In the end, Feng Piaoxu did not accept the pill, and Su Jiu did not insist. Disciples of great sects had their own pride, after all.
Some of the rogue cultivators, however, could not help their eyes lighting up at the sight of Su Jiu's Three-Clear Pill.
That was a Three-Clear Pill! Yet Feng Piaoxu had refused it without a second thought! Of course, the Azure Tide Sect disciple named Su Jiu was probably even more generous. She had offered it just as readily, without the slightest reluctance.
Although these people coveted it, they would not lose their composure over a single Three-Clear Pill. They looked, then let it go. After all, the Jade-Scepter Young Master was not standing there for decoration. Those two were truly fellow disciples under the same master.
"Tang Ying!" Xia Jue's tone was mild.
"Hall Master." The timid Formation Arts Artist who had been standing at the rear of the group stepped forward, cold and stern, as though she had become another person entirely. She bowed to Xia Jue with her hands clasped.
"Take these people back. Send word to the Soulguiding Sect and see what stance they take. If they refuse to acknowledge them, kill them."
Tang Ying hesitated. "Won't that create a feud?"
Xia Jue's smile was ice-cold. "A feud? Since they dared to play this trick, they should have considered the consequences."
Besides, whom had their Enforcement Hall ever feared?
"I want results by the time I return."
Tang Ying knew there was no room for discussion. She said no more and lowered her head to accept the assignment.
The instant Tang Ying accepted the assignment, several people sprang out from unknown hiding places nearby. Every one of them wore black, silent and unobtrusive. If not for the white insignias on their