Lou Sheng smiled. "Yes, we're the Sect's bootlickers. What about you? Do you realize that if Master hadn't taken you in, you'd be worth less than a dog today?"
Chong Mo seemed to have been struck in a sore spot. His face alternated between ashen and livid.
After a long while, he heard that once-innocent voice ring out beside his ear again. "Since you don't like the Sect, stop forcing yourself to stay here. Doesn't it hurt?"
Chong Mo seemed to snap, like a cornered beast. "Ye Wanqing, you have no right to decide whether I stay or leave!"
With that, he turned and left, even forgetting Ouyang Yanyu behind him.
Ouyang Yanyu knew it was no longer appropriate for her to remain, so she quietly withdrew as well.
With two of the central figures gone, a fight was clearly out of the question. Most of the spectators immediately dispersed, and soon only Ye Wanqing and Lou Sheng remained.
"Junior Sister..."
Ye Wanqing looked up and smiled at Lou Sheng. "I'm fine. Let's go."
Yet she did not realize that no matter how brightly she smiled, she could not conceal the bitterness in her eyes.
For the first time, Lou Sheng disregarded the gazes of others and pulled Ye Wanqing straight into an embrace.
Ye Wanqing's eyes reddened instantly.
Having watched to the end, Su Jiu silently turned and left.
If she appeared now, she would only embarrass everyone. Since that was the case, why do something unwelcome?
Besides, these were their affairs, and they ought to resolve their problems in their own way.
To Su Jiu, they were disciples of the Azure Tide Sect, yet also not its disciples. After all, the higher-ups' stance remained uncertain, and with her current capabilities, she could not make decisions on the Sect's