"So, are you going or not?" Hao Yan asked in a muffled voice, glaring at the group of people who were talking all at once.
After these words were spoken, everyone hesitated for a long time before someone finally spoke up, albeit tentatively:
"Well... I did want to go, but risking my life for a cultivation resource..."
"That's right. The messenger said it was a life-or-death mission, and that whether or not one survives, one will lose their freedom for life. That price is far too high."
"More importantly, the young lady didn't mention a word about salary or benefits. What if she makes a lifelong vow to the Heavenly Dao, only to become someone's free bodyguard for life? Wouldn't that be incredibly unfair!"
This view was echoed by most people, and these people implicitly formed their own faction.
Hao Yan sneered and asked again, "You're convinced that Miss is in mortal danger, and you're determined to stand by and watch her die, right?"
Those people immediately erupted, shouting indignantly:
"Haoyan, your words are far too harsh!"
"It's not that we don't want to save them, it's that we are simply no match for the Dongdan family!"
"Even someone as capable as Miss is already trapped in the Dongdan family and can't get out. If the few of us go, it's like throwing eggs against rocks!"
"Heh... It's because Maple Moon Continent has cowards like you who bully the weak and fear the strong, and dream of getting something for nothing, that it's been firmly controlled by two outside families!"
A clear, childlike voice, neither too loud nor too soft, carrying an air of utter indifference, rang out.
A young man who had just been transferred to Guyue City and was usually not very noticeable stepped out from the crowd.
He silently stood beside Hao Yan and said, "You're going to rescue Miss, right?"
"Yes," Hao Yan nodded firmly, his voice booming, his large frame looking rather憨憨憨 (simple and honest) as he said, "Miss has been very kind to us, and I have made a vow to the Heavenly Dao that if I don't go to save her, I am destined to never ascend to immortality. Rather than just waiting to die, I'd rather die a loyal and courageous death, a glorious one!"
“Alright, I’ll go with you.” The boy’s eyes held a faint smile, but it wasn’t an obvious one.
"Is anyone else going?" Hao Yan asked in a loud voice, raising his neck.
"Wow!"
"I'm going too!"
"Count me in!"
Immediately afterwards, five or six more men and women gritted their teeth and stood next to Hao Yan, while the rest automatically formed a group.
"Heh, I don't think Miss is destined to die young and unlucky. I hope you won't regret this." Hao Yan rolled his eyes at these people with annoyance, then turned to the people around him and said, "Let's go, to the Dong Dan family!"
The boy and the five or six men and women who came out behind him followed without saying a word.
The remaining cultivators in the Vulture Courtyard looked at each other, some of them swayed by Hao Yan's words.
After what happened with Bai Yusu last time, Miss made it very clear:
These people have varying degrees of closeness or distance in the young lady's heart, and this closeness or distance depends on their usual behavior.
If the young lady is really alright this time, and they didn't go.
Once Miss returns, they certainly won't be able to stay in the main courtyard anymore and enjoy the high-class treatment afforded to Miss's attendants.
"Why don't we go and check on the situation first?" someone suggested anxiously. "After all, we have all made a vow to the Heavenly Dao. If we really stand by and watch someone die, we will definitely not be able to pass the ascension tribulation in the future."
"In our Maple Moon Continent, have you ever heard of anyone cultivating to the Ascension Stage? I cultivate only to extend my life by a few more years. If you want to go, go ahead; I don't want to go and die." A long-bearded male cultivator coldly flicked his sleeve and walked back to his room first.
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