The Person in the Wall spoke firmly: "No. The Yue Household must not retreat at this moment. Not only must we not go easy on them, we must give it everything and fight with our backs to the river!"
Yue Xipo knitted his brows at these words and asked in bewilderment, "Why? Why should we take a blade for the Condensed Jade Sect? That would be no different from striking a rock with an egg-seeking our own deaths."
The Person in the Wall sighed. "Western Slope, think carefully. This move by Blackwood Island is most likely a deliberate probe.
"Xuanji True Person, the sect master of the Condensed Jade Sect, has not appeared in a hundred years. Blackwood Island surely wants to know where he is and force the Condensed Jade Sect to reveal its hidden cards.
"If we let Blackwood Island pass easily, the Condensed Jade Sect will not spare us even now. After all, you also know where High Person Xuanji is.
"But if we put up a desperate fight, the situation will be entirely different. The Condensed Jade Sect will never stand by and watch Blackwood Island act so brazenly. They must have something in reserve."
Yue Xipo looked troubled. "But Blackwood Island is powerful, and Daoist Pujin is a Pseudo-Core expert. How can our Yue Household possibly hold them off?"
The Person in the Wall sneered. "Hmph, this move by Blackwood Island is plainly a vicious slap in the Condensed Jade Sect's face. As a major regional sect, how could the Condensed Jade Sect stand by and let others invade its territory so easily?
"Their forces are simply scattered right now, leaving them unable to attend to this for the moment. As long as we can withstand the first wave, the Condensed Jade Sect's reinforcements will