As soon as these words were spoken, a number of dissenting voices erupted in the previously quiet meeting room:
"No, this could lead to severe losses for us as well."
"They, the Starfire Alliance, started this mess; it's only natural they should bear the consequences. Why should it involve us..."
"Xin Jie, I can't agree with you on this. The survivors under the Starfire Alliance make up half of our entire Jiang City. If anything happens to them, how could we possibly remain unaffected?"
"That may be true, but are we supposed to let nearly a thousand of our sisters risk their lives just because of it?"
...…
Tens of miles away, the senior leadership of the Hundred Flowers Society was in the midst of a heated argument; naturally, Gu Ran, Wang Yu, and the rest of the Starfire Alliance had no way of knowing.
