A prisoner ought to act like a prisoner, rather than treating himself like a lord and ordering them around with his nose in the air.
But before the Heavenly Dawn Sect disciple's hand could fall, a Heavenly Secret Sect disciple stopped him.
To the Heavenly Secret Sect disciple, however many wrongs Hong Ming had committed, it was not the Heavenly Dawn Sect's place to humiliate him.
As long as Hong Ming had not been expelled, he remained their senior.
If that slap landed now...
It would strike not only Hong Ming's face, but the Heavenly Secret Sect's dignity as well.
Yun Huanling spoke coldly at just the right moment. "We only asked you to help escort him, not to hurt him. However many wrongs Hong Ming has committed, he is still a member of our Heavenly Secret Sect. I hope you will conduct yourselves with some dignity."
The Heavenly Dawn Sect disciple was furious and had just been about to threaten them when a Junior Brother beside him held him back. "Senior Brother, can't you see? Now that the other major sects aren't here, they're starting to shield him openly."
Another Heavenly Dawn Sect disciple chimed in. "Maybe the Heavenly Secret Sect already planned this out internally.
"After all, they're the Heavenly Secret Sect. What sect would dare truly offend them? They're a sect that can evade the Heavenly Dao to perform divinations.
"Who knows? They might have staged this whole thing themselves."
"You mean the Heavenly Secret Sect is using this scheme to plot against Su Jiu? But aren't Fellow Daoist Yun and Su Jiu friends?"
The Heavenly Secret Sect disciple who had spoken first smiled. "Maybe it's precisely their so-called friends they're out to screw over."
Yun Huanling clenched his teeth and held himself back. In the end,