Dongji Sheng Tian's words really took effect. The deserters stopped at once. Dongji Kui was furious, but she had no idea what to do, so she instinctively looked at me, hoping to find some inspiration.
Lan Ran and Shui Changhuan also knew I had no shortage of rotten ideas, and hurriedly said, "Help Martial Mother! Get our fellow disciples to come back quickly!"
Of course, I had already thought of something. After all, bringing them back would benefit Sky City too, so I gave a sly laugh and said, "You idiots who surrendered to Dongji Sheng Tian, don't forget—once the divine tree returns to your Martial Mother's hands, do we even need to ask who this Dongji Immortal Sect belongs to? Without resources, what foundation will you have left? Are you planning to follow Dongji Sheng Tian to Tian Nan and live off a woman from now on? Li Zixin will feed him—who can blame her, with how seductive he is? But who's going to feed you? Do you really think you'll have a brighter future than in your own immortal sect?!"
As soon as I said this, Lan Ran, Shui Changhuan, Qingyang Qili, and the other women couldn't help bursting into laughter. Even Dongji Kui broke into loud laughter, her opinion of me improving considerably. She seized the chance to add fuel to the fire. "This is all your home! Martial Mother watched you grow up from childhood. How could I let you children go begging for food? Let that brute Dongji Sheng Tian beg for scraps himself. Children, hurry back to Martial Mother!"
This warm persuasion really did win back another group of disciples. This time, there were truly a great many of them—fully two-thirds of all Dongji Sheng Tian's disciples. Dongji Sheng Tian was so furious he