Lu Jin, standing off to the side, was no fool either. After hearing the two of them talk, he understood that the Old Celestial Master believed the resurrection item was in Wu Tong's possession.
And so Lu Jin's burning gaze shifted from Zhang Huaiyi to Wu Tong.
Wu Tong felt thoroughly uncomfortable under his stare. Just as Wu Tong was about to speak up and ask, Rong Shan pushed Tian Jinzhong over.
The moment Tian Jinzhong arrived, his gaze swept over everyone present. Only when he saw Zhang Huaiyi did his body relax, a faint sheen of tears glimmering in his eyes.
"Senior Brother Tian..." Looking at Tian Jinzhong's severed hands and feet, Zhang Huaiyi's eyes filled with deep guilt. He had never imagined that, in order to keep that secret, Tian Jinzhong could go to such lengths.
"Junior Brother Huaiyi, is it really you? I thought Rong Shan was lying to me. I never expected..."
The instant he saw Zhang Huaiyi, Tian Jinzhong became overwhelmed with emotion. Tears began spilling from his eyes, and his voice was filled with longing for Zhang Huaiyi.
"Enough. Don't put on this girlish display. If you want to catch up, save it for later. Now that the Big-Eared Thief is back this time, I won't let him leave again."
Seeing that the scene was about to turn into a full-blown sentimental reunion, the Old Celestial Master immediately spoke up to stop it.
The matter of Zhang Huaiyi coming back from the dead absolutely could not get out. Otherwise, not only would those old enemies come knocking again,
but those jackals who coveted the secret of resurrection would also pounce.
Therefore, for Zhang Huaiyi's safety, the Old Celestial Master decided he would not let him leave again. In that case, even if the matter