"The Second Young Madam is mighty!"
"The Second Young Madam is as magnificent as ever!"
"With the Second Young Madam here, these Wolf Bandits will turn to ash with a wave of her hand."
"Quit buttering her up. Does the Second Young Madam need your praise? Her strength speaks for itself!"
"Second Young Madam, you truly are a blazing flower on the battlefield, dazzling and scorching."
"The Red Lotus Blazing Flame Art, the Purgatory Karmaflame Slash-truly enough to shake the world!"
This sudden barrage of flattery left Ximen Shaoping reeling.
It was hardly surprising. First, she was outgoing, could get along with all sorts of people, and was immensely popular.
Second, compared with the support-type Soul Master Mu Lingyun and the elderly Qi Shuiyue, Ximen Shaoping was far more likely to become everyone's pillar of strength: she had led the fierce charge against the Wolf Bandits, attacked with ferocity and overwhelming power, and broken the stalemate to turn the tide of battle!
As the Wolf Bandits scattered, everyone gathered around Ximen Shaoping.
"Fifth Sister-in-Law, these Wolf Bandits have scattered and fled. Add in the ones we failed to intercept earlier, and that's a considerable number. They pose far too great a threat to the village. I'm afraid we don't have enough strength left inside." Ma Suyun flew over to Ximen Shaoping, speaking anxiously.
"Damn it, these Wolf Bandits really know how to pick their moment," Zhao Derong cursed. "They couldn't come earlier or later-they had to come right now."
He was Zhao Deyun's younger brother and the one leading the Zhao Family's reinforcements.
"Exactly. If all the elders were here, they wouldn't even make it through the gates," Ding Dang agreed.
"Yes. Their arrival is suspicious. They timed it precisely for when the elders were away," Ximen Shaoping replied.
"Second