As Zhang Yuan's words fell, everyone couldn't help but pause for a moment, then looked at Wang Ruoxie with expressions of looking forward to a good show.
They quickly understood that while Zhang Yuan seemed to be standing up for Su Qiuling and Su Qingxue, he was actually diverting the disaster eastwards, wanting Gu Junyan to deal with Wang Ruoxie, achieving the purpose of killing with a borrowed knife.
In their view, although Wang Ruoxie had defeated Zhang Yuan with one punch, and his strength was likely to have reached the Half-Step Essence Pill level, he still couldn't be Gu Junyan's opponent.
According to what they knew, Gu Junyan's strength, even among the Half-Step Essence Pill level, was considered truly powerful. Although he might not be able to compare with Nanyang County's three strongest, ordinary Half-Step Essence Pills were far from being able to contend with him.
