"At a time like this, even if you went up there, you would only get in Martial Uncle's way. Besides, even Martial Uncle can barely handle it. Are you so eager to deliver yourself to that magic beast as a hostage?
Oh, of course, perhaps that magic beast doesn't need hostages at all. After all, it has no humanity. To creatures like that, once they have someone in their claws, killing them is naturally the best way to put their minds at ease."
The elderly man who had remained silent until now was undoubtedly the most distinguished of the three in bearing and demeanor, despite his advanced age. Even his features still bore traces of the peerless grace he had possessed in his youth.
As he grew older, he had become increasingly reluctant to argue over right and wrong, but that did not mean he had entirely lost the tongue that had been steeped in deadly poison in his younger days.
Sure enough, the gray-robed elder fell quiet.
After thinking it over, he felt somewhat aggrieved and could not resist retorting, "You deserved to spend your whole life without finding a Dao Companion."
In truth, everyone who knew the white-robed elder understood that it was not because no one had liked him when he was young. His tongue had simply frightened them all away in the end.
Someone so proud would never take the initiative to confess, even if he truly met someone he liked. And so he had remained single his entire life.
At those words, the white-robed elder fell silent for a moment.
The gray-robed elder thought his Senior Brother might genuinely be hurt and was about to say something to ease the atmosphere. Unexpectedly, the next moment, the white-robed elder raised his head as though nothing had