"Zhang, my brother, are you alright? Were you injured just now?" Blake and the others asked with concern.
"I'm fine, but they're in trouble," Zhang Menglong said. "Blake, I've told you, in the Ritian Sect we follow the principle of 'do not offend unless offended.' Now you've seen it, they made the first move. If I do something excessive later, you can't blame me."
"They were too much!" On their journey, Blake and the others had gained a much better impression of the Ritian Sect, especially admiring Zhang Menglong's kindness and humor, which had deeply endeared him to them.
But Zhang Menglong had clearly done nothing wrong and was still turned away from the city gates. On top of that, they were attacked without reason, and the targets included not just Zhang Menglong but the others as well.
