"By refusing to give Senior Brother Tang face like this, aren't you making him lose face?"
"Exactly. No matter what, Senior Brother Tang is giving you something. He wouldn't harm you. We want his gifts, but Senior Brother Tang won't even give them to us."
The people around them began talking one after another.
It was obvious that Tang Zixu was using his status to pressure others.
He had first made Su Qianyuan accept his favor.
Then he would conquer her little by little.
After all, in his eyes, there was no girl in this world he could not win over.
There was only the difference between easy and difficult.
And patience was precisely what Tang Zixu lacked least.
Amid the crowd's heckling, a cold laugh suddenly rang out from nearby.
"You people are ganging up on a young girl with your numbers. You really are something."
"No wonder the Red Flame Sect has declined over the years. If it is full of trash like you, then that is quite reassuring."
Some had been watching the show, while others had been stirring up trouble.
But now, they were abruptly interrupted by this sudden voice.
Many turned around in surprise.
They saw two people walking over from the side.
A man and a woman.
The man had a very weak presence and walked half a step behind the woman.
The woman wore a sapphire-blue robe and white cloud-flowing boots.
Her long hair was tied together and draped down her back.
Her features were valiant, carrying the air of a heroine no less than any man.
Phoenix eyes and willow-leaf brows.
Her lips were red as blood.
The moment they saw this woman, someone in the crowd recognized her.
"It's Leng Xiaoxiao from the Ice Phoenix Sect."
"The man beside her should