Monk Mingyi truly had not expected anyone to stand up for Liaochen at a time like this, much less another young fellow.
Still, he would not look down on Huang Xiao simply because of his youth. He and the others, as well as Liaochen, had all attained profound power at a young age. Besides, this fellow had injured Zhili with a single palm strike. Even if Zhili had struck hastily and failed to use his full strength, the same was probably true of this fellow. That was enough to prove that his power was anything but ordinary.
Right now, their main objective was still to capture Liaochen. That was very important to them. It would not be too late to teach this fellow a proper lesson another time, should the opportunity arise. Thus, he did not want to clash with Huang Xiao just now.
"Junior Brother Huang, leave. This is a matter for Shaolin and has nothing to do with you," Liaochen said. Naturally, he did not want to drag Huang Xiao into trouble over his own affairs.
"Senior Brother Liaochen, I can stay out of Shaolin's affairs," Huang Xiao said.
Hearing this, Mingyi smiled. "Good. It is best that you think that way. We will not pursue the matter of you injuring Junior Brother Zhili, either. We can consider it settled."
Huang Xiao ignored Monk Mingyi and continued speaking to Liaochen. "Right now, all I see is that you are in danger. As your friend, how could I watch you die without helping and abandon you?"
"Junior Brother Huang! You mustn't. Their strength..." Though deeply moved, Liaochen felt that Huang Xiao's choice was truly unwise under the circumstances.
Could he not see how powerful these six were? Even if he had defeated one of them just now, could he