Hou Niao's heart stirred, and he couldn't help but admire these masters' audacity and their delicate control over human nature.
Even if among the nine masters, there were those inclined towards change, asking one to step forward and relinquish his spot would be too much of a burden, signifying an overwhelming responsibility; but if all nine were to relinquish, that would be entirely different.
There would be no loss of face, no need to explain to anyone, no risk of becoming a scapegoat—simply merging indistinctly into the crowd.
Therefore, in terms of difficulty, getting these masters to give up one spot is hard, but getting them to give up all nine spots holds much more promise.
