Hearing Xue Fuyao say that, Chu Yunzhe explained from beside her, "Junior Sister, this is what you don't understand. These Eastern Continent factions are a bunch of curs who crave a beating. If you treat them nicely, never mind looking down their noses at you-they'd love to look down their belly buttons at you. But slap them across the face, and they'll think you have backbone and aren't easy to bully."
At his words, not only Xue Fuyao but all the other disciples fell silent, their eyes filled with incredulous shock.
Seeing this, Gu Nian knew everyone needed time to digest the news. Besides, they had only just arrived aboard the Spirit Boat and needed to rest. Everything else could wait.
"Junior Sister, sorry for the trouble, but please set up a formation here so no more unsavory things come sneaking in," Gu Nian told Xue Fuyao quietly.
Xue Fuyao nodded. Only then did she take her first proper look at the residence before her. "Senior Sister, was this place specially arranged for us?"
"Of course. Didn't I tell you before we came?" Gu Nian glanced at her in puzzlement.
Xue Fuyao stuck out her tongue. "My mind wandered then, so I didn't catch it. But I remember Master saying that quite a few factions were invited this time. If they all get a courtyard this big to themselves like we do, are there really that many rooms of the same standard here?"
Gu Nian smiled and tapped Xue Fuyao on the head. "Are you silly? The Eastern Continent wants to hold a competition, not offend people. Of course they prepared all this well in advance. Still, not every faction gets an entire courtyard to itself like we do.
"Quite a few weaker factions have to share, two or more