"I told you to kneel, and you refuse?"
Xu Fan looked down at A Ying, who was kneeling, with an expression on his face that was detached yet tinged with a mocking disdain.
"I... of course, I refuse!"
A Ying seed enraged by the amusent in Xu Fan's eyes, her face flushed, and she scread loudly, "Why should I kneel before you? You're a coward who ran away, an ant in the Entering Dao Realm, a burden on the team, what right do you have to make kneel? Tell !"
"Even if you're slightly stronger than , don't you feel ashad to make a girl kneel?"
Everyone who entered the ruins was not weak, nor were they simple-minded. A Ying's words seed impulsive and might provoke Xu Fan, leading to her being killed, but in reality, it was very clever.
If A Ying showed weakness now, her status in the team would plumt! The ruins were fraught with dangers, and becoming cannon fodder was almost indistinguishable from death.
Moreover, if she conceded now, this humiliation would just be swept under the rug, and how could A Ying possibly accept that?
A Ying had cald down by now, realizing she was no match for Xu Fan, so she shifted the focus onto the team! In A Ying's view, she was initially an innocent party, clearly working for the team and being the scapegoat, yet she was abandoned by them in a crucial mont.
Only by dragging this matter back to the team could Xu Fan be punished! Only then might she, A Ying, change her fate!
The reason why the others abandoned her, A Ying, was because Xu Fan managed to escape the pursuit of the Exotic Beast, while also maintaining a firm stance, which made everyone worried about unforeseen changes. Now A Ying deliberately infuriated Xu Fan, wanting him to reveal his true strength!
It must be said, A Ying's mind was indeed exceptionally smart. A few brief words, seemingly spoken with the tone of soone throwing a tantrum because of grievance, had already deflected the tension away from her.
If Xu Fan were soone simple-minded, he might really be manipulated by A Ying!
However, despite A Ying's shrewdness, she was destined to be disappointed.
Xu Fan had traveled the world, seen the storms, how could he be controlled by a girl? A Ying's cunning sches, in front of Xu Fan, were nothing but childish gas.
"Haha, since you're so eager to know why I made you kneel and slapped your face, I might as well tell you."
Xu Fan spoke lightly, already stepping beyond A Ying's verbal trap, leaving everyone wide-eyed and focused on him.
Everyone had been eager to know on what grounds Xu Fan dared to do what he did.
"The slap on your face wasn't because I find you displeasing but because I was acting on behalf of our fallen brothers. I made you kneel, not to , but to those fallen brothers."
"Because of your cowardice and cunning, it led to their deaths, and then you even shifted the bla to soone irrelevant."
"You tell , shouldn't you kneel?"
Xu Fan's words caught everyone by surprise, and A Ying felt as if she'd swallowed a fly. She had just leveraged the team to manipulate Xu Fan, but now Xu Fan used it as an excuse back against her.
As for Xu Fan's words, they didn't make A Ying feel a shred of guilt.
What team, what cooperation, was all deceit; looking out for oneself was the ultimate truth! Besides, she, A Ying, was just a rookie in the Entering Dao Realm, even if she wanted to slay the Exotic Beast, what could she do?
So, her face still showed defiance.
"Even if I misjudged you, accusing you of fleeing, why do you put all their deaths on my shoulders?"
These words were spoken by A Ying with a guilty, flushed face.
It's important to know, when the Exotic Beast attacked, everyone fled in a panic, like stray dogs, utterly disheveled, without any thought of resistance. Only Xu Fan stopped first, urging everyone to fight the Exotic Beast.
Facts proved Xu Fan's decision was right, if everyone continued to run, perhaps they'd all perish under the claws of the Exotic Beast! In a way, Xu Fan actually saved everyone's lives.
Moreover, if anyone didn't abandon the fight, it was only Xu Fan!
But just now, she, A Ying, actually used the accusation of fleeing to manipulate Xu Fan, and now it seed particularly baseless.
So, A Ying quickly added, "Even if I'm guilty, Huang Dong should be the one to punish , who do you think you are to make kneel?"
Clearly, A Ying didn't want to stay on her knees too long, and now couldn't resist bringing up Huang Dong.
At these words, everyone glanced toward Huang Dong, only to find him sitting cross-legged quietly, like a monk in deep ditation, unmoved.
Huang Dong had grand plans, his mind unfathomably deep, and wouldn't be led into this by A Ying's words. He'd already decided, until Xu Fan's true strength and cards were tested, he wouldn't make a move!
"Who am I?"
Xu Fan shook his head with a cold smile, and looked at A Ying with not just disdain but now also with a hint of pity.
"I'm nothing special, just a cultivator from Huaxia. Although my strength is weak, in the face of danger, I may also be powerless to rescue, but I'll never betray my companions or kick a man when he's down!"
"When the Exotic Beast ca, I warned you all that only by fighting it would there be a chance to survive! That was the best I could do as a cultivator in the Entering Dao Realm! But you chose to abandon ."
"Later you had no choice but to fight the Exotic Beast, and successfully killed it. But when you saw unhard, you beca unbalanced, thinking I hadn't helped you enough."
"A group of super geniuses from the vast Hidden World Families, the finest offspring of Huaxia, is this all you amount to?"
Xu Fan's words were like a sharp sword, piercing everyone's heart deeply.
However, Xu Fan wasn't done with them, letting out a cold laugh, as his icy voice rang again.
"The ruins are full of dangers, foreign monks abound, as cultivators of Huaxia, when you abandoned your companions, you forfeited the right to be called Huaxia cultivators!"
"And when you raised your blades against your companions, you forfeited the right to be Huaxia people!"
"Now, can any of you tell , shouldn't you be kneeling here?"
Not just A Ying, everyone gazed at Xu Fan's indifferent and disdainful eyes, and couldn't help but feel a tremor in their hearts.
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