Wei Chong looked embarrassed. "Yes."
Beside him, Gu Luoyan quietly shifted her gaze away from Wei Chong, letting it roam over Gao Wencheng and Wang Shiyu again.
A thought stirred in her mind. "Aunt Mu, about this matter..."
Mu Yanyan's expression immediately cooled. "There is no mediating this."
Gu Luoyan whispered, "I meant to ask, have you been using your Bright Mirror Heart Method?"
"Hmm?" Mu Yanyan paused. "No."
A trace of disappointment appeared in Gu Luoyan's eyes. Then she murmured to herself, "What about you two? Did you notice any fluctuations before or after that sentence?"
Those beside her spoke through voice transmission.
Gu Luoyan slowly nodded, her expression calm and ordinary.
Just then, a cloud of mist surged upward, and a phantom appeared in the air. "Teacher Qin," he said mildly, "surely you don't think a few words of reasoning will settle this matter?"
A phantom in the void, an incarnation of cloud and mist-this was actually Cloud Transformation cultivation!
Gu Luoyan called out, "Master Cheng! Don't act rashly!"
She meant to stop him.
At her intervention, both Gao Wencheng's and Wang Shiyu's expressions changed.
Master Cheng said mildly, "Young lady, this Qin Fangyang was the first to go too far. Relying on his Cloud Transformation cultivation, he injured people, striking whenever he pleased. He hasn't taken us seriously at all. Captain Wei may be able to swallow this insult, but I, Cheng Yindao, cannot. This must be settled."
Master Cheng raised his head and said coldly, "Qin Fangyang, I'm no good with words, and I disdain arguing over right and wrong. We are martial artists, after all. Let us settle this with a fight. If I win, you will apologize and slap your own face. If I lose, we leave!"
A sharp gleam flashed in Qin Fangyang's