Seeing Mo Hua from a distance, Big White neighed.
Mo Hua immediately went up to him and hugged Big White’s neck.
Then, seeing Mr. Zhuang, he recounted how Sun Ze had come looking for trouble, and how he had beaten him up, as well as laid out seven or eight cultivators from the Sun Family.
Mr. Zhuang said indifferently, "A trivial matter, no harm done."
In a quiet voice, Mo Hua asked, "Master, don’t you think my actions were rash, and lacking forbearance?"
Mr. Zhuang replied, "Showing forbearance when powerless is being cautious. Showing forbearance when capable is simply being cowardly."
"I don’t recall ever teaching you not to fight back when attacked, or not to retort when insulted."
Mo Hua felt relieved and smiled.
Looking at Mo Hua, Mr. Zhuang spoke in a gentle tone:
"I brought you all on this journey for experience, and generally, I will not interfere in affairs, you must rely on yourselves."
"But if you are truly in danger, even if the sky falls, your master will cover for you. Rest easy and do what you think is right."
"Yes, master!"
Mo Hua nodded with a smile.
Bai Zisheng, standing by, looked at the Sun Family cultivators sprawled haphazardly across the Spirit Field, feeling both regret and a sense of loss.
Regret that he, as a senior brother, had not been able to protect his Junior Brother in time.
A sense of loss that such a good fight had come and gone, and he had arrived too late to participate.
Bai Zixi glanced at Mo Hua several times, noting his considerable expenditure of spiritual power, but seeing no serious injuries and a good complexion, with rosy cheeks, she slightly nodded.
…
At the Sun Family mansion.
Mr. Zhuang had excused himself to Sun Yi ahead of time, claiming he wanted to visit Thousand Families Town, and Sun Yi had no suspicions.
It wasn’t until Mr. Zhuang left and Sun Ze returned with a face covered in dirt that Sun Yi realized why Mr. Zhuang had departed…
Sun Ze didn’t dare to hide anything, recounting everything that happened in detail.
As soon as he finished, Sun Yi was shocked and angered.
"What did you say?!"
He smashed the table to pieces, eyes bulging:
"Eight or nine Sun Family cultivators were beaten into submission by a wet-behind-the-ears kid?"