Chapter 90: The Hijacked Mandarin Duck Pot, Wrath of the God King
"Since everyone's here, let's set off."
Flender swept his gaze over the people before him and spoke calmly. Rather than excitement, there was a trace of fear in their expressions.
It was clear that what had happened in Star Dou had still left a major impact on them. Seeing through their thoughts, he continued.
"Don't worry. We're not going to the Star Dou Great Forest this time, but Sunset Forest. The soul beasts there may not be as high-quality as those in Star Dou, but Erlong, Zhao Wuji, and I can ensure your safety."
Hearing Flender's reassurance, they visibly relaxed. As for the quality of the soul beasts, lower was fine—life was far more important.
Only Dai Mubai, who had not gone along last time due to his injuries, had a puzzled look in his eyes. Still, he picked up on the situation from everyone else's reactions and did not object.
Seeing that the students had settled down somewhat, Flender waved his hand and set off. However, because of a certain crew-cut deadweight in the group, their pace was not fast.
At first, Liu Erlong wanted to carry Yu Xiaogang, but he sternly refused. Thus, in order to accommodate Crew Cut, the group advanced at a turtle's pace.
At last, after what could be called sleepless, nonstop travel, they reached Sunset Forest within a week. Flender said nothing, treating it as training for the students' teamwork.
The students felt somewhat displeased as well. This concerned their cultivation, and unlike in the original story, the Grandmaster had no time to train them.
Thus, this wave cost him a great deal of goodwill, though he would not be alive for much longer anyway.
Because they had wasted quite a bit