Ice Hermit immediately chimed in, "That's right. If we don't silence them, countless experts will soon be heading straight for the Holy Sect."
The other scattered individuals also nodded in agreement, clearly not agreeing to release the people, since they held a significant advantage and there was no reason to let them go.
Qiu Honglei was also in a dilemma. Rationally, she knew she should eliminate these witnesses, but emotionally, she had just promised Zu An. Moreover, considering the closeness between those two women and Zu An, if she really killed them, her relationship with Zu An would probably be irreparable.
Noticing her hesitation, Zu'an immediately held his sword to his neck: "If you dare to touch them, I'll die right now, and then we'll see how you explain yourselves to the leader!"
"Ah Zu!" Pei Mianman and Zheng Dan turned pale upon seeing this, but unfortunately they were stopped by Lei Sanren and could not come over.
Qiu Honglei tried to stop him, but Zu An hurriedly took a few steps back: "Don't try to take my sword. Although I can't defeat you, I still have the ability to decide my own life and death."
Ice-Clad Gentleman said in a sinister tone, "I don't believe you would commit suicide."
"Shut up!" Qiu Honglei glared at him. Although she knew Zu An well, she didn't think he would be willing to commit suicide, but she didn't want to take the risk. Besides, she now had a reason to go against the majority opinion, so she didn't need to cause any more trouble.
She said in a deep voice, "Our primary mission is to bring Zaun back. Everything else is insignificant compared to that. Release them!"
The eight independent martial artists looked at each other in bewilderment. Although they were all stronger than Qiu Honglei, she had a special identity and was the disciple of the sect leader, so they couldn't afford to offend her.
Moreover, if something were to happen to Zaun, they wouldn't want to bear the wrath of the cult leader.
Even the most stubborn Lei Sanren and Bing Sanren stopped insisting and signaled that Pei Mianman and the others could leave.
Sang Qian felt as if he had been granted a pardon and hurriedly helped his father run outside. Sang Qian hesitated and looked back several times, but in the end she didn't say anything.
"Ah Zu!" Pei Mianman and Zheng Dan were clearly unwilling to see Zu An being taken away by the demonic sect members, and they both exclaimed and rushed over.
Zuan hurriedly stopped them: "Don't come any closer. You can't save me if you stay here. You'll only risk your own lives. Don't let my sacrifice be in vain."
Seeing that the two women were about to say something, he quickly transmitted his voice through his inner energy, "Silly girls, why don't you leave first and then find help to rescue me?"
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