felt that simply leaving or obeying her would be too humiliating. He could not help egging the others on. "There are so many of us! Why should we be afraid of one woman? Let's beat her into submission and take her Storage Ring and bracelet!"
Smack! A slap instantly landed on his head, courtesy of his boss's tender loving care.
"Elder Brother, why did you hit me?"
"Idiot! She's not someone we can handle!"
"But didn't you get away just now?"
Smack! Another slap. "Are you fucking blind? She deliberately withdrew her sword!"
"Then... what do we do? Are we really going to take her to make trouble for that man?"
"I'm not going there to make trouble."
"Elder Brother, how do you know she isn't going to make... trouble?"
Halfway through his sentence, the lackey suddenly realized who had answered him. Once it sank in, he bristled