"Times have changed. Now that we're trapped in this predicament, we naturally have to prepare for the worst," Cheng Gu said.
His words won the support of quite a few people from the Jianghu behind him. After all, no one wanted to die. If they captured Zhang Pu's daughter, they would have another safeguard.
Master Kongming helplessly invoked the Buddha's name and said no more.
Huang Xiao also understood that Master Kongming had done his best. Although Shaolin and Dragon Tiger Mountain were held supreme in the righteous Wulin, when life, death, and interests were truly at stake, the other sects each had their own ideas. He could not sway their thinking either.
"Thank you for your trust, Master!" Huang Xiao still bowed to Kongming. Whatever the case, he had to express his thanks.
"Wait! Since Hall Master Sun wants proof, may I ask whether it would count as evidence if Young Master Huang and I could defeat a Peerless Expert?" Seeing that quite a few people seemed ready to advance, You Lian'er could not help calling out.
Those people turned their eyes toward Sun Jiuyi, who smiled without the slightest hesitation. "Just a little girl wet behind the ears and a green young lad? If you can truly prove your strength, then I imagine no one will have any objections."
"Good, then!" You Lian'er smiled. "May I ask whether your strength is at the Peak Realm, Hall Master Sun?"
"How could a girl like you possibly imagine the hall master's strength?" a disciple beside Sun Jiuyi barked.
"Silence!" Sun Jiuyi rebuked him, then said, "That is correct. I am indeed at that level."
"I wonder whether you dare listen to me play a piece, Hall Master Sun?" You Lian'er asked.
"Hall Master Sun, stop wasting words with this girl.