Jiang Ning's point of view was that he wasn't going to compromise Qingshan Sect at all. Not the slightest bit.
The elders left with their men one after another. Only Luo Long was left standing there with indignation written all over his face.
"Elder Luo Long, do you want to continue?" Jiang Ning looked at him.
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"What is it that you want? Tianlian Sect can give it to you! Women? Resources? Martial arts manuals? Tianlian Sect can give you anything you want as long as you leave Qingshan Sect!" Jiang Ning laughed.
His silence was his answer to Luo Long's question.
Luo Long was indignant, but the other elders had already left, so there was nothing he could do now.
He could only descend the mountain and wait for the sect leaders to discuss and rethink their strategy.
"Humph!" Luo Long didn't any more. No matter how indignant he was, there was nothing else he could do besides leaving with his men.
In no time, everyone had left.
The Senior Elder watched as the six sects went down the mountain with their men and breathed a sigh of relief.
If the main gate had been compromised, then Qingshan Sect was finished.
If Jiang Ning hadn't come in time, the Senior Elder wouldn't have been able to hold on.
He took a deep breath, got up and walked towards Jiang Ning with a conflicted look in his eyes.
"I thought you had left and you weren't
coming back."
He hadn't said anything or even got angry when Jiang Ning left, because he knew that whether Qingshan Sect survived or got wiped out had nothing to do with Jiang Ning in the first place. This was the responsibility of everyone in Qingshan Sect, not Jiang Ning's.
Jiang Ning's appearance had been a pleasant surprise and he had left just as suddenly, but the Senior Elder was able to accept this.
After all, Jiang Ning's presence in Qingshan Sect during this short time had already brought about a huge positive change in the sect, and that was more precious than anything else.
Jiang Ning turned to look at the Senior Elder and laughed. "I didn't leave."
"It was Chief Liu who locked me up when I was distracted."
He purposely added on, "I think that old geezer really thinks I'm his son-in-law
now."
"But I've got to come back and prove that I'm not."
The Senior Elder was stunned by these words for a moment before he burst out laughing.
This irritating fellow was actually still in the mood to crack jokes.
But even the Senior Elder was completely floored by the ability that Jiang Ning displayed earlier.
It was already frightening enough
that he was gifted with a
photographic memory. But on top of
that, Jiang Ning's own Extreme Fist technique was domineering to the max.
That punch earlier made him shudder just thinking about it.
Inside the main hall of Qingshan Sect.
Liu Chuandao was sitting inside and the armor he was wearing had lost its shine.
He had a complicated expression on his face.
He looked at Jiang Ning standing before him and opened his mouth to speak, but he didn't know what he should say.
"You're back," was all he managed to squeeze out after a long period of silence.
"If I don't come back, would you be able to hold up?" said Jiang Ning.
Liu Chuandao didn't say anything.
Of course he couldn't hold up.
If Jiang Ning didn't come back, Qingshan Sect was probably doomed.
"If you can't hold up, then what's going to happen to the world outside the mountain gate? Chief Liu, you've got to be more responsible, you know?"
Liu Chuandao still didn't say anything. He was too embarrassed to.
Even if Jiang Ning grabbed him by the hair and scolded him, he wouldn't argue back at all.
"What's the situation now?" Jiang Ning looked at how crestfallen Lig Chuandão looked and decided to show him some respect since he was the sect leader after all.
"The men from all six sects have all descended the mountain. They've suffered rather severe losses, but...so have we," replied Liu Chuandao immediately.
If Jiang Ning hadn't returned, then Qingshan Sect wouldn't have just suffered severe losses. They would have been completely wiped out!
Even he would have to die.
"They might decide to just go all out and launch another attack, so we've got to prepare ourselves for that," said Jiang Ning.
"Are we going to fight them to the very end?" The Senior Elder frowned.
If this fight went on, then even if Jiang Ning was around, Qingshan
Sect will lose many of their
disciples. This wasn't something he wanted to see.
"No, we can also choose to save them," replied Jiang Ning with a straight face.