A cool voice rang out through the air. "If the Heavenly Dawn Sect dislikes what my senior brother said, just say so. Why strike from the shadows?"
With that, Su Jiu intercepted the thorn formed from metal spiritual qi with one hand and flung it to the ground.
The moment the mass of spiritual qi landed, it dissolved into flecks of golden light and vanished into the air.
An uproar broke out, and the looks everyone directed at the Heavenly Dawn Sect grew even stranger.
Tong Qi's expression shifted. Only then did he realize why Su Jiu had grabbed him and pulled him back.
Sect Leader Li's face could not have grown any darker.
Angered that someone had ambushed Tong Qi, Su Jiu no longer minced her words. "My senior brother is straightforward by nature and accustomed to speaking a few plain truths. If that has displeased everyone from the Heavenly Dawn Sect, allow me, Su Jiu, to apologize first."
Though she spoke of apologizing, there was not a trace of remorse in her words. She even seemed to be mocking the Heavenly Dawn Sect for being unable to stomach the truth.
It also made Sect Leader Li clench her fists. This Su Jiu was simply the bane of their Heavenly Dawn Sect.
But that was not the end of it. Everyone heard the female cultivator, whose voice was as cool and pure as an orchid, continue, "Now that our side has apologized, shouldn't the person who attacked from the shadows step forward as well?" The further she spoke, the more biting Su Jiu's tone became.
Sect Leader Li smiled at that. "It was only a harmless joke. Besides, isn't your senior brother perfectly fine?"
Su Jiu suddenly laughed. She nodded, murmuring softly, "Only a harmless joke..."
The instant her