He Zhongtian and the others heard it as well, and they realized that Ling Tianyu was being cautious, not making a move. They also understood that the situation was extremely tricky; otherwise, given Ling Tianyu's usual approach, he would have slapped someone by now.
Du Changfeng owed a great debt to Ling Tianyu, who had once intervened to buy Ling Tianyu time. Just for this reason, Ling Tianyu would make a move against them.
Ling Tianyu was waiting for his response to see how he would reply. If he refused to apologize, then there would only be two outcomes: either step back or take action. The latter, obviously, would not be cost-effective and was the worst outcome.
It seemed they might have to step back.
"If we don't apologize, and you don't let us go, it means a fight," the white-haired elder replied bluntly, stating the outcome directly.
Upon hearing this, Ling Tianyu and his companions understood what the outcome would be.